Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its excessive scale and height in a sensitive landscape and the potential environmental risk to the adjacent Moycullen Bogs Natural Heritage Area from unmanaged effluent and surface water runoff.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that effluent and surface water runoff can be safely disposed of, posing a potential risk to ground and surface waters and the integrity of the adjacent Moycullen Bogs Natural Heritage Area (Site Code 002364).
- The excessive scale and height of the buildings on a locally elevated site within a Class 2 Landscape would form a visually intrusive feature that fails to assimilate satisfactorily into the rural setting.
- The development would materially contravene Objective WS 1 and DM Standard 33 of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective WS 1DM Standard 33Policy NHB 1Objective DS 6Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a 317.5 sq m horse stable and machinery shed at Cnoc Na Gréine, Co. Galway, on a site adjoining the Moycullen Bogs Natural Heritage Area. The location is characterized as a Class 2 landscape and a Protected Focal Point/View within a Gaeltacht area. Galway County Council refused permission because the applicant failed to demonstrate that effluent and surface water could be managed without risking the adjacent NHA, and because the structures' excessive scal...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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