Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate legal interest or third-party consent to maintain required 70m sight visibility splays over adjoining private lands, resulting in a potential traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide the requested letter of consent from the adjoining landowner to ensure the 70-metre westerly sightline remains unobstructed.
- The planning authority maintains that existing vegetation on third-party lands necessitates removal and ongoing maintenance to safeguard visibility, which the applicant cannot guarantee.
- The development is considered contrary to DM Standard 28 of the County Development Plan and would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 2DM Standard 7DM Standard 28Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a dwelling house and waste water treatment system at Turoe, west of Bullaun. Although the site was deemed suitable for effluent disposal and the design was considered reflective of the local environment, the proposal was refused on road safety grounds. The primary issue was the applicant's inability to demonstrate legal control over the 70-metre sight visibility splay to the west, which traverses third-party lands. Without a formal letter of consent from th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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