Core Refusal Reason
The site's soil conditions and high water levels are unsuitable for the safe disposal and attenuation of wastewater effluent, posing a risk to public health.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the site's soil conditions can appropriately attenuate effluents generated by the proposed development, rendering the wastewater treatment system inadequate.
- The proposed development would be prejudicial to public health and contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as it fails to comply with the 2021 EPA Code of Practice.
- Despite the high-quality design of the extension and the positive aspect of rehabilitating an uninhabited rural property, the environmental constraints regarding wastewater disposal necessitate a refusal.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 9.2.2Section 9.9
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the demolition of an existing rear extension and the construction of a new 118m² contemporary extension, including a tertiary wastewater treatment system, at a site in Bridgecartron, Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon. While the Planning Authority found the design and scale of the extension acceptable in principle under the County Development Plan, the application was refused following a negative report from the Environment Department. Site inspections revealed poor soil permeabili...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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