Refusal decisions · 21–27 Sep 2026

48Refusals
30Substantive reasons
1Verification only
1Document not published
5Portal unavailable
11Manual review

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, harmed the amenity of neighbouring homes, lacked enough technical evidence to demonstrate its impacts were acceptable or created access or road-safety problems.

30 of 48 records carry official reason text

57 published statements, 1.9 per analysed application

15 refused on more than one ground, up to 5

Most common pairs

  1. 12 Design + Zoning/policy
  2. 11 Design + Residential amenity
  3. 8 Design + Transport/access

All ten refusal themes

Applications · statements
  1. 01 Design, scale, character or visual impact 22
  2. 02 Zoning, land use, settlement policy or rural housing need 16
  3. 03 Residential amenity, privacy, light or noise 12
  4. 04 Missing or insufficient evidence, surveys or technical detail 10
  5. 05 Traffic, access, parking or road safety 8
  6. 06 Unauthorised development, retention or procedural history 5
  7. 07 Built heritage or archaeology 5
  8. 08 Wastewater, effluent, groundwater or public health 4
  9. 09 Ecology, habitats or Natura impacts 3
  10. 10 Surface-water drainage or flood risk 2
Themes overlap, so an application can appear under more than one theme.
How this is counted

Week of 21–27 Sep 2026. Official refusal reasons were analysed for 30 of 48 refusal decisions; theme percentages use those 30 substantive-reason decisions as the denominator. 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 development25
  • Development plan cited26
  • Undesirable precedent cited17

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

Refusal decisions · 21–27 Sep 2026

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Refused

Site Adjoining No. 1, St. Bridget's Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath

Site Adjoining No. 1, St. Bridget's Terrace, Athlone

Westmeath County Council · 2660404

What was proposed

development which will consist of the construction of a new detached two storey dwelling house, connection to public services, new boundary fence and all associated site works. The proposed new dwelling house is located within an Architectural Conservation Area.

Refusal reasons

Reasons under review. View the official case.

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