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Site planning risk brief

Gortbrackmoor , Ahascragh , Ballinalsoe

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

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Local planning pattern

12% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 98 decisions within 5 km, 2 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1 structured appeal.

Matched source
221048
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

1 structured nearby appeal record.

1 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
98Nearby applications
2Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
1Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

221048

To construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/store to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 255sqm (house) & 53.94 sqm (garage)

Granted0.0 km24 May 2023
21455

Dwelling house, domestic garage and on-site sewage treatment system along with all associated site works.

Refused0.2 km19 May 2021
2561657

For conversion of the existing detached garage into a single occupancy communal dwelling unit. Works include internal alterations to provide living, dining, and bathroom facilities for persons with intellectual or physical disabilities, along with modifications to external elevations and all associated site works. The proposed unit will have a gross floor area of 72 sqm and will be located to the rear of the existing main residential care unit

Granted0.2 km10 June 2026
21683

Of private garage/fuel shed to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: Garage / fuel shed = 70.58 sqm

Granted0.2 km21 June 2021
211446

For a new dwelling house, domestic garage and on-site sewage treatment system, along with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works is House 159.2 sqm, Garage 32.5 sqm.

Granted0.2 km30 September 2021
2460865

To 1. demolish existing front porch, rear extension, and the existing shed, 2. to refurbish derelict house to include alterations to elevations, and construct new extension to side and rear, 3. to construct new domestic garage, upgrade treatment system and percolation area, and partially realign front boundary wall, and all ancillary site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 26.80 sqm (garage) & 116.00 sqm (extension). Gross floor space of any demolition: 13.00 sqm (house) & 165.00 sqm (house)

Granted0.3 km08 April 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 98 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.

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