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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:05

67 Oakview Drive, Ballinacurra B ED

52.64796, -8.63697

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

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

94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=120 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–551open for comments nearbyclose 9 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built

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

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

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings8The Cottage; Kilbride
Monuments1R123425
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: 52 on the draft 2027 map; 51 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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 here: 84–96% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 89% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear19 decided · more info asked 42%
84% · council 97%
Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 50%
86% · council 97%
Attic or dormer25 decided · more info asked 40%
96% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 44%
89% · 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 · 67 nearby, 2,269 council-wide

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 73 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 123 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 134 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=76)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 123 days (n=44)123 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 134 days after permission (n=33)134 days after permissionSigned off45% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated120 decided home extensions, 33 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed14 decided
    1 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

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 500691 Refused · 81 Greenfields, Rossbrien, Limerick · 355 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 67 Oakview Drive, Ballinacurra B ED with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefused
    1. 13 Ballinacurra Gardens, Limerick City 2661151No decision yet · 112 m
    2. 20.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 50 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    4. 40.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    5. 50.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 78 m
    6. 68.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    7. 71.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 91 m
    8. 813 County View Terrace, Ballinacurra 2660914Approved with conditions · 263 m
    9. 982 Ballinacurra Gardens, Limerick. 25390Approved with conditions · 279 m
    10. 10St. Endas, South Circular Road 2660760Approved with conditions · 303 m
    11. 11O’Meara House, 11 Ballinacurra Road 2660820Approved with conditions · 347 m
    12. 1281 Greenfields, Rossbrien 2561194Refused · 354 m
    13. 13The Former Scoil Carmel, O'Connell Avenue 2660132Approved with conditions · 384 m
    14. 14Belmont 4 Mount Vincent View, O'Connell Avenue 2660451Approved with conditions · 389 m
    15. 156 Greenpark Villas, Ballinacurra 265Approved with conditions · 438 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 66 permissions since 2016, 19 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    71 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 66 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 66 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 11 started, 43 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT66: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused66: approved → approved5: refused → refused43: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out11: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out71 lodged71 lodged66 approved66 approved5 refused5 refused66 approved66 approved5 refused5 refused43 no start notice found43 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out11 started, not signed off11 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off4 ran out4 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.

    Measured71 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 2661151: application received — the removal of existing front boundary wall and entrance pier and permission to construct parking area at front of dwelltoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2661151: application received — the removal of existing front boundary wall and entrance pier and permission to construct parking area at front of dwell · 112 m away · 2026-11-09
    Comments close
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20269 days left
      12661151 · application received — the removal of existing front boundary wall and entrance pier and permission to construct…
      €20 to the council · 112 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

    • 20.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 50 m
    • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 m
    • 68.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
    • 71.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 91 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 121 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 143 m
    • 1.5 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 16 a year; busiest 2025. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 10, 2022: 13, 2023: 15, 2024: 10, 2025: 16, 2026: 7051015202021: 10 approved10’21*2022: 13 approved13’222023: 13 approved2023: 2 refused15’232024: 9 approved2024: 1 refused10’242025: 14 approved2025: 2 refused16’252026: 7 approved7’26*
    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 10 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • O'Connell Avenue, Limerick · 23 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/60132 · 405 m
    • Ballinacurra Road, Limerick, V94DCT9 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/5 · 445 m
    • 7 Lifford Gardens, Limerick, V94 DHK8 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560713 · 412 m
    • Alverno, New Street, Limerick, V94D52X · 3 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460742 · 296 m
    • O'Connell Avenue, Limerick, V94WN8F · 12 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560266 · 408 m
    • 31 Southville Gardens, Limerick, V94 X6KP · 17 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25169 · 256 m
    • 3 Greenpark Villas, Ballinacurra Road, Limerick, V94 VOOA · 15 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560980 · 400 m
    • Greenpark Development, Greenpark Place, Limerick · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60162 · 471 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Oakview Drive · 1 applications in 10 years

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Future Heroes Childcare · Crèche28 Feb 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    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
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here125
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    43% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 74% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    43% · council 31%
    Homes built since 2001
    4% · council 29%
    Owner-occupied
    74% · council 65%
    Rented
    18% · council 27%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    32% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    22% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 10%
    This small area (264 people)Limerick City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128006005

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    90 m
    Ballinacurra Gdns · 301, 304, 304A · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    371 m
    Mid West School For The Deaf, 44 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Mid West School For The Deaf · primary · 44 pupils · 371 m
    • Our Lady Of Lourdes NS · primary · 161 pupils · 408 m
    • Scoil Mathair De · primary · 362 pupils · 505 m
    • Catherine Mc Auley Sp S · primary · 278 pupils · 708 m
    • Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ · postprimary · 746 pupils · 801 m
    • Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ · postprimary · 315 pupils · 806 m
    • An Mhodh Scoil · primary · 578 pupils · 831 m
    • St Clements College · postprimary · 411 pupils · 884 m

    Stops 24

    • Ballinacurra Gdns · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 90 m
    • Ballinacurra Gdns · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 112 m
    • Punch's Cross · 301, 304, 304A, 314, 320, 321 · 7/hour at peak · 172 m
    • Punch's Cross · 301, 304, 304A, 314, 320, 321 · 7/hour at peak · 228 m
    • Greenfields · 301 · 2/hour at peak · 274 m
    • Lifford Gardens · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 310 m
    • Greenfields · 301 · 2/hour at peak · 357 m
    • Lifford Gardens · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 411 m

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

    • Mid West School For The Deaf · 371 m+2.3% pupils (44)
    • Our Lady Of Lourdes NS · 408 m-2.4% pupils (161)
    • Scoil Mathair De · 505 m-12.6% pupils (362) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
    • Catherine Mc Auley Sp S · 708 m+3% pupils (278)
    • Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ · 801 m+2.9% pupils (746)
    • Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ · 806 m-8.2% pupils (315) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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 112 m away open for comments until 9 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
    Ballinacurra (Weston)
    Electoral division
    Ballinacurra B
    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 9 Nov 2026.
    • Ballinacurra Gdns (bus 301, 304) 112 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 58 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 74% owner-occupied (council 65%); 2% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 58% drive to work (council 60%); population down 1% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 10 in the last year, 100 three years before.
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • 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 31 Oct 2026, 20:05 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.