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2026-W35 · revision 20260906T175255Z-refusal-orders-v1-2026-w35

Coverage through 4 Sep 2026

Refusal decisions · 24–30 Aug 2026

54Refusals
54Substantive reasons
0Verification only
0Document not published
0Portal unavailable
0Manual review

What this means

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

54 of 54 records carry official reason text

109 published statements, 2.0 per analysed application

29 refused on more than one ground, up to 6

Most common pairs

  1. 19 Design + Missing evidence
  2. 19 Design + Residential amenity
  3. 18 Design + Zoning/policy

All ten refusal themes

Applications · statements
  1. 01 Design, scale, character or visual impact 37
  2. 02 Missing or insufficient evidence, surveys or technical detail 24
  3. 03 Zoning, land use, settlement policy or rural housing need 23
  4. 04 Traffic, access, parking or road safety 22
  5. 05 Residential amenity, privacy, light or noise 20
  6. 06 Wastewater, effluent, groundwater or public health 13
  7. 07 Unauthorised development, retention or procedural history 13
  8. 08 Surface-water drainage or flood risk 11
  9. 09 Ecology, habitats or Natura impacts 10
  10. 10 Built heritage or archaeology 6
Themes overlap, so an application can appear under more than one theme.
How this is counted

Reporting window 24–30 Aug 2026. Official refusal reasons were analysed for all 54 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 development47
  • Development plan cited43
  • Undesirable precedent cited19

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

Refusal decisions · 24–30 Aug 2026

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Refused

Hillcrest, Ballysheedy, Limerick, Limerick

Hillcrest, Ballysheedy, Limerick

Limerick City and County Council · 2660755

What was proposed

the renovation, extension and change of use of an existing standalone garage to 1-bedroom residential accommodation, together with all associated site works and services

Refusal reasons
  1. The proposed development, consisting of a detached residential unit fails to demonstrate compliance with Objective HO O11 Subdivision of Dwelling to Accommodate Dependent Relative of the Limerick Development Plan 2022–2028 where there is a presumption against proposals for detached independent units within the curtilage of a dwelling. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to the provisions of the Limerick Development Plan 2022–2028 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
  2. Having regard to the scale and detached nature of the proposed residential unit, the proposal for a shared connection to the existing on-site waste water treatment system would be contrary to the Environmental Protection Agency's Code of Practice for Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems Serving Single Houses and would be prejudicial to public health and contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Official decision evidence
Open official case Planning case · 2660755