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

Ballyheashill, Rhode, Co. Offaly, Offaly

Ballyheashill, Rhode, Co. Offaly

Offaly County Council · 2660300

What was proposed

A) Erection of single storey type house, (B) Garage / store for domestic use, (C) Installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and (D) New vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works.

Refusal reason

The subject site is located in open countryside that is identified as ‘Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence’ in the Offaly County Development Plan 2021- 2027. In such areas it is development plan policy that certain categories of applicant, which are defined in policy SSP -27 of the County Development Plan, will be given a positive presumption for the development of a permanent rural home. As the applicant (a) has previously owned a house in the open countryside and (b) In the absence of sufficient supporting evidence that the applicant has a justifiable need to reside in this specific rural location, the Planning Authority considers that the applicant does not comply with policy SSP -27 of the Development Plan, that the proposed development, if permitted, would materially contravene the Offaly County Development Plan 2021- 2027 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Official decision evidence
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Refused

ENDRIM, FERBANE, CO. OFFALY, Offaly

ENDRIM, FERBANE, CO. OFFALY

Offaly County Council · EX26010

What was proposed

21347 FOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING SLATTED CATTLE HOUSE TO INCLUDE UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY STORAGE, DRY BEDDED SHED FOR CATTLE HOUSING AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

Refusal evidence

Refusal reason evidence not yet indexed.

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Refused

RATHLUMBER, EDENDERRY, CO. OFFALY, Offaly

RATHLUMBER, EDENDERRY, CO. OFFALY

Offaly County Council · EX26008

What was proposed

PL2/21/320 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND A WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

Refusal reason

Substantial development works have not commenced or have been completed before the expiration of the appropriate period. Therefore, an extension of duration would be contrary to Section 42(1)(a)(i)(I) and (III) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended.

Official decision evidence
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Refused

Drumcooley, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Offaly

Drumcooley, Edenderry, Co. Offaly

Offaly County Council · 2660303

What was proposed

a one storey house, effluent treatment system and polishing filter, recessed entrance and all associated siteworks

Refusal reason

The subject site is located in open countryside that is identified as ‘Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence’ in the Offaly County Development Plan 2021- 2027. In such areas it is development plan policy that certain categories of applicant, which are defined in policy SSP -27 of the County Development Plan, will be given a positive presumption for the development of a permanent rural home. As the applicant (a) currently owns a house in the open countryside and (b) in the absence of sufficient supporting evidence that the applicant has a justifiable need to reside in this specific rural location, the Planning Authority considers that the applicant does not comply with policy SSP-27 of the Development Plan, and that the proposed development, if permitted, would materially contravene the Offaly County Development Plan 2021- 2027 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Official decision evidence
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