Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its visually intrusive impact on a sensitive, elevated landscape and its failure to adhere to the established building line, resulting in haphazard development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling's siting on a substantially elevated site within a Class 1 sensitivity landscape would be visually intrusive and fail to integrate effectively into the rural environment.
- The proposal would infringe upon the existing building line, leading to a haphazard and disorderly form of development contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
- The development would seriously injure the visual and residential amenities of the area and set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments in the vicinity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Objective RH01Objective RH09Objective LCM 2
Decision Document Summary
This application by Adrian Egan sought permission for a two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater system at Deerpark, Rahasane, Ardrahan, Co. Galway. Although the applicant met the rural housing need criteria (Objective RH01), the proposal was refused by Galway County Council. The primary grounds for refusal were the site's elevated nature within a sensitive landscape, which would make the house a dominant and intrusive feature, and the breach of the established building line, which was consid...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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