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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 04:38

Liam Mellows Avenue

52.79237, -6.16217

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 476 homes approved 955 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
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93%of home extensions approved nearbyn=121 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–530open for comments nearbywithin 2 km729homes approved nearby, not startednearest 634 m · 2560199

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 50 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Knockanrahan LowerBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2020: 1 file on Knockanrahan Lower2022: 1 file on Knockanrahan Lower2024: 1 file on Knockanrahan Lower3 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas

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.

arklow and environs local area plan · 4 Mar 2018 – 23 Oct 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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Arklow and Environs (774 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings88Saint Saviour's Church (Arklow); house
Radon grid squares1
Monuments26R146611; R146613
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 49 on the draft 2027 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
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: 89–95% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 44% approved, and 1 in 8 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 0%
95% · council 96%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 18%
91% · council 91%
Attic or dormer18 decided · more info asked 6%
89% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 12%
44% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWicklow 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 · 65 nearby, 2,764 council-wide

Figure 3

Knockanrahan Lower, file by file since 2020

3 planning files on Knockanrahan Lower since 2020, by kind and decision.2020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20577No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22747No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 24343New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Knockanrahan Lower" 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 · 2020–2026

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
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 62 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 8): 110 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 108 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 47–53 (n=105)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 8)With further information: median 110 days (n=16)110 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 108 days after permission (n=34)108 days after permissionSigned off47% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated121 decided home extensions, 34 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    5 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed12 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 decided
    1 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 324650 Pending · located in the Irish Sea, approximately 10 km off the County Wicklow… · 1.4 km
    • 501269 Refused · Lands between Gussett Lane , and Harbour Court Housing Estate , Arklow · 690 m
    • 501503 Pending · Dublin Road , Arklow , Co. Wicklow (West side of R772 road adjacent… · 1.5 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher19 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Liam Mellows Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingDerelict buildingApproved, not startedLarge schemeApproved
    1. 13 Bridge Street, Arklow 2660739Approved with conditions · 914 m
    2. 2Lake Villa, Sea View Avenue 2660735Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    3. 3Derelict site DS/172 DS/172Derelict building · 439 m
    4. 4Emoclew Road 2560199Approved, no sign building has started · 634 m
    5. 5Upper Main Street 2560756Approved, no sign building has started · 726 m
    6. 6Riverside Apartments 2460611Approved, no sign building has started · 765 m
    7. 7Derelict site DS/171 DS/171Derelict building · 854 m
    8. 8Tinahask Upper Money Little and Money Big 24325Approved, no sign building has started · 955 m
    9. 9Arklow Shipping premises 23381Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    10. 10Lamberton 191171Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    11. 11Kilbride 23756Approved, no sign building has started · 1.8 km
    12. 12Vale Road, Yardland Townland 2660797No decision yet · 909 m
    13. 13Lands at Kilbride, Arklow 2660429No decision yet · 1.5 km
    14. 14c. 0.010 ha site in the car park of Tesco Extra, Wexford Road 2660445Approved with conditions · 266 m
    15. 15Lidl Wexford Road, (and adjoining former Healy Premises at Y14 Y072) 2660582Approved with conditions · 285 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 67 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    83 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 66 approved, 17 refused. After appeals: 67 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 19 with no start notice found, 34 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT66: lodged → approved17: lodged → refused66: approved → approved15: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal19: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off34: approved → ran out83 lodged83 lodged66 approved66 approved17 refused17 refused67 approved67 approved15 refused15 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn19 no start notice found19 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off34 ran out34 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.

    Measured83 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 2660735: CONDITIONAL — demolition of existing extension to rear of existing dwelling, construction of new rear extension, new internal layout a; 2026-10-23 ACP 501269: Refuse permission; 2026-10-29 2660739: CONDITIONAL — change of use from existing residential unit to office space and associate workstoday24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov2660735: CONDITIONAL — demolition of existing extension to rear of existing dwelling, construction of new rear extension, new internal layout a · 1.5 km away · 2026-10-21ACP 501269: Refuse permission · 690 m away · 2026-10-232660739: CONDITIONAL — change of use from existing residential unit to office space and associate works · 914 m away · 2026-10-29
    Time to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 21 Oct 20262 days left
      22660735 · CONDITIONAL — demolition of existing extension to rear of existing dwelling, construction of new rear extension, new…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.5 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 23 Oct 20264 days left
      Refuse permission
      690 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 29 Oct 202610 days left
      12660739 · CONDITIONAL — change of use from existing residential unit to office space and associate works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 914 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

    476 homes 955 m away were approved Jan 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2030.

