Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, significant traffic safety concerns regarding sightlines on a regional road, lack of a flood risk assessment, and poor design/siting.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to substantiate a genuine rural-generated housing need for a dwelling within the Galway County Transportation Planning Study (GCTPS) area, an area identified as being under strong urban influence.
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard due to the lack of requisite sight visibility splays onto the heavily trafficked R339 regional road.
- The proposal is located within a pluvial flood risk area without a site-specific assessment and represents a haphazard and disorderly pattern of development with an excessive internal access road.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH2DM Standard 28Policy Objective FL 2Policy Objective RH9Chapter 4 - Rural Living & DevelopmentChapter 15 - Development Management Standards
Decision Document Summary
John & Emma McDonagh sought planning permission for a dwelling house, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system at Kilbeg, Monivea, Co. Galway. The site is located within the Galway County Transportation Planning Study (GCTPS) area and is accessed via the R339 regional road. Galway County Council refused the application on four grounds: the lack of a demonstrated rural housing need, road safety concerns regarding inadequate sightlines, the absence of a flood risk assessment for a site ide...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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