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Planning report · Kerry County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 18:10

Oakview

52.27381, -9.69901

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%).

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Not held yet for Kerry County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202195%of home extensions approved nearbyn=111 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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 54 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of CloonalourBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2021: 21221 · extension, approved2021: 2 files on Cloonalour2022: 6 files on Cloonalour2023: 1 file on Cloonalour2024: 1 file on Cloonalour2025: 1 file on Cloonalour2026: 1 file on Cloonalour12 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. 2021
    21221 · extension · approved 2021 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect and improve existing residential areas

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.

tralee municipal district settlements s plan variation no 1 of the kcdp 2022 2028 · 21 Jul 2025 – 14 Aug 2028

Heritage inventory2 within 100 m house; bridge

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Heiton Buckley Ltd t/a Heiton Buckley Builders Merchants (447 m); Henry Denny & Sons Limited (858 m); Sport Socks Co. (Ireland) Limited (914 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings27factory; Marian House
Monuments6Church; Font
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: 49 on the draft 2027 map; 43 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
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
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
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: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 6%
94% · council 98%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 97%
Porch or front11 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 25%
81% · council 86%
Approved nearbyKerry 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 · 54 nearby, 2,297 council-wide

Figure 3

Cloonalour, file by file since 2021

7 of 7 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

12 planning files on Cloonalour since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · first-floor · approved · 21211No number · 2021 · rear · approved · 21221No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 2229No number · 2022 · rear · approved · 22459No number · 2022 · garage conversion · approved · 22719No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2360328No. 10 · 2026 · side · approved · 26123Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221239No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22181No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460780No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560005New house in a side gardenNo number · 2022 · new house · approved · 2234
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

12 files with "Cloonalour" 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 54 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 92 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 150 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 114 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 53–55 (n=87)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 150 days (n=24)150 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 114 days after permission (n=32)114 days after permissionSigned off424 days after the start, for the few who file. 70% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated111 decided home extensions, 33 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    4 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 21 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed21 decided
    5 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
    • 501213 Granted · OAKPARK MEDICAL CENTRE/OAKPARK PHARMACY , CLOUNALOUR OAKPARK ROAD ,… · 351 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 Oakview with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 13.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 30 m
    2. 21.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 55 m
    3. 30.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 124 m
    4. 40.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 151 m
    5. 50.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 154 m
    6. 60.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 154 m
    7. 75 Clounalour, Tralee 25291Approved with conditions · 274 m
    8. 8Bus Éireann, Casement Station. John Joe Sheehy road 2660199Approved with conditions · 329 m
    9. 9Aldi John Joe Sheehy Road, John Joe Sheehy Road 2660327Approved with conditions · 366 m
    10. 10Upper Rock Street, Gallowsfields 2660856No decision yet · 384 m
    11. 111 Church Terrace, Ashe Street 2561203Refused · 419 m
    12. 124 Old Golf Links Road, Oakpark 2561193Approved with conditions · 425 m
    13. 13Fáilte St Brendan's Road, Gallowsfield Tralee 2660629Approved with conditions · 430 m
    14. 14230 St Brendan's Park, Gallowsfield 2660547Approved with conditions · 438 m
    15. 1537 Oakview, Tralee 2660021Approved with conditions · 488 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 57 permissions since 2016, 20 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    64 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 57 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 57 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 16 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 31 with no start notice found, 6 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT57: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused56: approved → approved6: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal31: approved → no start notice found16: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off6: approved → ran out64 lodged64 lodged57 approved57 approved7 refused7 refused57 approved57 approved7 refused7 refused31 no start notice found31 no start notice found16 built, owner opted out16 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off6 ran out6 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.

