Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused primarily due to the inability to achieve required sight distances at the site entrance, creating a traffic hazard, and the visually obtrusive scale of the proposed dwelling within a sensitive and exposed coastal landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The required 120m sight distances cannot be achieved within the applicant's control, and the proposed access arrangements would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
- The height and scale of the proposed two-storey dwelling on an open and exposed Class 3 'Special' landscape would be visually obtrusive and fail to integrate effectively into the coastal rural setting.
- The development would interfere with the character of the landscape, militate against the preservation of the rural environment, and set an undesirable precedent for similar unsustainable development in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the demolition of a derelict cottage and the construction of a 225 sq.m. two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Leitir Meallain, Co. Galway. The 0.84 ha site is located in a sensitive coastal landscape overlooking Kiggaul Bay. Galway County Council refused permission because the applicant failed to demonstrate adequate sight lines at the entrance without relying on third-party lands, and the proposed dwelling's scale was deemed visually incompatible...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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