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Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 7 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%).
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. Here about 6 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 7 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202323467 · attic or dormer · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
- 202019844 · extension · approved 2020 · built, signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201919440 · extension · approved 2019 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201918952 · change of use · approved 2019 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201918877 · extension · approved 2019 · built, signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201818693 · work already done · approved 2018 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 20171773 · for the construction · approved 2017 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Commercial: The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate
Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.
shannon town and environs local area plan · 8 Oct 2012 – 8 Mar 2029
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon Ltd (510 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 8 | Road - road/trackway; Field system |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:51 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | 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: 90% 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 · 10 nearby, 2,601 council-wide
Ballycasey More, file by file since 2017
4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved.
11 files with "Ballycasey More" 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 · 2017–2026
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 126 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated80 decided home extensions, 14 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 3 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?
- 10.5 ha zoned for homes
- 22.0 ha zoned for homes
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 40.8 ha zoned for homes
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes
- 61.2 ha zoned for homes
- 714 Ros Na Greine, Shannon CN0144095CE
- 8Smithstown Road, Ballycasey More 2560656
- 98 An Ros An Oir, Ballycasey 2660406
- 10Smithstown Road, Ballycasey More 2660446
- 11Smithstown Industrial Estate, Smithstown Road 2660253
- 12No. 36 Lios Rua, Ballycasey More 25335
- 13Saint Aidan’s National School, Gort Na Rí 2660384
- 141 Ballycasey Court, Shannon 2660095
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 55 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 3 have 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.
Measured56 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
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
- 10.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 37 m
- 22.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 77 m
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 86 m
- 40.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 90 m
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 97 m
- 61.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 107 m
- 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 129 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 133 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 180 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 11 a year; busiest 2018. 98% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10Smithstown Road , Ballycasey More , Shannon Co. Clare Approved with conditionsfor the proposed development which consists of the provision of corporate back-lit signage in the form of a…
- 98 An Ros An Oir , Ballycasey , Shannon Co. Clare Approved with conditionsof a portacabin originally granted under planning reference no. P16/253 and subsequently granted retention…
- 13Saint Aidan’s National School , Gort Na Rí , Smithstown Shannon Approved with conditionsfor development which will consist of the construction of a stand-alone sports hall building measuring circa…
- 11Smithstown Industrial Estate , Smithstown Road , Smithstown Shannon No decision yetfor development which will consist of the construction of a mixed-use commercial building (Warehouse)…
- 141 Ballycasey Court , Shannon , Co. Clare V14 YP11 Approved with conditionsfor the following development: (a) Construction of side extension to existing dwelling house for the purpose…
- 12No. 36 Lios Rua , Ballycasey More , Shannon Co Clare Approved with conditionsto construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling house, with all associated…
- 8Smithstown Road , Ballycasey More , Shannon Co. Clare Approved with conditionsfor proposed development which will consist of the construction of a light industrial manufacturing facility…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Brookvale Plaza, Shannon, Clare · 21 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 372 m
- 714 Ros Na Greine, Shannon, Clare, V14 C971 · 17 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 177 m
- 2 Ballycasey Avenue, Shannon, Clare, V14 PY59 · 21 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P25/181 · 326 m
- 53 Ballycasey Crescent, Shannon, Clare, V14 K056 · 20 Oct 2025 · 2 homes · 7-day notice signed off · 427 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Little Buds Pre- School · Crèche | 9 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 458 m |
| Kidz Haven Creche · Crèche | 17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 931 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
0% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 85% owner-occupied (council 72%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 037027004
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Aidans Ns · primary · 260 pupils · 458 m
Stops 11
- Ballycasey · 330, 343 · 4/hour at peak · 42 m
- Ballycasey · 330, 343 · 4/hour at peak · 69 m
- Aidan Park · 316, 330, 343 · 6/hour at peak · 519 m
- Aidan Park · 316, 330, 343 · 4/hour at peak · 533 m
- Smithstown · 316, 330 · 3/hour at peak · 594 m
- Smithstown · 316, 330 · 2/hour at peak · 598 m
- John and Paul Ch · 316, 330, 343 · 6/hour at peak · 682 m
- John and Paul Ch · 316, 330, 343 · 4/hour at peak · 692 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Aidans Ns · 458 m-5.1% pupils (260) · a sports hall 2026, 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 02:32 | 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
- Attic or dormer (23467) approved 2023, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Work already done (18693): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Extension (19440) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
- Zoned C1.1 (retail warehousing), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- 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
- Ballycasey More
- Electoral division
- Clenagh
- Electoral area
- Shannon
- Council
- Clare County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 7 applications on this site; latest 23467, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
- Zoned C1.1 (retail warehousing); no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Ballycasey (bus 330, 343) 42 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 85% owner-occupied (council 72%); 3% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1991–2000; 77% drive to work (council 66%); population up 6% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 6 in the last year, 105 three years before.
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- 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 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 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 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 Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 20 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 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 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 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |