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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 19:02

57 Ashbrook, Castle D

52.66935, -8.65671

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 11 homes approved 441 m away haven't started.

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

1planning file on this houselatest 202395%of home extensions approved nearbyn=191 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m11homes approved nearby, not startednearest 441 m · 21147

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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 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 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 CoolraineBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2023: 23381 · extension, approved2023: 1 file on Coolraine2024: 2 files on Coolraine2025: 1 file on Coolraine2026: 1 file on Coolraine5 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. 2023
    23381 · extension · approved 2023 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
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 provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.

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.

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
Heritage inventory buildings2Cragfield; Oreland
Monuments1R123499
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: 35 on the draft 2027 map; 34 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 88–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 92% approved, and 75% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear56 decided · more info asked 36%
96% · council 97%
Two-storey rear19 decided · more info asked 47%
100% · council 97%
Two-storey side15 decided · more info asked 27%
93% · council 95%
Attic or dormer26 decided · more info asked 19%
88% · council 93%
Porch or front14 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site24 decided · more info asked 75%
92% · 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 · 154 nearby, 2,462 council-wide

Figure 3

Coolraine, file by file since 2023

5 planning files on Coolraine since 2023, by kind and decision.2023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360665No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460889No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460912No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560516No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661006New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Coolraine" 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 · 2023–2026

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 attic101
Single-storey rear11—

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2660797 · dormer or attic conversion · refused 4 Sept 2026 · 18 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 117 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 110 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 48–55 (n=128)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 117 days (n=63)117 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 110 days after permission (n=60)110 days after permissionSigned off73% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated191 decided home extensions, 60 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

3 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 20 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed7 decided
3 became permissions
Approvals appealed20 decided
2 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
  • 502086 Pending · Elsinore 6 St James Court , Ennis Road , Limerick · 229 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around 57 Ashbrook, Castle D with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 1FunWorld, Ennis Road Coolraine 2661006Approved with conditions · 149 m
  2. 2New Link Road 21147Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 441 m
  3. 355 Ashbrook, Ennis Road 2660797Refused · 18 m
  4. 45.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 28 m
  5. 50.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 141 m
  6. 62.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 157 m
  7. 71.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 195 m
  8. 87.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 233 m
  9. 91.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 268 m
  10. 10Elsinore 6 St James Court, Ennis Road 2660388Approved with conditions · 229 m
  11. 117 St. James's Court, Ennis Road 2660362Approved with conditions · 235 m
  12. 1228 Highfield, Ennis Road 2561292Approved with conditions · 329 m
  13. 13Santa Cruz 10 Coolraine Terrace, Ennis Road 2661123No decision yet · 334 m
  14. 1425 Beechwood Drive, Greystones 2660390Approved with conditions · 398 m
  15. 1519 Oakland Drive, Greystones 2660097Approved with conditions · 407 m
Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 58 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

65 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 58 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 58 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 13 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 33 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT58: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused58: approved → approved7: refused → refused33: approved → no start notice found13: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out65 lodged65 lodged58 approved58 approved7 refused7 refused58 approved58 approved7 refused7 refused33 no start notice found33 no start notice found13 built, owner opted out13 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off3 ran out3 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.

Measured65 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 17 Nov 2026.

1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-17 2661006: CONDITIONAL — the removal of the existing illuminated three-dimensional signage above the front entrance and permission to replace wittoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2661006: CONDITIONAL — the removal of the existing illuminated three-dimensional signage above the front entrance and permission to replace wit · 149 m away · 2026-11-17
Time to appeal ends
  • Time to appeal ends 17 Nov 202616 days left
    12661006 · CONDITIONAL — the removal of the existing illuminated three-dimensional signage above the front entrance and permission…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 149 m away

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

Figure 8

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

11 homes 441 m away were approved Feb 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2027.

New Link Road · 11 homes: 11 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 20272022202320242025202620272028New Link Road · 11 homes441 m · 2114711 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 202711 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027today

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 11 within 500 m

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

  • New Link Road · 11 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027 · 441 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

  • 45.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 28 m
  • 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
  • 62.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 m
  • 71.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 195 m
  • 87.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 233 m
  • 91.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 268 m
  • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 284 m
  • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 289 m
  • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 291 m
  • 2.3 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 7 and 13 a year; busiest 2024. 89% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 16, 2022: 7, 2023: 7, 2024: 13, 2025: 11, 2026: 11051015202021: 15 approved2021: 1 refused16’21*2022: 7 approved7’222023: 7 approved7’232024: 10 approved2024: 3 refused13’242025: 10 approved2025: 1 refused11’252026: 9 approved2026: 2 refused11’26*
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 15 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
4 no sign-off needed
  • 19 Oakland Drive, Limerick, V94 E9ND · 25 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660097 · 413 m
  • 1 Merval Drive, Limerick, V94 FH9V · 15 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60060 · 331 m
  • 14 Ennis Road, Limerick, V94 3K12 · 21 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 146 m
  • 16 Ennis Road, Limerick, V94 PY5Y · 5 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560016 · 282 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Homes coming 11 not started
  • 2New Link Road · 11 homes · runs out soon · runs out 6 Feb 2027 · 441 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here167
Council middle0
Homes started
Here199
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

91% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971
32% · council 31%
Homes built since 2001
1% · council 29%
Owner-occupied
91% · council 65%
Rented
4% · council 27%
Children under 15
15% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
36% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
50% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
26% · council 10%
This small area (266 people)Limerick City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128011006

Bus
60 m
Gaelic Grounds · 317, 317A, 343 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
Nearest school
573 m
Scoil Chriost Ri B, 278 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • Scoil Chriost Ri B · primary · 278 pupils · 573 m
  • S N Muire na hEireann · primary · 262 pupils · 596 m
  • Villiers Secondary School · postprimary · 508 pupils · 848 m
  • J F K Memorial School · primary · 218 pupils · 871 m

Stops 19

  • Gaelic Grounds · 317, 317A, 343 · 3/hour at peak · 60 m
  • Gaelic Grounds · 317, 317A, 343 · 3/hour at peak · 258 m
  • Jetland Shop Cntr · 317, 317A, 343 · 3/hour at peak · 271 m
  • Brookville Avenue · 302, 964 · 2/hour at peak · 370 m
  • Waterville · 317, 317A, 343 · 3/hour at peak · 390 m
  • Melvin Grove · 317, 317A, 343, 964 · 3/hour at peak · 509 m
  • Melvin Grove · 302 · 3/hour at peak · 551 m
  • Waterville · 317, 317A, 343 · 3/hour at peak · 563 m

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

  • Scoil Chriost Ri B · 573 m-4.1% pupils (278)
  • S N Muire na hEireann · 596 m-4% pupils (262)
  • Villiers Secondary School · 848 m-3.4% pupils (508) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
  • J F K Memorial School · 871 m-0.9% pupils (218)
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
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 (23381): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
    Ask for: The retention grant 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. A dormer or attic conversion 18 m away was refused in 2026: could yours be?
    Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for 2660797.
    Council
  4. Decision 148 m away can be appealed until 17 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
Coolraine
Electoral division
Castle D
Electoral area
Limerick City North
Council
Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • 1 application on this site; latest 23381, approved 2023, work already done.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); on the vacant land tax map.
  • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest a dormer or attic conversion (2026).
  • 11 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 11 at New Link Road.
  • Gaelic Grounds (bus 317, 317A) 60 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 16 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 65%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 58% drive to work (council 60%).
  • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
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.
  • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
  • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
  • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 25
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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 4.030 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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)Public1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 Oct 2026
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services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
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Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
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How we work this out
Generated 1 Nov 2026, 19:02 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.