Carlow planning refusal reasons, 2020

Category counts

• Design4
• Residential Amenity3
• Other2
• Ribbon Development2
• Rural Housing Need2
• Density1
• Ecology1
• Flood Risk1
• Visual Amenity1
• Zoning Contravention1

Year-by-year trend

• 202616 refused of 161 analysed decisions; 2 reason signals10%
• 202527 refused of 353 analysed decisions; 20 reason signals8%
• 202420 refused of 262 analysed decisions; 20 reason signals8%
• 202335 refused of 333 analysed decisions; 17 reason signals11%
• 202229 refused of 309 analysed decisions; 11 reason signals9%
• 202124 refused of 275 analysed decisions; 15 reason signals9%
• 202016 refused of 310 analysed decisions; 20 reason signals5%

Real refused examples

• 20155
  Site is in a potential flood risk area due to a stream on the northern boundary. Insufficient Site-Specific Flood Risk Assessment submitted to demonstrate no displacement of flood waters...Decided 17 July 2020
  Flood Risk
• 202
  Incompatible design not sensitive in form, scale, or appearance to the existing single-storey dwelling and limited site, adversely affecting the character of the house and adjoining dwell...Decided 03 March 2020
  Design
• 2034
  Having regard to the character and pattern of development and the siting of the dwelling in relation to existing dwellings in the immediate vicinity, the proposal would adversely affect t...Decided 23 March 2020
  Residential Amenity

Methodology