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Planning report · Clare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 05:12

Lahinch

52.93063, -9.33859

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).

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1planning file on this houselatest 202498%of home extensions approved nearbyn=56 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–540open 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
  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
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 2001–2010. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of LehinchBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2024: 2460403 · garden room, approved2021: 1 file on Lehinch2023: 1 file on Lehinch2025: 1 file on Lehinch3 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. 2024
    2460403 · garden room · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
C5
Zoning · Commercial, enterprise and employment
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC5 · Commercial, enterprise and employment
What it says

Tourism: Land zoned for tourism development shall be used for a range of structures and activities which are primarily designed to facilitate tourism development

Land zoned for business use. Expect offices, warehousing, industry or retail rather than housing; a residential application here is swimming against the plan.

lahinch settlement plan · 20 Apr 2023 – 19 Apr 2029

ZoningC5 · Commercial, enterprise and employment
What it says

Tourism: Land zoned for tourism development shall be used for a range of structures and activities which are primarily designed to facilitate tourism development

Land zoned for business use. Expect offices, warehousing, industry or retail rather than housing; a residential application here is swimming against the plan.

lahinch settlement plan variation no 1 · 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: Lahinch (560 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1hotel
Monuments4Ringfort - rath; R125342
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 licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 91% approved, and 1 in 5 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 22%
91% · 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 · 23 nearby, 1,600 council-wide

Figure 3

Lehinch, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

3 planning files on Lehinch since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 30 · 2021 · other extension · approved · 211054No. 30 · 2023 · rear · approved · 2360062Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560413New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Lehinch" 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 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
Two-storey rear11—

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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–54 (n=49)51 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated56 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed1 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Lahinch with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Hy-Brazil Seapark, Lahinch 2660309Approved with conditions · 443 m
    2. 2Crag, Lahinch 2660537Approved with conditions · 451 m
    3. 348 Radharc Na Mara, Lahinch 2660023Approved with conditions · 64 m
    4. 4School Road, Lahinch 2660407Approved with conditions · 356 m
    5. 5School Road, Lahinch 26171Approved · 373 m
    6. 6Dough, Lahinch 26253No decision yet · 390 m
    7. 7Sea Haven, Station Road Lahinch 2660502Approved with conditions · 409 m
    8. 8Seapark, Lahinch 2690Approved with conditions · 467 m
    9. 918 Sandhill Lodge, Dough Tld. 2560672Approved with conditions · 488 m
    10. 105 Cregg Ard, Lahinch 2660201Approved with conditions · 493 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 50 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    59 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 50 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 50 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 33 with no start notice found, 10 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT50: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused50: approved → approved9: refused → refused33: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off10: approved → ran out59 lodged59 lodged50 approved50 approved9 refused9 refused50 approved50 approved9 refused9 refused33 no start notice found33 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off10 ran out10 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.

    Measured59 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-03 2660309: CONDITIONAL — to demolish the existing dwelling house, construct a new replacement dwelling house, new boundary walls, revised entranc; 2026-11-04 2660537: CONDITIONAL — for development which will consist of an extension to the existing B&B, removal of garden room and mobile home, closing today3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov2660309: CONDITIONAL — to demolish the existing dwelling house, construct a new replacement dwelling house, new boundary walls, revised entranc · 443 m away · 2026-11-032660537: CONDITIONAL — for development which will consist of an extension to the existing B&B, removal of garden room and mobile home, closing · 451 m away · 2026-11-04
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20265 days left
      12660309 · CONDITIONAL — to demolish the existing dwelling house, construct a new replacement dwelling house, new boundary walls,…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 443 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20266 days left
      22660537 · CONDITIONAL — for development which will consist of an extension to the existing B&B, removal of garden room and mobile…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 451 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 6 and 12 a year; busiest 2022. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 20, 2022: 12, 2023: 7, 2024: 7, 2025: 6, 2026: 7051015202021: 19 approved2021: 1 refused20’21*2022: 8 approved2022: 4 refused12’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 refused7’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused7’242025: 4 approved2025: 2 refused6’252026: 7 approved7’26*
    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 10 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 15 School Road, Lahinch, Clare · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60342 · 318 m
    • School Road, Lahinch, Clare · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · P24/60071 · 335 m
    • Scholl House Road, Lahinch, Clare · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · P26/60407 · 485 m
    • Station Road, Lahinch, Clare, V95 R3W0 · 10 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · P25-60377 · 404 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 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Realtai Beaga Naionra · Crèche8 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate617 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 Clare County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here18
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    3% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 52% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    3% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    35% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    52% · council 72%
    Rented
    40% · council 21%
    Children under 15
    16% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    25% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (226 people)Clare

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 037059004/037059006

    Bus
    539 m
    Lahinch · 333, 350
    Nearest school
    452 m
    Saint Marys NS Lahinch, 166 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Saint Marys NS Lahinch · primary · 166 pupils · 452 m

    Stops 1

    • Lahinch · 333, 350 · 2/hour at peak · 539 m

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

    • Saint Marys NS Lahinch · 452 m-2.4% pupils (166)
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    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. Garden room (2460403) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Zoned C5 (commercial, enterprise and employment), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    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
    Lehinch
    Electoral division
    Ennistimon
    Electoral area
    Ennistimon
    Council
    Clare County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 2460403, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
    • Zoned C5 (commercial, enterprise and employment); no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Lahinch, 538 m away (2 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 72%); 50% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 2001–2010; 66% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
    • 10 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 94%).
    What the terms mean 6 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.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 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
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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 29 Oct 2026, 05:12 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.