Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety hazards arising from inadequate sightlines and the excessive concentration of private wastewater treatment systems in the locality.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site entrance is unsatisfactory as the required visibility sightlines traverse third-party lands outside the applicants' control, and the inadequate separation from adjacent entrances would create a traffic hazard.
- The development would contribute to an excessive concentration of individual private effluent treatment systems in the immediate locality, which is prejudicial to public health and poses a risk to water quality.
- The proposal has the potential to adversely affect the integrity of European sites (Lough Corrib SPA and SAC) and would set an undesirable precedence for similar unsustainable development in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 1Policy Objective RH 5Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective RH 13Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective WS 7Policy Objective WS 8Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 10Policy Objective NNR 2DM Standard 8DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 37DM Standard 38DM Standard 47Policy Objective NR1
Decision Document Summary
The applicants sought permission to construct a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage at An Chreig Bhuí, Claregalway, Co. Galway, on a 0.38ha greenfield site. While the Planning Authority acknowledged the applicants met the rural housing need criteria, the proposal was refused by Galway County Council. The refusal was based on the failure to demonstrate safe vehicular access, as sightlines relied on third-party lands, and concerns that the proliferation of private wastewater systems in the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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