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Site planning risk brief

Cavan Road (Existing Aldi Discount Foodstore) , Kells , Co. Meath

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 468 decisions within 5 km, 5 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 23 structured appeals.

Matched source
KA190537
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

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

5 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

23 structured nearby appeal records.

23 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

468Nearby applications
5Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
23Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

KA190537

Alterations to the existing car parking layout including the provision of an additional 39 no. car parking spaces to serve the existing discount foodstore. The total no. of car parking spaces on the site will increase from 98 to 137 no. spaces. The development includes all associated landscaping, boundary treatments and site development works on the 1.08 hectare site

Granted0.0 km13 June 2019
KA171335

Construction of a new two storey service station with ancillary retail and food court including (1) service building measuring1771 M2 GIA, containing net retail floor space of 99m2, including off licence measuring 15m2, 3 no food/cafe offers (including drive thru restaurant) with preparation areas, storage, serving counters (measuring 212m2), Seating areas (measuring 283m2, back of house area(including staff canteen, wcs, showers, lockers etc)measuring 311m2, Public facilities (wcs, showers etc.) measuring 154m2, Storage, circulation, plant and ancillary areas measuring 712m2, and an external seating area measuring 40m2. (2) Full signage package including illuminated totem on Cavan rd., building signage and wayfinding signage throughout the site. (3) 4 no fuel pump islands with illuminated canopy over(including corporate logo), and 1 no HGV fuel pump island with illuminated canopy (including corporate logo). (4) 1 no jet wash and 1 no brush wash with water recycling capabilities & storage tank & water/ air facilities. (5) Extension and reconfiguration of part of the existing access road to provide a footpath, cycle lane and vehicular/pedestrian access to the site. (6) New pedestrian access from the Cavan Road footpath into the site (7) all associated and ancillary site works including 74 no parking spaces, 3 no electric car charging points, 5 no wheelchair accessible spaces, 4 no coach and 6 no HGV parking bays, partially covered cycle parking, landscaping, boundry treatments, public lighting, retaining walls, foothpaths, road markings, surfacing, rainwater storage & attenuation, underground tank farm, and new connection to public mains, foul sewer and storm main. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Granted0.1 km01 May 2018
2560665

The proposed development consists of a retail warehouse park comprising of five units. Unit 1 consists of a 944.1 sq.m retail warehouse with office space, toilets, canteen, circulation areas, and goods storage. Unit 2 consists of a 955.6 sq.m retail warehouse with office space, toilets, canteen, circulation areas, and goods storage. Unit 3 consists of a 955.6 sq.m retail warehouse with office space, toilets, canteen, circulation areas, and goods storage. Unit 4 consists of a 1090.9 sq.m retail warehouse with office space, toilets, canteen, circulation areas, and goods storage. Unit 5 consists of a 3670.2 sq.m retail warehouse with office space, toilets, canteen, circulation areas, and goods storage. The development will also include the construction of a new pedestrian and vehicular entrance on Cavan Road (R147), gated service yard, MV ESB Substation and switch room, totem signage, site lighting, boundary treatments, landscaping, new connections to the existing foul and storm drainage system, watermain, car parking, EV charging spaces, cycle parking spaces, and all associated site development works

Granted0.1 km20 August 2025
21984

To construct a two storey extension to the north west side of the existing dwelling house and construct a single storey extension to the north east elevation of the existing dwelling house together with all works ancillary to the overall development

Granted0.2 km15 July 2021
2460990

Retention and Planning Permission: The development will consist of the following: Retention Permission for (1) Change of use of part of a detached domestic garage to habitable use. (2) The construction of a flat roof link area between the dwelling house and the converted garage area including a hallway and toilet area (3) A detached domestic store and garage for domestic use (4) A single storied extension to the rear of the dwelling (5) and all ancillary site works. Planning Permission for: (1) To demolish partially derelict domestic stores and glass house. (2) To remove a doorway on the connecting link on the front of the house and to replace it with a new window (3) and all ancillary site works

Granted0.2 km22 January 2025
KA181062

Change of use of part of the ground floor of an existing building from warehousing to retail warehouse use for agricultural and hardware supplies. The proposed works are internal to the existing structures and the development will include all ancillary works related. An existing planning permission KA/40429 refers to the site of the overall development

Granted0.3 km25 October 2018

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 468 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. €29 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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Deterministic risk prompts

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