Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes haphazard backland development with no road frontage, served by a deficient private access road, which fails to integrate into the rural landscape and endangers public safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling is significantly removed from the existing pattern of development in the local area and lacks road frontage, resulting in haphazard backland development that fails to integrate into the rural location.
- The combination of the proposed siting and design would contravene specific landscape conservation and development management objectives (RHO 9, LCM 1, LCM 2, and DM Standard 6) of the Galway County Development Plan.
- The narrow private roadway serving the site is deficient in width, alignment, and surfacing, making it unsuitable for increased traffic and posing a hazard to public safety.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4Design Guidelines for the Single Rural House
Decision Document Summary
Cathal Heneghan sought permission to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, and storage shed at Clogherboy, Tuam, Co. Galway. The site is located approximately 200m back from the public road (L6153) via a private access track in a rural townland. Although the applicant demonstrated a rural housing need under Objective RHO 1, the application was refused because the development constitutes disorderly backland development that would detract from the visual amenity of the landscape...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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