    Measured64 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

      Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 13.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 30 m
      • 21.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
      • 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
      • 40.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
      • 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 154 m
      • 60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 154 m
      • 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 156 m
      • 2.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 194 m
      • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 220 m
      • 4.3 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 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 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 8 and 19 a year; busiest 2022. 89% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 11, 2022: 19, 2023: 12, 2024: 8, 2025: 9, 2026: 5051015202021: 11 approved11’21*2022: 16 approved2022: 3 refused19’222023: 11 approved2023: 1 refused12’232024: 7 approved2024: 1 refused8’242025: 7 approved2025: 2 refused9’252026: 5 approved5’26*
      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 9 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 7 in the last 12 months
      3 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
      • 4 Old Golf Links Road, Tralee, Kerry, V92 XY8K · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561193 · 437 m
      • Ballynabreamagh Upper, Tralee, Kerry · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560477 · 285 m
      • Ballygarran, The Spa, Tralee, Kerry · 15 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60631 · 285 m
      • 30 Cloondara, Trá Lí, Kerry, V92 CHW2 · 18 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560949 · 340 m
      • Parknadoon, Tralee, Kerry · 30 Dec 2025 · 26 homes · start notice not signed off · 221225 · 88 m
      • Parknadoon, Tralee, Kerry · 30 Dec 2025 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 221225 · 167 m
      • Oakpark Road,, Tralee, Kerry, V92 NN7C · 30 Dec 2025 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 221225 · 144 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 0 not started
      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
      M&M Childcare Ltd T/A Meadows Childcare & After Schools · Crèche22 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate354 m
      Oakview Village Childcare · Crèche30 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate519 m
      Hannah’s House Montessori School · Crèche30 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate903 m
      Sunflowers Childcare · Crèche16 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate940 m
      St. Brigid's Pre- school Crèche · Crèche29 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate945 m
      Wise Owl Shanakill · Crèche24 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate997 m
      Greta's Childcare · Crèche17 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 999 m
      Buddies Crèche & Childcare Facility · Crèche29 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 999 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 Kerry County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here186
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here254
      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 9

      This street block against the council

      58% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 60% owner-occupied (council 70%).

      Homes built before 1971
      58% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      13% · council 32%
      Owner-occupied
      60% · council 70%
      Rented
      32% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      16% · council 18%
      Aged 65 and over
      25% · council 19%
      Households with 2+ cars
      28% · council 44%
      Work mainly from home
      11% · council 11%
      This small area (229 people)Kerry

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 077160059

      Bus
      283 m
      Tralee Bus Station · TT02 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      126 m
      S N Mhuire na mBraithre, 414 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • S N Mhuire na mBraithre · primary · 414 pupils · 126 m
      • St Johns Parochial School · primary · 61 pupils · 429 m
      • S N an Chroi Naofa · primary · 342 pupils · 631 m
      • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 378 pupils · 640 m
      • Scoil Eoin · primary · 589 pupils · 825 m
      • Coláiste Gleann Lí Post Primary School · postprimary · 279 pupils · 886 m
      • Presentation Secondary School · postprimary · 517 pupils · 903 m
      • Holy Family · primary · 265 pupils · 964 m

      Stops 22

      • Tralee Bus Station · TT02 · 1/hour at peak · 283 m
      • Tralee Bus Station · TT02 · 286 m
      • Tralee Casement Station · Dublin - Tralee · 1/hour at peak · 315 m
      • N Circular Road · 290A · 1/hour at peak · 352 m
      • Tralee Bus Station · 13, 14, 271, 272, 273, 274 · 6/hour at peak · 368 m
      • Rock Street · 290B · 1/hour at peak · 469 m
      • Ashe Street · 290A, 290B · 1/hour at peak · 480 m
      • St Brendan's Park · 290A · 1/hour at peak · 520 m

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

      • S N Mhuire na mBraithre · 126 m-2.4% pupils (414)
      • St Johns Parochial School · 429 m-3.2% pupils (61)
      • S N an Chroi Naofa · 631 m-1.7% pupils (342)
      • Scoil Mhuire · 640 m-1.3% pupils (378)
      • Scoil Eoin · 825 m-0.5% pupils (589)
      • Coláiste Gleann Lí Post Primary School · 886 m-9.4% pupils (279) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
      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. Extension (21221) built without official sign-off: built properly?
        Ask for: An engineer's 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
      Cloonalour
      Electoral division
      Tralee Rural
      Electoral area
      Tralee
      Council
      Kerry County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 21221, approved 2021, started, no sign-off needed.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); on the vacant land tax map.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • Tralee Bus Station (bus 13, 14) 368 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 10 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 60% owner-occupied (council 70%); 12% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 1961–1970; 46% drive to work (council 62%); population up 7% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 184 in the last year, 15 three years before.
      • 9 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 88% approved (council 88%).
      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.
      Sources and licences 27
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
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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, 18:10 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.