Core Refusal Reason
The proposed roof alteration and balcony are visually incongruous and obtrusive, failing to integrate into a landscape designated as having high sensitivity (Class 2).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale, bulk, and mass of the proposed timber roof element and glass balcony are visually incongruous and would be injurious to the character of the Class 2 High Landscape Sensitivity area.
- The development fails to effectively assimilate into the sensitive rural setting of the Uplands and Bog Landscape, constituting an obtrusive feature that does not fit appropriately into the rural location.
- Granting permission would materially contravene Policy Objectives LCM 2 and LCM 3, as well as DM Standard 4 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, setting an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 4Chapter 8Chapter 10Chapter 15DM Standard 4DM Standard 11DM Standard 46DM Standard 50DM Standard 67DM Standard 68Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3
Decision Document Summary
Alexey Lobanov sought permission to alter the roof of an existing single-storey dwelling at Slieveaneena, Moycullen, Co. Galway, to include a timber element and a glass balcony. The site is located within a rural 'Uplands and Bog Landscape' designated with Class 2 High Landscape Sensitivity. Galway County Council refused the application because the proposed design was deemed visually obtrusive and incongruous, failing to integrate into the sensitive landscape and contravening specific developmen...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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