3 Market Street, Rathdrum
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. A building site 341 m away stopped before it was finished.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 46 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202121566 · outdoor seating 2 · approved 2021 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, retail, commercial, office and civic use.
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
rathdrum town plan · 23 Oct 2022 – 23 Oct 2028
Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Rathdrum (465 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 39 | hotel; house |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Monuments | 1 | Graveslab |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 57% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
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 · 7 nearby, 853 council-wide
Rathdrum, file by file since 2021
4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.
40 files with "Rathdrum" 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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 46 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 43 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated22 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1St. Saviour’s National School Station Road, Rathdrum 2660937
- 20.3 ha zoned for homes
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes
- 40.3 ha zoned for homes
- 50.1 ha zoned for homes
- 60.1 ha zoned for homes
- 70.7 ha zoned for homes
- 84-8 Brewery Lane, Rathdrum 2560549
- 9Brewery Lane, Rathdrum 2560549
- 10Brewery Lane, Rathdrum 2560549
- 11Brewery Lane, Rathdrum 2560549
- 12Rathdrum Main Street, Rathdrum 25330
- 13Railway Bar, Market Square 2618
- 14Centra, Main Street 2660662
- 15Gilbert's Row, Rathdrum 26155
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 35 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured37 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 24 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 24 Nov 202623 days left12660937 · application received — the construction of a first floor extension (to the rear of the existing school building) over…€20 to the council · 108 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.
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
Building site that stopped 1
- 10 Brewery Bend, Rathdrum · 20 homes, started Mar 2021, never signed off · 341 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 20.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 44 m
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 57 m
- 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 92 m
- 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 106 m
- 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 107 m
- 70.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 128 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 140 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 150 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 155 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 172 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 9 a year; busiest 2022. 92% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1St. Saviour’s National School Station Road , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow comments close 24 Nov 2026the construction of a first floor extension (to the rear of the existing school building) over the previously…
Every application within 500 m 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 15Gilbert's Row , Rathdrum , Co Wicklow Approved with conditionssection 254 licence - scaffolding
- 14Centra , Main Street , rathdrum No decision yetdevelopment at this site; Centra, Main Street, Rathdrum, Wicklow, A67 CH58. The development will consist of a…
- Back Lane & Brewery Lane , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionschanges to the housing development previously approved under planning no. 2560549 to include the following;…
- 2 Fairgreen , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions1) modification of dwelling during construction (modifications to plans approved under PL Ref: 22/1302, 2)…
- St Saviour’s National School , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsinstallation of an air-to-water heat pump system, including external heat pump unit(s) and enclosure, all…
- St Saviour’s National School , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not validinstallation of an air-to-water heat pump system, including external heat pump unit(s) and enclosure, all…
- 13Railway Bar , Market Square , Rathdrum Approved with conditionssection 254 licence - scaffolding
- 12Rathdrum Main Street , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow Approvedpart 8 - submissions should be made to the relevant department as specified on the site notice (not to the…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
- Brewery Lane, Rathdrum, Wicklow · 21 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560549 · 206 m
- 84-8 Brewery Lane, Rathdrum, Wicklow · 14 Sept 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560549 · 150 m
- 11Brewery Lane, Rathdrum, Wicklow · 17 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560549 · 198 m
- 10Brewery Lane, Rathdrum, Wicklow · 17 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560549 · 195 m
- white gables, corballis upper, rathdrum, co. wicklow, Wicklow, A67 WP89 · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460749 · 331 m
- 9Brewery Lane, Rathdrum, Wicklow · 5 May 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560549 · 190 m
- Back Lane, Rathdrum, Wicklow, A67 K768 · 25 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/139 · 118 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Back Lane & Brewery Lane · 29 homes · building started · 176 m
How we work this out
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Childcare Rathdrum · Crèche | 23 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 642 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
54% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 56% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257065005
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Saviours NS · primary · 124 pupils · 164 m
- Rathdrum Boys NS · primary · 172 pupils · 292 m
- Avondale Community College · postprimary · 644 pupils · 521 m
- Clochar Muire NS · primary · 176 pupils · 545 m
Stops 5
- Rathdrum · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 279 m
- Rathdrum · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 285 m
- Rathdrum · Dublin - Europort · 1/hour at peak · 322 m
- Rathdrum North · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 657 m
- Rathdrum North · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 665 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Saviours NS · 164 m0% pupils (124) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
- Rathdrum Boys NS · 292 m+2.4% pupils (172)
- Avondale Community College · 521 m+3.2% pupils (644)
- Clochar Muire NS · 545 m+10% pupils (176)
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Outdoor seating 2 (21566) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Application 108 m away open for comments until 24 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Rathdrum
- Electoral division
- Rathdrum
- Electoral area
- Arklow
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 21566, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
- Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- 11 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 24 Nov 2026.
- Rathdrum (bus 183) 279 m away: 7 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 2 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 56% owner-occupied (council 71%); 15% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 58% drive to work (council 58%); population up 26% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 84 days (about 12 weeks); 52% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 8 in the last year, 23 three years before.
What the terms mean 9 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.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- 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.
Sources and licences 31
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |