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Site planning risk brief

Clifden , Westport Road , Co. Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

29% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 237 decisions within 5 km, 8 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 13 structured appeals.

Matched source
2660530
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage. “Not yet covered” means no conclusion is drawn while source datasets or policy extraction are still being loaded.

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

Not yet covered

Current indexed zoning and settlement layers are intersected with the selected site where coverage exists.

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

Current section-and-page citations have not yet been loaded for this authority.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Not yet covered

Each layer reports its own coverage; missing coverage never appears as a clean result.

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

13 structured nearby appeal records.

13 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

Historic extracted references are not presented as current policy; verified citations are still being loaded.

237Nearby applications
8Site-linked candidates
29%Nearby refused
13Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2660530

Of a rear extension to the existing dwelling house, roof windows to rear and side elevations, minor adjustments to rear dormer roof and all ancillary works on revised site boundaries

Granted0.0 km28 May 2026
2560663

For a) revised vehicular access and parking arrangement for a previously approved house and b) single storey extensions and other minor changes to the previously approved house, on part of the previously approved site (reg. ref. 98/1026). Gross floor space of work to be retained: 160.50 sqm

Refused0.1 km18 July 2025
19316

Consisting of: Change of use of the existing hostel/walking centre to residential use, consisting of 13 No. 2 bed apartments, 3 no. 1 bed apartments and 2 No. 3 bed Duplex apartments, associated alterations to the existing elevations and all ancillary siteworks and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1136.3 sqm

Refused0.1 km01 May 2019
2460272

For alterations to block C and for the piping of the existing drain to the front of the site and all associated ancillary works, previous Planning ref no. 23/60160. Gross floor space of proposed works: 976 sqm

Granted0.1 km16 July 2024
2360160

For 30 no. residential units, comprised of: 5no. three-bed units (two storey); 8no. one-bed units (single storey/ground floor); 3no. two-bed units (single storey); & 14no. two bed duplex units; the provision of 47no. car parking spaces, including 3no. accessible spaces & 10no. EV charging spaces; the provision of 36no. onsite bicycle parking spaces; the provision of footpaths & pedestrian crossings to facilitate connections to the existing public footpath network. The proposed development includes for site landscaping, public service connections & all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Gross floor space of proposed works 2,336.8sqm

Granted0.1 km13 November 2023
2560452

Of the retaining wall and site works as constructed to the revised northern site boundary of the existing housing development under construction, previous Planning ref no. 23/60160 and 24/60272 including a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) carried out under previous application

Granted0.1 km12 June 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 237 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. €29 incl. VAT.

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Deterministic risk prompts

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