Latest refusal decisions.

51Refusals
37Case links
20Lead matches
15Counties

What this means

Applications were most often refused because the proposal did not fit its site or surroundings, conflicted with zoning or rural-housing policy, created access or road-safety problems, harmed the amenity of neighbouring homes or involved unauthorised works or retention.

20 of 51 records carry official reason text

30 published statements, 1.5 per analysed application

7 refused on more than one ground, up to 3

Most common pairs

  1. 7 Design + Zoning/policy
  2. 7 Residential amenity + Zoning/policy
  3. 6 Design + Residential amenity

All ten refusal themes

Applications · statements
  1. 01 Design, scale, character or visual impact 12
  2. 02 Zoning, land use, settlement policy or rural housing need 10
  3. 03 Traffic, access, parking or road safety 9
  4. 04 Residential amenity, privacy, light or noise 9
  5. 05 Unauthorised development, retention or procedural history 6
  6. 06 Ecology, habitats or Natura impacts 3
  7. 07 Missing or insufficient evidence, surveys or technical detail 3
  8. 08 Built heritage or archaeology 2
  9. 09 Wastewater, effluent, groundwater or public health 1
  10. 10 Surface-water drainage or flood risk 0
Themes overlap, so an application can appear under more than one theme.
How this is counted

Reporting window 27 Jul 2026–2 Aug 2026. Official refusal reasons were analysed for 20 of 51 records in this weekly snapshot. Every figure is calculated offline from official refusal reason text retained in this snapshot.

A reason can support more than one theme. Counts show affected applications and published reason statements.

Standard statutory conclusions are tracked separately and are not treated as refusal causes on their own.

  • Proper planning and sustainable development17
  • Development plan cited16
  • Undesirable precedent cited14

2 published reason statements did not fit the ten substantive themes.

Refusals published 27 Jul 2026–2 Aug 2026

4 of 4 matching records shown

Refused

UMRYCAM, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO, Donegal

UMRYCAM, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO

Donegal County Council · 2660916

What was proposed

ERECTION OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORAGE SHED AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING THE RE-CONTOURING OF LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

Open official case No PlanningBrief match
Refused

CARRICK, DERRYBEG, LETTERKENNY PO, Donegal

CARRICK, DERRYBEG, LETTERKENNY PO

Donegal County Council · 2650076

What was proposed

CONSTRUCTION OF ONE AND A HALF STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, ASSOCIATED DRIVEWAY ACCESS, PROVISION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

Open official case No PlanningBrief match
Refused

PEARSE ROAD, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL, Donegal

PEARSE ROAD, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL

Donegal County Council · 2660935

What was proposed

(1) CHANGE OF USE FROM AN OVER SPILL CAR PARK AND FORMER STONE MASONS' YARD AND WORKSHOP TO A NEW WELLNESS, RECREATION AND SAUNA FACILITY, INCLUDING SINGLE-STOREY SAUNAS, CHANGING ROOMS, WC FACILITIES, RECEPTION AND ANCILLARY REFRESHMENT FACILITIES, EXTERNAL HOT TUBS, SHOWERS, AND COLD PLUNGE AREAS, (2) ERECTION OF A NEW TIMBER-CLAD PERIMETER SCREEN/FENCE, DESIGNATED CAR PARKING BAYS, NEW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, RECONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER NETWORK, AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

Open official case No PlanningBrief match
Refused

ROSHINE ROAD, KILLYBEGS, DONEGAL PO, Donegal

ROSHINE ROAD, KILLYBEGS, DONEGAL PO

Donegal County Council · 2660932

What was proposed

CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PREMISES TO PROVIDE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION CONTAINING 5 NO. BEDROOMS, ASSOCIATED COMMUNAL AREAS AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

Open official case No PlanningBrief match