Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, the potential for significant adverse visual impact on a sensitive coastal landscape, and the inadequacy of the private access road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a demonstrable economic or social rural housing need or intrinsic links to the immediate local area as required by Policy Objective RH4.
- The proposed development, situated in a sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape, would result in a significant adverse visual impact and fail to effectively assimilate into the environment, contravening landscape protection policies.
- The applicant did not demonstrate sufficient legal interest in the private access road, which was also deemed physically inadequate in terms of capacity, width, and alignment to serve the proposed dwelling.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 28DM Standard 30DM Standard 46
Decision Document Summary
Colin Connolly sought planning permission for a new dwelling house and effluent treatment system at Roscrea, Moyard, a greenfield site within a sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape. Galway County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the applicant's failure to substantiate a rural housing need for this specific location, the potential for the development to negatively impact the character and visual amenity of the protected coastal area, and technical deficiencies regarding the l...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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