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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 12:49

38 Willsbrook, Raheen

52.63416, -8.65706

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Distance
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Time
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Not held yet for Limerick City and County Council: council consultations.

100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=128 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–551open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov

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 52 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of GouldavoherBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2022: 2 files on Gouldavoher2023: 5 files on Gouldavoher2024: 2 files on Gouldavoher2025: 4 files on Gouldavoher2026: 3 files on Gouldavoher16 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  • 6 Sept 2021 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
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 provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.

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.

limerick development plan 2022 2028 · 29 Jul 2022 – 1 Jun 2028

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: Verbatim Ltd (719 m); ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY (808 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments4Ringfort - rath; R121502
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: 30 on the draft 2027 map; 30 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), 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
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear25 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 97%
Two-storey side10 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 95%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 96%
Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 42%
100% · council 93%
First-floor15 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 33%
83% · council 91%
Approved nearbyLimerick City And 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 · 78 nearby, 2,397 council-wide

Figure 3

Gouldavoher, file by file since 2022

14 of 14 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

16 planning files on Gouldavoher since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 29 · 2022 · porch / front · approved · 22160No. 9 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22216No. 84 · 2023 · first-floor · approved · 23238No. 138 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 23577No. 13 · 2023 · side · approved · 2360487No. 122 · 2023 · two-storey rear · approved · 2360660No. 98 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460234No. 36 · 2025 · single-storey side · approved · 25298No. 17 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560030No. 14 · 2025 · two-storey side · approved · 2561121No. 98 · 2025 · rear · approved · 2561140No. 15 · 2026 · two-storey side · approved · 2660587No. 67 · 2026 · rear · approved · 2660701No. 10 · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2667Porches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo. 125 · 2023 · new house · refused · 2360352125No. 125 · 2024 · new house · approved · 2460011125
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

16 files with "Gouldavoher" 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 · 2022–2026

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 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 58 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 114 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 116 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–55 (n=88)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 114 days (n=40)114 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 116 days after permission (n=37)116 days after permissionSigned off49% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated128 decided home extensions, 37 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    2 of 23 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed23 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 38 Willsbrook, Raheen with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Saint Paul's National School, Springfield Drive 2661150No decision yet · 466 m
    2. 2Acorn House Graney Close, Sluggary & Dooradoyle 2660913Refused · 189 m
    3. 32.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 89 m
    4. 41.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 124 m
    5. 5Saint Nessan's Road, Limerick 22/1387Building started · 133 m
    6. 61.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 193 m
    7. 70.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 197 m
    8. 80.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 213 m
    9. 91.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 253 m
    10. 10University Hospital Limerick, St. Nessan's Road Dooradoyle 2660901No decision yet · 16 m
    11. 1167 Gouldavoher Estate, Gouldavoher 2660701Approved with conditions · 307 m
    12. 12No. 38 Meadow Lawn, Raheen 2561312Approved with conditions · 321 m
    13. 1332 Racefield, Father Russell Road 2660264Approved with conditions · 322 m
    14. 1410 Racefield, Gouldavoher 2667Approved with conditions · 360 m
    15. 1598 High Meadows, Gouldavoher 2561140Approved with conditions · 386 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 57 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    61 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 58 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 57 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 10 started, 39 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT58: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused57: approved → approved3: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal39: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out10: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out61 lodged61 lodged58 approved58 approved3 refused3 refused57 approved57 approved3 refused3 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn39 no start notice found39 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out10 started, not signed off10 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured61 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 2661150: application received — a 1.2m high palisade fence present along the north eastern boundary, a 2.4m high gate across the car park entrance road today6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2661150: application received — a 1.2m high palisade fence present along the north eastern boundary, a 2.4m high gate across the car park entrance road · 466 m away · 2026-11-06
    Comments close
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left
      12661150 · application received — a 1.2m high palisade fence present along the north eastern boundary, a 2.4m high gate across the…
      €20 to the council · 466 m away

    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

    • 32.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 89 m
    • 41.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
    • 61.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
    • 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 197 m
    • 80.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 213 m
    • 91.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 253 m
    • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 254 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 288 m
    • 6.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 288 m
    • 20.5 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 6 and 16 a year; busiest 2023. 95% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 10, 2023: 16, 2024: 6, 2025: 16, 2026: 7051015202021: 6 approved6’21*2022: 10 approved10’222023: 14 approved2023: 2 refused16’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 16 approved16’252026: 6 approved2026: 1 refused7’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 14 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 6 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • Saint Nessan's Road, Limerick, V94 F858 · 16 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560249 · 243 m
    • 5Saint Nessan's Road, Limerick, V94 FF6F · 1 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 22/1387 · 133 m
    • 32 Racefield, Limerick, V94 PK6Y · 12 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660264 · 331 m
    • 4 Carrig Drive, Limerick, V94 DRP8 · 20 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 22684 · 437 m
    • 4 Graney Close, Limerick, V94 ERY2 · 7 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560932 · 261 m
    • University Hospital Limerick, Saint Nessan's Road, Limerick, V94 F858 · 23 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560751 · 275 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
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    St. Paul's Montessori School · Crèche30 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate532 m
    Care Bears Creche and Montessori · Crèche17 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate755 m
    Little Treasures Creche · Crèche24 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate895 m
    Munroe Kids Club · Crèche24 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 917 m
    Oakleigh Kids Academy · Crèche31 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 993 m
    Day Dreams Creche · Crèche29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 993 m
    Dooradoyle Montessori School IMEB · Crèche26 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 993 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 Limerick City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here108
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here24
    Council middle2
    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

    49% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    29% · council 31%
    Homes built since 2001
    5% · council 29%
    Owner-occupied
    49% · council 65%
    Rented
    42% · council 27%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    13% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    30% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 10%
    This small area (293 people)Limerick City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127018059

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    167 m
    University Hospl · 13, 14, 301 · busiest stop within 500 m: 10 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    316 m
    The Childrens Ark, 44 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • The Childrens Ark · primary · 44 pupils · 316 m
    • Scoil Phoil Naofa · primary · 573 pupils · 527 m
    • St Gabriels School · primary · 64 pupils · 556 m
    • Scoil Neassain · primary · 668 pupils · 846 m

    Stops 23

    • University Hospl · 13, 14, 301, 304, 304A, 314 · 10/hour at peak · 167 m
    • University Hospl · 13, 14, 301, 304, 304A, 314 · 9/hour at peak · 184 m
    • Meadowvale · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 195 m
    • Meadowvale · 301, 304A · 4/hour at peak · 353 m
    • Avonmore Rd · 304 · 4/hour at peak · 397 m
    • Father Russell Rd · 301 · 2/hour at peak · 441 m
    • Father Russell Rd · 301 · 445 m
    • The Forge · 304 · 4/hour at peak · 576 m

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

    • The Childrens Ark · 316 m+29.4% pupils (44)
    • Scoil Phoil Naofa · 527 m-1% pupils (573) · a pitch or play area 2026, no decision yet
    • St Gabriels School · 556 m-1.5% pupils (64) · a pitch or play area 2026, no decision yet
    • Scoil Neassain · 846 m+0.5% pupils (668)
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 466 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    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
    Gouldavoher
    Electoral division
    Ballycummin
    Electoral area
    Limerick City West
    Council
    Limerick City And County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • University Hospl (bus 13, 14) 167 m away: 10 an hour at morning peak; 39 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 49% owner-occupied (council 65%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 42% drive to work (council 60%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    • 14 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 89% approved (council 90%).
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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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    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, 12:49 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.