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Planning report · Kilkenny County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 22:42

4 Meadow Way Drive

52.66060, -7.24915

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Kilkenny County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202196%of home extensions approved nearbyn=149 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–552open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov–19 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 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 6 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). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Newpark LowerBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2021: 21146 · extension, approved2022: 2 files on Newpark Lower2023: 11 files on Newpark Lower2024: 4 files on Newpark Lower2025: 3 files on Newpark Lower20 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. 2021
    21146 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
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 protect, provide and improve residential amenities

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.

kilkenny city and county development plan 2021 2027 · 15 Oct 2021 – 14 Oct 2027

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities

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.

kilkenny city and county development plan 2021 variation 8b · 15 Oct 2021 – 15 Oct 2027

Heritage inventory2 within 100 m house; Kilkenny Model National School

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: E. Smithwick & Sons Limited (657 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings29Padmore and Barnes; house
Monuments10Bridge; Weir - regulating
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: 40 on the draft 2027 map; 40 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 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 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 are almost always approved here: 90–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 29%
97% · council 95%
Two-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 55%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer11 decided · more info asked 45%
100% · council 94%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 0%
90% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site24 decided · more info asked 62%
100% · council 85%
Approved nearbyKilkenny 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 · 99 nearby, 1,508 council-wide

Figure 3

Newpark Lower, file by file since 2022

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 9 of 9.

20 planning files on Newpark Lower since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 03 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2360493Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22237No. 65 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22661No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23105No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360499No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460105No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460321No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460331No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460508No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560017No. 2 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560165New house in a side gardenNo. 01 · 2023 · new house · approved · 236049401No. 2 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360495No. 04 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360496No. 09 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360498No. 08 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360500No. 07 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360501No. 06 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360502No. 05 · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360503No. 6 · 2025 · new house · approved · 25605766
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

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

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2022–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 76 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 131 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 184 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 51–55 (n=97)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 131 days (n=52)131 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 184 days after permission (n=53)184 days after permissionSigned off293 days after the start, for the few who file. 66% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated149 decided home extensions, 53 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    3 of 13 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed13 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 decided
    4 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
    • 501852 Pending · Lovers Lane , Kilkenny , Kilkenny · 486 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 4 Meadow Way Drive with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 19 Crann Arda, Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road 2660659No decision yet · 290 m
    2. 2Certa Service Station, Castlecomer Road 2660647No decision yet · 493 m
    3. 317, Castlecomer Road 2660364Approved with conditions · 15 m
    4. 4No.10 Ardilea, Castlecomer Rd 2660068Refused · 213 m
    5. 52.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 40 m
    6. 68.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 93 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 97 m
    8. 81.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 114 m
    9. 93.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 124 m
    10. 100.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 153 m
    11. 114A Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny 2660212Approved with conditions · 84 m
    12. 125 New Road, Kilkenny 2560790Approved with conditions · 291 m
    13. 134 New Road, Kilkenny 2660121Approved with conditions · 300 m
    14. 14NEWPARK LOWER, CASTLECOMER ROAD 2660615No decision yet · 337 m
    15. 1510 Barrack Street, Castlecomer Road 2660044No decision yet · 436 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 70 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    77 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 69 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 70 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 43 with no start notice found, 11 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT69: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused69: approved → approved7: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal43: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off11: approved → ran out77 lodged77 lodged69 approved69 approved8 refused8 refused70 approved70 approved7 refused7 refused43 no start notice found43 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off11 ran out11 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.

