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Site planning risk brief

Rathrush , Ballon , Co.Carlow

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

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Local planning pattern

11% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 238 decisions within 5 km, 2 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 13 structured appeals.

Matched source
17350
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 Carlow 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 Carlow 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 Carlow 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

Register indexed

2 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

2 matched

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

13 structured nearby appeal records.

13 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

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

238Nearby applications
2Site-linked candidates
11%Nearby refused
13Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Wastewater Percolation4
Traffic Sightlines3
Density1
Other1
Residential Amenity1

Nearest planning decisions

17350

Planning permission is sought for part demolition of existing storage shed and construction of a proposed enlarged shed in its place to be used for the following: dog kennels, storage and agricultural purposes and associated works.

Refused0.0 km04 September 2018
2460295

For a ten-year planning permission for a renewable energy development comprising the construction of a c. 63MW solar farm of 118.9ha and associated works in the Townlands of Rathrush, Emlicon and Bendinstown, Co Carlow. The proposed development will consist of: • A c. 63MW solar farm comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels. • 15 No. Invertor Combiner Kiosk /Transformers and hardstands. • 1 No. Ring Main Unit. • 2 No. spare parts storage containers. • Provision of site access tracks and upgrading of existing tracks. • Underground cabling within the solar farm site, in private lands and under the L7111, L7114, L7115 local roads to connect the solar farm field parcels, and to connect the solar farm to the permitted Garreenleen Substation. • 3 No. temporary construction compounds. • Demolition of derelict agricultural building and disused silage storage structure. • Upgrading and widening works at Site entrances. • All ancillary development including such as an up to 2.4m high stock proof fence, CCTV and drainage infrastructure. This application is seeking a ten-year permission and a 35-year operational period from the date of overall commissioning of the solar farm. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

Traffic Sightlines
Refused0.9 km31 July 2025
2560293

Demolition of existing front porch, rear extensions and garage/storage sheds to side of existing house, Construction of extension to side of existing house with new front porch and all associated site works

Granted0.9 km07 November 2025
2114

Permission to retain a single storey conservatory, constructed to the side of an existing dwelling and all associated site works

Granted1.1 km19 March 2021
2266

Permission to construct a two storey dwelling, detached garage, new entrance, bored well, waste water treatment system & percolation area with all associated site works

Granted1.1 km29 June 2022
2560375

A single storey extension to the rear of existing single storey dwelling, decommissioning of existing septic tank, installation of a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

Granted1.6 km20 January 2026

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 238 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.

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