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Site planning risk brief

An Cnocán Carrach , Bearna , Co. Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

16% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 1,446 decisions within 5 km, 6 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 154 structured appeals.

Matched source
24372
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

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

6 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

154 structured nearby appeal records.

154 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
1,446Nearby applications
6Site-linked candidates
16%Nearby refused
154Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

24372

For the construction of 20 no. residential units (4 no. 3 bed semi-detached dwellings & 16 no. 5 bed detached dwellings) including the construction of a new road accessed via the existing Dreasla housing development, infrastructure, ESB Substation and all associated external works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 4461 sqm

Granted0.0 km25 February 2025
19314

For the construction of 20 no. residential units (4 no. 3 bed semi-detached dwellings & 16 no. 5 bed detached dwellings) including the construction of a new road accessed via the existing Dreasla housing development, infrastructure, ESB Substation and all associated external works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 4461 sqm

Granted0.0 km29 November 2019
202060

For amendments to a previously approved residential development [Pl. Ref. 19/314] to include an enlarged site accommodating 2 No. additional dwelling houses [2 No. 5 bedroom detached dwellings], amendments to previously approved house type D at sites 7 to 12 inclusive and associated site works. Gross floor apace of proposed works: 720 sqm [SPLIT DECISION - REFUSE PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT [PL. REF. 19/314] TO INCLUDE AN ENLARGED SITE ACCOMMODATING 2 NO. ADDITIONAL DWELLING HOUSES]

Granted0.0 km17 May 2021
2660539

For amendments to previously approved residential development (pl. ref's 19/314, 20/2060 (ABP 310510-21) & amp; 372) to include retention of revised floor levels to houses 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & amp;13; retention of minor changes to house Type C1 (houses 5, 6 & amp; 7);repositioning and minor design changes to house 14 (Type C); revised house designs and levels to houses 15 to 24 inclusive; the provision of a ESB kiosk beside house 14 in place of the previously approved sub-station beside house 7; and site layout revisions and adjustments including road, services and level changes

Granted0.0 km02 June 2026
20927

For the construction of 2 No. residential units (2 No. 5 bed detached dwellings) and associated site works accessed via the previously granted residential development (Pl. Ref. 19/314) and existing estate road at Dreasla, KNockaunnacarragh, Barna Village, Co. Galway. Gross floor space of proposed works: 672 sqm

Refused0.1 km02 September 2020
24134

For a change of house type to that previously granted under pl. ref: 18/1152. The proposed dwelling is to be 1 - 2 storey with all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 291 sqm

Granted0.1 km10 July 2024

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 1,446 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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