    Measured77 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-10 2660364: CONDITIONAL — for a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works; 2026-11-16 2660647: application received — for • New 40,000ltr underground fuel tank and alterations to the existing fuel infrastructure. • All other associated; 2026-11-19 2660068: REFUSED — for - 1. Material change of use of existing detached domestic garage to use as a 2 storey dormer style family flat. ; 2026-11-19 2660659: application received — to construct a garage, gym and home office and all associated site development workstoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660364: CONDITIONAL — for a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works · 15 m away · 2026-11-102660647: application received — for • New 40,000ltr underground fuel tank and alterations to the existing fuel infrastructure. • All other associated · 493 m away · 2026-11-162660068: REFUSED — for - 1. Material change of use of existing detached domestic garage to use as a 2 storey dormer style family flat. · 213 m away · 2026-11-192660659: application received — to construct a garage, gym and home office and all associated site development works · 290 m away · 2026-11-19
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202610 days left
      32660364 · CONDITIONAL — for a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 15 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      22660647 · application received — for • New 40,000ltr underground fuel tank and alterations to the existing fuel infrastructure. •…
      €20 to the council · 493 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202619 days left
      42660068 · REFUSED — for - 1. Material change of use of existing detached domestic garage to use as a 2 storey dormer style family…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 213 m away
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202619 days left
      12660659 · application received — to construct a garage, gym and home office and all associated site development works
      €20 to the council · 290 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

    • 52.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 40 m
    • 68.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 93 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 97 m
    • 81.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 114 m
    • 93.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
    • 100.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
    • 2.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 m
    • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 189 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 190 m
    • 5.3 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 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 15 a year; busiest 2023. 90% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 21, 2022: 10, 2023: 15, 2024: 13, 2025: 12, 2026: 601020302021: 18 approved2021: 3 refused21’21*2022: 8 approved2022: 2 refused10’222023: 15 approved15’232024: 12 approved2024: 1 refused13’242025: 11 approved2025: 1 refused12’252026: 5 approved2026: 1 refused6’26*
    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 13 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 3 in the last 12 months
    3 no sign-off needed
    • 46 Wolfe Tone Street, Kilkenny, R95 TDW0 · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660050 · 454 m
    • 1 Green's Hill, Kilkenny, R95A3XF · 12 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360304 · 351 m
    • Newpark Lower, Castlecomer Road,, Kilkenny · 19 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360498 · 314 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
    • New Road · 18 homes · under appeal · runs out 19 Jun 2030 · 277 m
    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

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    The Growing Patch Childcare Centre · Crèche20 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate351 m
    Tiddlywinks Creche · Crèche22 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate651 m
    Bambinos Creche · Crèche13 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate804 m
    Kinderland Creche & Pre-School · Crèche24 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate920 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Kilkenny County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here42
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here109
    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 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 9

    This street block against the council

    63% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    32% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    31% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    63% · council 72%
    Rented
    29% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    41% · council 50%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 11%
    This small area (434 people)Kilkenny

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 097062013

    Road noise
    60–64 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    34 m
    Newpark Lwr · KK1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    468 m
    St. John's National School, 441 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St. John's National School · primary · 441 pupils · 468 m
    • Kilkenny Mixed NS · primary · 198 pupils · 800 m
    • Kilkenny College · postprimary · 928 pupils · 810 m
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 947 pupils · 817 m
    • St Canices Central NS · primary · 648 pupils · 870 m

    Stops 34

    • Newpark Lwr · KK1 · 2/hour at peak · 34 m
    • Newpark Lwr · KK1 · 2/hour at peak · 47 m
    • Kilkenny Coll · KK1 · 2/hour at peak · 443 m
    • Kilkenny Coll · KK1 · 2/hour at peak · 444 m
    • Green Street · IW01 · 0/hour at peak · 516 m
    • Green Street · IW01 · 538 m
    • Kilkenny Stn · 717, 897, KK1 · 2/hour at peak · 614 m
    • Kilkenny Stn · 600, 717, 897, KK1 · 4/hour at peak · 624 m

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

    • Kilkenny Mixed NS · 800 m-4.8% pupils (198)
    • Kilkenny College · 810 m+1% pupils (928) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
    • Loreto Secondary School · 817 m-4.7% pupils (947) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • St Canices Central NS · 870 m+0.5% pupils (648)
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 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. Extension (21146) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      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. Application 290 m away open for comments until 19 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 15 m away can be appealed until 10 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. 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
    Newpark Lower
    Electoral division
    Kilkenny No. 2 Urban
    Electoral area
    Kilkenny
    Council
    Kilkenny County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 21146, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
    • Newpark Lwr (bus KK1) 34 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 72%); 7% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1971–1980; 56% drive to work (council 65%); population up 1% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 47% are asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 8 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.
    • 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, 22:42 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.