Core Refusal Reason
Non-compliance with rural housing eligibility criteria (DM Standard 18b) and traffic safety concerns arising from poor road alignment and inadequate sightlines on a restricted regional road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to comply with the rural housing eligibility criteria under DM Standard 18b, specifically regarding the requirement for a family farm connection.
- The proposed development would create a traffic hazard and obstruct the free flow of traffic on the R355 regional road due to poor vertical and horizontal alignment and the inability to achieve required 120m sightlines in a northerly direction.
- The proposal contravenes Objective TI 6 of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021, which seeks to protect the capacity and safety of strategic vehicular corridors from inappropriate development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 13 - Development Management StandardsDM Standard 18bObjective TI 6
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Niall Callanan, proposed the construction of a single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Moorefield or Gortnamona, Eyrecourt, on a site located along the R355 restricted regional road. Galway County Council refused the application on two primary grounds: first, the applicant did not demonstrate a qualifying rural housing need under DM Standard 18b; and second, the proposed access was deemed unsafe due to the road's deficient alignment and the failure to pr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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