Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to potential significant adverse impacts on protected European sites (SAC/SPA) and the visually intrusive nature of the suburban-style design on a sensitive, elevated coastal site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The planning authority could not exclude the possibility of significant adverse effects on the Galway Bay Complex SAC and Inner Galway Bay SPA, contravening the Habitats Directive and County Development Plan conservation objectives.
- The proposed dwelling's scale, mass, and suburban design on a substantially elevated site overlooking Galway Bay would be visually intrusive and fail to integrate effectively into the sensitive rural landscape.
- The development would militate against the preservation of the rural environment and contravene specific landscape management and rural housing objectives (LCM1, LCM2, RHO 9) intended to protect the character of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Objective RHO1Objective RHO3Objective NHB1Objective DS 6Objective RHO 9Objective LCM1Objective LCM2DM Standard 6
Decision Document Summary
Elise Fleming applied for permission to construct a large storey-and-a-half dwelling and garage at Marshallspark, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural area under strong urban pressure on an elevated position overlooking Galway Bay. Although the applicant demonstrated a local housing need, the local authority refused permission because they could not rule out significant impacts on nearby European protected sites (SAC and SPA). Furthermore, the planning office determined that the ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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