Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety hazards arising from inadequate sightlines at the site entrance and the inappropriate scale and design of the dwelling, which was deemed too dominant for its sensitive Class 4 landscape context.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site entrance onto the public road provides insufficient sightlines, creating a traffic hazard and interfering with the free flow of traffic, contrary to DM Standard 20.
- The design, scale, and massing of the dwelling are considered dominant and overbearing for the elevated site located within a sensitive Class 4 (Special) landscape of outstanding value.
- The proposal fails to integrate effectively into the rural location and would detract from the visual amenity of the area, contravening landscape preservation objectives LCM 1 and LCM 2, and rural housing design objective RHO 9.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.9Chapter 6Section 6.17Chapter 9Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Chapter 13Section 13.3Section 13.4Policy NHB 1Objective DS 6Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40Objective RHO3Objective RHO1DM Standard 20Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6
Decision Document Summary
Melissa Flanagan sought planning permission for a 277sqm single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ceapach na gCapall, North Connemara. The site is located within a sensitive Class 4 landscape of outstanding value. While the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need through intrinsic links to the area, Galway County Council refused the application. The refusal was based on two main factors: the creation of a traffic hazard due to substandard sightlines at ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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