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Planning report · Kilkenny County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 24 Oct 2026, 05:07

3 Station Road

52.59002, -7.17994

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

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Not held yet for Kilkenny County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202453 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–600open 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 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960. 1 planning file on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BennettsbridgeBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2024: 2460043 · work already done, approved2021: 5 files on Bennettsbridge2022: 7 files on Bennettsbridge2023: 3 files on Bennettsbridge2024: 5 files on Bennettsbridge2025: 3 files on Bennettsbridge2026: 1 file on Bennettsbridge24 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. 2024
    2460043 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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: Bennettsbridge (146 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings9bridge; Bennettsbridge National School
Radon grid squares1
Monuments8Water mill - unclassified; Ring-ditch
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
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
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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 50%
83% · council 85%
Approved nearbyKilkenny 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 · 6 nearby, 967 council-wide

Figure 3

Bennettsbridge, file by file since 2021

8 of 9 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

24 planning files on Bennettsbridge since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 4 · 2022 · porch / front · approved · 22163No number · 2022 · rear · approved · 22543No. 5 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22730No number · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 22790No number · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 2330No number · 2023 · garage conversion · refused · 2360231No. 2 · 2023 · rear · approved · 238No. 5 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460563No. 13A · 2025 · first-floor · approved · 2560775Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21434No. 5 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21569No. 22 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21761No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21854No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21981No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22650No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22702No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2430No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460043No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460086No. 6 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2497No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560253No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660443New house in a side gardenNo number · 2022 · new house · approved · 2260022No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2567
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

24 files with "Bennettsbridge" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor11—

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 24 Oct 2026, 02:29
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–60 (n=13)53 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated14 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 3 Station Road with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 113A The Ring, Bennettsbridge 2560775Approved with conditions · 110 m
    2. 2Millennium Court, Bennettsbridge 2660443Approved with conditions · 278 m
    3. 3Ballyredding North, Bennettsbridge 2660558No decision yet · 375 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 24 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    24 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 24 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 24 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 20 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT24: lodged → approved24: approved → approved20: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out24 lodged24 lodged24 approved24 approved24 approved24 approved20 no start notice found20 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not 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.

    Measured24 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 3 and 6 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 5, 2025: 3, 2026: 105102021: 5 approved5’21*2022: 6 approved6’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      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 3 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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 signed off as finished
      • Gowran Road, Bennettsbridge, Kilkenny · 18 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 324 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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      The Learning Garden · Crèche11 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate483 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Kilkenny County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here5
      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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      53% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 79% owner-occupied (council 72%).

      Homes built before 1971
      53% · council 29%
      Homes built since 2001
      5% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      79% · council 72%
      Rented
      14% · council 23%
      Children under 15
      11% · council 20%
      Aged 65 and over
      32% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      31% · council 50%
      Work mainly from home
      11% · council 11%
      This small area (273 people)Kilkenny

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 097014003

      Bus
      156 m
      Bennettsbridge · 73, 882 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Nearest school
      296 m
      Bennettsbridge National School, 206 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Bennettsbridge National School · primary · 206 pupils · 296 m

      Stops 2

      • Bennettsbridge · 73, 882 · 0/hour at peak · 156 m
      • Bennettsbridge · 73, 882 · 0/hour at peak · 168 m

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

      • Bennettsbridge National School · 296 m+0.5% pupils (206)
      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 24 Oct 2026, 02:46
      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 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
      Council consultation portalsPublic24 Oct 2026, 01:49open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public24 Oct 2026, 02:46open
      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 (2460043): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
        Ask for: Radon test results.
        Seller
      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
      Bennettsbridge
      Electoral division
      Bennettsbridge
      Electoral area
      Callan-Thomastown
      Council
      Kilkenny County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 2460043, approved 2024, work already done.
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Bennettsbridge (bus 73, 882) 156 m away: 6 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 72%); 6% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1946–1960; 67% drive to work (council 65%); population up 6% since 2016.
      • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2025.
      • The council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 46% are asked for more information.
      • 3 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      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.
      • 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 28
      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 4.023 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.024 Oct 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
      gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public24 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher23 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
      data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)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)Public24 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 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 24 Oct 2026, 05:07 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.