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Site planning risk brief

Menlough (Menlo) , Galway

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 2,524 decisions within 5 km, 4 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 287 structured appeals.

Matched source
2079
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

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

4 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

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

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for Galway City Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

3 of 4 layers are loaded for Galway City 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

287 structured nearby appeal records.

287 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

No current-dated citation is loaded for Galway City Council. Historic references extracted from decisions are never presented as current policy.

2,524Nearby applications
4Site-linked candidates
15%Nearby refused
287Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2079

Permission is sought for the Retention of minor changes to dwelling as constructed, alterations to site layout and garage as constructed, previous planning permission 17/235

Granted0.0 km16 September 2020
17235

Permission for change of house plans from previous permission granted 14/186 to construct a dwelling, garage, treatment plant and all associated services

Granted0.0 km06 February 2018
1824

Retention Permission to complete a domestic garage at the rear of his dwelling house

Granted0.1 km16 March 2018
2660093

Permission for development which consists of: I, Karen Elwood, intend to apply for retention permission for development at a site located along the Menlo Park Road, Eircode H91 HHT2, in the townland of Menlough, Menlo, Galway City. The development consists of a one-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwellinghouse, including a flat-roof extension joining the existing dwelling and extension, and all associated site works (Gross Floor Area 38.69m2)

Granted0.1 km08 May 2026
2560032

Permission for development which consists of; demolition of an existing front entrance porch and construction of a replacement singles storey front porch, a single storey rear/side extension, a first-floor rear extension and minor elevational changes. Retention of a detached garden room and relocation of an existing Biocell septic tank and all associated works

Granted0.2 km24 March 2025
2460328

Permission for development to consist of; to renovate the existing cottage, the works includes the demolition of the existing sub standard single storey rear extension and replace it with a modern single storey rear extension. The upgrading of the existing attached shed and the renovation of the internal layout of the cottage.

Granted0.2 km07 March 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 2,524 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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