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Site planning risk brief

Creggan Upper , Fardrum , Athlone

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

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Local planning pattern

12% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 613 decisions within 5 km, 2 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 41 structured appeals.

Matched source
23113
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

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Westmeath County 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 Westmeath County Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

2 of 4 layers are loaded for Westmeath County Council and were intersected with the site; flood and built heritage are not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for them.

2 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

41 structured nearby appeal records.

41 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

613Nearby applications
2Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
41Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2560260

To demolish existing non-habitable dwelling and associated buildings, and the construction of the following: Building ‘A’, a standalone single storey motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 1,780 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zone on north-west elevation (c. 3.75 sq.m) and an illuminated sign on the north-east elevation (c. 3.8 sq m); Building ‘B’, a standalone one storey with Mezzanine level motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 952 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zones on north, south and west elevations (c. 16.2 sq.m in total); Building ‘C’, a standalone single storey valet and car wash building (with water recycling unit), (c. 310 sq.m.); and Building ‘D’, a standalone single storey valet and car wash building (with water recycling unit), (c. 326 sq.m.). Both Building ‘C’ and ‘D’ will be used for valeting and washing vehicles solely for the operation of Building ‘A’ and ‘B’. The development also includes the construction of an access road off the N62; 2 no. free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon signs (with signage zone of c. 9 sq.m in total); flag poles; customer and staff car parking; bicycle parking; new and used vehicle display parking; vehicle storage area and service parking; electric vehicle charging points; associated lighting; hard and soft landscaping including the provision of boundary treatments, gates, fencing, walls and bollards; SUDs measures; partial green roof to Building A; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); ancillary plant; and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application

Granted0.0 km23 July 2025
23113

Demolition of existing non-habitable dwelling and associated buildings, and construction of the following; building A single storey motor vehicle service and sales facility, 1780 sq.m. Building C a detached single storey ancillary building,(310 sq.m) Building B a partially two storey motor vehicle service and sales facility, (952 sq.m) service and sales building and building D a detached single storey ancillary building (326 sq.m.). Both building C and D will be used for valeting and washing vehicles solely in the operation of building A and B. The development also includes the construction of an access road off the N62, on-grade car parking, free standing signage and flag poles, boundary treatments, associated drainage andancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement(NIS) accompanies this application

Granted0.0 km02 February 2024
22500

To construct a detached single storey motor showroom building to include for internal vehicle display area and associated customer area, office and toilet accommodation, along with attached illuminated building signage at their existing premises.

Granted0.2 km06 April 2023
187179

Removal of existing service reception entrance lobby and construction of single-storey service reception extension

Granted0.2 km15 November 2018
2560407

Construction of a two-storey side extension to the northern side of the building and a new rear extension to the western side of the building and all associated site works

Granted0.3 km01 July 2026
23159

Decommissioning of existing septic tank and percolation area and installation of a new treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works

Granted0.3 km22 February 2024

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 613 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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