Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to its visually obtrusive siting in a sensitive Class 4 landscape, inadequate sightlines at the entrance, and failure to demonstrate safe wastewater disposal on a site with poor drainage characteristics near protected European sites.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling and garage, by virtue of their siting and design in an open Class 4 landscape, would be visually obtrusive and fail to integrate into the sensitive rural environment, contravening landscape conservation objectives.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate the required 70m sight distance triangles at the proposed entrance, which would result in a traffic hazard and endanger public safety.
- Due to poor drainage characteristics and proximity to European sites (Lough Mask and Lough Corrib), the proposal fails to guarantee safe effluent disposal and could not be screened out for potential significant environmental impacts.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO3Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 20Objective NHB1Objective DS6Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40Policy NHB 1
Decision Document Summary
Feargal Kineavy and Bronagh Reynolds sought permission for a 239 sqm dormer dwelling, garage, and wastewater system at Shanadullaun, Clonbur, located within a Landscape Sensitivity Class 4 area. While the applicants established a rural housing need, Galway County Council refused the application on five grounds. The decision highlights that the development would be visually obtrusive in a sensitive landscape, requires a haphazard internal access road, and lacks safe road sightlines. Furthermore, ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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