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Planning report · Kilkenny County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 08:07

Talbot's Court

52.66599, -7.26944

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 60 homes approved 563 m away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Kilkenny County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202298%of home extensions approved nearbyn=127 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–552open for comments nearbyclose 28 Oct–16 Nov142homes approved nearby, not startednearest 415 m · 2460150

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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 2001–2010. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2023: 22486 · new house, approved

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

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

  1. 2023
    22486 · new house · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    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

Monument zone1 within 100 m Ring-ditch, Lousybush

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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings346house; D. Walsh
Monuments345Enclosure; Ringfort - unclassified
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: 158 on the draft 2027 map; 158 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 98% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear31 decided · more info asked 29%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey rear15 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 96%
Attic or dormer16 decided · more info asked 38%
100% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site44 decided · more info asked 66%
98% · council 84%
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 · 106 nearby, 2,527 council-wide

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

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

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

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 99 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 157 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 186 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=88)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 157 days (n=39)157 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 186 days after permission (n=57)186 days after permissionSigned off578 days after the start, for the few who file. 77% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated127 decided home extensions, 57 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed11 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 4 in the last 12 months
    • 501985 Pending · Glendine Road , Bonnetsrath , Kilkenny · 1.7 km
    • 501852 Pending · Lovers Lane , Kilkenny , Kilkenny · 1.8 km
    • 500658 Refused · 25 Michael Street , Kilkenny City , Kilkenny · 1.8 km
    • 500630 Refused · Glendine Road , Glendine , Kilkenny. · 1.3 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher18 Oct 2026, 01:35open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Talbot's Court with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding started
    1. 1NEWPARK LOWER, CASTLECOMER ROAD 2660615No decision yet · 1.2 km
    2. 2Certa Service Station, Castlecomer Road 2660647No decision yet · 1.9 km
    3. 317, Castlecomer Road 2660364Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    4. 435, John Street 2560830Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    5. 5No’s 49 50 51 and 52, John Street Upper 2660116Approved with conditions · 2.0 km
    6. 6Lousybush Lane & Bishops Lough 2560557Approved, no sign building has started · 525 m
    7. 7Granges Road 21464Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 563 m
    8. 8Noreside Site 2460307Approved, no sign building has started · 1.9 km
    9. 9Drakeland Lower, Kilkenny 2660241No decision yet · 1.9 km
    10. 103.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 58 m
    11. 118.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 73 m
    12. 12Granges Road, Kilkenny 2560556Building started · 106 m
    13. 130.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 197 m
    14. 140.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 267 m
    15. 154.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 269 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 44 permissions since 2016, 28 show a start notice and 10 have a completion certificate.

    46 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 46 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 44 approved. Of those: 10 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 9 started, 14 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT46: lodged → approved44: approved → approved2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal14: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → started, not signed off10: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out46 lodged46 lodged46 approved46 approved44 approved44 approved2 withdrawn2 withdrawn14 no start notice found14 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out9 started, not signed off9 started, not signed off10 signed off10 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.

    Measured46 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-27 2660116: CONDITIONAL — for (a) Retention Permission for Material Alterations comprising of internal and external alterations and associated sit; 2026-10-28 2660615: application received — to demolish the existing curtain wall entrance structure to the main function rooms located at the side of Newpark Hotel; 2026-11-03 2560830: CONDITIONAL — of (1) 25 No. motorhome parking spaces (2) 4 No. Public Lighting standards (3) 100m2 of concrete entrance pad And P; 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 associatedtoday23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov2660116: CONDITIONAL — for (a) Retention Permission for Material Alterations comprising of internal and external alterations and associated sit · 2 km away · 2026-10-272660615: application received — to demolish the existing curtain wall entrance structure to the main function rooms located at the side of Newpark Hotel · 1.2 km away · 2026-10-282560830: CONDITIONAL — of (1) 25 No. motorhome parking spaces (2) 4 No. Public Lighting standards (3) 100m2 of concrete entrance pad And P · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-032660364: CONDITIONAL — for a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-102660647: application received — for • New 40,000ltr underground fuel tank and alterations to the existing fuel infrastructure. • All other associated · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 20269 days left
      52660116 · CONDITIONAL — for (a) Retention Permission for Material Alterations comprising of internal and external alterations and…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 2.0 km away
    • Comments close 28 Oct 202610 days left
      12660615 · application received — to demolish the existing curtain wall entrance structure to the main function rooms located at…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 202616 days left
      42560830 · CONDITIONAL — of (1) 25 No. motorhome parking spaces (2) 4 No. Public Lighting standards (3) 100m2 of concrete entrance…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202623 days left
      32660364 · CONDITIONAL — for a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202629 days left
      22660647 · application received — for • New 40,000ltr underground fuel tank and alterations to the existing fuel infrastructure. •…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    60 homes 563 m away were approved Nov 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2026.

