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Planning report · Clare County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 16:10

26 Victoria Court

52.84987, -8.99417

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 300 homes approved 1.4 km away haven't started.

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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Clare County Council: council consultations.

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=145 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–555open for comments nearbyclose 20 Oct–10 Nov346homes approved nearby, not startednearest 902 m · 21663

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 53 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 6 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 1991–2000, 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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (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
G3
Zoning · High amenity
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningG3 · High amenity
What it says

Buffer spaces are intended to provide a buffer of undev. land for the conservation of biodiversity, visual amenity or green space. Buffer spaces may include natural features e.g. floodplains, riparian zones, turloughs, valuable biodiversity areas etc.

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

ennis and environs · 20 Apr 2023 – 19 Apr 2029

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: Ennis North (972 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings71O'Connell Monument; Bank of Ireland
Monuments110Graveyard; Ritual site - holy well
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: 487 on the draft 2027 map; 487 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 50%
93% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site33 decided · more info asked 45%
88% · council 90%
Approved nearbyClare 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 · 64 nearby, 2,867 council-wide

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 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—

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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 102 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 153 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 182 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 49–55 (n=114)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 153 days (n=31)153 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 182 days after permission (n=16)182 days after permissionSigned off69% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated145 decided home extensions, 16 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed8 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 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 5 in the last 12 months
    • 501090 Refused · No. 8 Curtins Lane, Ennis, Co. Clare. · 935 m
    • 324062 Granted with conditions · Ballymacaula, Drumbiggle, Keelty, Circular Road, Ennis, Co. Clare. · 904 m
    • 324036 Other · 5 D?n Na Hinse, Ennis, Co. Clare. · 495 m
    • 501336 Pending · No 3 Linnane's Terrace, Kilrush Road, Ennis, Co. Clare. · 1.1 km
    • 500145 Refused · 24 St Michaels Villas, Clonroadmore, Ennis, Co. Clare. · 1.7 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 26 Victoria Court with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1No.5(a), Newbridge Road 2660610No decision yet · 820 m
    2. 2St. Finbar's, Ard na Gréine 2660622No decision yet · 1.5 km
    3. 3Tracklands Business Park, Tobarteascain 2660602No decision yet · 1.9 km
    4. 4Kilrush Road, Clonroad More Ennis 2660609No decision yet · 1.9 km
    5. 5Kilrush Road, Cahercalla More 2660648No decision yet · 1.9 km
    6. 6Woodlawn Lahinch Rd, Loughville Ennis 2660498Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    7. 7Nos 1-4 Buttermarket Street and Simm's Lane 21663Approved, no sign building has started · 903 m
    8. 8Ballymacaula Drumbiggle 2560393Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    9. 9Our Lady's Hospital building and grounds ( RPS 845), Gort Road Dulick 2660433No decision yet · 1.3 km
    10. 102.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 2 m
    11. 112.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 52 m
    12. 120.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 52 m
    13. 130.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 122 m
    14. 140.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 157 m
    15. 151.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 162 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 34 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    36 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 34 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 34 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 14 with no start notice found, 16 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT34: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused34: approved → approved2: refused → refused14: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off16: approved → ran out36 lodged36 lodged34 approved34 approved2 refused2 refused34 approved34 approved2 refused2 refused14 no start notice found14 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off16 ran out16 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.

