Core Refusal Reason
The proposed signage materially contravenes a previous planning condition restricting signs to ground floor level and is deemed visually obtrusive due to its excessive scale and upper-facade location.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development materially contravenes condition number 4 of planning register reference 93/258, which stipulates that no signage shall be erected above ground floor level.
- The size and scale of the proposed signs are excessive and would be visually obtrusive and prominent from the public realm, particularly the N6/Headford Road.
- The proposal is contrary to the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 and would negatively impact the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the installation of signage on the front façade of Reeva Tanning, situated on the first floor of Unit 1A-4 in Terryland Retail Park, Galway. An Bord Pleanála refused the development on the grounds that it violates a specific condition of a prior planning grant (93/258) which limits signage to the ground floor. Additionally, the Board found the proposed signs to be visually obtrusive and excessive in scale relative to their prominent position on the upper fa...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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