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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 09:45

Newtown Park

52.15244, -7.16994

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%). 83 homes approved 492 m away haven't started.

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

2planning files on this houselatest 2023100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=80 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–530open for comments nearbywithin 500 m107homes approved nearby, not startednearest 252 m · 2560384

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 3 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 1981–1990. 2 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from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2023: 2360306 · work already done, approved2023: 2360299 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2 files on Newtown2022: 2 files on Newtown2023: 1 file on Newtown2024: 4 files on Newtown2025: 9 files on Newtown2026: 3 files on Newtown21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. 2023
    2360306 · work already done · approved 2023 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2023
    2360299 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned 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
Monuments2R131736; Stone sculpture
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: 290 on the draft 2027 map; 290 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 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: 92% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 6%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer17 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site24 decided · more info asked 62%
92% · 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 · 58 nearby, 1,528 council-wide

Figure 3

Newtown, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

21 planning files on Newtown since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2460147No. 9 · 2025 · single-storey side · approved · 2560207No. 14 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560877Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · refused · 211201No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211213No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22279No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22398No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2351No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460108No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460330No 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 · 2560800No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560883No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660046No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660197No number · 2026 · other work · refused · 2660494New house in a side garden
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 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 5 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 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 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. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 120 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 173 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 100 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 50–53 (n=68)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 173 days (n=12)173 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 100 days after permission (n=22)100 days after permissionSigned off65% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated80 decided home extensions, 23 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 5 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed5 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 · 402 m
    • 500894 Open · Newtown Park , Newtown Tramore , Co. Waterford · 80 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 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 publisher4 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Newtown Park with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefusedNo decision yet
    1. 1Ashdown, Newtown Hill 2660699Approved with conditions · 476 m
    2. 2Newtown 2460566Approved, no sign building has started · 379 m
    3. 3Newtown 2560468Approved, no sign building has started · 492 m
    4. 4Newtown Park, Newtown Tramore 500894Appeal: open · 80 m
    5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 19 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 21 m
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 24 m
    8. 80.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 24 m
    9. 90.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 29 m
    10. 100.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 32 m
    11. 11Newtown, Tramore 2660197Approved with conditions · 271 m
    12. 12NEWTOWN, TRAMORE 2660494Refused · 323 m
    13. 13Harmony Heights, Newtown 2660713No decision yet · 373 m
    14. 14Newtown Practice Range, Newtown Tramore 2560800Approved with conditions · 402 m
    15. 15Cliff Road, Tramore 2660385No decision yet · 413 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    32 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 28 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 28 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 20 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT28: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused28: approved → approved4: refused → refused20: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out32 lodged32 lodged28 approved28 approved4 refused4 refused28 approved28 approved4 refused4 refused20 no start notice found20 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured32 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 26 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-26 2660699: CONDITIONAL — to renovate and extend our property. Works will include a.) removal of the existing porch to the front, b.) construct a today10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 Dec2660699: CONDITIONAL — to renovate and extend our property. Works will include a.) removal of the existing porch to the front, b.) construct a · 476 m away · 2026-11-26
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 26 Nov 202621 days left
      12660699 · CONDITIONAL — to renovate and extend our property. Works will include a.) removal of the existing porch to the front,…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 476 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

    83 homes 492 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 homes492 m · 256046883 homes approved Apr 2026, not started83 homes approved Apr 2026, not startedNewtown · 24 homes379 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 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    • Newtown · 24 homes approved Apr 2025, not started · 379 m
    • Newtown · 83 homes approved Apr 2026, not started · 492 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 9

    • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 19 m
    • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 21 m
    • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 24 m
    • 80.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 24 m
    • 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 29 m
    • 100.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 32 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 61 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 70 m
    • 0.3 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 5 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 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 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 4 and 10 a year; busiest 2025. 88% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2022: 4, 2023: 4, 2024: 7, 2025: 10, 2026: 405102021: 2 approved2021: 1 refused3’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 5 approved2024: 2 refused7’242025: 10 approved10’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused4’26*
    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 10 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 13Harmony Heights , Newtown , Tramore No decision yet
      to provide rear gardens to house no’s 1-20 inclusive in place of communal open space indicated on planning…
      266071315 Sept 2026373 m
    • 1Ashdown , Newtown Hill , Tramore Approved with conditions
      to renovate and extend our property. Works will include a.) removal of the existing porch to the front, b.)…
      266069929 Oct 2026476 m
    • Harmony Heights , Newtown , Tramore Withdrawn or not valid
      to provide rear gardens to house no’s 1-20 inclusive in place of communal open space indicated on planning…
      266059610 Aug 2026373 m
    • 12NEWTOWN , TRAMORE , CO. WATERFORD Refused
      to build a single storey, detached, agricultural machinery storage building in a floor area of 266.43m2,…
      266049425 Aug 2026323 m
    • 15Cliff Road , Tramore , Co. Waterford No decision yet
      is sought for the subdivision of existing site to allow for 2no. additional residential sites, new access…
      26603852 Jun 2026413 m
    • 11Newtown , 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 2026271 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 2026271 m
    • Newtown , 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 homes271 m
    • Newtown , 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 homes424 m
    • 14Newtown 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 2026402 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 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 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Newtown Glen, Tramore, Waterford · 4 Nov 2026 · 10 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460147 · 333 m
    • Lodges Lane, Tramore, Waterford, X91 P2D3 · 8 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/136 · 397 m
    • Newtown Glen, Tramore, Waterford · 8 Dec 2025 · 21 homes · start notice signed off · 2460147 · 319 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Homes coming 107 not started
    • 3Newtown · 83 homes · not started · runs out 15 Apr 2031 · 492 m
    • Newtown Park · 37 homes · under appeal · runs out 20 Feb 2031 · 252 m
    • 2Newtown · 24 homes · not started · runs out 24 Apr 2030 · 379 m
    • Newtown · 24 homes · building started · 455 m
    • Newtown · 21 homes · building started · 407 m
    • Newtown · 20 homes · building started · 461 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 5 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 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 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. 321 m
    Tramore Tiny Tots Community Playgroup Ltd. · Crèche11 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate911 m
    Sunny Days Montessori School · Crèche24 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate968 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:36
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here165
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here122
    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 5 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 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    17% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 86% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    17% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    29% · council 30%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 65%
    Rented
    12% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    58% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 11%
    This small area (346 people)Waterford City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227049007

    Bus
    256 m
    Newtown Hill · 358, 360 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    916 m
    Holy Cross School, 567 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Holy Cross School · primary · 567 pupils · 916 m

    Stops 8

    • Newtown Hill · 358, 360 · 3/hour at peak · 256 m
    • Newtown Hill · 358, 360 · 3/hour at peak · 289 m
    • Tramore Heights · 360 · 3/hour at peak · 574 m
    • Tramore Heights · 360 · 3/hour at peak · 576 m
    • Cliff Road · 360 · 3/hour at peak · 601 m
    • Cliff Road · 360 · 3/hour at peak · 740 m

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

    • Holy Cross School · 916 m-3.6% pupils (567)
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
    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. Work already done (2360306): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    3. 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
    • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 9 empty zoned plots.
    • 107 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 83 at Newtown.
    • Newtown Hill (bus 358, 360) 256 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 65%); 7% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1981–1990; 70% 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: 23 in the last year, 28 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.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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 5 Nov 2026, 09:45 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.