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Site planning risk brief

Drumscar , Portumna , Co. Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

14% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 181 decisions within 5 km, 2 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 4 structured appeals.

Matched source
23477
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

4 structured nearby appeal records.

4 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
181Nearby applications
2Site-linked candidates
14%Nearby refused
4Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

23477

To: [a] construct a single storey extension to the rear of an existing single storey dwelling; [b] minor elevational alterations to the existing dwelling; [c] install a new wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter; [d] upgrade existing vehicular entrance; and [e] all associated external site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 56.85 sqm

Granted0.0 km14 March 2024
2595

To construct (a) a single storey extension to the side (west) and rear (south) of an existing detached 2 storey dwelling, (b) minor elevational alterations to the existing dwelling, (c) decommission an existing septic tank and install a new wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter, (d) demolition of existing outbuildings and stores, (e) construction of a new domestic garage, (f) new vehicular entrance to serve existing farm yard l4316 roadway and (g) all associated external site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 50.90 sqm(extension) & 40.00 sqm(G). Gross floor space of any demolition: 150.30 sqm

Granted0.1 km20 June 2025
18900

For development consisting of the construction of a proposed storey and a half dwelling with a domestic garage, a proposed treatment system and polishing filter a proposed bored well, and all associated siteworks, including a proposed site entrance. Gross floor space of proposed works Dwelling 210.5sqm, Garage 30.2sqm.

Granted0.1 km01 October 2018
22339

To construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank/treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 209.81 sqm (house) & 51.5 sqm (garage)

Granted0.3 km06 May 2022
2184

To construct a new single storey classroom with a new link corridor and other alterations to existing School. Gross floor space of proposed works: 106.6 sqm

Granted0.4 km24 March 2021
22633

To construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 205.2sqm, Garage: 51.5sqm.

Granted0.4 km28 October 2022

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 181 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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