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Site planning risk brief

Vale Road , Yardland Td. , Arklow

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

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Local planning pattern

13% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 596 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 56 structured appeals.

Matched source
221387
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

1 register record is within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

1 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Wicklow County Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Confirmed coverage

2 current citations from the Wicklow County Council development plan, each with section, page and source URL.

2 matched

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

3 of 4 layers are loaded for Wicklow 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

56 structured nearby appeal records.

56 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Wicklow County Council development plan.

2 matched
596Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
56Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Design4
Other2
Residential Amenity2
Procedure Invalid1
Zoning Contravention1

Nearest planning decisions

221387

Demolition of the existing structure to the north of the site, (c.62.5sq.m) and the construction of 49 no. 2 storey residential units comprising of 6 no. 4 bed semi detached houses (c.130sq.m each), 25 no. 3 bed semi-detached/terraced houses (c112sq.m each), 14 no. 2 bed semi-detached/terraced houses (c.85sq.m each), 2 no 1 bed ground floor apartments (c.52sq.m each) and 2 no. 1 bed first floor apartments (c53sq.m each). A total of 91 car parking spaces are proposed which includes 5 no. accessible car parking spaces, 3 no. EV car parking spaces and 3 no. visitor spaces. Bicycle parking to the rear of each unit. 1 no. ESB substation is proposed to serve the development. In total the proposal provides for 2,879sq.m of public open space through 3 no. areas throughout the site. Waste water connection will be provided via the private waste water treatment plant at the existing Heatherside development to the west.. All associated site works, service provisions, drainage works, vehicular access to the north west from the existing Heatherside Residential Development (under construction), all internal roads and footpaths, bin stores, landscaping, boundary treatment works and public lighting serving the proposed development.

Refused0.0 km15 December 2023
23225

Detached 2-storey split-level dwelling with single storey car port & new wastewater treatment system to current EPA standards together with all ancillary site works including a new vehicular entrance from existing access road

Granted0.1 km19 June 2023
20851

Single storey detached outbuilding to the rear of the existing dwelling along with all associated site development works

Granted0.2 km21 October 2020
211157

Replacement of 1 no. detached house (House Type B) & 2 no. semi detached houses ( House Type A) at site no's 20,21 & 22 The Drive to 3 no. detached houses (Type PBd) together with all associated site works within an existing estate (Heatherside being constructed at present) pursuant to Plan Reg. Ref 08/610066, 13/610035, 19/373

Granted0.2 km11 November 2021
18403

Extend the appropriate period of a permission - 08/78 - 2 no. bungalow type dwellings with connection to existing council services (10 year permission sought)

Granted0.3 km18 May 2018
221047

Retain attic conversion to habitable rooms including velux roof lights to front and rear of property and associated site works

Refused0.3 km16 November 2022

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 596 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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