Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant concerns regarding public health and water quality risks from on-site wastewater treatment, the visual inappropriateness of the log cabin design, and inadequate traffic safety sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The planning authority is not satisfied that wastewater can be safely treated on-site due to high bedrock and shallow soil over a regionally important aquifer, posing a risk to public health and nearby Natura 2000 sites.
- The proposed log cabin design and material finishes are deemed inappropriate for the site's open characteristics and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that required sightlines in compliance with DM Standard 28 could be achieved at the junction of the private access road and the local county road, creating a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective RH 14Policy Objective RH 17Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 11DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 9DM Standard 10DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 30DM Standard 37DM Standard 38DM Standard 47Policy Objective WS4DM Standard 36
Decision Document Summary
Rebecca Brett applied for permission to construct a timber-framed log cabin style dwelling and an on-site wastewater treatment system on a 0.2ha greenfield site at Gortard, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural area under strong urban pressure (GCTPS). Galway County Council refused the application because the site's physical characteristics (high bedrock and aquifer vulnerability) make it unsuitable for domestic effluent disposal, the design was considered visually incompatibl...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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