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Planning report · Carlow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:23

65 Father Murphy Terrace, Tullowphelim

52.80508, -6.73345

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Carlow County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202450 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–521open for comments nearbyclose 26 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. 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 2 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025.

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 2001–2010. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of TullowphelimBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2025: 2460367 · the construction of, approved2023: 2 files on Tullowphelim2024: 1 file on Tullowphelim2025: 2 files on Tullowphelim2026: 1 file on Tullowphelim6 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. 2025
    2460367 · the construction of · approved 2025 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre: To protect, provide for and/or improve town and village centre facilities and uses

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

carlow county development plan 2022 2028 variation number 3 tullow district town plan 2026 · 4 Jul 2022 – 3 Jul 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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings16Tullow Courthouse; house
Radon grid squares1
Monuments11Historic town; Castle - motte
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), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

Tullowphelim, file by file since 2023

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

6 planning files on Tullowphelim since 2023, by kind and decision.2023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2371Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460329No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560157No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560414No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660265New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360164
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Tullowphelim" 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 · 2023–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 78 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 2): 131 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 63 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 46–52 (n=13)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 2)With further information: median 131 days (n=15)131 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 63 days after permission (n=9)63 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated28 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed6 decided
    0 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 65 Father Murphy Terrace, Tullowphelim with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 157 Pairc Mhuire, Tullow 2660327No decision yet · 208 m
    2. 2Dublin Road Tullowphelim, Tullow 2660265Approved with conditions · 48 m
    3. 3Station Road, Tullow ABP-320214-24Building started · 170 m
    4. 4Monastery Court, New Chapel Lane 2560368Approved with conditions · 384 m
    5. 5Bridge Street, Tullow 2560394Approved with conditions · 416 m
    6. 6THOMAS TRAYNOR STREET, TULLOW 2660290No decision yet · 473 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 24 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    24 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 24 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 24 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 19 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT24: lodged → approved24: approved → approved19: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off24 lodged24 lodged24 approved24 approved24 approved24 approved19 no start notice found19 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off

    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.

    Measured24 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 18 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-18 2660265: CONDITIONAL — the provision of new underground fuel tanks (2No. 40,000 litres) to replace the existing (1No. 30,000 litres, 2No. 20,00; 2026-11-26 2660327: application received — the construction of a two storey extension to the rear elevation of our existing dwelling, and all associated site workstoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660265: CONDITIONAL — the provision of new underground fuel tanks (2No. 40,000 litres) to replace the existing (1No. 30,000 litres, 2No. 20,00 · 48 m away · 2026-11-182660327: application received — the construction of a two storey extension to the rear elevation of our existing dwelling, and all associated site works · 208 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202618 days left
      22660265 · CONDITIONAL — the provision of new underground fuel tanks (2No. 40,000 litres) to replace the existing (1No. 30,000…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 48 m away
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202626 days left
      12660327 · application received — the construction of a two storey extension to the rear elevation of our existing dwelling, and…
      €20 to the council · 208 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 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 4, 2022: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 7, 2025: 6, 2026: 105102021: 4 approved4’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 6 approved6’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    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

    • 157 Pairc Mhuire , Tullow , Co. Carlow comments close 26 Nov 2026
      the construction of a two storey extension to the rear elevation of our existing dwelling, and all associated…
      266032722 Oct 2026208 m
    Every application within 500 m 5 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    4 not signed off
    • Barrack Street, Tullow, Carlow · 18 Aug 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460182 · 426 m
    • 3Station Road, Tullow, Carlow · 26 May 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-320214-24 · 170 m
    • Mill Street, Tullow, Carlow, R93 WK22 · 13 Apr 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560098 · 401 m
    • New Chapel Lane, Tullow, Carlow, R93 X4H1 · 22 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 357 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Forward Steps Resource Centre · Crèche15 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate379 m
    Tots to Teens · Crèche5 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate639 m
    Respond Early Years Service, Slaney View · Crèche28 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate849 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 Busier than most of Carlow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here54
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here87
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    21% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    19% · council 27%
    Homes built since 2001
    42% · council 35%
    Owner-occupied
    21% · council 65%
    Rented
    63% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    12% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    10% · council 44%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 11%
    This small area (157 people)Carlow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 017051014

    Bus
    70 m
    Tullow North · 132, 369, 874 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    124 m
    St Columbas NS, 93 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Columbas NS · primary · 93 pupils · 124 m
    • S N Phadraig Naofa · primary · 150 pupils · 207 m
    • S N Muire Lourdes · primary · 195 pupils · 503 m
    • Tullow Community School · postprimary · 901 pupils · 627 m

    Stops 8

    • Tullow North · 132, 369, 874 · 0/hour at peak · 70 m
    • Tullow North · 132, 369, 874 · 0/hour at peak · 80 m
    • Tullow Centre · 800 · 0/hour at peak · 275 m
    • Tullow Centre · 800 · 0/hour at peak · 301 m
    • Tullow South · 369, 800 · 0/hour at peak · 618 m
    • Tullow South · 369, 800 · 0/hour at peak · 619 m
    • St Patrick's Park · 874 · 733 m
    • St Patrick's Park · 874 · 0/hour at peak · 756 m

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

    • St Columbas NS · 124 m+2.2% pupils (93)
    • S N Phadraig Naofa · 207 m-8.5% pupils (150)
    • S N Muire Lourdes · 503 m-8% pupils (195)
    • Tullow Community School · 627 m+3.4% pupils (901)
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. The construction of (2460367) started Apr 2025, never signed off: is it finished?
      Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 208 m away open for comments until 26 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Decision 48 m away can be appealed until 18 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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
    Tullowphelim
    Electoral division
    Tullow Urban
    Electoral area
    Tullow
    Council
    Carlow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
    • Tullow North (bus 132, 369) 70 m away: 6 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 63% rent (council 29%); 16% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 44% drive to work (council 62%); population up 10% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • The council decides in a median 83 days (about 12 weeks); 53% are asked for more information.
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
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    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
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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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 31 Oct 2026, 23:23 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.