Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in an excessive concentration of private effluent treatment systems over a regionally important aquifer, posing an unacceptable risk to water quality and public health.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site overlies a regionally important aquifer where there is already a high concentration of existing and permitted septic tank systems.
- The planning authority is not satisfied that wastewater from the proposed development can be satisfactorily treated and disposed of on-site without compromising water quality.
- The development would be prejudicial to public health and would materially contravene objectives WW5 and WS11 of the Galway County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective WW5Objective WS11Objective RHO 1Policy Objective RH 1Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective FL 1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Matthew Moran, sought permission for a 248 sqm dwelling, garage, and septic tank system at An Carn Mór Thiar, an agricultural site located in a rural area under strong urban pressure. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a long-standing intrinsic link to the area (Rural Housing Need), the proposal was refused on environmental grounds. The site's location over a regionally important aquifer, combined with the density of existing private wastewater systems in the vicinit...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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