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Site planning risk brief

Ballyshrule , Portumna , Co. Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

15% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 170 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 3 structured appeals.

Matched source
2461048
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

1 register record is within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

1 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

3 structured nearby appeal records.

3 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
170Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
15%Nearby refused
3Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2461048

For: (a) single storey extension to rear of dwelling, (b) balcony area and minor changes to plans granted planning permission under ref. no. 96/2842, (c) changes to domestic garage design which was granted planning permission under ref. no. 09/288, (d) and all associated site services. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 15.60 sqm (extension) & 59.95 sqm (garage)

Granted0.0 km29 April 2025
2592

For the construction of a new dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 173 sqm (H), 40 sqm (G)

Granted0.6 km20 June 2025
2451

For: (a) Construction of a new dwelling, (b) Construction of a domestic garage, (c) Wastewater Treatment System with percolation area, (d) New site entrance and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 173 sqm (Dwelling) & 40 sqm (Garage)

Refused0.6 km10 April 2024
22984

For the following development: (a) construction of a new dwelling (b) construction of a domestic garage (c) wastewater treatment system with percolation area (c) new site entrance and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and shall be submitted to the planning authority with this planning application. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 173sqm, Garage: 40sqm

Refused0.6 km02 December 2022
201953

To construct a new 6 bay slatted shed with cubicle area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 461.0 msq

Granted1.1 km17 February 2021
17853

For the (1) relocation of existing front boundary wall and construction of a new pedestrian footpath (2) construction of a staff car park and (3) associated site works

Granted1.1 km14 February 2018

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 170 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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