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to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage with a waste water treatment plant, percolation area, and all associated site works. Gross floor are aof proposed works: 212sqm.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development poses a risk to public health due to the inability to guarantee safe wastewater disposal over a regionally important aquifer and the lack of evidence regarding a viable water supply connection.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development would result in an excessive concentration of private effluent treatment systems over a regionally important aquifer, where the planning authority is not satisfied that wastewater can be safely treated and disposed of on-site.
  • In the absence of details regarding the capacity of the Group Water Scheme to serve the site, the proposal poses a serious risk to public health and contravenes Policy Objective WS 5 of the County Development Plan.
  • The proposal would contribute to an undesirable concentration of suburban-type development in a rural area, militating against the preservation of the rural environment and leading to demands for uneconomic public services.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy Objective RH1Policy Objective RC 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 11Policy Objective WS 5DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 9DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 29DM Standard 36DM Standard 37DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50

Decision Document Summary

The applicant, Fabienne Cooney, sought permission for a 212 sqm dwelling and 60 sqm garage at An Carn Mór, Co. Galway, located within the Rural Metropolitan Area and the Gaeltacht. While the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need under Policy Objective RH1, the site is situated over a regionally important aquifer with extreme vulnerability. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the safe disposal of domestic effluent could not be guaranteed in an area a...
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