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Site planning risk brief

Whitechurch , Straffan , Co. Kildare

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

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Local planning pattern

30% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 666 decisions within 5 km, 3 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 62 structured appeals.

Matched source
181273
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

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

3 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

62 structured nearby appeal records.

62 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

666Nearby applications
3Site-linked candidates
30%Nearby refused
62Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

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Nearest planning decisions

181273

Constructing a two storey detached type house, two equine stable blocks which can accommodate a total of twelve horses as well as equine storage space, an American barn with horse stalls and which can accommodate a total of six horses, dungstead, equine walker, equine lunging ring, effluent treatment system, and all associated ancillary site- works

Granted0.0 km16 July 2019
19265

The construction of 2 No. single storey dwellings on family land with individual O'Reilly/Oakstown Wastewater Secondary Treatment Systems, a new shared entrance (with the existing family home entrance), a new shared driveway to the houses and all associated/ancillary works

Refused0.1 km23 September 2019
20271

The erection of a dwelling, the installation of an O'Reilly/Oakstown Secondary Wastewater Treatment System, the use of an existing vehicular entrance and driveway which already serves the Madigan family home to access the new house (along with the provision of a connection between this driveway and the site of the new building) and all associated/ancillary site works including landscaping and the provision of services

Refused0.1 km19 June 2020
2560933

For 1) Retention of a detached single story shed (Marked ‘Shed A’) with an area of 51sqm containing dry goods store (horse riding equipment). 2) Retention of a detached single story shed (Marked ‘Shed B’) with an area of 51sqm containing dry goods store (straw), 3) Retention of an internal driveway formed through the compaction of soil and stone, 4) Retention of a new vehicle access, 5) Retention of a farm gate with flanking timber fencing, 6) all of the above to be used on this land for equine purposes by the applicant. It should be noted that the development will take place within the curtilage of a protected structure RPS no B14-09 "Ruined Castle and Church and Baptismal Font". Revised by Significant further information which consists of: 1. Land Use; a revised site layout drawing indicates that the 0.66-hectare site on which permission was granted for a house and associated facilities under planning application registration no. 21311, comfortably accommodates both this private residential development and proposed equine development. The submitted drawing also details a proposed landscaping plan. 2. Occupation of Shed A; Shed A is to be used as a dry goods agricultural store only. To address the further information request, the Council is welcome to inspect Shed A to confirm that no unauthorized activities are taking place. 3. Use of Shed B; Shed B is proposed to be used as a dry goods agricultural store (straw). 4. Site Access; it is now intended for the entrance and driveway which serves the two farm buildings which are the subject of this present submission to also be used to access the house which was permitted on this overall landholding under planning application registration number 21311. 5. Neighbour’s Submission; the neighbour's submission has been addressed. 6. Archaeological Issues; an augmented archaeological submission has been issued to address the queries raised in relation to archaeological issues

Granted0.1 km15 May 2026
21311

The erection of a dwelling, the installation of an O'Reilly/Oakstown Secondary Wastewater Treatment System, the use of an existing vehicular entrance and driveway which already serves the Madigan family home to access the new house (along with the provision of a connection between this driveway and the site of the new building) and all Associated/Ancillary Site Works including landscaping and the provision of services. The proposed development would conflict with a sterilization agreement which was entered into pursuant to condition 16 of planning permission ref. no. 00/126 (which required that the site, along with adjacent land, be sterilized from future residential development). The present application seeks to vary this stipulation so as to allow the proposed development to proceed. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of 1. a revised description of the development which now reads as follows: The erection of a dwelling, The installation of an O'Reilly/Oakstown Secondary Wastewater Treatment System, the use of an existing vehicular entrance and driveway which already serves the Madigan family home access the new house (along with the provision of a connection between this driveway and the site of the new building) and all associated/ancillary site works including landscaping and the provision of services. The proposed development would conflict with a sterilisation agreement which was entered into pursuant to condition 16 of the planning permission Ref. No.00/13 (which required that the site, along with adjacent land, be sterilised from future residential development and the present application seeks to amend condition 16 of permission Ref. No. 00/126 so as to allow the proposed development to proceed; 2. The submission of personal documents which show the applicant's residency in this area over a period of greater than 12 years; 3. The submision of a landscaping plan and 4. The re-opening of a trial hole (percolation test) so that it can be inspected by the Planning Authority. All

Granted0.1 km17 September 2021
22773

Sensitively restoring an existing derelict vernacular cottage, constructing a single storey extension to the side and rear, new recessed vehicular entrance, effluent treatment system, and all associated ancillary site works

Granted0.2 km20 September 2022

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