Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused because it constitutes obtrusive backland development in a sensitive landscape and the applicants failed to demonstrate a substantiated rural housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would constitute obtrusive and disorderly backland development due to its unconventional site configuration and elongated access arrangement within a Class 3 high landscape area.
- The applicants failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to substantiate a genuine rural housing need or established rural links to the area as required by the County Development Plan.
- The proposal would interfere with the character of the landscape and detract from the visual amenity of the area, contravening Objective RHO 9 and DM Standard 6 of the Galway County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO1Objective RHO3Objective RHO9DM Standard 6DM Standard 40Policy NHB 1Objective DS 6Objective NHB 1Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a 224.14 sqm two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Buaile na Sruthan, Connemara, located within a Class 3 landscape. The Planning Authority refused permission primarily because the site layout represented haphazard backland development that would negatively impact the visual amenity and rural character of the sensitive landscape. Furthermore, the applicants did not provide the required documentary evidence to prove they met the 'substantiated ru...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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