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Planning report · Cork City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:27

1 Old Youghal Road, Montenotte

51.91052, -8.44870

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Cork City Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202297%of home extensions approved nearbyn=124 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 55–952open for comments nearbyclose 19 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1961–1970. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2022: 2241278 · attic or dormer, approved2022: 2140741 · attic or dormer, refused

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2022
    2241278 · attic or dormer · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2022
    2140741 · attic or dormer · refused 2022
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

cork city development plan 2022 2028 variation no 3 npf implementation · 8 Aug 2022 – 8 Aug 2028

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings9house; St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1345 on the draft 2027 map; 1345 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 76% approved, and 1 in 17 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 6%
94% · council 97%
Two-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer24 decided · more info asked 4%
100% · council 94%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 6%
76% · council 66%
Approved nearbyCork overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 97 nearby, 1,334 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic10—
Other10—
Porch11—
Side10—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 152 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 55–95 (n=119)55 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 152 days after permission (n=45)152 days after permissionSigned off71% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated124 decided home extensions, 45 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed4 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501525 Granted · 122 Gardiners Hill, Cork City, Co.Cork · 171 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 1 Old Youghal Road, Montenotte with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Blossom Grove, Ballyvolane New Road 26/45102No decision yet · 100 m
    2. 2Saint Johns, Clifton Road 26/45098No decision yet · 359 m
    3. 31 and 1A Burton Place, Gardiners Hill 26/44754Approved with conditions · 332 m
    4. 4122 Gardiners Hill, Cork 224Derelict building · 183 m
    5. 5115 Gardiners Hill, Cork 337Derelict building · 227 m
    6. 636 St. Anne's Drive, Montenotte 449Derelict building · 321 m
    7. 720-21 Ballyhooly Road, Cork 356Derelict building · 411 m
    8. 824 Ballyhooly Road, Cork 359Derelict building · 425 m
    9. 90.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 39 m
    10. 10The Former Three Horse Shoes Bar, 290 Old Youghal Road 26/44676Approved with conditions · 134 m
    11. 11No. 3, Murmont Circle 2544287Approved with conditions · 156 m
    12. 127, Cahergal Park 26/44573Approved with conditions · 236 m
    13. 13No.9, Saint Christopher's Avenue 26/44911Approved with conditions · 241 m
    14. 14Saint Judes, 8 Saint Christopher's Road 26/45041No decision yet · 303 m
    15. 1531 Saint Anne's Drive, Montenotte 26/45060No decision yet · 310 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 55 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    66 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 55 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 55 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 17 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 34 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT55: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused1: lodged → withdrawn or invalid8: lodged → undecided55: approved → approved2: refused → refused1: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn8: undecided → undecided34: approved → no start notice found17: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off66 lodged66 lodged55 approved55 approved2 refused2 refused1 withdrawn or invalid1 withdrawn or invalid8 undecided8 undecided55 approved55 approved2 refused2 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn8 undecided8 undecided34 no start notice found34 no start notice found17 built, owner opted out17 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured66 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 16 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-16 26/44754: Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) To demolish existing sheds to rear of property and demolish; 2026-11-19 26/45098: application received — Permission for retention of (1) Alterations to front elevation from that; 2026-11-19 26/45102: application received — Permission for retention is sought for conservatory extension to front oftoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov26/44754: Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) To demolish existing sheds to rear of property and demolish · 332 m away · 2026-11-1626/45098: application received — Permission for retention of (1) Alterations to front elevation from that · 359 m away · 2026-11-1926/45102: application received — Permission for retention is sought for conservatory extension to front of · 100 m away · 2026-11-19
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202616 days left
      326/44754 · Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) To demolish existing sheds to rear of property and demolish
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 332 m away
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202619 days left
      226/45098 · application received — Permission for retention of (1) Alterations to front elevation from that
      €20 to the council · 359 m away
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202619 days left
      126/45102 · application received — Permission for retention is sought for conservatory extension to front of
      €20 to the council · 100 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 3 Dec 202633 days left
      Grant permission
      171 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Sites that could change 6 within 500 m

