Planning case 2561667

The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. It is considered that the development as proposed will overly intensify the scale of built development in the immediate area and is not in keeping with much of the surrounding built up established footprint on these lands zoned for Residential Existing use. The proposed density significantly exceeds the density as set out in the Core Strategy and DM Standard 2 (Table 15.1 Residential Density) of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and also exceeds the density range set out in the Sustainable and Compact Settlement Guidelines for Planning Authorities. The Planning Authority considers that the density as proposed is too high as an appropriate incremental infill residential development having regard to prevailing development consisting primarily of one-off dwellings surrounding the site to the south, north and east. The development as proposed is not considered appropriate infill residential development in accordance with the principles of good design and protection of existing residential amenity and therefore, contrary to DM Standard 2, Policy Objective BMSP1, Policy Objective GCMA4,Policy Objective PM8 and Policy Objective UL1 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, and accordingly, to grant the development as proposed, would be contrary to the principles of the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

   Official final decision · PDF page 2

2. In the absence of satisfactory demonstration of required setback of the adjoining northern front boundary behind the sightline envelope, in conjunction with lack thereof of neighbouring consent, this restricted visibility splay remains outside the control of applicant and therefore, sightlines for the proposed development are not deemed in accordance with DM Standard 28 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. In addition, the proposed visibility splay from 2.0m x-distance set back further highlights the visibility constraints whereby vehicular movements are expected to encroach into the public road to seek forward visibility. The horizontal and vertical envelope of visibility at 2.0m set back further remains restricted as shown to traverse third-party lands in a northern direction. Accordingly, it is considered that if permitted as proposed that the development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard, or obstruction of road users or otherwise, would be contrary to Policy Objective NNR2, DM Standard 28, and DM Standard 33a of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, and therefore would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

   Official final decision · PDF page 2

3. Whilst having regard to the rural road context, the scale of established entrances, generation of overlapping visibility splays in conjunction with un-demarcated carriageway road marking from northern approaches and whereby cumulatively the potential of traffic conflicts arise, in particular to vulnerable road users safety, it is considered that if permitted as proposed that the development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard, or obstruction of road users or otherwise, contrary to Policy Objective NNR2, DM Standard 28, and DM Standard 33a of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, and would therefore be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

   Official final decision · PDF page 2

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