Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to multiple technical and environmental deficiencies, including inadequate effluent disposal arrangements, potential impacts on a nearby SAC, insufficient sightlines, poor design/siting, and lack of confirmed water supply.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed effluent disposal system failed to meet EPA standards due to high water table levels and inadequate site characterisation, posing a risk to public health.
- The development lacked a necessary ecological assessment to rule out adverse impacts on the nearby Carrownagappul Bog Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
- The proposal demonstrated poor design and siting with excessive internal road formation, while failing to prove adequate sightlines and a secure potable water supply.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective WW6Policy Objective NHB1Policy Objective NHB2DM Standard 28Policy Objective RH9Objective WS 5Chapter 4 - Rural Living and DevelopmentChapter 15 - Development Management Standards
Decision Document Summary
Albert Niland sought planning permission to construct a new dwelling house and domestic garage at Annaghmore East, approximately 4km north of Mountbellew. The proposal was refused by Galway County Council on five grounds: failure to demonstrate safe effluent disposal in accordance with EPA guidelines, potential ecological impacts on the Carrownagappul Bog SAC, inadequate sightline visibility and road safety concerns, poor design integration with the rural landscape, and the absence of a confirme...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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