Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to unsuitable site drainage and high water table levels, the risk of groundwater contamination of a regionally important aquifer, and the site's encroachment into an identified flood risk area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site exhibits poor drainage characteristics and extensive water logging, meaning safe disposal of domestic effluent cannot be guaranteed in accordance with EPA standards, posing a risk to public health.
- The development overlies a regionally important aquifer where an excessive concentration of private effluent systems would result in an unacceptable risk of groundwater contamination.
- A portion of the site is located within an identified flood risk area, and the applicant failed to demonstrate that the development would not be at risk of flooding or contravene national flood risk management guidelines.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.6Section 4.6.1Section 7.5.3Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 14.4Section 14.6Section 15.2.4Section 15.3.1Section 15.6Section 15.7.2Section 15.13.2Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective FL 1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WW6DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67DM Standard 68
Decision Document Summary
This planning application (Ref. 22/61013) proposed the construction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, and proprietary effluent treatment system at Kiniska, near Claregalway, Co. Galway. While the applicant demonstrated a rural housing need, the proposal was refused by Galway County Council on environmental and safety grounds. The primary issues included unsuitable soil conditions for wastewater treatment, the potential for groundwater pollution of a significant aquifer, and the encroa...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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