Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the lack of evidence regarding a secure potable water supply and an inappropriate, over-complicated architectural design that fails to integrate into the rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide satisfactory evidence of a potable water supply from the local group water scheme, which is considered prejudicial to public health and contravenes Objective WS 12 of the County Development Plan.
- The proposed design is deemed over-complicated and inconsistent with the 'Design Guidelines for the Single Rural House', failing to appropriately assimilate into the rural setting and contravening Objective RHO 9.
- Granting permission would interfere with the character of the landscape, detract from the visual amenity of the area, and set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective WS 12Objective RHO 9Objective RHO 1Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4Design Guidelines for the Single Rural House
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 266 sqm dwelling, garage, and treatment plant on a 0.28ha agricultural site in Killeen, southwest of Claregalway. Although the applicant demonstrated a housing need and local links to this area under strong urban pressure, the Planning Authority refused the application. The refusal was based on the absence of a confirmed water supply from the Killeen Brockey Group Water Scheme and a design solution that was considered too complex and poorly integrated into th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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