Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to non-compliance with rural housing need policies, potential environmental risks from the wastewater system, and poor visual integration within the rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need in an area under strong urban influence, making the development contrary to the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- There is insufficient evidence to confirm that the effluent treatment system can safely manage wastewater without posing an unacceptable risk to groundwater quality and nearby protected Natura 2000 sites.
- The siting of the mobile home within a working farmyard is considered haphazard and disorderly development that negatively impacts the visual amenity and character of the rural environment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 5Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective RH 14Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective WS 7Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 10DM Standard 8DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 38DM Standard 47
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought the retention of a 38.5 sqm mobile home and a conventional septic tank system on a site in Cor an Dola, Corrandulla, Co. Galway. The Planning Authority refused permission because the applicant did not prove a functional housing need for this location, failed to provide a Site Characterisation Assessment for wastewater disposal, and the structure's placement behind an agricultural shed was deemed visually detrimental to the rural landscape....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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