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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 20:13

Coxtown

52.14573, -6.99666

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 40 homes approved 19 m away haven't started.

See on the mapWatch this area

Not held yet for Waterford City and County Council: council consultations.

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 53 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 7 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DunmoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 18 files on Dunmore2022: 13 files on Dunmore2023: 12 files on Dunmore2024: 8 files on Dunmore2025: 9 files on Dunmore2026: 3 files on Dunmore63 files

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

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

On this site
R1
Zoning · New residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

R1: Provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

wccc development plan 2022 2028 · 19 Jul 2022 – 18 Jul 2028

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Dunmore East (432 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings39house; Woodcliff House
Monuments4R133583; Promontory fort - coastal
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: 210 on the draft 2027 map; 210 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 92–93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 7%
93% · council 99%
Attic or dormer13 decided · more info asked 31%
92% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site18 decided · more info asked 56%
67% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWaterford City And 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 · 45 nearby, 1,528 council-wide

Figure 3

Dunmore, file by file since 2021

27 of 28 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 7 of 10.

63 planning files on Dunmore since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 3 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 211026No number · 2021 · single-storey side · approved · 211152No. 13 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 211166No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 211214No. 6 · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21654No number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21657No. 8 · 2021 · rear · approved · 21697No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21768No number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21774No. 20 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21783No. 9 · 2022 · side · approved · 22219No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22616No. 34 · 2022 · porch / front · approved · 22705No number · 2022 · rear · approved · 22790No number · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 22933No. 3 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2360050No number · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 2360160No number · 2023 · first-floor · approved · 2360224No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2360367No. 11 · 2023 · single-storey side · approved · 2360376No number · 2023 · single-storey rear · refused · 2360565No number · 2024 · first-floor · approved · 24215No. 9 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2460169No. 18 · 2024 · single-storey side · approved · 2460752No. 20 · 2025 · single-storey side · approved · 2560387No. 12 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560721No. 4 · 2026 · side · approved · 2660361No number · 2026 · single-storey side · approved · 2660450Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211215No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21367No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21551No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21914No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221007No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22269No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22302No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 2240No. 1 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22428No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22544No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22760No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2297No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 23276No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360407No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460437No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460466No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460508No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460617No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2475No. 12 · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560058No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560311No. 1 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560633No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560725No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560798No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660359New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 211040No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21499No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21585No number · 2021 · new house · refused · 21648No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23197No. 14 · 2023 · new house · approved · 23248No number · 2023 · new house · refused · 2360171No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360303No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560356No number · 2025 · new house · refused · 2560425
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

63 files with "Dunmore" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 76 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 139 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 201 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–54 (n=47)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 139 days (n=15)139 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 201 days after permission (n=23)201 days after permissionSigned off83% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated62 decided home extensions, 23 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 decided
    1 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 500300 Granted · Convent Road , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford · 184 m
    • 324010 Withdrawn · 15 Coxtown East, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford · 136 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Coxtown with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Sunrise cottage, Dock rd Dunmore East 2660769No decision yet · 451 m
    2. 2Coxtown 2460466Approved, no sign building has started · 19 m
    3. 315 Coxtown East, Dunmore East 324010Appeal: withdrawn · 136 m
    4. 4Convent Road, Dunmore East 500300Appeal: approved · 184 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 42 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 55 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 58 m
    8. 80.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 75 m
    9. 90.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    10. 100.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    11. 11Coxtown East, Dunmore East 2660359Approved with conditions · 127 m
    12. 12Circular Road, Dunmore East 2643No decision yet · 145 m
    13. 13Collier, Convent Road 2560798Approved with conditions · 197 m
    14. 14Centra Dock Road, Dunmore East 2660450Approved with conditions · 295 m
    15. 154 The Mews, Hook View 2660361Approved with conditions · 435 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 51 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    58 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 50 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 51 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 15 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 26 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT50: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused50: approved → approved7: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal26: approved → no start notice found15: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out58 lodged58 lodged50 approved50 approved8 refused8 refused51 approved51 approved7 refused7 refused26 no start notice found26 no start notice found15 built, owner opted out15 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off4 ran out4 ran out

    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.

    Measured58 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-10 2660769: application received — a) internal alterations to the existing thatched roof cottage, b) demolition of existing flat roofed extension to the retoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660769: application received — a) internal alterations to the existing thatched roof cottage, b) demolition of existing flat roofed extension to the re · 451 m away · 2026-11-10
    Comments close
    • Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left
      12660769 · application received — a) internal alterations to the existing thatched roof cottage, b) demolition of existing flat…
      €20 to the council · 451 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    40 homes 19 m away were approved Jan 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2030.

    Coxtown · 40 homes: 40 homes approved Jan 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Coxtown · 40 homes19 m · 246046640 homes approved Jan 2025, not started40 homes approved Jan 2025, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    • Coxtown · 40 homes approved Jan 2025, not started · 19 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 42 m
    • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 58 m
    • 80.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 75 m
    • 90.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
    • 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 91 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 95 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 96 m
    • 1.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 12 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 18, 2022: 12, 2023: 11, 2024: 7, 2025: 7, 2026: 3051015202021: 16 approved2021: 2 refused18’21*2022: 10 approved2022: 2 refused12’222023: 8 approved2023: 3 refused11’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 refused7’252026: 3 approved3’26*
    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 10 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 no sign-off needed
    • Circular Road, Dunmore East, Waterford, X91 K5F7 · 10 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/768 · 267 m
    • 12 Hook View, Dunmore East, Waterford, X91 E5X8 · 20 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560721 · 405 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 40 not started
    • 2Coxtown · 40 homes · not started · runs out 20 May 2030 · 19 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Discovery Bay Preschool · Crèche23 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate368 m
    Small Beginnings · Crèche7 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 370 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 Waterford City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here40
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here17
    Council middle1
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    40% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 76% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    40% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    13% · council 30%
    Owner-occupied
    76% · council 65%
    Rented
    21% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    14% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    29% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    41% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 11%
    This small area (262 people)Waterford City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227054001/227054002

    Bus
    311 m
    Dunmore East · 358 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    879 m
    Réalt na Mara National School, 196 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Réalt na Mara National School · primary · 196 pupils · 879 m

    Stops 10

    • Dunmore East · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 311 m
    • Dunmore East · 354, 358 · 2/hour at peak · 315 m
    • The Hermitage · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 489 m
    • Shanakiel · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 643 m
    • Coxtown Road · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 653 m
    • Ard na Coille · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 672 m
    • Coxtown Road · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 697 m
    • Dock Road · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 757 m

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

    • Réalt na Mara National School · 879 m-2% pupils (196)
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. 40 homes approved 19 m away (Coxtown), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2460466.
      Council
    3. Application 451 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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

    Townland
    Dunmore
    Electoral division
    Killea
    Electoral area
    Waterford City East
    Council
    Waterford City And County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
    • 40 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 40 at Coxtown.
    • Dunmore East (bus 354, 358) 315 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 3 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 65%); 47% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1991–2000; 65% drive to work (council 63%); population up 5% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 19 three years before.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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 1 Nov 2026, 20:13 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.