Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding restricted sightlines, negative ecological and visual impacts resulting from the removal of mature vegetation, and the lack of evidence for a secure, consented potable water supply.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site entrance is deemed unsatisfactory due to restricted sight distance and the fact that required remedial works to the roadside rock face would constitute a significant negative intervention on a designated scenic route.
- The removal of extensive mature vegetation would negatively impact the visual amenity and wider ecology of the area, potentially harming protected bat species and contravening objectives to protect natural boundaries.
- The applicant failed to provide satisfactory evidence of a potable water supply or the necessary legal consents for a supply route traversing third-party lands, posing a risk to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RC 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective NNR 2Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 9Policy Objective TWHS 1Policy Objective WS 5Policy Objective WS 7DM Standard 28DM Standard 37DM Standard 46
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a single-storey dwelling and private wastewater system on a greenfield site at Derreen, Clifden, overlooking Streamstown Bay. The site is located in a Class 3 'Special' sensitivity landscape along the L-1104 designated scenic route. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need, the Planning Authority refused permission because the proposed access had inadequate sightlines, the necessary removal of a roadside rock face and mature vegeta...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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