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Site planning risk brief

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

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Local planning pattern

8% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 190 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 1 structured appeal.

Matched source
212422
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

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
190Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
8%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

212422

To construct two detached dwelling houses; sewage treatment plants; and percolation areas. Gross floor space of proposed works: Plot 3: 198 sqm, Plot 4: 200 sqm.

Granted0.0 km16 August 2022
22966

For: A) domestic garage, B) agricultural shed, C) of alterations to previously permitted extension to existing dwelling house, namely: 1) pitched roof over portion of permitted extension in lieu of flat roof as approved, 2) additional dormer window with mono-pitch roof, 3) omission of first floor window to front elevation, 4) demolition of porch/hall. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 50 sqm domestic garage and 149 agricultural shed

Granted0.7 km28 March 2023
25274

To construct a three bay double sheep shed, manure pit and seepage tank

Granted0.8 km03 December 2025
181434

For demolition of fire damaged house and outbuildings and construction of dwelling house, sewage treatment system and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200.9 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 115 sqm.

Granted1.0 km04 December 2018
2361416

Of different treatment plant installed on site to that granted in planning reference number 18/1434

Granted1.0 km25 January 2024
2561438

For an extension to the existing garage and the provision of a polytunnel in the rear garden, along with any associated site works required both above and below ground

Granted1.0 km26 November 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 190 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.

Exact site history and boundary checks

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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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