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Site planning risk brief

Gortacholla , Moycullen , Co. Galway

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

19% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 378 decisions within 5 km, 2 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 19 structured appeals.

Matched source
23287
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

2 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

2 matched

Zoning and settlement

Confirmed coverage

Zoning and settlement layers were intersected with the selected site against the loaded source datasets.

2 matched

Rural-housing policy

Confirmed coverage

One current citation from the Galway County Council development plan, with section, page and source URL.

1 matched

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

3 of 4 layers are loaded for Galway County Council and were intersected with the site; flood is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

3 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

19 structured nearby appeal records.

19 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Galway County Council development plan.

1 matched
378Nearby applications
2Site-linked candidates
19%Nearby refused
19Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

23287

Of: a) the existing house, associated site works, services & existing treatment system & percolation area/polishing filter on revised site boundaries to those previously granted pl. permission & pl. retention ref. numbers 00/5259, 03/6029 & 15/491, b) planning permission for a single storey side extension to the existing house & a separate domestic garage

Granted0.0 km24 October 2023
201585

Of (a) dwellinghouse, (b) for single storey extension to same, (c) for separate domestic garage (d) for revised access onto public road and (e) to retain and complete percolation area/polishing filter on revised site boundaries to that previously approved under Planning Reference 00/5259 & 03/6029 (gross floor space proposed 71.80sqm; retention 162.49sqm) Previous Planning Ref: 15/491

Granted0.0 km16 December 2020
212016

For a development consisting of alterations to the existing cottage roof, construction of a new two storey & single storey extension to the rear of the existing cottage, internal alterations to the existing cottage, new WWTS and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Gross floor space of the proposed works: 222.15 sqm.

Granted0.3 km02 March 2022
20535

For the demolition of the existing rear two storey extension, alterations to the existing cottage roof, construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing cottage, internal alterations to the existing cottage, new WWTS and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 177.95 sqm., Gross floor space of works to be retained 35.8sqm; Gross floor space of any demolition 92.55sqm

Granted0.3 km01 February 2021
2660107

To close up existing agricultural access gate and to open new agricultural access gate 35m due West of existing location and, to import inert material consisting of soil, subsoil and its constituent stone and gravel for the purpose of land improvement works as agricultural lands. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared as part of this planning application

Refused0.4 km24 March 2026
2660440

For a dwelling house, garage & private wastewater treatment system with all associated works & ancillary services

Refused0.4 km08 May 2026

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 378 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €39 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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