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Planning report · Carlow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 07:07

Supermacs Drive-Thru, Pollerton Little

52.84656, -6.90233

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). A building site 451 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Not held yet for Carlow County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202198%of home extensions approved nearbyn=62 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–530open 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
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 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 after 2016, with building records online. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.

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 2016–2021. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Pollerton LittleBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built2021: 21178 · extension, approved2021: 21143 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2021: 1 file on Pollerton Little2022: 2 files on Pollerton Little2024: 2 files on Pollerton Little2025: 1 file on Pollerton Little6 files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. 2021
    21178 · extension · approved 2021 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2021
    21143 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
C1.2
Zoning · Retail warehousing
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
ZoningC1.2 · Retail warehousing
What it says

Retail Warehousing: To consolidate retail park and retail warehousing development

Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.

carlow graiguecullen joint urban local area plan 2024 2030 · 10 Sept 2024 – 9 Sept 2030

ZoningC1.2 · Retail warehousing
What it says

Retail Warehousing: To consolidate retail park and retail warehousing development

Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Braun Oral-B Ireland Limited (717 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares1
Monuments1Cremation pit
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 3 on the draft 2027 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 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: 80% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 60%
80% · 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 · 22 nearby, 510 council-wide

Figure 3

Pollerton Little, file by file since 2021

2 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

6 planning files on Pollerton Little since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21120No number · 2022 · other extension · refused · 22277No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560125Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22112No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460072No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460325New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Pollerton Little" 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: 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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 152 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 57 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–53 (n=44)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 152 days (n=18)152 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 57 days after permission (n=25)57 days after permissionSigned off60% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated62 decided home extensions, 25 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 5 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed5 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501875 Pending · O'Brien Road , , Co. Carlow · 204 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 Supermacs Drive-Thru, Pollerton Little with 4 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding site that stoppedApproved
    1. 1Lakeside, Carlow 21122Building site that stopped · 321 m
    2. 2Castleoaks, Castle Oaks 1693Building site that stopped · 451 m
    3. 3Four Lakes Retail Park, Dublin Road 2660245Approved with conditions · 27 m
    4. 4Pollerton Big Service Station, Pollerton Big 2660111Approved with conditions · 283 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    25 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 22 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 21 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 14 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT22: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused21: approved → approved3: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal14: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out25 lodged25 lodged22 approved22 approved3 refused3 refused21 approved21 approved4 refused4 refused14 no start notice found14 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured25 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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

      Figure 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

      Castleoaks, Castle Oaks · 108 homes: 108 homes, started May 2021, never signed off; Lakeside, Carlow · 106 homes: 106 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed off20212022202320242025202620272028Castleoaks, Castle Oaks · 108 homes451 m · 1693108 homes, started May 2021, never signed off108 homes, started May 2021, never signed offLakeside, Carlow · 106 homes321 m · 21122106 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed off106 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed offtoday

      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 2 within 500 m

      Building site that stopped 2

      • 1Lakeside, Carlow · 106 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed off · 321 m
      • 2Castleoaks, Castle Oaks · 108 homes, started May 2021, never signed off · 451 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 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2022. 88% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 9, 2022: 6, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 3, 2026: 205102021: 8 approved2021: 1 refused9’21*2022: 5 approved2022: 1 refused6’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 2 approved2’242025: 2 approved2025: 1 refused3’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 3 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 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
      0
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Carlow County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here99
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here58
      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 10

      This street block against the council

      2% of homes built before 1971 (council 27%). 65% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      2% · council 27%
      Homes built since 2001
      94% · council 35%
      Owner-occupied
      65% · council 65%
      Rented
      33% · council 29%
      Children under 15
      28% · council 20%
      Aged 65 and over
      12% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      46% · council 44%
      Work mainly from home
      18% · council 11%
      This small area (423 people)Carlow

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 017010012/02

      Road noise
      65–69 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      288 m
      Beechwood Park · CW1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 12

        • Beechwood Park · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 288 m
        • Beechwood Park · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 290 m
        • Tinteán Coille · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 449 m
        • Tinteán Coille · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 477 m
        • Burrindale · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 514 m
        • Burrindale · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 539 m
        • Deerpark Rnbt · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 546 m
        • Deerpark Rnbt · CW1 · 2/hour at peak · 565 m
        Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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, 02:24
        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
        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. Extension (21178) started Oct 2022, never signed off: is it finished?
          Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Zoned C1.2 (retail warehousing), not for homes: could you extend?
          Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
          Solicitor · planner
        3. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
          Ask for: Radon test results.
          Seller
        4. Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
          Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
          Visit at rush hour
        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
        Pollerton Little
        Electoral division
        Carlow Rural
        Electoral area
        Carlow
        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 C1.2 (retail warehousing); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
        • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds.
        • Beechwood Park (bus CW1) 288 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
        • Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
        • Here (2022 census): 65% owner-occupied (council 65%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2016 or later; 66% 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: 47 in the last year, 108 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.
        • 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.
        • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 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 1 Nov 2026, 07:07 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.