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Planning report · Kerry County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 07:16

N69

52.44874, -9.46751

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%).

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Not held yet for Kerry County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 201996%of home extensions approved nearbyn=52 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 54–550open 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 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 7 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

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. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Dromin UpperBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2019: 19845 · demolition, approved2017: 17519 · garden room, approved2017: 2 files on Dromin Upper2018: 3 files on Dromin Upper2021: 1 file on Dromin Upper2023: 2 files on Dromin Upper2024: 1 file on Dromin Upper9 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. 2019
    19845 · demolition · approved 2019 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2017
    17519 · garden room · approved 2017 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments2Fulacht fia; R118017
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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 29 on the draft 2027 map; 29 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
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: 86% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site35 decided · more info asked 43%
86% · council 87%
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 · 52 nearby, 3,477 council-wide

Figure 3

Dromin Upper, file by file since 2017

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

9 planning files on Dromin Upper since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2018 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 181059No number · 2018 · single-storey rear · approved · 18186Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17361No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17791No. 4 · 2018 · other work · approved · 18300No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211040No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 231049No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460534New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · refused · 23936
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "Dromin Upper" 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
    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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 68 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 128 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 205 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 54–55 (n=41)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 128 days (n=11)128 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 205 days after permission (n=26)205 days after permissionSigned off69% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated52 decided home extensions, 26 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    3 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed5 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed6 decided
    2 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around N69 with 9 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 13.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 8 m
    2. 20.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 59 m
    3. 31.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 78 m
    4. 40.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 141 m
    5. 50.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 154 m
    6. 60.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 162 m
    7. 7Kenny Heights, Ballygowloge Listowel 2660202Approved with conditions · 175 m
    8. 818 Kenny Heights, Ballygowloge 2660130Approved with conditions · 276 m
    9. 9Cahirdown Wood, Dromin Upper Listowel 2660880No decision yet · 343 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 51 permissions since 2016, 20 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    51 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 51 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 51 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 13 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 17 with no start notice found, 14 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT51: lodged → approved51: approved → approved17: approved → no start notice found13: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off14: approved → ran out51 lodged51 lodged51 approved51 approved51 approved51 approved17 no start notice found17 no start notice found13 built, owner opted out13 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off14 ran out14 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.

    Measured51 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

      • 13.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 8 m
      • 20.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 59 m
      • 31.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 m
      • 40.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
      • 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 154 m
      • 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
      • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
      • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 m
      • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 190 m
      • 5.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 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
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 11 a year; busiest 2019. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 5, 2018: 5, 2019: 11, 2020: 4, 2021: 5, 2022: 1, 2023: 8, 2024: 7, 2025: 3, 2026: 2051015202017: 5 approved5’17*2018: 5 approved5’182019: 11 approved11’192020: 4 approved4’202021: 5 approved5’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 8 approved8’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • 14 Kenny Heights, Listowel, Kerry · 27 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60413 · 235 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 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      An Naionra/Preschool · Crèche9 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate859 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Kerry County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here17
      Council middle1
      How we work this out
      Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      6% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 54% owner-occupied (council 70%).

      Homes built before 1971
      6% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      69% · council 32%
      Owner-occupied
      54% · council 70%
      Rented
      39% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      25% · council 18%
      Aged 65 and over
      13% · council 19%
      Households with 2+ cars
      37% · council 44%
      Work mainly from home
      9% · council 11%
      This small area (318 people)Kerry

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 077127004

      Nearest school
      612 m
      St. Michael's College, 347 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • St. Michael's College · postprimary · 347 pupils · 612 m
      • Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail · primary · 136 pupils · 738 m
      • Coláiste na Ríochta · postprimary · 178 pupils · 791 m
      • Realt na Maidne · primary · 166 pupils · 912 m

      Stops 0

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

        • St. Michael's College · 612 m+6.1% pupils (347)
        • Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail · 738 m-3.5% pupils (136)
        • Coláiste na Ríochta · 791 m+2.3% pupils (178)
        • Realt na Maidne · 912 m-7.3% pupils (166)
        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
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
        Council consultation portalsPublic20 Oct 2026, 01:41open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
        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. Demolition (19845) built without official sign-off: built properly?
          Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Garden room (17519) built without official sign-off: built properly?
          Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
          Seller · 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
        Dromin Upper
        Electoral division
        Listowel Rural
        Electoral area
        Listowel
        Council
        Kerry County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 2 applications on this site; latest 19845, approved 2019, started, no sign-off needed.
        • No vacant land tax.
        • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 54% owner-occupied (council 70%); 17% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 2001–2010; 69% drive to work (council 62%); population up 4% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 46% are asked for more information.
        • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
        What the terms mean 5 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.
        • 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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        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 4.016 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026
        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
        dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public20 Oct 2026
        www2.courts.ie—© the publisher20 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
        transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
        meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public20 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026
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        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 Oct 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 20 Oct 2026, 07:16 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.