Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need in a high-pressure area (GTPS), and the proposal was deemed a traffic hazard on a substandard road while also being visually inappropriate for the landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant did not demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need or established local intrinsic rural links to the area as required for the Galway Transportation Planning Study (GTPS) area under strong urban influence.
- The proposed development would create a traffic hazard due to the additional traffic movements onto a substandard local road where necessary sightlines of 70 meters in both directions were not demonstrated.
- The scale and massing of the two-storey design is considered inappropriate for the Class 1 rural landscape and would materially contravene objectives intended to preserve the character and visual amenity of the rural environment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 20Chapter 3 - Urban & Rural HousingChapter 9 - Heritage, Landscape & Environmental ManagementChapter 13 - Development Management StandardsSection 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4
Decision Document Summary
Martin Kelly and Catriona Collins applied for permission to construct a 260 sqm two-storey dwelling, domestic garage, and sewerage treatment system at Cloon, Co. Galway. The site is located within the Galway Transportation Planning Study (GTPS) area, which is under strong urban influence, and is designated as a Class 1 Landscape. Galway County Council refused the application because the applicants failed to meet the rural housing need criteria of Objective RHO 1, the proposed access onto a narro...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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