Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under strong urban pressure and the negative visual impact of the proposed dwelling on a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to fully substantiate a rural housing need as required by Policy Objective RH 2 for a first home in an area under strong urban pressure.
- The proposed large-scale dwelling design fails to effectively assimilate into the sensitive coastal landscape, which is designated as a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area.
- Granting permission would materially contravene several landscape and design objectives of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and set an undesirable precedent for random rural development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3DM Standard 6DM Standard 8DM Standard 46
Decision Document Summary
Linda Dooley-Burke sought permission for a single-storey dwellinghouse, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Marshallspark, Oranmore, a site overlooking Galway Bay within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area. Galway County Council refused the application on two main grounds: first, the applicant did not sufficiently prove a rural-generated housing need in an area under strong urban pressure; and second, the scale and design of the proposed dwelling were deemed incompatible with the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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