Planning report · Carlow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:08
Carlow
52.83083, -6.92050
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%).
Not held yet for Carlow County Council: council consultations.
99%of home extensions approved nearbyn=75 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m
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 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 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.
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 · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing / Infill Residential: To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services
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.
carlow graiguecullen joint urban local area plan 2024 2030 · 10 Sept 2024 – 9 Sept 2030
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing / Infill Residential: To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services
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.
carlow county development plan 2022 2028 variation number 4 carlow town and environs · 4 Jul 2022 – 3 Jul 2028
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)
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 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Radon grid squares | 1 |
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), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
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, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 84% approved, and 79% are asked for more information.
Single-storey rear22 decided · more info asked 32%
100% · council 99%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 25%
92% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site19 decided · more info asked 79%
84% · council 86%
Approved nearbyCarlow 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 · 53 nearby, 537 council-wide
Carlow, file by file since 2021
8 of 8 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 4.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
35 files with "Carlow" 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 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 112 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated75 decided home extensions, 30 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed3 decided
1 became permissions
Approvals appealed10 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
What's changing around you?
- 1Teach Asca, Eire Og 2660044
- 2Centra Burrin Road, Paupish 2560422
- 3Sineim, Burrin Road 2660116
- 4Unit 1 Phase 11, Fairgreen Shopping Centre 2660185
- 5141 Willow Drive, Newoak Estate 2660234
- 61 Ashgrove, Tullow Road 2660007
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 4 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.
Measured20 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
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 95% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- New Oak Football Club , Paupish Burrin Road , Carlow Withdrawn or not validthe installation of 4 no. 16m-high floodlighting columns serving the main pitch and 4 no. 15m-high…
- 5141 Willow Drive , Newoak Estate , Carlow Approved with conditionsthe construction of a first-floor extension to the West elevation of existing dwelling all associated site…
- 4Unit 1 Phase 11 , Fairgreen Shopping Centre , Carlow No decision yetchange of use of the existing Retail Unit to use as Snap Fitness 24/7 gym including internal layout…
- 3Sineim , Burrin Road , Paupish Approved with conditionsthe change of use of attic space to a habitable part of my dwelling, 3 No. velux roof windows to the rear and…
- 1Teach Asca , Eire Og , O'Brien Road Approved with conditionsthe proposed installation of external lighting to the existing walkway in the grounds of Eire Og complex,…
- Teach Asca , Eire Og , O'Brien Road Withdrawn or not validthe proposed installation of external lighting to the existing walkway in the grounds of Eire Og complex,…
- 61 Ashgrove , Tullow Road , Carlow No decision yeta 34m2 single storey ancillary building with WC and services to the rear of an existing two storey…
- 2Centra Burrin Road , Paupish , Carlow Approved with conditionschange of use of existing retail and ancillary wine sales premises to retail and ancillary full off license…
- Centra Burrin Road , Paupish , Carlow Withdrawn or not validchange of use of existing retail and ancillary wine sales premises to retail and ancillary full off license…
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, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Barrack Street, Carlow, R93AX96 · 25 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 457 m
- 46 Tullow Road, Carlow, R93 R280 · 4 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60313 · 386 m
- The Orchard, Burrin Road, Carlow · 2 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2514 · 315 m
- Barrack Street, Carlow, R93 W638 · 14 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 459 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Co. Carlow · 10 homes · building started · 355 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: Old Burrin Estate.
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dolmen Nursery and Montessori School · Crèche | 10 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Askea Community Childcare Centre · Crèche | 15 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Play Together Montessori & Afterschool · Crèche | 4 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Clareville Montessori School · Crèche | 21 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Naoinra Aras na nOg · Crèche | 30 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Creative Kids · Crèche | 25 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Kilkenny Road Community Childcare & Family Centre · Crèche | 3 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 m |
| Jigsaw Childcare · Crèche | 9 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 192 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Carlow County Council.
Homes approved
Here39
Council middle0
Homes started
Here57
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, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
2% of homes built before 1971 (council 27%). 35% owner-occupied (council 65%).
Homes built before 1971
2% · council 27%
Homes built since 2001
18% · council 35%
Owner-occupied
35% · council 65%
Rented
58% · council 29%
Children under 15
23% · council 20%
Aged 65 and over
5% · council 15%
Households with 2+ cars
28% · council 44%
Work mainly from home
5% · council 11%
This small area (392 people)Carlow
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 017010027
Bus
530 m
Carlow Bus Stn · 800, IW08
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Nearest school
593 m
Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc, 444 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc · primary · 444 pupils · 593 m
- Holy Family National School · primary · 592 pupils · 790 m
- S N Muire Gan Smal · primary · 345 pupils · 830 m
- Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa · primary · 111 pupils · 923 m
- Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach · postprimary · 342 pupils · 931 m
- S N Ceatharlach · primary · 137 pupils · 940 m
Stops 22
- Carlow Bus Stn · 800, IW08 · 1/hour at peak · 530 m
- Hanover Bus Park · 874, IW02 · 534 m
- Mount Leinster Park · CW2 · 4/hour at peak · 539 m
- Carlow Bus Stn · 365, 376, 73, 736, 880, 897 · 14/hour at peak · 542 m
- Carlow Bus Stn · 822, 887 · 1/hour at peak · 542 m
- Ashgrove · CW2 · 4/hour at peak · 546 m
- Hanover Road · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 562 m
- Hanover Road · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 586 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc · 593 m-2.8% pupils (444)
- S N Muire Gan Smal · 830 m-8.5% pupils (345)
- Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa · 923 m-0.9% pupils (111)
- Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach · 931 m-4.7% pupils (342) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- S N Ceatharlach · 940 m+5.4% pupils (137)
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, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | 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
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- 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
- Carlow
- Electoral division
- Carlow Rural
- Electoral area
- Carlow
- Council
- Carlow County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Carlow Bus Stn, 530 m away (1 an hour).
- Here (2022 census): 58% rent (council 29%); 7% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 59% drive to work (council 62%); population up 11% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 82 days (about 12 weeks); 51% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 16 in the last year, 20 three years before.
- 9 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
- Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach, 931 m away: 2 classrooms approved (2025). Pupils down 5% last year.
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.
- 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.
- 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 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 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 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 31 Oct 2026, 20:08 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.