    Granges Road · 60 homes: 60 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026; Noreside Site · 54 homes: 54 homes approved Jun 2025, not started; Lousybush Lane & Bishops… · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Feb 2026, not started202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Granges Road · 60 homes563 m · 2146460 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 202660 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026Noreside Site · 54 homes1.9 km · 246030754 homes approved Jun 2025, not started54 homes approved Jun 2025, not startedLousybush Lane & Bishops… · 28 homes525 m · 256055728 homes approved Feb 2026, not started28 homes approved Feb 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 13 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • Granges Road · 60 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026 · 563 m

    Approved, not started 2

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 103.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 58 m
    • 118.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 73 m
    • 130.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 197 m
    • 140.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 267 m
    • 154.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 269 m
    • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 348 m
    • 8.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 354 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 369 m
    • 7.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 415 m
    • 1.3 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 11 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 9, 2022: 8, 2023: 7, 2024: 11, 2025: 3, 2026: 1051015202017: 3 approved3’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 1 approved1’192020: 2 approved2’202021: 9 approved9’212022: 8 approved8’222023: 7 approved7’232024: 11 approved11’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 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 2.0 km 54 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Building work nearby 20 in the last 12 months
    8 not signed off12 no sign-off needed
    • 56 Newpark Lower, Kilkenny, R95 DPC9 · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/74 · 1.8 km
    • 12Granges Road, Kilkenny · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560556 · 106 m
    • 14 Kennyswell Road, Kilkenny · 5 Oct 2026 · 36 homes · start notice not signed off · ACP REF 307847-20 & KCC REF 19887 · 1.6 km
    • Lower Newpark, Kilkenny · 16 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560617 · 1.9 km
    • Crannagh, Granges Road, Cluain Glasan, Kilkenny · 5 Aug 2026 · 32 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560413 · 761 m
    • Granges Road, Kilkenny · 5 Aug 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560413 · 603 m
    • 12 Talbotsinch, Kilkenny, R95 FC0A · 3 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460631 · 623 m
    • 46 Wolfe Tone Street, Kilkenny, R95 TDW0 · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660050 · 1.6 km
    • Glendine, Kilkenny, R95 HKC5 · 12 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560607 · 1.6 km
    • Talbots Inch Village, Kilkenny, R95 HW9D · 1 Jun 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/367 & ABP-311640-21 · 527 m
    • KILCREENE, Drakelands, Kilkenny, R95 DA21 · 18 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 22238 · 1.9 km
    • James's Street & Blackmill Street,, Kilkenny, R95 CP46 · 18 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60572 · 1.7 km
    • 1 Green's Hill, Kilkenny, R95A3XF · 12 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360304 · 1.3 km
    • Freshford Road, Kilkenny, R95 FY71 · 7 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 490 m
    • 20 Vicar Street, Kilkenny, Pending · 23 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60797 VALID · 1.4 km
    • Loughmacask, Cill Chainnigh, Kilkenny · 13 Apr 2026 · 207 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560203 · 536 m
    • 24 Talbotsinch, Kilkenny, R95 PKK8 · 20 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560273 · 557 m
    • Newpark Lower, Castlecomer Road,, Kilkenny · 19 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360498 · 1.3 km
    • Beechwood, Richview, Castlecomer Road., Kilkenny · 5 Dec 2025 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560056 · 1.0 km
    • Parliament Street, Kilkenny, R95 D320 · 4 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · KILKENNY CO CO PART 8 · 1.6 km
    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 18 Oct 2026, 01:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Homes coming 142 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    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
    Talbots Gate Childcare and Early Learning Centre Limited · Crèche17 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate341 m
    Kinderland Creche & Pre-School · Crèche24 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate958 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 Kilkenny County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here265
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1,416
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    9% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 75% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    9% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    56% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    75% · council 72%
    Rented
    23% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    29% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    62% · council 50%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 11%
    This small area (443 people)Kilkenny

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 097063053

    Bus
    339 m
    The Sycamores · IW01, KK2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    279 m
    Christian Brothers College Kilkenny, 816 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    62
    in 3 years, 43 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Christian Brothers College Kilkenny · postprimary · 816 pupils · 279 m
    • St Canices Central NS · primary · 648 pupils · 810 m
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 947 pupils · 977 m
    • Kilkenny Mixed NS · primary · 198 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Kilkenny College · postprimary · 928 pupils · 1.5 km
    • Mother Of Fair Love Spec School · primary · 75 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Scoil Iognaid De Ris · primary · 278 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 400 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 34

    • The Sycamores · IW01, KK2 · 2/hour at peak · 339 m
    • The Sycamores · IW01, KK2 · 2/hour at peak · 435 m
    • Grange Road · KK2 · 2/hour at peak · 445 m
    • St Luke's Hospital · IW01, KK2 · 2/hour at peak · 446 m
    • Grange Road · KK2 · 2/hour at peak · 483 m
    • Banim Terrace · 838 · 780 m

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

    • Christian Brothers College Kilkenny · 279 m-2.4% pupils (816) · an extension 2026, approved with conditions
    • St Canices Central NS · 810 m+0.5% pupils (648)
    • Loreto Secondary School · 976 m-4.7% pupils (947) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Council consultation portalsPublic18 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
    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. New house (22486) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      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 1.2 km away open for comments until 28 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Coolgrange
    Electoral division
    Kilkenny Rural
    Electoral area
    Kilkenny
    Council
    Kilkenny County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 22486, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 28 Oct 2026.
    • 142 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 60 at Granges Road.
    • The Sycamores (bus IW01, KK2) 339 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 10 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 72%); 9% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 2001–2010; 68% drive to work (council 65%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 36% 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.
    Sources and licences 26
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public18 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher18 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public18 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence18 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 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 18 Oct 2026, 08:07 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.