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Planning report · Kilkenny County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 16:57

Chapel Avenue

52.78956, -7.33191

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Kilkenny County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 20241open for comments nearbyclose 11 Nov

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
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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 2024.

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 BallyraggetBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2024: 2460171 · driveway, approved2021: 6 files on Ballyragget2022: 3 files on Ballyragget2023: 1 file on Ballyragget2024: 4 files on Ballyragget2025: 4 files on Ballyragget2026: 2 files on Ballyragget20 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. 2024
    2460171 · driveway · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (KK010-001----)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Protected building1 within 100 m Parochial House
Heritage inventory5 within 100 m Butler House; Saint Patrick's Catholic Church
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Ballyragget; Enclosure, Ballyragget

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings18Castleview; house
Monuments9Historic town; Castle - tower house
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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 85%
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 · 5 nearby, 967 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballyragget, file by file since 2021

6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

20 planning files on Ballyragget since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · rear · approved · 21317No. 7 · 2023 · porch / front · approved · 2360359No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460153No number · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 2560424No number · 2026 · porch / front · approved · 2660076No. 16 · 2026 · two-storey rear · approved · 2660307Porches, roofs, otherNo. 9 · 2021 · other work · approved · 2137No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21638No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21669No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21986No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 222No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22209No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 2260023No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460171No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460245No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460594No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560323No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560533No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560683New house in a side gardenNo. 25 · 2021 · new house · approved · 2182625
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

20 files with "Ballyragget" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Porch11—
Single-storey rear10—

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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Chapel Avenue with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved
    1. 1Tower Hill, Fairgreen 2660640No decision yet · 230 m
    2. 216 Grove Terrace, Ballyragget 2660307Approved with conditions · 454 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 15 permissions since 2016, 0 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    19 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 15 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 15 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 15 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT15: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused15: approved → approved4: refused → refused15: approved → no start notice found19 lodged19 lodged15 approved15 approved4 refused4 refused15 approved15 approved4 refused4 refused15 no start notice found15 no start notice found

    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.

    Measured19 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 11 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-11 2660640: application received — for a) Modifications and additions to the existing dwelling house including single storey rear extension, internal layoutoday3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov2660640: application received — for a) Modifications and additions to the existing dwelling house including single storey rear extension, internal layou · 230 m away · 2026-11-11
    Comments close
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202613 days left
      12660640 · application received — for a) Modifications and additions to the existing dwelling house including single storey rear…
      €20 to the council · 230 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2024. 79% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 5, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 205102021: 3 approved2021: 2 refused5’21*2022: 2 approved2022: 1 refused3’222023: 1 approved1’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 refused4’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1Tower Hill , Fairgreen , Ballyragget comments close 11 Nov 2026
      for a) Modifications and additions to the existing dwelling house including single storey rear extension,…
      26606407 Oct 2026230 m
    Every application within 500 m 3 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Ballyragget Community Playgroup · Crèche19 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate76 m
    Croìa Childcare · Crèche27 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 138 m
    The Wishing Well Crèche · Crèche23 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate262 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Kilkenny County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here11
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    39% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    34% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    34% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    39% · council 72%
    Rented
    53% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    23% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    20% · council 50%
    Work mainly from home
    1% · council 11%
    This small area (295 people)Kilkenny

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 097011003

    Bus
    165 m
    Ballyragget · 838, 897 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    483 m
    Ballyragget National School, 163 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ballyragget National School · primary · 163 pupils · 483 m

    Stops 1

    • Ballyragget · 838, 897 · 1/hour at peak · 165 m

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

    • Ballyragget National School · 483 m+1.9% pupils (163)
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    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. Driveway (2460171) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    3. Application 230 m away open for comments until 11 Nov 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
    Ballyragget
    Electoral division
    Ballyragget
    Electoral area
    Castlecomer
    Council
    Kilkenny County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 2460171, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
    • Monument zone; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
    • Ballyragget (bus 838, 897) 165 m away: 14 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 53% rent (council 23%); 7% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1971–1980; 73% drive to work (council 65%); population up 5% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    • The council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 46% are asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 5 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 28
    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 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 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
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public29 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher28 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 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public29 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.029 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 licence29 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 29 Oct 2026, 16:57 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.