Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a legitimate existing farm enterprise to justify the proposed shed and failed to provide a site-specific flood risk assessment for a site located within a known flood risk area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal is not considered agriculturally orientated development as the applicant failed to provide comprehensive evidence of an existing farm enterprise, thereby contravening DM Standard 13 and Policy Objectives RD 1 and AD 1 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The subject site is located within an identified flood risk area, and the failure to submit a site-specific flood risk assessment means the development is prejudicial to public health and safety and contravenes Policy Objectives FL 2 and FL 3.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar unjustified developments in the rural environment, would depreciate the amenities of the area, and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the region.
Cited Policies (CDP)
DM Standard 13Policy Objective RD 1Policy Objective AD 1Policy Objective FL 2Policy Objective FL 3
Decision Document Summary
Emmet Mitchell sought planning permission for a 279.77 sqm farm shed for hay and machinery storage, along with the retention of a farm access road at Knockroe, Galway East. The Planning Authority refused the application on two main grounds: first, the lack of evidence regarding a functional farm enterprise meant the shed was not considered a necessary agricultural development, potentially setting a negative precedent for rural development. Second, the site is situated in a flood risk zone, and t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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