    Derelict building 5

    • 4122 Gardiners Hill, Cork · derelict since Aug 2016 · 183 m
    • 5115 Gardiners Hill, Cork · derelict since Jun 2022 · 227 m
    • 636 St. Anne's Drive, Montenotte · derelict since Jun 2026 · 321 m
    • 720-21 Ballyhooly Road, Cork · derelict since Mar 2023 · 411 m
    • 824 Ballyhooly Road, Cork · derelict since Mar 2023 · 425 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 39 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 9 and 15 a year; busiest 2024. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 8, 2022: 10, 2023: 10, 2024: 15, 2025: 9, 2026: 14051015202021: 7 approved2021: 1 refused8’21*2022: 10 approved10’222023: 10 approved10’232024: 14 approved2024: 1 refused15’242025: 8 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid9’252026: 6 approved2026: 8 undecided14’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 17 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    3 no sign-off needed
    • 4A Murmont Crescent, Montenotte, Cork, T23 XA46 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/44359 · 481 m
    • 29 Saint Christopher's Road, MONTENOTTE, Cork, T23 TXR2 · 18 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2543570 · 306 m
    • 33 Clifton Avenue, Montenotte, Cork, T23 XDP2 · 20 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/42561 · 364 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    St. Patrick's Pre- School and Afterschool Care Service · Crèche11 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate214 m
    The Glen Community Creche Ltd · Crèche11 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate626 m
    Magnet Community Group · Crèche9 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate626 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here318
    Council middle48
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    72% of homes built before 1971 (council 36%). 85% owner-occupied (council 56%).

    Homes built before 1971
    72% · council 36%
    Homes built since 2001
    2% · council 24%
    Owner-occupied
    85% · council 56%
    Rented
    13% · council 38%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 17%
    Aged 65 and over
    37% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    35% · council 36%
    Work mainly from home
    20% · council 12%
    This small area (309 people)Cork

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 048046013

    Bus
    26 m
    St Joseph's Church · 208, 209 · busiest stop within 500 m: 7 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    379 m
    Gaelscoil An Ghoirt Alainn, 393 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil An Ghoirt Alainn · primary · 393 pupils · 379 m
    • Mayfield Community School · postprimary · 362 pupils · 417 m
    • S N Padraig Naofa C · primary · 128 pupils · 471 m
    • St Patricks College · postprimary · 218 pupils · 495 m
    • S N Padraig Naofa · primary · 87 pupils · 527 m
    • St Patricks B NS · primary · 152 pupils · 527 m
    • S N Mharcuis B · primary · 99 pupils · 625 m
    • Scoil Eanna · primary · 66 pupils · 707 m

    Stops 47

    • St Joseph's Church · 208, 209 · 7/hour at peak · 26 m
    • St Christopher's Dr · 209 · 95 m
    • St Joseph's Church · 208, 209 · 7/hour at peak · 107 m
    • St Christopher's Dr · 209 · 116 m
    • Gordon's Hill · 207 · 2/hour at peak · 177 m
    • Gordon's Hill · 207, 248 · 2/hour at peak · 182 m
    • Mayfield Ly · 208 · 7/hour at peak · 273 m
    • Murmont Avenue · 209 · 296 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Gaelscoil An Ghoirt Alainn · 379 m+4.8% pupils (393)
    • Mayfield Community School · 417 m+4.9% pupils (362) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • S N Padraig Naofa C · 471 m-4.5% pupils (128) · an extension 2026, no decision yet
    • St Patricks College · 494 m+8.5% pupils (218)
    • S N Padraig Naofa · 527 m-6.5% pupils (87)
    • St Patricks B NS · 527 m-8.4% pupils (152)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Attic or dormer (2241278) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Attic or dormer (2140741) refused 2022: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    4. Application 100 m away open for comments until 19 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    Mayfield
    Electoral area
    Cork City North East
    Council
    Cork City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2241278, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 6 sites nearby could change: 5 derelict, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
    • St Joseph's Church (bus 208, 209) 26 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 40 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 85% owner-occupied (council 56%); 9% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1961–1970; 57% drive to work (council 54%); population down 3% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    • The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 31 Oct 2026, 23:27 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.