Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to critical technical deficiencies regarding site access safety, legal boundary issues (red line), poor internal layout/manoeuvrability, and a lack of adequate surface water drainage details.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site access is unsafe due to restricted visibility and requires works on lands outside the applicant's legal planning boundary, creating a traffic hazard.
- The internal site layout is substandard, featuring restricted car parking manoeuvrability and narrow footpaths that fail to adequately reinforce the existing urban street pattern.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical details regarding surface water disposal and SuDS, contravening specific environmental and drainage policy objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RHO 9Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 8DM Standard 20DM Standard 67Policy Objective WW7Policy Objective WW8Section 6.17Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 13.5Section 13.6
Decision Document Summary
Keith Palmer sought permission for four townhouses at Carrowmanagh, Oughterard, Co. Galway, on a 0.095 ha site zoned for residential use. While the principle of residential development was acceptable, the Planning Authority refused the application because the proposed entrance was excluded from the red line boundary, visibility was insufficient for safety, and the internal layout was deemed over-restricted for vehicular movement. Additionally, the lack of a comprehensive surface water drainage s...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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