Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant technical and environmental constraints, including traffic safety hazards from inadequate sightlines, public health risks from unsuitable wastewater treatment in a flood-prone area with a high water table, and potential adverse impacts on protected European sites (SPA and SAC).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed vehicular access onto the L-8730 lacks the required sight distances due to road alignment and roadside boundaries, creating a traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- The site is unsuitable for the safe disposal of domestic effluent due to its location within a known flood risk zone and the presence of a high water table, which poses a risk of groundwater pollution and a threat to public health.
- In the absence of a Natura Impact Statement, the Planning Authority cannot rule out likely significant effects on the Middle Shannon Callows SPA and River Shannon Callows SAC, potentially contravening objectives to protect European sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 2Objective NHB1Objective DS 6Objective WW5Policy FL 1Policy FL 4Objective FL 1Objective FL 3Objective FL 4Objective WS 12DM Standard 20DM Standard 41Objective RHO 9
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a single-storey dwelling of 87.1 sqm, a wastewater treatment plant, and a new entrance at Keeloge, Co. Galway, located in a 'Structurally Weak Rural Area'. Galway County Council refused permission based on five comprehensive grounds. The primary issues identified were deficient sightlines at the site entrance onto a road with an 80km/h limit, the site's location within a flood risk zone (Shannon December 1954 extent) which compromises wastewater treatment safety, and th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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