    Measured36 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    6 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-20 2660602: application received — The development will consist of: a) Amalgamation of two existing ground floor units b) Change of use from Office to Day ; 2026-10-21 2660498: CONDITIONAL — for (a) demolition of existing rear garage and the construction of a rear single storey extension, (b) alterations to th; 2026-10-22 2660610: application received — to (a) construct own door entrance and new staircase to serve existing 1st floor residential accommodation (b) Carry out; 2026-10-22 2660609: application received — to renovate and extend existing cottage together with all associated site development works and connections to public se; 2026-10-28 2660622: application received — to RETAIN a porch and velux window to the front of the dwelling house, an extension to the rear and side of the dwelling; 2026-11-10 2660648: application received — to construct a new dwelling house, connect to public services and modify the front boundary wall / site entrance along wtoday21 Oct26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov2660602: application received — The development will consist of: a) Amalgamation of two existing ground floor units b) Change of use from Office to Day · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-202660498: CONDITIONAL — for (a) demolition of existing rear garage and the construction of a rear single storey extension, (b) alterations to th · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-212660610: application received — to (a) construct own door entrance and new staircase to serve existing 1st floor residential accommodation (b) Carry out · 820 m away · 2026-10-222660609: application received — to renovate and extend existing cottage together with all associated site development works and connections to public se · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-222660622: application received — to RETAIN a porch and velux window to the front of the dwelling house, an extension to the rear and side of the dwelling · 1.5 km away · 2026-10-282660648: application received — to construct a new dwelling house, connect to public services and modify the front boundary wall / site entrance along w · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-10
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 20 Oct 20264 days left
      32660602 · application received — The development will consist of: a) Amalgamation of two existing ground floor units b) Change of…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 21 Oct 20265 days left
      62660498 · CONDITIONAL — for (a) demolition of existing rear garage and the construction of a rear single storey extension, (b)…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 22 Oct 20266 days left
      12660610 · application received — to (a) construct own door entrance and new staircase to serve existing 1st floor residential…
      €20 to the council · 820 m away
    • Comments close 22 Oct 20266 days left
      42660609 · application received — to renovate and extend existing cottage together with all associated site development works and…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 28 Oct 202612 days left
      22660622 · application received — to RETAIN a porch and velux window to the front of the dwelling house, an extension to the rear…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 10 Nov 202625 days left
      52660648 · application received — to construct a new dwelling house, connect to public services and modify the front boundary wall…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    300 homes 1.4 km away were approved Jun 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031.

    Ballymacaula Drumbiggle · 300 homes: 300 homes approved Jun 2026, not started; Nos 1-4 Buttermarket… · 46 homes: 46 homes approved Jun 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Ballymacaula Drumbiggle · 300 homes1.4 km · 2560393300 homes approved Jun 2026, not started300 homes approved Jun 2026, not startedNos 1-4 Buttermarket… · 46 homes903 m · 2166346 homes approved Jun 2026, not started46 homes approved Jun 2026, 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 12 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 2

