Core Refusal Reason
The proposed extension's excessive scale, massing, and design would result in a dominant and overbearing built form that is out of character with the sensitive rural landscape and fails to comply with rural housing design guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale and massing of the 128.4sqm extension is considered excessive for the site, creating a dominant and overbearing built form that would detract from the visual amenity of the Class 3 Special Landscape.
- The proposal fails to integrate effectively into the rural location and contravenes specific County Development Plan objectives (RH 9, LCM 1, LCM 2) and the 'Design Guidelines for the Single Rural House'.
- The Planning Authority determined that the extension's design could potentially function as a second separate dwelling unit and noted that previous concerns regarding the legitimacy of three site entrances remained unaddressed.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2DM Standard 4Section 3.5.8 PM1Section 3.5.8 PM10Section 3.7.5Section 3.7.6Policy Objective RC 2Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 9DM Standard 11DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 47
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a 128.4sqm single-storey extension to an existing bungalow at Mulroog East, Ballinderreen, Co. Galway, situated within a landscape designated as Class 3 (Special Landscape). Galway County Council refused the application on the grounds that the proposal's significant scale and massing would result in an overbearing structure that fails to harmonize with its sensitive rural context. The decision noted that the development would contravene multiple County Develop...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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