Refusal decisions · 27 Jul–2 Aug 2026

69Refusals
69Substantive reasons
0Verification only
0Document not published
0Portal unavailable
0Manual review

9 of these refusals have page-cited grounds from a checked review. Browse the decision-date inventory.

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 lacked enough technical evidence to demonstrate its impacts were acceptable.

69 of 69 records carry official reason text

139 published statements, 2.0 per analysed application

34 refused on more than one ground, up to 6

Most common pairs

  1. 23 Design + Residential amenity
  2. 23 Design + Zoning/policy
  3. 21 Design + Transport/access

All ten refusal themes

Applications · statements
  1. 01 Design, scale, character or visual impact 41
  2. 02 Zoning, land use, settlement policy or rural housing need 33
  3. 03 Traffic, access, parking or road safety 30
  4. 04 Residential amenity, privacy, light or noise 27
  5. 05 Missing or insufficient evidence, surveys or technical detail 26
  6. 06 Unauthorised development, retention or procedural history 20
  7. 07 Wastewater, effluent, groundwater or public health 19
  8. 08 Surface-water drainage or flood risk 13
  9. 09 Ecology, habitats or Natura impacts 12
  10. 10 Built heritage or archaeology 7
Themes overlap, so an application can appear under more than one theme.
How this is counted

Week of 27 Jul–2 Aug 2026. Official refusal reasons were analysed for all 69 refusals this week. Every figure comes from the official refusal reasons.

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 development59
  • Development plan cited55
  • Undesirable precedent cited24

1 published reason statement did not fit the ten substantive themes.

Refusal decisions · 27 Jul–2 Aug 2026

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Refused

Ballydonohoe, Glin, Co. Limerick, Limerick

Ballydonohoe, Glin, Co. Limerick

Limerick City and County Council · 2660247

What was proposed

demolition the existing derelict dwelling and shed and construct a story and a half dwelling house and all associated site works

Refusal reasons
  1. Having regard to the state of the existing structure on the site, which has fallen into a ruinous state and in this regard, the former residential use is considered to have been abandoned, the proposed development, which comprises the demolition of the existing structure and replacement of same with a new dwelling, is not considered to come within the scope of Objective HO O22 Refurbishment/Replacement of Traditional Rural Dwellings of the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 as the existing structure to be refurbished/replaced must still be a dwelling. On this basis the proposal would not comply with the requirements of Objective HO O22 of the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 and would be contrary to the proper planning and development of the area.
  2. Having regard to the nature of the proposal which seeks the provision of an additional dwelling, the proposed development would result in the intensification of an existing direct access to a national road (N69) at a point where the speed limit of 100km/h applies and the traffic turning movements generated by the proposed development would interfere with the safety and freeflow of traffic on the adjoining road. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Objective TR 039 (National Roads) of the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028.
  3. In the absence of a full site suitability assessment and proposals for a new wastewater treatment system on the site the Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the proposed development would not be prejudicial to public health. Therefore, this proposal would be contrary to Objective IN O11 of the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, which requires waste water treatment systems to be in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice for Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems 2021 and would be contrary to the proper planning and development of the area.
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