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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 15:55

Annacotty

52.66211, -8.54593

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=94 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–541open for comments nearbyclose 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 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of NewtownBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 6 files on Newtown2022: 3 files on Newtown2023: 7 files on Newtown2024: 3 files on Newtown2025: 2 files on Newtown2026: 3 files on Newtown24 files

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
R1
Zoning · New residential
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

New Residential: To provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of social and physical infrastructure.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

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
Monuments1Fulacht fia
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: 49 on the draft 2027 map; 48 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), 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
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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: 94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 70% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear18 decided · more info asked 0%
94% · council 97%
Attic or dormer16 decided · more info asked 25%
94% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 35%
70% · 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 · 57 nearby, 2,143 council-wide

Figure 3

Newtown, file by file since 2021

10 of 10 decided extensions on the road were approved.

24 planning files on Newtown since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 43 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 211441No. 46 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 211442No. 63 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22229No. 226 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 23398No. 5 · 2023 · first-floor · approved · 2376No. 7 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460798No. 27 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 25294No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660008No. 15 · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660085No. 11 · 2026 · single-storey side · approved · 2660149Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · refused · 211134No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211152No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211400No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21350No. 6 · 2022 · other work · approved · 221250No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22407No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360044No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360258No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360260No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360592No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360795No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460146No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460835No. 5 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2519New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

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

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic211

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2660818 · 6 no. car · refused 10 Sept 2026 · 28 m
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 120 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 114 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–54 (n=70)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 120 days (n=24)120 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 114 days after permission (n=32)114 days after permissionSigned off268 days after the start, for the few who file. 38% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated94 decided home extensions, 32 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

2 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed7 decided
2 became permissions
Approvals appealed9 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 2 in the last 12 months
  • 502242 Pending · Newtown Avenue , Castletroy , Co. Limerick · 28 m
  • 501129 Refused · 24 Castlebrook Green , Castlebrook Manor , Castletroy Limerick · 439 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher28 Oct 2026, 23:11open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Annacotty with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsLarge schemeRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
  1. 1Newtown, Castletroy 267049No decision yet · 2 m
  2. 2Newtown, Monaleen Road 2660855No decision yet · 457 m
  3. 3Newtown Avenue, Castletroy 2660818Refused · 28 m
  4. 41.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 110 m
  5. 50.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 189 m
  6. 60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 193 m
  7. 70.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 195 m
  8. 80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 212 m
  9. 93.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 218 m
  10. 10Newtown Meadows, Castletroy 2561245Approved with conditions · 126 m
  11. 11Castletroy College Road, Newtown 2660008Approved with conditions · 143 m
  12. 1270 Newtown Meadows, Castletroy 26155Refused · 200 m
  13. 13No.158 Oak Drive, Woodhaven Castletroy 2660417Approved with conditions · 209 m
  14. 14164 Bloomfield, Newtown 257038Approved with conditions · 256 m
  15. 1515 Hazelhall, Newtown 2660085Approved with conditions · 339 m
Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 40 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 9 have a completion certificate.

48 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 39 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 40 approved. Of those: 9 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 6 started, 23 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT39: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused39: approved → approved8: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal23: approved → no start notice found6: approved → started, not signed off9: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out48 lodged48 lodged39 approved39 approved9 refused9 refused40 approved40 approved8 refused8 refused23 no start notice found23 no start notice found6 started, not signed off6 started, not signed off9 signed off9 signed off2 ran out2 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.

Measured48 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.

1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-19 267049: application received — a residential development comprising 96 no. residential units, (16 no. semi-detached houses, 6 no. terrace houses, 2 dettoday3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov267049: application received — a residential development comprising 96 no. residential units, (16 no. semi-detached houses, 6 no. terrace houses, 2 det · 2 m away · 2026-11-19
Comments close
  • Comments close 19 Nov 202621 days left
    1267049 · application received — a residential development comprising 96 no. residential units, (16 no. semi-detached houses, 6…
    €20 to the council · 2 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

  • 41.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 110 m
  • 50.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 189 m
  • 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
  • 70.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 195 m
  • 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 212 m
  • 93.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 218 m
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 223 m
  • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m
  • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 227 m
  • 13.4 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 3 and 9 a year; busiest 2023. 81% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 10, 2022: 3, 2023: 9, 2024: 8, 2025: 8, 2026: 1005102021: 9 approved2021: 1 refused10’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 9 approved9’232024: 6 approved2024: 2 refused8’242025: 6 approved2025: 2 refused8’252026: 6 approved2026: 4 refused10’26*
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

  • 1Newtown , Castletroy , Co. Limerick comments close 19 Nov 2026
    a residential development comprising 96 no. residential units, (16 no. semi-detached houses, 6 no. terrace…
    26704915 Oct 20262 m
Every application within 500 m 16 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
1 signed off as finished2 not signed off
  • Newtown Meadows, Limerick · 10 Apr 2026 · 36 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460420 · 139 m
  • Newtown Meadows, Limerick · 10 Apr 2026 · 36 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460420 · 191 m
  • Monaleen Road, Limerick · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 496 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 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
Homes coming 0 not started
  • Newtown · 89 homes · building started · 65 m
  • Newtown · 78 homes · building started · 93 m
  • Newtown · 38 homes · building started · 33 m
  • Newtown · 28 homes · building started · 252 m
  • Newtown · 26 homes · building started · 139 m
  • Newtown · 25 homes · building started · 160 m
  • Newtown · 24 homes · building started · 37 m
  • Newcastle · 23 homes · building started · 381 m
  • Newtown · 22 homes · building started · 83 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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
Naíonra Chaladh An Treoigh · Crèche8 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate530 m
Karibu Montessori · Crèche17 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate612 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 Limerick City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here99
Council middle0
Homes started
Here537
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

0% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 80% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971
0% · council 31%
Homes built since 2001
39% · council 29%
Owner-occupied
80% · council 65%
Rented
12% · council 27%
Children under 15
17% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
8% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
62% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
11% · council 10%
This small area (265 people)Limerick City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127026041/01

Bus
227 m
Monaleen · 310 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
Nearest school
359 m
Castletroy College, 1360 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • Castletroy College · postprimary · 1360 pupils · 359 m
  • Scoil Moin A Lin · primary · 847 pupils · 483 m
  • Gaelscoil Chaladh An Treoigh · primary · 412 pupils · 530 m

Stops 6

  • Monaleen · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 227 m
  • Monaleen · 304A, 310 · 4/hour at peak · 314 m
  • Newtown Centre · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 467 m
  • Newtown Centre · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 526 m
  • Castletroy · 304A, 310 · 4/hour at peak · 749 m
  • Monaleen Park · 304A · 2/hour at peak · 792 m

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

  • Castletroy College · 359 m+2.3% pupils (1,360)
  • Scoil Moin A Lin · 483 m0% pupils (847)
  • Gaelscoil Chaladh An Treoigh · 530 m-1.2% pupils (412)
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
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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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
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 2 m away open for comments until 19 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
Newtown
Electoral division
Ballysimon
Electoral area
Limerick City East
Council
Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • Zoned R1 (new residential); on the vacant land tax map.
  • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for 6 no. car (2026).
  • Monaleen (bus 304A, 310) 314 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 80% owner-occupied (council 65%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 65% drive to work (council 60%); population up 22% since 2016.
  • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
  • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
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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National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 29 Oct 2026, 15:55 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.