17 Willowmere Drive, Thurles
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Tipperary County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Existing Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve 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.
thurles and environs local area plan 2024 2030 · 25 Mar 2024 – 12 Feb 2030
Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 3 | Innisfail; Mount Saint Benedict |
| Monuments | 3 | R136676; R136713 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only | — | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 05:03 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 67% are asked for more information.
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 · 6 nearby, 1,032 council-wide
Lognafulla, file by file since 2021
New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
4 files with "Lognafulla" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-storey rear | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 05:03 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated32 decided home extensions, 10 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 117 Hazelwood, Dublin Road 2661037
- 2Dublin Road, Thurles 2660622
- 3Innisfail, Kickham Street 2660760
- 45.6 ha zoned for homes
- 50.4 ha zoned for homes
- 60.3 ha zoned for homes
- 70.8 ha zoned for homes
- 81.3 ha zoned for homes
- 92.1 ha zoned for homes
- 1016 Hazelwood Grove, Thurles 26104
- 11Lognafulla Glebe, Dublin Road 2660094
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.
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.
Measured21 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 18 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202619 days left22660622 · CONDITIONAL — demolition of 8sqm utility room to rear of existing dwelling and construction of a new part two storey…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 131 m away
- Comments close 26 Nov 202627 days left12661037 · application received — an unauthorised development consisting of a rear flat roof canopy, domestic garage, together…€20 to the council · 221 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
- 45.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 28 m
- 50.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
- 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 86 m
- 70.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 116 m
- 81.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 121 m
- 92.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 132 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 183 m
- 2.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 196 m
- 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 221 m
- 1.5 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2023. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 117 Hazelwood , Dublin Road , Thurles comments close 26 Nov 2026an unauthorised development consisting of a rear flat roof canopy, domestic garage, together with all…
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1 Old Moyne Road , Thurles , Co Tipperary Withdrawn or not validthe alteration of main entrance to site to include the construction of new wall and piers and installation of…
- 1016 Hazelwood Grove , Thurles , Co. Tipperary E41 R2R8 Approved with conditionsas constructed home gym/hobby room to rear of dwelling with all associated site work and ancillary works
- 3Innisfail , Kickham Street , Thurles No decision yeta) the construction of 42 no. residential dwelling units comprising of the following types; 1no. Block A…
- Innisfail , Kickham Street , Thurles Withdrawn or not valida) the construction of 42 no. residential dwelling units comprising of the following types; 1no. Block A…
- 2Dublin Road , Thurles , County Tipperary Approved with conditionsdemolition of 8sqm utility room to rear of existing dwelling and construction of a new part two storey and…
- 1 Old Moyne Road , Thurles , Co. Tipperary E41 E030 Withdrawn or not validalteration of main entrance to site to include the construction of new wall and piers and installation of gate
- 11Lognafulla Glebe , Dublin Road , Thurles Co. Tipperary Approved with conditions1) demolished block boundary wall adjacent to the N75, 2) as constructed timber post and wire fence with 1.8m…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
- Windsor Grove, Mill Road, Thurles, Tipperary · 17 Mar 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560982 · 312 m
- 18 Willowmere Drive, Thurles, Tipperary · 27 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 201229 · 21 m
- 10 Windsor Grove, Thurles, Tipperary, E41 A8X7 · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25147 · 290 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rahealty N.S. Pre- School · Crèche | 11 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 557 m |
| Busy Bees Pre- School · Crèche | 12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 976 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Tipperary County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
7% of homes built before 1971 (council 33%). 63% owner-occupied (council 69%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 217162006
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Presentation Secondary School · postprimary · 559 pupils · 908 m
- Presentation Primary School · primary · 247 pupils · 964 m
Stops 3
- Willowmere Drive · 858a · 0/hour at peak · 112 m
- Willowmere Drive · 858a · 0/hour at peak · 116 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Presentation Secondary School · 908 m+1.6% pupils (559) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
- Presentation Primary School · 964 m+2.5% pupils (247)
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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 30 Oct 2026, 01:04 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 30 Oct 2026, 02:17 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 220 m away open for comments until 26 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Decision 131 m away can be appealed until 18 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Lognafulla
- Electoral division
- Thurles Urban
- Electoral area
- Thurles
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
- Willowmere Drive (bus 858a) 112 m away: 3 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 69%); 6% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 2001–2010; 66% drive to work (council 66%); population up 4% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 47% are asked for more information.
- 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
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.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- 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 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 30 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 29 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 30 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 30 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | No licence stated · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |