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Site planning risk brief

Porridgetown West , Oughterard , Co Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

17% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 302 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 12 structured appeals.

Matched source
2561087
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

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

12 structured nearby appeal records.

12 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
302Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
17%Nearby refused
12Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2561087

For an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and for garage/shed with all associated works and ancillary services

Granted0.0 km01 April 2026
2561098

To renovate and extend an existing derelict cottage and outbuilding to include kitchen, living, utility areas, bathrooms, bedrooms, a detached shed, and all associated site works

Refused0.2 km01 October 2025
19359

Of alterations to dwelling and a rear shed on an enlarged site. Gross floor space of work to be retained: Dwelling - 162.65 sqm, Shed - 20.5 sqm

Granted0.3 km08 August 2019
171891

For dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works Dwelling 217.6sqm, Garage 59.5sqm.

Granted0.5 km27 April 2018
2560064

For the construction of a dwelling, domestic garage and the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment and disposal system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 121.6 sqm (H), 60 sqm (G)

Granted0.6 km13 March 2025
2461377

For an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, for a garage/shed, for a new residential vehicular access and to replace existing septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 52.5 sqm (g), 129 sqm (Ext)

Granted0.6 km11 December 2024

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 302 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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Policy and mapped constraints

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Appeals and comparable decisions

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Deterministic risk prompts

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