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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 23:12

Bloodmill Road, Castletroy

52.65555, -8.57799

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 111 homes approved 229 m away haven't started.

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

2planning files on this houselatest 202597%of home extensions approved nearbyn=125 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m181homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1 m · 2560063

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 53 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 5 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 after 2016, with building records online. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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 2016–2021. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of TowlertonBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built2025: 2560063 · alterations, approved2024: 2360740 · apartments, approved2017: 2 files on Towlerton2018: 1 file on Towlerton2019: 2 files on Towlerton2021: 1 file on Towlerton2022: 1 file on Towlerton2023: 2 files on Towlerton2024: 1 file on Towlerton2025: 4 files on Towlerton2026: 2 files on Towlerton16 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. 2025
    2560063 · alterations · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2024
    2360740 · apartments · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M1
Zoning · Metro / rail economic corridor
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM1 · Metro / rail economic corridor
What it says

Mixed Use: To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses.

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

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

Monument zone1 within 100 m Standing stone, Towlerton

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, 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
Monuments19Well; Ritual site - holy well
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: 20 on the draft 2027 map; 20 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
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: 96–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 89% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 19%
96% · council 98%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 36%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer23 decided · more info asked 22%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site19 decided · more info asked 63%
89% · council 92%
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 · 79 nearby, 3,715 council-wide

Figure 3

Towlerton, file by file since 2017

16 planning files on Towlerton since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17124No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17586No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 181009No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 191061No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 19546No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211740No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22950No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23102No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360740No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460133No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560063No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560219No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560324No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561317No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660275No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660731New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

16 files with "Towlerton" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 113 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 140 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–55 (n=90)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 113 days (n=35)113 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 140 days after permission (n=40)140 days after permissionSigned off228 days after the start, for the few who file. 55% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated125 decided home extensions, 40 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed14 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

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 324206 Granted with conditions · Groody Road & Caisle?n Na hAbhann , Kilbane Castletroy , Limerick · 278 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher20 Oct 2026, 01:39open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Bloodmill Road, Castletroy with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1Towlerton 2560063Approved, no sign building has started · 1 m
    2. 2Towlerton 2660275Approved, no sign building has started · 229 m
    3. 3Groody Road & Caisleán Na hAbhann 2660089Approved, no sign building has started · 335 m
    4. 42.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 66 m
    5. 5Bloodmill Road, Towlerton 22950Building started · 89 m
    6. 64.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 153 m
    7. 70.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 199 m
    8. 81.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 246 m
    9. 93.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 257 m
    10. 100.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 264 m
    11. 11Towlerton, Ballysimon 2660731Approved with conditions · 57 m
    12. 12City East Plaza, Towlerton 2561317Approved with conditions · 369 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    19 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 19 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 19 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 9 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT19: lodged → approved19: approved → approved9: approved → no start notice found6: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out19 lodged19 lodged19 approved19 approved19 approved19 approved9 no start notice found9 no start notice found6 signed off6 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.

    Measured19 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

      Figure 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      111 homes 229 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031.

      Towlerton · 111 homes: 111 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Towlerton · 48 homes: 48 homes approved Apr 2025, not started; Groody Road & Caisleán Na… · 22 homes: 22 homes approved Mar 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Towlerton · 111 homes229 m · 2660275111 homes approved Sep 2026, not started111 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedTowlerton · 48 homes1 m · 256006348 homes approved Apr 2025, not started48 homes approved Apr 2025, not startedGroody Road & Caisleán Na… · 22 homes335 m · 266008922 homes approved Mar 2026, not started22 homes approved Mar 2026, not startedtoday

      Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

      Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

      Sites that could change 12 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 3

      Empty land zoned for homes 9

      • 42.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 66 m
      • 64.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
      • 70.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
      • 81.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 246 m
      • 93.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 257 m
      • 100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 264 m
      • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 372 m
      • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 391 m
      • 2.0 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
      Figure 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 4, 2026: 305102017: 2 approved2’17*2018: 3 approved3’182019: 2 approved2’192021: 1 approved1’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 3 approved3’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • 5Bloodmill Road, Towlerton, Limerick · 18 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 22950 · 89 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 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      Homes coming 181 not started
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      The Old School ABC · Crèche15 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 939 m
      Tall Trees Childcare · Crèche11 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate988 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
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here2,015
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here44
      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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 10

      This street block against the council

      90% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      23% · council 31%
      Homes built since 2001
      61% · council 29%
      Owner-occupied
      90% · council 65%
      Rented
      6% · council 27%
      Children under 15
      25% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      13% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      68% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      15% · council 10%
      This small area (272 people)Limerick City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127026016/01

      Bus
      296 m
      Brookfield Hl · 310 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      286 m
      Limerick Educate Together Secondary School, 811 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Limerick Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 811 pupils · 286 m

      Stops 13

      • Brookfield Hl · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 296 m
      • Caisleán na hAbhann · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 306 m
      • City E Pza · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 344 m
      • Caisleán na hAbhann · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 358 m
      • City E Pza · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 364 m
      • Brú na Gruadán · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 514 m
      • Brú na Gruadán · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 543 m
      • Amharc Muileann · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 576 m

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

      • Limerick Educate Together Secondary School · 286 m+13.6% pupils (811)
      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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
      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 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
      Council consultation portalsPublic20 Oct 2026, 01:41open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
      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. Alterations (2560063) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Apartments (2360740) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
        Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
        Solicitor
      4. 48 homes approved 1 m away (Towlerton), not started: what is planned?
        Ask for: The planning file for 2560063.
        Council
      5. 111 homes approved 229 m away (Towlerton), not started: what is planned?
        Ask for: The planning file for 2660275.
        Council
      6. 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
      Towlerton
      Electoral division
      Ballysimon
      Electoral area
      Limerick City East
      Council
      Limerick City And County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 2 applications on this site; latest 2560063, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2028.
      • Zoned M1 (metro / rail economic corridor); on the vacant land tax map.
      • 12 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 9 empty zoned plots.
      • 181 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 111 at Towlerton.
      • Brookfield Hl (bus 310) 296 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 10 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 65%); 5% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2016 or later; 73% drive to work (council 60%); population up 22% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 34 in the last year, 19 three years before.
      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.
      • 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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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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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 20 Oct 2026, 23:12 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.