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Site planning risk brief

Bovinion , Achill Mountbellew , Ballinsloe Co. Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

12% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 239 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 10 structured appeals.

Matched source
2461745
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

10 structured nearby appeal records.

10 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
239Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
10Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2461745

For extension to existing dwelling to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 102.80 sqm

Granted0.0 km04 February 2025
171470

To construct a new building for playschool and after school services, car parking, sewerage treatment works and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 169.12sqm.

Granted0.2 km23 April 2018
2288

For construction of: A) An agricultural shed with sheep straw bed pens, sheep handling area and underground slatted slurry storage tank, B) unroofed sheep dipping area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 336 sqm (A on 104)

Granted0.2 km24 March 2022
2460228

To demolish private garden shed and to construct a store for storage of industrial coatings and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 283.27 sqm

Refused0.2 km24 April 2024
201799

For the construction of a two-storey building (554 sqm gross floor area) to serve the approved fuel filling station (Reg. Ref. No. 19/1699 ABP Ref. No. ABP - 306850-20) and the provision of a delivery set down area at the west side of the forecourt and all ancillary and associated works. The proposed building comprises (1) a retail shop (100 sqm net retail floor area); (2) hot food/deli counter and seating area (162 sqm total floor area) to include the sale of hot and cold food for consumption on and off the premises, cold room, store, lift and ATM all at ground floor level; and (3) overflow seating area, toilets, staff room, cash office and storage at first floor level. Gross floor space of proposed works: 554 sqm

Granted0.2 km01 April 2021
202051

For alterations to front of dwelling house to include removal of dormer windows and porch and to fit new velux roof windows, new door and larger windows to front of dwelling and all associated site works.

Granted0.2 km24 February 2021

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 239 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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Policy and mapped constraints

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Appeals and comparable decisions

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Deterministic risk prompts

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