Core Refusal Reason
The development would negatively impact the landscape character of a scenic coastal area and create unnecessary traffic hazards on a strategically important regional road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would be an obtrusive feature in a sensitive coastal landscape, contravening Objective RHO 4 of the County Development Plan.
- The development fails to justify a social or economic need for a new access point onto the Strategically Important Regional Road (R335).
- The additional traffic generated would interfere with the safety and carrying capacity of the R335, creating a potential traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 4Policy MTP 28Objective RHO 1
Decision Document Summary
Tom & Selina Gill sought permission for a 286.37 sq. m. dwelling and garage at Deerpark West, Murrisk, Co. Mayo, on a site overlooking Clew Bay. The application was refused because the elevated site would result in a visually obtrusive development within a scenic rural coastal landscape. Furthermore, the proposal failed to meet the criteria for new access onto the R335 regional road, as the applicants did not demonstrate a sufficient economic or social necessity for the development at this speci...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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