    Tinahask Upper Money… · 476 homes: 476 homes approved Jan 2025, not started; Kilbride · 86 homes: 86 homes approved Apr 2024, not started; Emoclew Road · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Oct 2025, not started; Arklow Shipping premises · 34 homes: 34 homes approved Aug 2023, not started202320242025202620272028202920302031Tinahask Upper Money… · 476 homes955 m · 24325476 homes approved Jan 2025, not started476 homes approved Jan 2025, not startedKilbride · 86 homes1.8 km · 2375686 homes approved Apr 2024, not started86 homes approved Apr 2024, not startedEmoclew Road · 38 homes634 m · 256019938 homes approved Oct 2025, not started38 homes approved Oct 2025, not startedArklow Shipping premises · 34 homes1.1 km · 2338134 homes approved Aug 2023, not started34 homes approved Aug 2023, not startedtoday

    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 9 within 2.0 km

    Derelict building 2

    • 3Derelict site DS/172 · listed as derelict · 439 m
    • 7Derelict site DS/171 · listed as derelict · 854 m

    Approved, not started 7

    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 14 a year; busiest 2020. 80% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 18, 2018: 11, 2019: 6, 2020: 14, 2021: 3, 2022: 10, 2023: 4, 2024: 7, 2025: 8, 2026: 2051015202017: 16 approved2017: 2 refused18’17*2018: 10 approved2018: 1 refused11’182019: 4 approved2019: 2 refused6’192020: 11 approved2020: 3 refused14’202021: 3 approved3’212022: 4 approved2022: 6 refused10’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused7’242025: 6 approved2025: 2 refused8’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 2.0 km 39 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Building work nearby 14 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished8 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • 10 Ocean Crest, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14 TV78 · 27 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 22315 · 793 m
    • 7 North Quay, Arklow, Wicklow · 19 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.2 km
    • Wexford Road, Arklow, Wicklow · 7 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60284 · 363 m
    • Wexford Road, Arklow, Wicklow · 7 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60284 · 339 m
    • Croghan Industrial Estate Emoclew Road, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14 RW08 · 14 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 221213 · 855 m
    • 2A Ocean Crest, Arklow, Wicklow · 31 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22388 · 742 m
    • Castle Park, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14AH57 · 14 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360388 · 735 m
    • IDA Business Park, Ballynattin, Arklow, Wicklow · 11 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/485 · 1.5 km
    • 21 Ferrybank, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14D962 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/229 · 1.4 km
    • Ballynattin, Arklow, Wicklow, y14fc83 · 17 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/119 & 22/1100 & 20-632 · 2.0 km
    • Dock Road, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14 T866 · 30 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60183 · 1.0 km
    • 4 Harbour Road, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14 KR61 · 20 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60028 · 1.1 km
    • 35 Abbeyville, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14 YN23 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/99 · 491 m
    • Castle Park, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14AE10 · 8 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 708 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 19 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Homes coming 729 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Liam Mellows Avenue · 3 applications in 10 years

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Pixies Pre-School · Crèche16 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate444 m
    An Scoil Bheag · Crèche7 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate476 m
    Blackberry Academy Montessori · Crèche16 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate494 m
    Budding Tots Montessori Preschool · Crèche23 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 725 m
    Frances' Little Flowers · Crèche14 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 725 m
    Kids Inc Childcare · Crèche15 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 725 m
    Millie's Playschool · Crèche15 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 725 m
    R.O.S Early Years Ltd · Crèche6 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 725 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here576
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here36
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    52% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 62% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    52% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    13% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    62% · council 71%
    Rented
    32% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    11% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    21% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    6% · council 14%
    This small area (257 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257004007

    Train
    245 m
    Arklow · Dublin - Europort · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    277 m
    Carysfort Mxd NS, 197 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    532
    in 3 years, 24 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Carysfort Mxd NS · primary · 197 pupils · 277 m
    • St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School · primary · 250 pupils · 465 m
    • St Marys College · postprimary · 527 pupils · 601 m
    • Arklow CBS · postprimary · 392 pupils · 640 m
    • St John's Senior School · primary · 323 pupils · 688 m
    • Gaelscoil An Inbhir Mhoir · primary · 242 pupils · 827 m
    • Glenart College · postprimary · 633 pupils · 941 m
    • Gaelcholáiste na Mara · postprimary · 279 pupils · 1.0 km

    Stops 14

    • Arklow · Dublin - Europort · 0/hour at peak · 245 m
    • Arklow W · 183, 2, 740A, 800, 800a, BR01 · 1/hour at peak · 339 m
    • Arklow W · 183, 2, 740A, 800, 800a, BR01 · 3/hour at peak · 359 m
    • Arklow Stn · 183, 800, 800a · 1/hour at peak · 361 m
    • Arklow · 2 · 1/hour at peak · 627 m
    • Arklow · 2 · 1/hour at peak · 758 m

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

    • Carysfort Mxd NS · 276 m-0.5% pupils (197)
    • St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School · 465 m-10.1% pupils (250) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
    • St Marys College · 601 m-2.4% pupils (527)
    • Arklow CBS · 640 m+2.3% pupils (392)
    • St John's Senior School · 688 m-8% pupils (323)
    • Gaelscoil An Inbhir Mhoir · 827 m-12% pupils (242) · temporary classrooms 2024, 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Council consultation portalsPublic19 Oct 2026, 01:38open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    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. 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
    Knockanrahan Lower
    Electoral division
    Arklow No. 1 Urban
    Electoral area
    Arklow
    Council
    Wicklow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 9 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 7 approved schemes.
    • 729 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 476 at Tinahask Upper Money Little and Money….
    • Arklow W (bus 183, 2) 359 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 71%); 6% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 1919–1945; 56% drive to work (council 58%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • 39 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 65% approved (council 86%); 8% for work already built (council 20%).
    • St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School, 465 m away: an extension approved (2024). Pupils down 10% last year.
    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.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • 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.
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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
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 19 Oct 2026, 04:38 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.