Ardnacrusha, Ballyglass ED, Shannon Municipal District, County Clare, Munster, Éire / Ireland
Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 21 homes approved 503 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Clare 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 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.
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
No zoning in the plans we hold.
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.
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 5 | Ardnacrusha Power Station; Saint Patrick's Catholic Church |
| Monuments | 32 | Castle - tower house; Enclosure |
How we work this out
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | 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 |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | 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 1 in 3 is 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 · 7 nearby, 1,600 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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated14 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.
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 3 in the last 12 months
- 502017 Pending · Derryfadda, Clonlara, Co. Clare. · 1.9 km
- 324491 Pending · at Ballyglass, Blackwater, Castlebank, Lakyle, Mountcatherine,… · 512 m
- 323980 Pending · in the counties of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Kildare, and… · 1.2 km
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 25 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1No. 2 Highgrove, Blackwater 2660559
- 2Firhill Gortatogher 2560702
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 50.8 ha zoned for homes
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes
- 70.4 ha zoned for homes
- 81.0 ha zoned for homes
- 98 Firhill, Parteen 2660323
- 10Doncla House, Lackyle 26213
- 11Rosmadda West, Blackwater 2641
- 12Castlebank, Ardnacrusha 2697
- 13Ardeevin ESB Houses, Castlebank 2560660
- 14Blackwater Demesne, Blackwater 2660117
- 15Shannakyle, Parteen 2560698
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 16 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202621 days left12660559 · CONDITIONAL — of a side extension to the existing house and a detached shed to the rear of the property along with…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.5 km away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
21 homes 503 m away were approved Oct 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031.
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 2.0 km
Approved, not started 1
- Firhill Gortatogher · 21 homes approved Oct 2026, not started · 503 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 366 m
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 397 m
- 50.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 426 m
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 451 m
- 70.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 511 m
- 81.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 518 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 607 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 623 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 654 m
- 4.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 654 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 2.0 km 17 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Roo East , Ardnacrusha , Co. Clare Withdrawn or not validto retain change of use from agricultural to the temporary storage/parking of cars and vans and associated…
- 1No. 2 Highgrove , Blackwater , Ardnacrusha Co. Clare V94 X9F9 Approved with conditionsof a side extension to the existing house and a detached shed to the rear of the property along with…
- 10Doncla House , Lackyle , Ardnacrusha Co Clare Approved with conditionsof conversion of garage to habitable area associated with the existing dwelling house
- Broadford Road , Ardnacrusha , Co. Clare V94 K1C0 Approved with conditionsof a domestic garage inc. overhead storage
- Quinspool North , Parteen , Co. Clare Approved with conditionsof as constructed new entrance gates, the widening of the existing boundary wall, reconfigured shared access,…
- 98 Firhill , Parteen , Co.Clare Approved with conditionsfor the construction of extension to the front of existing dwelling house together with associated site works
- Roo East , Ardnacrusha , Co. Clare Withdrawn or not validto retain change of use from agricultural to the temporary storage/parking of cars and vans and associated…
- No 27 Saint Munchin's Drive , Shannon Banks , Corbally Co. Clare Refusedto construct a new site entrance to access the rear of house from Kilquane Drive
- 12Castlebank , Ardnacrusha , Co. Clare Approved with conditionsfor modifications to the house design granted under P22/716 and all associated site works
- Quinville House , Quinpool , Parteen Co Clare Approved with conditionsto retain (1) glazed front porch (2) front bay window (3) single storey extension to rear and (4) single…
- 14Blackwater Demesne , Blackwater , Ardnacrusha Co. Clare No decision yetfor 24nr dwellings comprising the following, 8 two storey 4 bedroom detached dwellings, 14 two storey 3…
- 11Rosmadda West , Blackwater , Ardnacrusha Co. Clare Approved with conditionsto alter the existing arrangements for the site access which was permitted under PL application P08-1495 and…
- 15Shannakyle , Parteen , Co. Clare Approved with conditionsof garden shed erected to the rear of house and for PERMISSION to convert same for use as a "Granny Flat" for…
- 2Firhill Gortatogher , Parteen , Co. Clare Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the construction of 21 residential units consisting of (i) 15 no. two storey…
- No 27 Saint Munchin's Drive , Shannon Banks , Corbally Co. Clare Approved with conditionsto construct a single storey extension to the side of the house
- 13Ardeevin ESB Houses , Castlebank , Ardnacrusha Co. Clare V94 XE7C Approved with conditionsfor the construction of a 2 storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, modifications to existing…
- Fairyfield , Parteen , Co. Clare Approved with conditionsfor change of house design and layout from that permitted under planning permission reference No. P24/204 and…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | 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 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
- Shannakyle, Parteen, Clare · 30 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · P2560698 · 1.4 km
- Carrig an tSlabhra, Athlunkard, Clare · 24 Jul 2026 · 101 homes · start notice not signed off · P25-60108 · 1.8 km
- Carrig an tSlabhra, Athlunkard, Clare · 24 Jul 2026 · 101 homes · start notice not signed off · P25-60108 · 1.8 km
- 80 Fairyfield, Parteen, Clare · 22 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P2560657 · 1.5 km
- 15-18 Carrig an tSlabhra, Athlunkard, Clare · 5 Jun 2026 · 101 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · P25-60108 · 1.8 km
- 01-04 Carrig an tSlabhra, Athlunkard, Clare · 5 Jun 2026 · 101 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · P25-60108 · 1.8 km
- No. 11-14, Carrig an tSlabhra,, Athlunkard, Clare · 5 Jun 2026 · 101 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · P25-60108 · 1.7 km
- Esb Houses, Ardnacrusha, Clare, V94XE7C · 26 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25-60660 · 967 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
Homes coming 21 not started
- Knockballynameath · 101 homes · building started · 1.7 km
- 2Firhill Gortatogher · 21 homes · not started · runs out 6 Oct 2031 · 503 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Kids Pre- School and Afterschool Service · Crèche | 30 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 722 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Clare 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
44% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 78% owner-occupied (council 72%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 037009009/01
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Sn An Phairtin Mixed · primary · 317 pupils · 1.0 km
Stops 18
- Lakyle Heights · 313, 318 · 1/hour at peak · 537 m
- Lakyle Heights · 313, 318 · 1/hour at peak · 546 m
- Gortatogher · 313 · 1/hour at peak · 591 m
- Gortatogher · 313 · 1/hour at peak · 601 m
- Rosmadda West · 313 · 1/hour at peak · 652 m
- Rosmadda West · 313 · 1/hour at peak · 673 m
- Rosmadda West · 345 · 0/hour at peak · 687 m
- Rosmadda West · 345 · 0/hour at peak · 703 m
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
| 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 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 26 Oct 2026, 00:55 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 26 Oct 2026, 01:54 | 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
- 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
- Ballykeelaun
- Electoral division
- Ballyglass
- Electoral area
- Shannon
- Council
- Clare County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- No vacant land tax.
- 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 21 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 21 at Firhill Gortatogher.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Lakyle Heights, 537 m away (1 an hour).
- Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 72%); 11% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1946–1960; 76% drive to work (council 66%).
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
- 17 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 93% approved (council 94%).
- 4 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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
| 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 | 26 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 25 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 | 19 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 21 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |