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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 11:27

Church Road, Carlow

52.83976, -6.95053

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 19 homes approved 245 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=54 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–531open for comments nearbyclose 10 Nov19homes approved nearby, not startednearest 245 m · 2145

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 49 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.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built

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
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
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 · 9 Sept 2024 – 8 Sept 2030

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.

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.

laois county development plan 2021 2027 including ministerial direction as varied by variation no 1 no 2 and no 3 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 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 taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Killeshin Church
Monuments2Burnt spread
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 22 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 70% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 100%
New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 30%
70% · council 90%
Approved nearbyLaois 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 · 21 nearby, 998 council-wide

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 112 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 163 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 60 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 46–53 (n=37)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 163 days (n=17)163 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 60 days after permission (n=13)60 days after permissionSigned off46% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated54 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 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
    • 501175 Granted with conditions · Tirl?n Farmlife Graiguecullen Branch , Portlaoise Road Carlow town ,… · 169 m
    • 500965 Withdrawn · Graiguecullen , Carlow , Co. Laois · 172 m
    • 501153 Invalid · Tirl?n Farmlife Graiguecullen Branch , Portlaoise Road Carlow town ,… · 169 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Church Road, Carlow with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Portlaoise road, Carlow 2660714No decision yet · 255 m
    2. 2Doyles Topline Shamrock Business Park, Graiguecullen Carlow 2660592Approved with conditions · 53 m
    3. 3Rivendell 2145Approved, no sign building has started · 245 m
    4. 4Tirl?n Farmlife Graiguecullen Branch, Portlaoise Road Carlow town 501175Appeal: approved with conditions · 169 m
    5. 5Graiguecullen, Carlow 500965Appeal: withdrawn · 172 m
    6. 64.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 33 m
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 84 m
    8. 80.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 107 m
    9. 92.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 144 m
    10. 100.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 159 m
    11. 110.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 168 m
    12. 12The Laurels, Killeshin Road Carlow 2660470Approved with conditions · 22 m
    13. 13Unit 5B Shamrock Business Park, Graiguecullen 2660148Approved with conditions · 172 m
    14. 14Church Road, Graiguecullen 2660246Approved with conditions · 179 m
    15. 15Kileshin road, Carlow 2660060Approved with conditions · 255 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 36 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    40 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 40 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 36 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 24 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT40: lodged → approved36: approved → approved1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal3 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal24: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out40 lodged40 lodged40 approved40 approved36 approved36 approved1 refused1 refused3 withdrawn3 withdrawn24 no start notice found24 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off5 ran out5 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.

    Measured40 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 10 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-10 2660714: application received — retain a takeaway coffee unit, seated waiting area, existing signage and all associated site works; 2026-11-18 2660592: CONDITIONAL — install wall and roof cladding to three existing storage racking structures, the erection of advertising signage, togethtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660714: application received — retain a takeaway coffee unit, seated waiting area, existing signage and all associated site works · 255 m away · 2026-11-102660592: CONDITIONAL — install wall and roof cladding to three existing storage racking structures, the erection of advertising signage, togeth · 53 m away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left
      12660714 · application received — retain a takeaway coffee unit, seated waiting area, existing signage and all associated site…
      €20 to the council · 255 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202617 days left
      22660592 · CONDITIONAL — install wall and roof cladding to three existing storage racking structures, the erection of advertising…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 53 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    19 homes 245 m away were approved Jan 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2028.

    Rivendell · 19 homes: 19 homes approved Jan 2022, not started20222023202420252026202720282029Rivendell · 19 homes245 m · 214519 homes approved Jan 2022, not started19 homes approved Jan 2022, 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 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    • Rivendell · 19 homes approved Jan 2022, not started · 245 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 64.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 33 m
    • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 84 m
    • 80.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 107 m
    • 92.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 144 m
    • 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m
    • 110.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 172 m
    • 7.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 195 m
    • 2.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 212 m
    • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 9, 2022: 5, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 7, 2026: 905102021: 9 approved9’21*2022: 5 approved5’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 9 approved9’26*
    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

    • 1Portlaoise road , Carlow , Co. Laois. comments close 10 Nov 2026
      retain a takeaway coffee unit, seated waiting area, existing signage and all associated site works
      26607146 Oct 2026255 m
    Every application within 500 m 18 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Castlecomer Road, Carlow, Laois · 1 Aug 2026 · 47 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/887 25/60833 · 368 m
    • Ballickmoyler Road, Derrymoyle Lane, Laois, R93Y4X9 · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560708 · 421 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 19 not started
    • Graiguecullen · 210 homes · building started · 363 m
    • 3Rivendell · 19 homes · not started · runs out 1 Jun 2028 · 245 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Play Together Montessori Preschool · Crèche21 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate122 m
    Graiguecullen Parish Childcare Centre CLG · Crèche8 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate454 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 Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here232
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here475
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    10% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 53% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    10% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    37% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    53% · council 71%
    Rented
    36% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    42% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 9%
    This small area (524 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107052005

    Nearest school
    408 m
    S N Naomh Fhiach, 570 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Naomh Fhiach · primary · 570 pupils · 408 m

    Stops 7

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

      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
        Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
        Solicitor
      2. 19 homes approved 245 m away (Rivendell), not started: what is planned?
        Ask for: The planning file for 2145.
        Council
      3. Application 255 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      4. Decision 53 m away can be appealed until 18 Nov 2026: appeal?
        Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
        Council
      5. 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
      Graigue
      Electoral division
      Graigue Rural
      Electoral area
      Graiguecullen -Portarlington-Lea-6
      Council
      Laois County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
      • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
      • 19 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 19 at Rivendell.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 53% owner-occupied (council 71%); 2% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 60% drive to work (council 65%); population up 11% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 57 days (about 8 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 53 in the last year, 98 three years before.
      What the terms mean 7 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • 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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      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 1 Nov 2026, 11:27 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.