Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its detrimental visual impact on a highly sensitive coastal landscape and the failure to demonstrate that domestic effluent could be safely disposed of on-site without risking public health or water quality.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would result in a built form that fails to integrate into the Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, militating against the preservation of the rural environment and setting an undesirable precedent for haphazard development.
- The planning authority is not satisfied that the safe disposal of domestic effluent can be guaranteed on-site due to shallow soil overburden and indicators of a high winter water table, posing a risk to public health and surface waters.
- The development would materially contravene multiple policy objectives and development management standards of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 regarding landscape conservation and water protection.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 8DM Standard 46Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective WW 4Policy Objective WW 6Section 4.6Section 15.7.2
Decision Document Summary
Eoin De Paor sought permission for a 223.84 sqm single-story dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on an elevated 0.44ha site at Barr an Doire, south of An Cheathrú Rua. The site occupies a prominent, scenic coastal location overlooking Galway Bay within a designated Special Landscape Sensitivity area (Class 3). Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the house would be visually intrusive and fail to harmonize with the sensitive landscape. Furthermore, technic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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