Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its detrimental visual impact on a sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape and scenic route, significant traffic safety hazards arising from restricted sightlines, ecological damage from vegetation removal, and the lack of a proven, legally-consented potable water supply.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would be a visually obtrusive feature in a Class 3 'Special' sensitivity coastal landscape and along a designated scenic route, failing to assimilate into the prominent rural setting.
- The vehicular entrance is deemed hazardous to public safety due to restricted forward sight distances on the L-1104 and a significant gradient disparity between the subject site and the public road.
- The development would necessitate the removal of extensive mature vegetation and lacks satisfactory evidence of a secure potable water supply, posing risks to both local ecology and public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3DM Standard 8DM Standard 46DM Standard 28Policy Objective NNR2Policy Objective TWHS 1Policy Objective NHB 9Policy Objective WS 5Policy Objective WS 7DM Standard 37Policy Objective RH 4
Decision Document Summary
Enda Corbett applied for permission to construct a 148.35sqm dwelling and effluent treatment system on a greenfield site at Derreen, Clifden, Co. Galway, overlooking Streamstown Bay. The site is located within a highly sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape and along a designated scenic route. Although the applicant demonstrated a genuine rural housing need, the planning authority refused the application on four grounds: the visual impact of the house and driveway on the sensitive landscape, traffi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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