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 102.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 2 m
    • 112.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 52 m
    • 120.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 52 m
    • 130.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 122 m
    • 140.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 m
    • 151.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 164 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 172 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 175 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 207 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2020. 94% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 5, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2020: 6, 2021: 5, 2022: 3, 2023: 2, 2024: 5, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102017: 5 approved5’17*2018: 3 approved2018: 1 refused4’182019: 3 approved3’192020: 6 approved6’202021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’212022: 3 approved3’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 66 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Building work nearby 41 in the last 12 months
    4 signed off as finished17 not signed off20 no sign-off needed
    • 1 Bank Place, Ennis, Clare, V95 RW77 · 22 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60555 · 837 m
    • Saint Senan's Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 YV8F · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560190 · 1.1 km
    • Market Place, Ennis, Clare · 10 Oct 2026 · 5 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460175 · 1.0 km
    • Gort Road, Ennis, Clare · 29 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660236 · 1.2 km
    • LEE'S ROAD SPORTS AND AMENITY PARK, Lee's Road, Clare · 28 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 268008 · 1.5 km
    • Clare Road, Ennis, Clare · 25 Sept 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60667 · 1.5 km
    • Bank Place, Ennis, Clare · 14 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · P25/60157 · 842 m
    • Cahercalla Road, Ennis, Clare · 7 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25147 · 1.8 km
    • Cahercalla Road, Ennis, Clare · 7 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25147 · 1.8 km
    • Clon Road, Ennis, Clare · 18 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2360421 · 1.4 km
    • Clon Road, Ennis, Clare · 14 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360421 · 1.4 km
    • Clare Road, Ennis, Clare · 31 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • Shanaway Road, Kilnacally,, Ennis, Clare · 24 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 22/1035 · 2.0 km
    • Quin Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 D592 · 24 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25408 · 1.9 km
    • Cahercalla Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 WK2X · 24 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560688 · 1.8 km
    • Gort Road, Ennis, Clare · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60232 · 1.6 km
    • Lahinch Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 X2X3 · 18 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P26/60051 · 1.1 km
    • Gleann na Coille, Claureen,, Ennis,, Clare · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P 24 60088 · 825 m
    • Clon Road, Ennis, Clare · 13 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560272 · 1.6 km
    • Gleann Na Coille,, Claureen, Ennis,, Clare · 11 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P 24 60088 · 825 m
    • 59 O'Connell Street, Ennis, Clare, V95 F895 · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560492 · 1.1 km
    • 34 Corrovorrin Grove, Ennis, Clare, V95 F5TE · 20 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P24/278 · 1.7 km
    • Lahinch Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 A6P2 · 17 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2559 · 1.2 km
    • Lahinch Road, Ennis, Clare · 31 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · P2460501 · 1.5 km
    • 78 Woodhaven, Ennis, Clare, V95 RCC2 · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · P25/295 · 2.0 km
    • 13 Waterpark Court, Ennis, Clare · 19 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560276 · 987 m
    • 1 Woodlawn, Lahinch Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 W1H1 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25337 · 1.2 km
    • 41/42 Abbey Street, Ennis, Clare, V95 XFX4 · 10 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 975 m
    • 4 Lower Drumbiggle Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 PC42 · 2 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · P25/8004 · 953 m
    • 5 Lower Drumbiggle Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 AW0V · 2 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · P25/8004 · 949 m
    • No1 Green Park, Limerick Road, Ennis, Clare · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · P25240 · 1.7 km
    • 33 Shannon Park, Ennis, Clare, V95 X5XC · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560128 · 1.3 km
    • 4 Carmody Street, Ennis, Clare, V95 KC90 · 14 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.0 km
    • Dulick Gort Road, Ennis, Clare · 10 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P25/60638 · 1.7 km
    • St Clare's School, Ennis, Clare · 26 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.3 km
    • Quin Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 HK58 · 23 Jan 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.9 km
    • 7 Mill Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 FH5N · 15 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 606 m
    • St Clare's School, Ennis, Clare · 10 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.3 km
    • Gort Road, Ennis, Clare · 5 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60232 · 1.6 km
    • Clonroadbeg, Ennis, Clare · 27 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20626 · 1.8 km
    • 89 Parnell Street, Ennis, Clare, V95 RR64 · 16 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 805 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 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Homes coming 346 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Room to Bloom Kids Care · Crèche18 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate320 m
    Clare Family Resource Center · Crèche7 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate411 m
    Redeemers Preschool · Crèche18 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate583 m
    Tiny Tots Montessori · Crèche4 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate629 m
    ABC Nursery · Crèche22 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate705 m
    Lifford Childcare Centre · Crèche21 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 842 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Clare County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here46
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here61
    Council middle2
    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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    4% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 74% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    4% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    22% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    74% · council 72%
    Rented
    24% · council 21%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    11% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    51% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 11%
    This small area (184 people)Clare

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 037057066

    Bus
    227 m
    Claureen · NS2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    334 m
    Chriost Ri, 226 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Chriost Ri · primary · 226 pupils · 334 m
    • Ennis Community College · postprimary · 614 pupils · 529 m
    • Coláiste Mhuire · postprimary · 1013 pupils · 668 m
    • Rice College · postprimary · 666 pupils · 1.0 km
    • Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog · primary · 451 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Holy Family Junior School · primary · 167 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Bunscoil na mBraithre · primary · 643 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Holy Family Snr · primary · 306 pupils · 1.2 km

    Stops 71

    • Claureen · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 227 m
    • Cloughleigh Road · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 233 m
    • Cloughleigh Road · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 253 m
    • Claureen · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 323 m
    • Hermitage · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 491 m
    • Hermitage · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 502 m
    • Considine Terr · 337 · 578 m
    • Harmony Row · 317A · 0/hour at peak · 684 m

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

    • Chriost Ri · 334 m-3.8% pupils (226)
    • Ennis Community College · 529 m+0.3% pupils (614)
    • Coláiste Mhuire · 668 m+1.4% pupils (1,013)
    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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public16 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    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. Zoned G3 (high amenity), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 820 m away open for comments until 22 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Cloghleagh
    Electoral division
    Ennis Rural
    Electoral area
    Ennis
    Council
    Clare County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned G3 (high amenity); no vacant land tax.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 22 Oct 2026.
    • 346 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 300 at Ballymacaula Drumbiggle.
    • Claureen (bus NS2) 227 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 10 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 74% owner-occupied (council 72%); 6% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1991–2000; 67% drive to work (council 66%); population up 9% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is 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.
    Sources and licences 27
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    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.09 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026
    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
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public16 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher16 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 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 16 Oct 2026, 16:10 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.