Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its prominent and elevated siting and the significant visual impact of the proposed access road, which would fail to assimilate into the landscape and detract from the area's visual amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling and its associated access road, which rises six metres above the public road, are located on a prominent and elevated site that is incapable of satisfactorily assimilating into the landscape.
- The development would materially contravene Objectives RHO9, LCM1, and DM Standard 6 of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021, which seek to protect landscape character and ensure high-quality design.
- Granting permission would interfere with the character of the landscape, detract from the visual amenity of the area, and establish an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1DM Standard 6
Decision Document Summary
Louis Slevin sought permission for a dwelling house, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Roo, Craughwell, Co. Galway. While the applicant was found to satisfy the rural housing need requirements of Objective RHO 1, the application was refused by Galway County Council on visual and landscape grounds. The planner concluded that the elevated nature of the site and the scale of the proposed access road would result in a development that is visually obtrusive and fails to integrate with the su...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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