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Find refused sites where the reason can be fixed

Refused sites to try againNew

16,834 refusals, each read from the council’s own decision. Precedent finds the sites refused for reasons a better scheme can answer, where nothing has been granted since.

Planning decisions & refusal reasons
refusals read
16,834
refusals read
zoned sites of 2 ha+ refused for a fixable reason
29
zoned sites of 2 ha+ refused for a fixable reason
fields near a town, the same
68
fields near a town, the same

Stack it on any search

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“Refused before, for a fixable reason” narrows any site search — housing land, fields, strategic land.

Nothing granted since

A site that has since got permission drops out: it is no longer an opportunity.

The reasoning on the card

Each refusal on the site with its category, the council’s reason in a line, and the case.

Refusals that count as fixable

Reasons a new scheme, a new access or new services can answer.

  • Traffic & access
  • Wastewater & services
  • Height, scale & density
  • Residential amenity
  • Design & layout
  • An expired permission

Refused sites to try again: questions

Can I find sites that were refused planning permission in Ireland?

Yes. Precedent holds the refusals on the national register with the council’s reasoning — 16,834 of them read. Filter any site search to land refused for a reason a new scheme can answer, with nothing granted since.

What counts as a fixable refusal?

One a better scheme can answer: traffic & access, wastewater & services, height, scale & density, residential amenity, design & layout, an expired permission. Rural housing need, flood risk, ecology, landscape and zoning are left out.

Can a refused site get planning permission later?

Often. A new application can answer the reasons given, or the decision can be appealed. The council’s reasons are the brief for what to change.

Built on official public registries

National planning applications register
203,449 applications, all 31 authorities
Council decision documents
16,834 refusals read

Reasons are read by an AI language model and grouped by keyword, so each is marked “likely fixable” with the council’s own words beside it and a link to the file.

All in one platform

Every feature works on the same map, against the same 31 planning authorities.

See it on your own patch

A short call with the founder, on real sites in the county you work in. About twenty minutes — you will know by the end whether it is any use to you.