Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its visually obtrusive design in a sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape and the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need within the Galway Transportation Planning Study (GTPS) area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling, due to its siting and design in an open and exposed Class 3 coastal landscape, would result in a visually obtrusive and prominent feature that fails to integrate effectively into the rural setting.
- The development would contravene specific landscape conservation and rural housing objectives (LCM 1, LCM 2, RHO 9, and DM Standard 6) of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021, interfering with the character of the area.
- The applicant failed to sufficiently demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need as required by Objective RHO 1 for developments located within the Galway Transportation Planning Study (GTPS) area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 40Chapter 3Chapter 9Chapter 13Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Caitríona Ní Chualáin, sought permission for a 156 sqm dwelling and 54 sqm garage at An Lochán Beag, Co. Galway, on a 0.356 ha site overlooking Galway Bay. The site is located within a Class 3 landscape and the Galway Transportation Planning Study (GTPS) area. The Planning Authority refused the application on two primary grounds: first, that the design and elevated position of the house would be visually obtrusive in a sensitive coastal environment; and second, that the applicant ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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