Planning report · Wexford County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 18:20

Main Street

52.65484, -6.65367

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2018.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Wexford County Council: council consultations.

The council's planning feed has nothing received after 21 Sept 2026: newer applications may be missing.

4planning files on this houselatest 2018 50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–52 0open 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

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 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

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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2018.

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

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

2018
20180158 · permission for installation · refused 2018
approvedstarted?signed off?
2018
20171424 · work already done · approved 2018 · built, signed off
approvedstartedsigned off
2017
20171368 · work already done · withdrawn
approved?startedsigned off?
2016
20160888 · change of use · approved 2016 · ran out unbuilt
approvedstartedsigned off

On this site

Zoning · Major town centre

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

1 in 10

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningM2 · Major town centre

What it says

Town Centre: To provide for an attractive, vibrant town centre which maximises the use of lands and encourages a mix of residential, retail, commercial and civic uses.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

wexford county development plan 2022 2028 · 25 Jul 2022 – 17 Sept 2028

Protected building4 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)

Heritage inventory16 within 100 m Allied Irish Bank; house

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	51	Newtownbarry House; Slaney Bridge
Radon grid squares	1

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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 26 on the draft 2027 map; 26 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:18	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Records of Protected Structures	No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	12 Oct 2026, 00:14	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 01:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open

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: 65% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site26 decided · more info asked 42%

65% · council 75%

Approved nearbyWexford 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 · 26 nearby, 3,786 council-wide

Figure 3

Newtownbarry, file by file since 2016

11 of 15 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 5 of 7.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

68 files with "Newtownbarry" 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 · 2016–2026

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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 01:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 50 days.

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

Calculated27 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

1 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed3 decided

1 became permissions

Approvals appealed7 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

500200 Granted with conditions · Chapel Lane, Newtownbarry, Bunclody, Co. Wexford. · 168 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	17 Oct 2026, 01:34	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Main Street with 12 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet

1Chapel Lane, Newtownbarry 500200Appeal: approved with conditions · 168 m
21.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 47 m
30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 129 m
40.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 140 m
50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 254 m
60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 256 m
71.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 257 m
8Newtownbarry, Newtownbarry 20260367Approved with conditions · 180 m
9Carrickduff, Bunclody 2660029Approved with conditions · 280 m
10Carrigduff, Bunclody 2660269No decision yet · 293 m
11Ballinapark, Newtownbarry 20260092Approved with conditions · 328 m
12Carrigduff, Bunclody 2660055Approved with conditions · 365 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 52 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 6 have 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.

Measured68 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

21.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 47 m
30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 129 m
40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 140 m
50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 254 m
60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 256 m
71.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 257 m
1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 261 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 272 m
2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 300 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 332 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 01:09	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	12 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	12 Oct 2026, 00:14	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 3 and 10 a year; busiest 2018. 76% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 6 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

10Carrigduff , Bunclody , Co. Carlow No decision yet
a Padel tennis court including steel framed mono-pitched roof structure to include solar panels & lighting,…
26602693 Sept 2026293 m
Carrigduff , Bunclody , Co. Wexford Withdrawn or not valid
the construction of a Padel tennis court including steel framed mono-pitched roof structure to include solar…
26602486 Aug 2026293 m
8Newtownbarry, Newtownbarry Approved with conditions
Permission for retention for the construction of a domestic shed/store,
2026036715 May 2026180 m
12Carrigduff , Bunclody , Co. Carlow Approved with conditions
a) internal alterations and changes of use within an existing, permitted supermarket building to provide for…
266005520 Apr 2026365 m
9Carrickduff , Bunclody , Co. Carlow Approved with conditions
change the use of existing dwelling house to short-term letting
26600292 Apr 20261 homes280 m
11Ballinapark, Newtownbarry Approved with conditions
Permission to erect an extension to the side of existing private dwelling
2026009220 Mar 20261 homes328 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 01:09	open

Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months

2 no sign-off needed

Carnew Road, Bunclody, Wexford · 3 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20260092W · 408 m
17 Saint Mary's Villas, Bunclody, Wexford · 4 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20231467 · 306 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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 01:09	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Stepping Stones Montessori · Crèche	14 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	173 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	14 Oct 2026, 23:20	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Wexford County Council.

Homes approved

Here27

Council middle0

Homes started

Here32

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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 01:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

38% owner-occupied (council 70%).

Homes built before 1971

32% · council 25%

Homes built since 2001

31% · council 38%

Owner-occupied

38% · council 70%

Rented

53% · council 24%

Children under 15

15% · council 20%

Aged 65 and over

17% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

31% · council 46%

Work mainly from home

6% · council 10%

This small area (397 people)Wexford

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 247094002

Bus

105 m

Bunclody · 132, 369, 376 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 10

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

239 m

Bunclody Community College, 310 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Bunclody Community College · postprimary · 310 pupils · 239 m
Scoil NáIsiúNta Bhantiarna Lourdes · primary · 287 pupils · 411 m
F.C.J. Secondary School · postprimary · 1075 pupils · 520 m
Carrigduff Nat School · primary · 85 pupils · 827 m

Stops 4

Bunclody · 132, 369, 376, UM04 · 1/hour at peak · 105 m
Bunclody · 132, 369, 376, UM04 · 0/hour at peak · 121 m
Carraig Bán · 369 · 0/hour at peak · 778 m
Carraig Bán · 369 · 0/hour at peak · 781 m

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

Bunclody Community College · 239 m-1.3% pupils (310)
Scoil NáIsiúNta Bhantiarna Lourdes · 411 m+5.5% pupils (287)
F.C.J. Secondary School · 520 m+3.9% pupils (1,075)
Carrigduff Nat School · 827 m-6.6% pupils (85)

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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 02:05	open
Council consultation portals	Public	17 Oct 2026, 01:36	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	17 Oct 2026, 02:12	open
Land Development Agency public land register	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Work already done (20171424): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
Permission for installation (20180158) refused 2018: built anyway?
Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
Seller · solicitor
Change of use (20160888) ran out unbuilt in 2021: built anyway?
Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
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: Newtownbarry
Electoral division: Newtownbarry
Electoral area: Enniscorthy
Council: Wexford County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

4 applications on this site; latest 20180158, refused 2018.
Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
The council's planning feed has nothing received after 21 Sep 2026: newer applications may be missing.
Bunclody (bus 132, 369) 105 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
Here (2022 census): 52% rent (council 24%); 10% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 49% drive to work (council 65%); population up 7% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.

What the terms mean 9 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.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
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 27

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	16 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	17 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	17 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	12 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	11 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	17 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	17 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)	© PSRA, PSI licence	17 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	No licence stated · flag only	—
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	11 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 register	14 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	11 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 17 Oct 2026, 18:20 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.

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