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Site planning risk brief

Gort ,

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

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Local planning pattern

17% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 279 decisions within 5 km, 8 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 21 structured appeals.

Matched source
202010
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

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

8 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

21 structured nearby appeal records.

21 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
279Nearby applications
8Site-linked candidates
17%Nearby refused
21Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

202010

For development consisting of the removal of an existing 15.1 metres telecommunications support structure (overall height 19.6 metres) together with telecommunications equipment on it and replacement with a new 30 metres telecommunications support structure (overall height of 31.5 metres) carrying antennas, dishes, associated equipment, together with ground equipment cabinets and new fencing for wireless data and broadband services.

Refused0.0 km15 December 2021
2460597

For the renovation and reconstruction of an existing derelict dwelling and connect to the public services. The premises is listed in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) under No 30341024 Gort Cavalry Barracks. Gross floor space of proposed works: 118.00 sqm

Granted0.1 km13 February 2025
2361189

To: 1. demolish existing structures comprising of sheds & remnants of gable wall & 2. to construct two semi-detached houses & all associated works

Refused0.1 km28 November 2023
18720

To 1) retain an existing car accessories store, and retail tyre outlet with a mezzanine storage area, including all associated works, 2) retain a storage building, 3) retain all associated signage. All of the above premises previously formed part of a retain furniture store. Permission is also sought to complete external ground works and parking areas and provide 3 additional escape doors at the rear of the building, the proposed works also include alterations to the public footpath at the entrance including new access gates. Gross floor space of work to be retained 1275 sqm.

Granted0.1 km24 July 2018
2461036

To extend the existing ramp to facilitate access at ground floor level for (Protected Structure N.I.A.H. 30341019). The extended ramp will include new handrail all to match existing in situ

Granted0.1 km04 October 2024
2360015

To convert existing dwellinghouse into four two-bedroom apartments including alterations to external elevations and construction of car park area to the rear of existing dwellinghouse and all associated works.Gross floor space of proposed works 257.21sqm

Refused0.1 km10 March 2023

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 279 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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Deterministic risk prompts

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