Kilcaragh Lawn, Lixnaw
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. 19 homes approved 267 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Kerry 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- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202222164 · new house · approved 2022 · started, not signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201919453 · work already done · approved 2019 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 201717421 · work already done · approved 2017 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
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: Lixnaw (449 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Saint Michael's Catholic Church |
| Monuments | 3 | Ringfort - rath; R116606 |
How we work this out
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 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:51 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
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 · 7 nearby, 3,222 council-wide
Lixnaw, file by file since 2017
1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 4.
17 files with "Lixnaw" 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 · 2017–2026
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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1KILCARAGH LAWN, LIXNAW 219879
- 2CLANMAURICE 2383
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 50.6 ha zoned for homes
- 60.3 ha zoned for homes
- 70.2 ha zoned for homes
- 80.3 ha zoned for homes
- 9New Burial Ground, Lixnaw 2560998
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 13 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured13 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.
- Comments close 27 Oct 20267 days left1219879 · application received — CONSTRUCT 6 NO. HOUSES ON SITES 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 AND 49€20 to the council · 14 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
19 homes 267 m away were approved Feb 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2029.
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
- CLANMAURICE · 19 homes approved Feb 2024, not started · 267 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 m
- 50.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 213 m
- 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 240 m
- 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 270 m
- 80.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 280 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 289 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 300 m
- 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 322 m
- 3.4 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2019. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1KILCARAGH LAWN , LIXNAW , CO KERRY comments close 27 Oct 2026CONSTRUCT 6 NO. HOUSES ON SITES 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 AND 49
Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 9New Burial Ground , Lixnaw , Co. Kerry Approved with conditionsRetention Permission to a) Retain the existing altar shelter as constructed
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- Kilcaragh Lawn, Lixnaw, Kerry · 12 Nov 2025 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 21879 · 37 m
- Kilcaragh Lawn, Lixnaw, Kerry · 12 Nov 2025 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 22164 · 42 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Homes coming 19 not started
- 2CLANMAURICE · 19 homes · not started · runs out 21 Feb 2029 · 267 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Little Leaders · Crèche | 15 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 458 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Kerry County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
11% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 45% owner-occupied (council 70%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 077129004
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Mhuire De Lourdes · primary · 104 pupils · 577 m
Stops 2
- Lixnaw · 272 · 0/hour at peak · 443 m
- Lixnaw · 272 · 0/hour at peak · 453 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N Mhuire De Lourdes · 577 m+1% pupils (104)
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 02:32 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- New house (22164) started Nov 2025, never signed off: is it finished?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Work already done (19453): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Work already done (17421): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 14 m away open for comments until 27 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Lixnaw
- Electoral division
- Lixnaw
- Electoral area
- Listowel
- Council
- Kerry County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
- 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 27 Oct 2026.
- 19 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 19 at CLANMAURICE.
- Lixnaw (bus 272) 443 m away: 5 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 53% rent (council 24%); 12% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 2001–2010; 67% drive to work (council 62%); population up 8% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 46% are asked for more information.
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.
- 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.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 20 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |