Latest refusal decisions.

Partial count · 131 records as of this provisional edition.

131Refusals
131Case links
91Lead matches
24Counties

What this means

Applications were most often refused because the proposal did not fit its site or surroundings, created access or road-safety problems, lacked enough technical evidence to demonstrate its impacts were acceptable, conflicted with zoning or rural-housing policy or harmed the amenity of neighbouring homes.

91 of 131 records carry official reason text

198 published statements, 2.2 per analysed application

52 refused on more than one ground, up to 6

Most common pairs

  1. 31 Design + Transport/access
  2. 27 Design + Residential amenity
  3. 25 Design + Zoning/policy

All ten refusal themes

Applications · statements
  1. 01 Design, scale, character or visual impact 56
  2. 02 Traffic, access, parking or road safety 41
  3. 03 Missing or insufficient evidence, surveys or technical detail 38
  4. 04 Zoning, land use, settlement policy or rural housing need 38
  5. 05 Residential amenity, privacy, light or noise 32
  6. 06 Unauthorised development, retention or procedural history 25
  7. 07 Wastewater, effluent, groundwater or public health 24
  8. 08 Surface-water drainage or flood risk 17
  9. 09 Ecology, habitats or Natura impacts 15
  10. 10 Built heritage or archaeology 12
Themes overlap, so an application can appear under more than one theme.
How this is counted

Reporting window 10–16 Aug 2026. Official refusal reasons were analysed for 91 of 131 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 development81
  • Development plan cited71
  • Undesirable precedent cited37

Every published reason statement fitted at least one of the ten substantive themes.

Refusals published 10–16 Aug 2026

4 of 4 matching records shown

Refused

BOXD Drive Thru Coffee Co, Knockgriffin, Midleton, P25F5Y6, Cork

BOXD Drive Thru Coffee Co, Knockgriffin, Midleton, P25F5Y6

Cork County Council · 26/1644

What was proposed

The development to be retained consists of (1) the erection of 2no. modified shipping containers for use as a drive-thru coffee kiosk, with ancillary storage and staff facilities; (2) modifications to the existing vehicular entrance granted planning permission under application ref. 21/4057; (3) the laying of hardstanding, internal roadways and 4no. car spaces for staff use; (4) signage; (5) the provision of a well and soakaway and (6) all ancillary site development works. Planning permission is sought for the (1) use as a drive-thru coffee kiosk; (2) the decommissioning of the onsite septic tank, (3) connection to the existing foul sewer located on the Northen Relief Road, and (4) all ancillary site development works.

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

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Refused

Rear of No. 1 Kimberley Villas, Saint Lukes, Cork City, T23HXC8, Cork

Rear of No. 1 Kimberley Villas, Saint Lukes, Cork City, T23HXC8

Cork City Council · 26/44837

What was proposed

Permission is sought for (1) Demolition of existing garage/storeroom structure (44.24 sq.m), (2) Construction of a two and a half-storey detached house (115.51 sq.m) with garage (14.80 sq.m), facing Woodland Villas, Alexandra Road and (3) All associated site works at rear of existing dwelling.

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

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Refused

Castlelake, Terry's-land and Carrigtohill (Townlands), Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork., Cork

Castlelake, Terry's-land and Carrigtohill (Townlands), Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

Cork County Council · 25/6607

What was proposed

alterations to the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permitted by An Bord Pleanála Reference 313827-22 and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development provides for a revised 5 storey apartment building (Block A2) comprising 55 no. apartment units (28 no. 1 bed and 27 no. 2 bed) with revised communal area, bin storage, administration and service areas on the ground floor in addition to associated elevational/design amendments to the permitted building. The proposed development will result in an increase of 13 no. apartment units from that permitted by An Bord Pleanála Reference 313827-22. The proposed development also provides for a covered bicycle store, revised landscaping and vehicular access arrangement to the site and the reconfiguration of the permitted surface car park serving the apartment building. LRD Website. www.CastlelakeLRDBlockA2Amendments.ie

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

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Refused

Gaggan, Bandon, Co. Cork, Cork

Gaggan, Bandon, Co. Cork

Cork County Council · 26/1601

What was proposed

Permission for dwellinghouse, car port, domestic garage, site entrance, sewerage system and all associated works.

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

Open official case No PlanningBrief match