Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its excessive scale and footprint on a constrained site within a sensitive landscape, and the failure to demonstrate safe access via adequate sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development's scale and expansive footprint on a narrow, constrained site would fail to integrate into the Class 4 landscape, detracting from the visual amenity and rural character of the area.
- The application failed to demonstrate that required sightlines could be achieved at the junction of the private road and the public road network, posing a potential traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- Granting permission would contravene multiple specific policy objectives and development management standards of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM2DM Standard 8DM Standard 29DM Standard 28DM Standard 30
Decision Document Summary
Thomas J Feeney sought permission for a 255 sqm dwelling, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system at Carrowmoreknock, Uachtar Ard. Galway County Council refused the application on two main grounds: firstly, that the scale and footprint were inappropriate for the constrained site and sensitive Class 4 landscape, violating several rural housing and landscape objectives; and secondly, that the applicant failed to prove that safe sightlines could be achieved at the site's access point, crea...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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