Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development, due to its scale, design, and elevated siting within a Class 3 High Sensitivity landscape, would fail to integrate into the rural environment and would negatively impact the visual amenity and character of the area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale, mass, and bulk of the proposed dwelling on a significantly elevated and exposed site would result in a visually intrusive and dominant feature that fails to assimilate into the sensitive Class 3 landscape.
- The development would materially contravene several objectives of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021, specifically those relating to rural housing design and landscape conservation (RHO9, LCM1, LCM2).
- Granting permission would interfere with the character of the landscape, detract from the visual amenity of the area, and militate against the preservation of the rural environment overlooking Galway Bay.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO1Objective RHO3Objective RHO9Objective LCM1Objective LCM2DM Standard 6DM Standard 39Objective NHB1Objective DS 6Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40
Decision Document Summary
Elise Fleming sought permission for a 298.30 sqm dwelling and garage at Marshallspark, Oranmore, on an elevated agricultural site overlooking Galway Bay. The site is located within a Class 3 High Sensitivity landscape and is in close proximity to the Galway Bay Complex SAC and Inner Galway Bay SPA. Although the applicant demonstrated a housing need, the Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the proposed design and siting were deemed inappropriate for the sensitive, exposed...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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