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Site planning risk brief

Gateway Retail Park (knocknacarra District Centre) , Western Distributor Road , Knocknacarra

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

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Local planning pattern

15% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 2,650 decisions within 5 km, 6 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 319 structured appeals.

Matched source
19164
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

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

6 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

319 structured nearby appeal records.

319 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

2,650Nearby applications
6Site-linked candidates
15%Nearby refused
319Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

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Nearest planning decisions

19164

Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a stand-alone part-2-storey, part-single-storey building of c. 547 sq. m to include 3 no. café/restaurant (food and beverage units - no. 8 - c. 185 sq. m, no. 9 - c. 117 sq. m and no. 10 - c 245 sq. m) to replace the permitted "drive-thru" restaurant under Planning Reg. Ref. 10/285 (of c. 455 sq. m) and extended under Planning Reg. Ref. 16/83. The development will also include the associated signage (c. 34.3sq. m) on elevations, landscaping and outdoor seating and waste storage area, provision for future terraced area over unit no. 9 (accessed from unit 8), plant area at roof level of unit no. 9, and all associated site development works; all on a site of c. 0.12 hectares.

Granted0.0 km16 January 2020
2360082

Permission for development which consists of the construction of a single storey stand-alone building with a GFA of 471 sq.m, to include 2 no. café/restaurant units with ancillary takeaway use (Unit 1 – 232 sq.m, Unit 2 – 185 sq.m, and ancillary back of house / circulation space - c. 54 sq.m). The building has a stepped height, with Unit 1 having a maximum height of 7.5m and Unit 2 having a maximum height of 5.15m. The proposal includes signage, plant at roof level, landscaping, outdoor seating, a waste storage area and all associated site development works The proposal will supersede the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: 19/164 on the subject site, which comprises 3 no. café/restaurant units with a GFA of c. 542 sq.m.

Granted0.0 km29 November 2023
233

Permission for LRD which consists of 1:Provision of 227 no. residential apartments in 7 no. blocks comprising the following:a. Block A1: 14 no. 1 bed apartments & 24 no. 2 bed apartments in a block ranging between 3-5 storeys in height; b. Block A2: 25 no. 1 bed apartments & 15 no. 2 bed apartments in a block ranging between 1.5-5 stories in height;c. Block B1: 3 no. 1 bed apartments, 18 no. 2 bed apartments & 3 no. 3 bed apartments in a block ranging between 3-4 storeys in height;d. Block B2: 13 no. 1 bed apartments & 21 no. 2 bed apartments in a block ranging between 3-5 storeys in height.e. Block B3: 5 no. 1 bed apartments, 22 no. 2 bed apartments & 1 no. 1 bed apartment in a block ranging between 3-5 storeys in height;f. Block B4: 11 no. 1 bed apartments & 26 no. 2 bed apartments in a block ranging between 3-5 storeys in height;g. Block B5: 13 no. 1 bed apartments & 13 no. 2 bed apartments in a block ranging between 3-4 storeys in height. 2. Provision of 1,009.5 sq.m of ground floor commercial units as follows:i. Unit A101: 411.7 sq.m; ii. Unit A102: 138.2 sq.m; iii. Unit B201: 99.7 sq.m; iv. Unit B202: 133.9 sq.m; v. Unit B3013: 226.2 sq.m. 3. Provision of a Community Facility (117.8 sq.m); 4. Provision of Tenant Amenity Facilities (99.4 sq.m); 5. Provision of a Childcare Facility (335.5 sq.m) as well as an external secure play area (225.8 sq.m); 6. Provision of 49 no. surface car parking spaces including EV charging spaces; 7. Provision of bicycle parking comprising 114 no. short stay and 436 no. long stay spaces; 8. Provision of realigned road between Gort na Bró and Gateway Retail Park Road; 9. Change of use of existing underground void to 181 bay underground car park; 10. Provision of shared communal and private open spaces, bin storage, public lighting, site landscaping, services, signage, substation, and all associated site development works required to accommodate the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

Refused0.1 km15 November 2023
23186

Permission for development which consists of new high and low level facia signage with specsavers corporate signage, which includes illuminated pod, individual lettering to facia board, also 2 rows of manifestation to glazing on Shopfront windows

Granted0.1 km19 September 2023
2057

Planning permission is sought for the development which will consist of revisions to permitted Phase 2 development (Planning Reg. Refs. 17/158 & 19/183) relating to ground floor and first floor of unit no.15 and unit no.18 at first floor level to include: change of use from retail to gym of c. 459 sq.m (unit no.15) at first floor level and the amalgamation of unit no.15 and no.18 at first floor level into a new first floor gym (unit 18 c. 1,713 sq.m), along with associated subdivision/ separation to permitted ground floor retail unit no.15 and all ancillary works at a site of c. 0.6 hectares

Granted0.1 km09 June 2020
2056

Planning permission is sought for the development which will consist of revisions to permitted phase 2 development (planning reg. Refs. 17/158 & 19/183) to include: the subdivision of unit 16 (c.401 sq.m) into unit 16 (c. 181sq.m) and unit 16b (c. 198 sq.m). This includes the addition of a compartment wall and associated external alterations (entrance and signage) at site of 0.6 hectares

Granted0.1 km09 June 2020

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