R448, Gowran
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. 23 homes approved 343 m away haven't started.
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. Here 52 days
- 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 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560098 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030approvedstartedsigned off
- 202322313 · of planning permission · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2027approvedstartedsigned off
- 201717220 · attic or dormer · approved 2017 · not started, runs out 2027approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 23 | Saint Mary's Church (Gowran); Teach Mhuire |
| Monuments | 59 | Ritual site - holy well; Historic town |
How we work this out
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, constraints.smr_zones, rps.kilkenny, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| constraints.smr_zones | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| rps.kilkenny | CC-BY-4.0 | — | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
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: 92% 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 · 13 nearby, 1,759 council-wide
Gowran, file by file since 2017
12 of 12 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 3.
25 files with "Gowran" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-floor | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 108 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated18 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.
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?
- 1Ogenty 2460234
- 2Ardee Chapel Road, Gowran 2660035
- 3The Green, Gowran 25121
- 4The Square/The Green, Gowran 25127
- 5The Demesne, Gowran 2652
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 20 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has 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.
Measured20 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
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
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
23 homes 343 m away were approved Nov 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Mar 2030.
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 1 within 500 m
Approved, not started 1
- Ogenty · 23 homes approved Nov 2024, not started · 343 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2018. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 5The Demesne , Gowran , Co. Kilkenny Approved with conditionsI, Mr. Tim Brennan seek permission within the grounds of protected structure ref C344 Gowran Castle for…
- 2Ardee Chapel Road , Gowran , Co. Kilkenny. Approved with conditionsFor a first floor extension to the existing dwelling with all associated site works
- 4The Square/The Green , Gowran , Co Kilkenny Approved with conditionsto retain two storey side & rear extension to existing two storey house. This is a protected structure,…
- The Green , Gowran , Co. Kilkenny Withdrawn or not validto retain a two storey side and rear extension to existing two storey house including all associated site…
- 3The Green , Gowran , Co. Kilkenny No decision yetto construct a two storey dwelling, connection to services. Including all associated site works.
How we work this out
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- Main Street, Gowran, Kilkenny, R95H5WO · 28 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P2560098 · 35 m
How we work this out
Source: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:23 | open |
Homes coming 23 not started
- Ogenty · 40 homes · ran out · runs out 2 Jun 2025 · 282 m
- 1Ogenty · 23 homes · not started · runs out 11 Mar 2030 · 343 m
How we work this out
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Preschool · Crèche | 13 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 24 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Kilkenny County Council.
How we work this out
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
76% owner-occupied (council 72%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 097047003
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Muire · primary · 197 pupils · 466 m
Stops 4
- Gowran · 365, 881 · 0/hour at peak · 35 m
- Gowran · 365, 881 · 1/hour at peak · 50 m
- Gowran East · 881 · 0/hour at peak · 441 m
- Gowran East · 881 · 0/hour at peak · 450 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N Muire · 466 m-1% pupils (197)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026, 01:42 | open |
| consult | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:23 | open |
| moderngov | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:24 | open |
| lda_lands | 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
- Extension (2560098) approved 2025, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Of planning permission (22313) approved 2023, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Attic or dormer (17220) approved 2017, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- 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
- Gowran
- Electoral division
- Gowran
- Electoral area
- Castlecomer
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 3 applications on this site; latest 2560098, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
- Monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
- 23 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 23 at Ogenty.
- Gowran (bus 365, 881) 50 m away: 8 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 72%); 8% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 2001–2010; 72% drive to work (council 65%); population up 2% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- 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.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- 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
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 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 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 10 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 10 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC-BY-4.0 | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 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 (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |