Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to failure to demonstrate a local rural housing need, inadequate sightlines at the proposed entrance creating a traffic hazard, and an inappropriate design that would negatively impact a sensitive Class 4 landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site entrance provides insufficient sightlines, which would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and interfere with the free flow of traffic on a local road.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate a substantiated rural housing need or essential residential requirement for a dwelling in this sensitive Class 4 'Special' rural landscape.
- The design, scale, and massing of the proposed dwelling are considered dominant and overbearing, failing to integrate into the landscape and contravening the council's design guidelines for rural housing.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 3Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 20DM Standard 39Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a 270sqm split-level dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Chloch Bhrteac Uacchtair, North Connemara. The site is located within a sensitive Class 4 'Special' rural landscape near Lough Corrib. Galway County Council refused permission because the applicant did not adequately demonstrate a local rural housing need, the proposed entrance was deemed a traffic hazard due to poor visibility, and the house design was considered too large and visually int...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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