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Site planning risk brief

Swan House , Flood Street , Galway

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

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Local planning pattern

14% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 2,788 decisions within 5 km, 28 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 324 structured appeals.

Matched source
17259
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

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

28 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

324 structured nearby appeal records.

324 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

2,788Nearby applications
28Site-linked candidates
14%Nearby refused
324Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

17259

Permission for the retention of change of use of first, second and attic level, from offices to residential (1 no. studio 'bedsit' apartment and 1 no. 2 bed duplex apartment) and physical works including the installation of velux rooflights, the erection of internal partitioning, construction of a stairs, W.C's and all associated services, including all associated internal alterations ( a Protected Structure Ref. No. 4201)

Granted0.0 km10 May 2018
2560142

Permission for development which consists of: We, Choice Hotel Group, intend to apply for permission for development at this site located at Flood Street and New Dock Street, Galway. The development will comprise a change of use and refurbishment of a residential house, to provide an additional 20 no. rooms at the existing House Hotel, which is a Protected Structure (RPS 6701). The proposed development comprises the following: 1. Construction of an external glazed link (GFA 5.4 sqm at each floor level) connecting the two buildings at each level; 2. Modifications to the existing entrance steps and existing hotel bedrooms to allow for connecting corridor; 3. Internal modifications to the existing ground, first and second floors of the former residential building to provide 15 no. hotel bedrooms; 4. Conversion of roof space to provide an additional floor to the existing residential building to facilitate 5 no. hotel bedrooms; 5. Addition of secondary fire escape stairs to the rear of external yard; 6. Modifications to fenestration of the existing structures, including installation of 3 no. dormer windows, additional windows to the east and west façade and conversion of ground floor doors to windows on the residential building, and all associated development and site enabling works.

Granted0.0 km26 February 2026
19350

Planning permission for a new velux roof window

Granted0.0 km12 February 2020
21428

Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a temporary structure to accommodate outdoor dining area to the North West and South West elevations of the existing restaurant and all associated site services

Refused0.0 km24 February 2022
185

Permission for development at No.'s 5 and 6/7 Quay Lane as well as the ground floor of No. 2 Flood Street (Protected Structures RPS No.'s Ref. 8004, 8005 and 4203. The development will consist of 1. Change of use of 6-7 Quay Lane from former Café Bar/Licenced Premises to ground floor café and first floor retail use with associated storage at second floor level; 2. Undertaking conservation works, including repointing of internal and external walls, repair works to floors and ceilings to No. 6-7 Quay Lane in addition to repair and restoration works where necessary; 3. Creation of one internal opening at ground floor level and two internal openings at first floor level between No. 5 Quay Lane and No. 6-7 Quay Lane to facilitate access to and amalgamation of floorspace at first floor (proposed retail level); 4. Internal reconfiguration of No. 6-7 Quay Lane including the removal and re-provision of staircases, removal of existing mezzanine level and all associated internal works; 5. Removal of existing staircase from No. 5 Quay Lane; 6. Provision of new external signage; 7. Undertaking all associated site works and provision of services

Granted0.0 km07 September 2018
2065

Permission for development which will consist of change of use of existing ground floor restaurant and bar to 7 no. bedrooms and 1 no. reading/meeting room and associated internal modifications; reconfiguration of existing public toilets to allow for additional dining area in lobby; addition of a 7 sq. meter extension into existing service yard on South West side of building; introduction of light well into existing single storey extension to South West. A Protected Structure RPS 6701

Granted0.0 km24 June 2020

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 2,788 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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