Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes haphazard backland development in a rural area under strong urban influence, where the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would constitute a piecemeal and haphazard form of backland development that would injure the amenities of the area and create an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the vicinity.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need at this location in accordance with the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines and Objective RHO1 of the County Development Plan.
- The siting of the dwelling approximately 230m from the road and the required access roadway would result in the scarring of the local landscape and run contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021Chapter 3 - Urban & Rural HousingSection 3.7 Single Housing in the CountrysideSection 3.8 Identifying Rural Area TypesSection 3.9 Rural Housing Policies and ObjectivesChapter 6 Water, Wastewater Management & Extractive IndustrySection 6.17 Water Policies and ObjectivesChapter 9 - Heritage, Landscape & Environmental ManagementSection 9.10.1 Landscape Conservation and ManagementSection 9.11 Landscape Conservation and Management PoliciesChapter 13 - Development Management StandardsSection 13.3 Guidelines for Residential Development (Urban and Rural)Section 13.4 Rural Residential ConsiderationsObjective RHO1
Decision Document Summary
Michael Fitzgerald applied for permission to construct a domestic dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Castlegar, a rural area under strong urban influence near Oranmore. The site is located on agricultural land approximately 230m from the public road. Galway County Council refused the application because the proposal was deemed to be haphazard backland development that would negatively impact the landscape and local amenities. Additionally, the applicant failed to provide suffic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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