Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a substantiated rural housing need and the proposed development would create a traffic hazard by establishing a new entrance onto a high-speed national secondary road (N65).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant did not provide sufficient documentary evidence to satisfy the rural housing need requirements set out in Policy Objective RH 2 and DM Standard 26 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The creation of a new entrance onto the N65 national secondary road, where a 100kph speed limit applies, would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and obstruction of road users.
- The proposal is at variance with national policy regarding the control of development on national roads, as it would interfere with the safe and free flow of traffic on a strategic restricted route.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 15DM Standard 26Section 3.7Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 2.5 of the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines (2012)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a single-storey dwelling and domestic garage at Carrowshanbally, Gurtymadden, on a site abutting the N65 national secondary road. The application was refused by Galway County Council primarily because the applicant failed to demonstrate a substantiated rural housing link to the area. Additionally, the planning authority determined that the proposed new access onto a high-speed (100kph) national road would compromise traffic safety and contravene both loc...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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