Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in a high-pressure zone, lacks adequate technical infrastructure for water and waste management, and creates a traffic hazard due to deficient sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy objectives RH 2 and RH 4 for development within the Galway County Transportation and Planning Study (GCTPS) area, which is under strong urban pressure.
- Inadequate information regarding wastewater management and the lack of formal consent for water supply connection pose a risk to public health and prevent the exclusion of significant environmental impacts on nearby European Sites (SAC/SPA).
- The proposed site entrance is unsatisfactory due to restricted forward sight distances in both directions, which would create a traffic hazard and obstruct the free flow of traffic on the L-81052 local road.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective NHB 3DM Standard 28Policy Objective NNR2Policy Objective WS4DM Standard 36Policy Objective NHB 1Policy Objective NHB 2DM Standard 50
Decision Document Summary
G Horan sought permission for four serviced temporary accommodation halting sites at Prospect, Maree, Oranmore, located within the GCTPS zone and a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area. The Planning Authority refused the application on four primary grounds: failure to establish a genuine rural housing requirement, technical deficiencies in wastewater and water supply arrangements that threaten public health and sensitive ecological sites, and a substandard site entrance that constitutes a ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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