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Site planning risk brief

Lands within the townland of Johnstown North , Co. Wicklow

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

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Local planning pattern

15% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 375 decisions within 5 km, 1 exact-site or onsite candidate record, and 39 structured appeals.

Matched source
2360185
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

39 structured nearby appeal records.

39 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

375Nearby applications
1Site-linked candidates
15%Nearby refused
39Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Design3
Other1
Procedure Invalid1
Residential Amenity1
Zoning Contravention1

Nearest planning decisions

2360185

To amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference: 17/1497) which comprises a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include (1) change in location and size of substation, (2) two additional temporary construction compounds will be located at the site entrances, (3) the number of modules will decrease, (4) the number of pile driven poles will decrease, (5) the size and number of transformer stations will increase, (6) the total fencing area will increase (7) the total amount of fencing posts will increase, (8) up to 21 CCTV cameras will be installed (9) access tracks will be optimised and increased in width and length, and (10) increase in operational lifetime from 25 years to 35years

Granted0.0 km16 April 2024
171497

Solar farm within a site area of approximately 39 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 27.2 ha on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no on site substation, 8 no inverter / transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, new internal tracks, CCTV cameras and all associated site services. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years

Granted0.2 km02 May 2018
2360151

A 38KV grid connection cable and associated infrastructure to connect the approved Johnstown North solar farm (consented under planning ref. 171497) to the existing Arklow 220kV Substation comprising the laying of a 3,190m Underground Cabling (UGC) and associated infrastructure, located at Dublin Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

Granted0.2 km20 March 2024
20156

Demolition of existing storage shed, a new shed to serve as house ancillary storage and hobby shed to store vintage cars and associated site development works

Granted0.4 km23 October 2020
23752

Demolition of existing single storey shed and garage to rear, construction of new part single storey part storey and a half extension containing 2 dormer windows to rear, removal of existing septic tank and new replacement proprietary effluent treatment system and all associated site works

Granted0.4 km27 May 2024
211335

Construction of a bungalow with garage and car port, new entrance and access driveway, new treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works

Granted0.8 km04 March 2022

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 375 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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