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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 2 Nov 2026, 13:37

Cliffside

52.14607, -7.16652

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 83 homes approved 254 m away haven't started.

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

5planning files on this houselatest 202598%of home extensions approved nearbyn=57 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m107homes approved nearby, not startednearest 254 m · 2560468

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 51 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 4 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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 2001–2010. 5 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of NewtownBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2025: 2560675 · new house, approved2025: 2560271 · new house, approved2025: 2560239 · new house, approved2025: 2560206 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2025: 2560188 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2 files on Newtown2022: 3 files on Newtown2024: 2 files on Newtown2025: 12 files on Newtown2026: 2 files on Newtown21 files

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

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

  1. 2025
    2560675 · new house · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2025
    2560271 · new house · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  3. 2025
    2560239 · new house · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  4. 2025
    2560206 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  5. 2025
    2560188 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?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
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.

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.

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Newtown House
Monuments2R131665; Enclosure
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: 192 on the draft 2027 map; 192 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 95% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 60%
95% · 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 · 33 nearby, 1,167 council-wide

Figure 3

Newtown, file by file since 2021

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

21 planning files on Newtown since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2460147No. 79 · 2025 · two-storey side · approved · 2560183No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560419No. 75 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560423Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21782No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21836No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22398No. 3 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22833No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460566No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560111No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560384No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560441No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560457No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560468No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560470No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560800No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560883No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660046No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660197New house in a side gardenNo. 3 · 2022 · new house · approved · 222293No. 10 · 2025 · new house · approved · 256067510
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

21 files with "Newtown" 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 135 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 50–54 (n=50)51 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 135 days after permission (n=12)135 days after permissionSigned off62% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated57 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501829 Pending · Newtown Practice Range , Newtown Tramore , Co. Waterford, X91 Y685 · 461 m
    • 500894 Open · Newtown Park , Newtown Tramore , Co. Waterford · 464 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher1 Nov 2026, 23:13open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Cliffside with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Newtown 2560468Approved, no sign building has started · 254 m
    2. 2Newtown 2460566Approved, no sign building has started · 368 m
    3. 30.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 111 m
    4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 135 m
    5. 50.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 138 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 148 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 160 m
    8. 80.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 184 m
    9. 915 Cliffside, Newrtown Glen 2660045Approved with conditions · 124 m
    10. 10Newtown, Tramore 2560883Approved with conditions · 297 m
    11. 11Newtown, Tramore 2660046Approved with conditions · 332 m
    12. 12Newtown Practice Range, Newtown Tramore 2560800Approved with conditions · 461 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    31 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 31 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 31 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 24 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT31: lodged → approved31: approved → approved24: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out31 lodged31 lodged31 approved31 approved31 approved31 approved24 no start notice found24 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out4 signed off4 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured31 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      83 homes 254 m away were approved Apr 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2031.

      Newtown · 83 homes: 83 homes approved Apr 2026, not started; Newtown · 24 homes: 24 homes approved Apr 2025, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Newtown · 83 homes254 m · 256046883 homes approved Apr 2026, not started83 homes approved Apr 2026, not startedNewtown · 24 homes368 m · 246056624 homes approved Apr 2025, not started24 homes approved Apr 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 9 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 2

      • Newtown · 83 homes approved Apr 2026, not started · 254 m
      • Newtown · 24 homes approved Apr 2025, not started · 368 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 7

      • 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 111 m
      • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 135 m
      • 50.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 138 m
      • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
      • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 160 m
      • 80.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 184 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
      Figure 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 14 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 2, 2024: 4, 2025: 14, 2026: 3051015202021: 4 approved4’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 14 approved14’252026: 3 approved3’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 6 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • Newtown , Tramore , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
        is sought for elevation changes to house type C on 4no sites at the previously approved residential…
        266019720 May 2026439 m
      • Newtown , Tramore , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
        is sought for elevation changes to house type C on 4no. sites at the previously approved residential…
        266018524 Mar 2026439 m
      • 915 Cliffside , Newrtown Glen , Tramore Approved with conditions
        detached single storey garage to the rear of the dwelling house and associate site works
        266004520 Mar 20261 homes124 m
      • 11Newtown , Tramore , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
        elevation changes to house type C on 6no. sites at the previously approved residential development under…
        266004620 Mar 20261 homes332 m
      • 10Newtown , Tramore , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
        change to a new two storey house type at sites no. 48, 49, 50 & 51, this application is a modification to…
        25608836 Feb 20261 homes297 m
      • 12Newtown Practice Range , Newtown Tramore , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
        2 no. outdoor padel courts on the grounds . These courts consist of a playing court surface enclosed with…
        25608008 Jul 2026461 m
      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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      1 signed off as finished1 not signed off
      • Newtown Glen, Tramore, Waterford · 4 Nov 2026 · 10 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460147 · 443 m
      • Newtown Glen, Tramore, Waterford · 8 Dec 2025 · 21 homes · start notice signed off · 2460147 · 477 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 2 Nov 2026, 03:19
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
      Homes coming 107 not started
      • 1Newtown · 83 homes · not started · runs out 15 Apr 2031 · 254 m
      • 2Newtown · 24 homes · not started · runs out 24 Apr 2030 · 368 m
      • Newtown · 24 homes · building started · 293 m
      • Cliffside · 24 homes · building started · 325 m
      • Newtown · 21 homes · building started · 465 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
      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
      Bizzykids Ltd · Crèche30 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 428 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
      Here165
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here97
      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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 10

      This street block against the council

      4% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 89% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      4% · council 29%
      Homes built since 2001
      86% · council 30%
      Owner-occupied
      89% · council 65%
      Rented
      7% · council 29%
      Children under 15
      28% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      5% · council 17%
      Households with 2+ cars
      74% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      14% · council 11%
      This small area (377 people)Waterford City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227049005

      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 2

          Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 2 Nov 2026, 02:27
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          Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
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          Council meetings (ModernGov)Public2 Nov 2026, 02:27open
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          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——
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          Question 6

          What to ask, and who

          1. New house (2560675) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
            Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. New house (2560271) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
            Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
            Seller · solicitor
          3. New house (2560239) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
            Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
            Seller · solicitor
          4. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
            Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
            Solicitor
          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

          Townland
          Newtown
          Electoral division
          Islandikane
          Electoral area
          Tramore-Waterford City West
          Council
          Waterford City And County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 5 applications on this site; latest 2560675, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
          • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
          • 9 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 7 empty zoned plots.
          • 107 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 83 at Newtown.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 89% owner-occupied (council 65%); 7% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 2001–2010; 78% drive to work (council 63%); population up 30% since 2016.
          • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
          • Homes started within 1 km: 22 in the last year, 26 three years before.
          What the terms mean 6 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.
          • 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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          gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
          gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
          tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
          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 2 Nov 2026, 13:37 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.