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Planning report · Clare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 24 Oct 2026, 07:37

R473, Kilrush

52.63994, -9.47138

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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Time
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Not held yet for Clare County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202249 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–540open 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 49 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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 1981–1990. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KilrushBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2022: 22553 · porch, approved2021: 3 files on Kilrush2022: 4 files on Kilrush2023: 1 file on Kilrush2024: 3 files on Kilrush2026: 1 file on Kilrush12 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. 2022
    22553 · porch · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
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: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev

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.

kilrush settlement plan · 20 Apr 2023 – 19 Apr 2029

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Kilrush House

Not on this site: protected building, 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: Versiv Composites Limited (810 m); Broderick Manufacturing Limited T/A Kilrush Trading (954 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Kilrush House
Monuments1R185406
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: 17 on the draft 2027 map; 16 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 90%
Approved nearbyClare 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 · 5 nearby, 1,600 council-wide

Figure 3

Kilrush, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

12 planning files on Kilrush since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 15 · 2022 · porch / front · approved · 22553No. 11 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 23253No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660184Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211241No. 5 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21259No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21947No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22255No. 11 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22435No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 228005No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460289No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460450No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 248015New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

12 files with "Kilrush" 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 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey side20—
Rear11—

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 49 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 48–54 (n=23)49 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated27 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 decided
    0 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 R473, Kilrush with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 11.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 75 m
    2. 20.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 133 m
    3. 31.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 165 m
    4. 40.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 182 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 216 m
    6. 60.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 256 m
    7. 7Wilson Road, Kilrush 2660184Approved with conditions · 232 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 11 permissions since 2016, 0 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    11 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 11 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 10 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved11: approved → approved10: approved → no start notice found1: approved → ran out11 lodged11 lodged11 approved11 approved11 approved11 approved10 no start notice found10 no start notice found1 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.

    Measured11 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

      • 11.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 75 m
      • 20.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 133 m
      • 31.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 165 m
      • 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 182 m
      • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 216 m
      • 60.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 256 m
      • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 267 m
      • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 270 m
      • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 398 m
      • 1.1 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 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
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2026: 105102021: 3 approved3’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 1 approved1’232024: 3 approved3’242026: 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

      • 7Wilson Road , Kilrush , Co. Clare Approved with conditions
        of remedial works carried out to date on the protected structure ( RPS No 881, a disused estate cottage )…
        266018414 May 20261 homes232 m
      • Wilson Road , Kilrush , Co. Clare Withdrawn or not valid
        to retain the remedial works carried out to date on the protected structure (RPS No 881 a disused estate…
        26600423 Feb 20261 homes232 m
      • Wilson Road , Kilrush , Co. Clare Withdrawn or not valid
        to Retain the remedial works carried out to date on the protected structure (RPS No 881, a disused estate…
        256066830 Oct 20251 homes232 m
      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
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Cairde Beag -Kilrush · Crèche19 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate257 m
      Josies Montessori Pre School · Crèche6 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 306 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 Busier than most of Clare County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here16
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here26
      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 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 9

      This street block against the council

      7% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 16% owner-occupied (council 72%).

      Homes built before 1971
      7% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      7% · council 32%
      Owner-occupied
      16% · council 72%
      Rented
      79% · council 21%
      Children under 15
      32% · council 20%
      Aged 65 and over
      9% · council 17%
      Households with 2+ cars
      11% · council 47%
      Work mainly from home
      3% · council 11%
      This small area (306 people)Clare

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 037099013

      Bus
      765 m
      Aldi Kilrush · 335, 339
      Nearest school
      857 m
      Kilrush Community School, 343 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Kilrush Community School · postprimary · 343 pupils · 857 m

      Stops 2

      • Aldi Kilrush · 335, 339 · 0/hour at peak · 765 m

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

      • Kilrush Community School · 857 m+0.6% pupils (343)
      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. Porch (22553) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
        Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
        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
      Kilrush
      Electoral division
      Kilrush Urban
      Electoral area
      Kilrush
      Council
      Clare County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 22553, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); on the vacant land tax map.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Aldi Kilrush, 765 m away (4 a day).
      • Here (2022 census): 79% rent (council 21%); 6% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1981–1990; 38% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
      • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were single-storey side extensions.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
      • 3 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      What the terms mean 3 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.
      • 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.
      Sources and licences 27
      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
      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
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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 24 Oct 2026, 07:37 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.