Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is located within an indicative flood risk area and fails to demonstrate adequate wastewater disposal standards, posing a risk to public health and the environment while contravening specific flood management objectives of the County Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is located within an indicative flood risk area, and the planning authority is not satisfied that the development is not at risk of flooding, which would materially contravene Objective FL1 of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021.
- The proposed wastewater treatment system is considered inadequate as it fails to provide the required 1.2m of unsaturated subsoil over a regionally important karst aquifer with extreme vulnerability, representing a threat to public health and groundwater quality.
- Given the site's proximity to the Galway Bay Complex SAC and Inner Galway Bay SPA, the unresolved issues regarding flood risk and effluent disposal mean the planning authority cannot exclude the potential for significant adverse effects on these European sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 3Policy NHB 1Objective DS 6Objective NHB 1Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40Objective FL1Objective DS1
Decision Document Summary
Niall Keane sought permission for a dwelling house, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ballynamanagh West, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway. The site is situated in an unserviced rural area identified as being 'under strong urban pressure' and is located within an indicative coastal flood risk area near protected European sites. Galway County Council refused the application because the proposal failed to adequately address flood risk concerns and could not meet technical standards for wastewater...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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