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Site planning risk brief

Galway City North Business Park , in the townlands of Parkmore and Castlegar , Tuam Road

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

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Local planning pattern

16% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 2,070 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 213 structured appeals.

Matched source
20261
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

1 register record is within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

1 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

213 structured nearby appeal records.

213 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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2,070Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
16%Nearby refused
213Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

20261

Permission for development which will consist of 1. a mixed-use scheme with an overall gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 97,936 sqm. on a site of circa 6.81 hectares. The development is arranged across 13 no. development blocks (A-M) ranging in height from 2 to 8 storeys with associated ground level and basement level car parking. 2. Demolition of an existing security kiosk, and demolition and relocation of an existing substation. 3. Construction of 4 no. blocks of commercial offices ranging in height from 4 to 5 storeys over ground floor level (GFA c. 25,527 sqm). 4. A hotel development (8 floors over ground floor level) comprising 150 no. hotel bedrooms, 72 no. apart hotel units, conference facilities and restaurant/bar areas (GFA c. 12,375 sqm.) A leisure centre and spa with indoor swimming pool and gym, changing rooms, treatment rooms, studios, ancillary spaces (GFA c. 2,479 sqm.). 5. 9 no. blocks of residential units ranging in height from 2 to 8 storeys over ground floor level totalling 309 no. apartments including 118 no. 1-bed apartments, 143 no. 2-bed apartments, 42 no. 3-bed apartments, 3 no. 4-bed apartments and 3 no. studio apartments. Provision of residential amenity facilities with Blocks B, G, H, J, K, L, M such as laundry rooms, gym, co-working space, bookable spaces and workshop/bike repair areas (GFA c. 28,960 sqm). 6. Provision of a creche facility ( c. 429sqm including an outdoor secure play area (c. 275.1 sqm). 7. Provision of a cultural centre including community use facilities such as a community café, multi-functional ground floor exhibition space, workshop rooms, party rooms, meeting spaces, residents lounge area, a concierge and parcel collection point, and ancillary kitchen and toilet facilities (GFA c. 1,195 sqm.) 8. Provision of ground floor retail units (GRA c. 1,080 sqm.) 9. Provision of café and restaurant uses (GFA c. 1,234 sqm.) 10. Provision of 788 no. car parking spaces, 63 no. motorcycle spaces, and 1,116 no. bicycle parking spaces. 11. Upgrade to the existing N83 access junction to the site. 12. Provision of a footpath connectivity link to the south west of the site along the N83. 13. Provision of a temporary access for existing businesses into Galway City North Business Park during the construction phase. Please refer to file for full development description

Granted0.0 km11 August 2021
22119

Permission for development which will consist of a residential development on lands at Tuam Road, Castlegar, Galway. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The construction of 99 no. residential units comprising: -43 no. housing units comprising: -Type A- 1 no. 4 bed end of terrace corner (three-storey) -Type A1- 1 no 4 bed end of terrace corner (three-storey) -Type B- 5 no. 3 bed mid terrace (two-storey) -Type B1- 4 no. 3 bed mid-terrace (two-storey) -Type B2- 3 no. 3 bed end of terrace (two-storey) -Type B3- 2 no. 3 bed end of terrace (two-storey) -Type B4- 1 no. 3 bed end of terrace corner (two-storey) -Type B5- 2 no. 3 bed end of terrace corner (two-storey) -Type C- 8 no. 2 bed mid-terrace (two-storey) -Type C1- 1 no. 2 bed mid-terrace (two-storey) -Type C2- 2 no. 2 bed mid-terrace (two storey) -Type C3- 1 no. 2 bed mid-terrace (two storey) -Type C4- 2 no. 2 bed end of terrace (two storey) -Type C5- 6 no. 2 bed end of terrace (two storey) -Type C6- 1 no. 2 bed end of terrace corner (two-storey) - Type C7- 3 no. 2 bed end of terrace corner (two-storey) -56 no. apartment in 2 no. separate blocks (Block A: 4 no. storey over under-croft & Block B: 4 no. storey over under-croft) comprising: -24 no. 1 bed units -32 no. 2 bed units 2. Provision of 162 sq.m creche facility including an external secure play area. 3. New vehicular and pedestrian accesses to/from the N83. 4. Provision of footpath connectivity link to the southwest along the N83 and alterations to N83. 5. Provision of amended access arrangements for 2 no. existing houses adjoining application site. 6. Provision of 143 no. car parking spaces comprising: -7 no creche spaces -136 residential spaces 7. The provision of 3 no. children's play areas comprising of -2 no. children's equipped play area (age 6+) - 1 no. enclosed children's play area (ages 3-6) 8. Provision of shared communal and private open space, bicycle parking, bin storage, public lighting, site landscaping, connection to existing services, footpath connections, signage and all associated site development works. The Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

Refused0.3 km01 July 2022
2560269

Permission for development which consists of: the construction of a single storey dwelling house with a new vehicle access and driveway, with a sewage treatment system and polishing filter, complete with all site works and ancillary services

Granted0.3 km19 December 2025
2218

Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a two-story serviced dwelling house and all associated services which will use the site access previously granted under 20/141 and 21/8

Granted0.3 km24 October 2022
221238

To install a temporary coffee dock for a period of 3 years on lands adjacent to existing commercial premises to include signage and associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works 13.95 sqm.

Refused0.3 km17 February 2023
2460420

Permission for development which consists of; (1) alterations and construction of an extension to existing 2 story dwelling house and to decommission the existing septic tank and connect to public services and (2) construction of a new serviced dwelling house and entrance

Granted0.3 km24 February 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 2,070 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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