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Site planning risk brief

Lavally , Gort , Co Galway

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 274 decisions within 5 km, 2 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 21 structured appeals.

Matched source
2261121
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

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
274Nearby applications
2Site-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

2261121

To convert attic void space to habitable space and retention is sought to retain roof windows.Gross floor space of proposed works 62.40sqm.

Granted0.0 km06 January 2023
2460115

For the application being made under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large Scale Residential Development) Act 2021. The development will consist of the following: 1. The provision of 234 no. residential units, comprised of the following: a. 144 no. 3-bed houses; b. 31 no. 4-bed houses; c. 11 no. 2-bed duplexes; d. 11 no. 3-bed duplexes; e. 19 no. 1-bed senior living apartments; f. 5 no. 2-bed senior living apartments; g. 3 no. 1-bed apartments; and h. 10 no. 2-bed apartments. 2. The provision of 4,186 sq.m of commercial floor space, comprised of 1 no. café unit (130 sqm), 5 no. retail units (1,029 sqm), co-working office spaces and associated lobby (1,595 sqm), Senior Living Communal amenity spaces (292 sqm), creche (333 sqm) and 1 no. activity centre (807 sqm). 3. The provision of a pedestrian and cyclist access link to the existing Gort Railway Station (RPS no. 443). 4. Upgrade works to the existing junction at lands bounding the R-380, R-458 and the L-85078 to provide for a new signalised junction. 5. The provision of new access road, internal access roads, set-down areas and surface level car parking, accessible parking and associated bicycle parking. 6. The provision of signage, landscaping and boundary treatments and all other associated site development works and services necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the relevant development plan. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Gross floor space of proposed works: 25,892.60 sqm & 4,186.00 sqm

Granted0.1 km14 November 2024
2361188

For the: (1) the change of use of existing shop from commercial to residential & incorporate into the existing dwelling (2) elevation alterations to front elevation & (3) the retention of a rear extension to the dwellinghouse

Granted0.2 km28 November 2023
2561075

For the construction of dwelling houses treatment unit and all associated site development works

Granted0.2 km24 September 2025
2360830

To carry out alterations & to construct an extension to the rear of an existing dwellinghouse & also for a change of use from a shop to a dwellinghouse for part of the ground floor of the property known as Noone’s Shop at Georges St, Gort (A Protected Structure RPS Reference Number 3473)

Granted0.2 km16 January 2024
2521

To change the existing ground floor layout of the 2 x 1 bedroom apartments, which were previously exempt under ED 21-99 and are presently under construction, change the existing floor layout of 1 x 3 bedroom apartments to 2 x 1 bedroom apartments and to make changes to the elevations of the building and all associated site works

Granted0.3 km08 April 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 274 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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