Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused primarily due to its haphazard and disorderly layout, specifically the construction of a substantial roadway to serve the site and an adjoining development, which would fail to integrate into the rural landscape and set an unsustainable precedent.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed siting and layout, involving the extension of a roadway to serve multiple sites, constitutes a haphazard and disorderly form of development that would create a traffic hazard.
- The built form fails to integrate effectively into the rural location and would interfere with the character of the landscape and visual amenity of the area.
- Granting permission would contravene specific County Development Plan objectives (RHO 9, LCM 1, LCM 2) and DM Standard 6, setting an unsustainable precedent for future development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Objective NHB 1Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective DS 6Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6
Decision Document Summary
This application (PD/21 1569) proposed the construction of a two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Kiltrogue, Baile Chláir, Co. Galway. While the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need, the local authority refused permission based on the project's design and layout. Specifically, the proposed access arrangement involving a new roadway to serve this and an adjoining site was deemed to be a haphazard and disorderly form of development. The planner conclu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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