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Planning report · Laois County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 20:24

L7970

52.94696, -7.06423

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 98 homes approved 1.2 km away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

0open for comments nearbywithin 2 km144homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.2 km · 2560872

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
  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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (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
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings5Ballyadams House; Milltown House
Monuments66Castle - tower house; House - fortified house
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: 13 on the draft 2027 map; 40 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 8 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 12%
100% · council 91%
Approved nearbyLaois overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 8 nearby, 1,497 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed2 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
    • 502035 Pending · Rahin Towers , Ballylinan , Co Laois · 1.1 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher18 Oct 2026, 01:35open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L7970 with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 12, Linden Drive 2660534Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    2. 2Rahin 2360015Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    3. 3Ballylinan 2560768Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
    4. 43.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
    5. 50.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.1 km
    6. 61.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.1 km
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.2 km
    8. 84.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.2 km
    9. 90.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.2 km
    10. 10Rahin Towers, Ballylinan 2560872Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    11. 111 Rahin Wood, Ballylinan 2660189Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    12. 12Ballycorman, Ballylinan 2660291Approved with conditions · 1.8 km
    Figure 4

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 19 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-19 2660534: CONDITIONAL — Retain existing domestic garage and all ancillary site development workstoday23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov2660534: CONDITIONAL — Retain existing domestic garage and all ancillary site development works · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-19
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Oct 20261 day left
      12660534 · CONDITIONAL — Retain existing domestic garage and all ancillary site development works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away

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

    Figure 5

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    98 homes 1.2 km away were approved Feb 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2030.

    Rahin · 98 homes: 98 homes approved Feb 2024, not started; Ballylinan · 46 homes: 46 homes approved May 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Rahin · 98 homes1.2 km · 236001598 homes approved Feb 2024, not started98 homes approved Feb 2024, not startedBallylinan · 46 homes1.6 km · 256076846 homes approved May 2026, not started46 homes approved May 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

    • Rahin · 98 homes approved Feb 2024, not started · 1.2 km
    • Ballylinan · 46 homes approved May 2026, not started · 1.6 km

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 43.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
    • 50.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 61.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 84.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 90.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
    • 1.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km

    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Every application within 2.0 km 11 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 12 , Linden Drive , Ballylinan Approved with conditions
      Retain existing domestic garage and all ancillary site development works
      266053421 Sept 20261.4 km
    • 2 , Linden Drive , Ballylinan Withdrawn or not valid
      retain an existing domestic garage and all ancillary site development works
      266052830 Jul 20261.4 km
    • 12Ballycorman , Ballylinan , Laois Approved with conditions
      retain Domestic Garage as constructed and associated site works at Ballycorman, Ballylinan, Co. Laois, R14…
      26602918 Jul 20261.8 km
    • 111 Rahin Wood , Ballylinan , Co. Laois Approved with conditions
      construct a self-contained residential unit (granny flat) to the (south) side of the main house
      266018927 Aug 20261.5 km
    • 1 Rahin Wood , Ballylinan , Co. Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      construct a self-contained residential unit (granny flat) to the (south) side of the main house
      266012810 Mar 20261.5 km
    • 10Rahin Towers , Ballylinan , Co Laois Approved with conditions
      construct 30 residential units, consisting of 12 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached houses (House Type A),…
      256087225 Aug 202630 homes1.1 km
    • 3Ballylinan , Ballylinan , Co Laois Approved with conditions
      Construct 46 no houses comprising of; 40 no semi-detached 3 bedroom houses and 6 no detached 3 bedroom…
      25607681 Apr 202646 homes1.5 km
    • Ballylinan , Ballylinan , Co Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      Construct 46 no houses comprising of; 40 no semi-detached 3 bedroom houses and 6 no detached 3 bedroom…
      256076018 Nov 20251.5 km
    • Rahin Towers , Ballylinan , Co Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      construct 32 residential units, consisting of 12 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached houses (House Type A),…
      256073310 Nov 20251.1 km
    • Rahin Towers , Ballylinan , Co Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      construct 32 residential units, consisting of 12 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached houses (House Type A),…
      25607274 Nov 20251.1 km
    • Rahim Towers , Ballylinan , Co Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      construct 32 residential units, consisting of 12 no. 2-storey 4-Bedroom semi-detached houses (Type A),8 no…
      256071630 Oct 20251.1 km
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • Ballylynan, Laois · 21 Oct 2026 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · 24-83 · 1.6 km
    • Milltown, Ballylinan, Gracefield Manor, Laois · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60050 · 227 m
    • 34 Leylandii Drive, Ballylynan, Laois · 16 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.4 km
    • Main Street, Ballylynan, Laois · 6 Mar 2026 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60083 · 1.6 km
    • Boley, Ballylinan, Laois, R14 F627 · 12 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560374 · 1.7 km
    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 18 Oct 2026, 01:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Homes coming 144 not started
    • 2Rahin · 98 homes · not started · runs out 26 Jun 2030 · 1.2 km
    • 3Ballylinan · 46 homes · not started · runs out 18 May 2031 · 1.6 km
    • 10Rahin Towers · 30 homes · under appeal · runs out 25 Aug 2031 · 1.2 km
    • Doírín Alaínn · 12 homes · building started · 1.3 km
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 6

    This street block against the council

    37% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 88% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    37% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    24% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    88% · council 71%
    Rented
    6% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    69% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 9%
    This small area (192 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107014003

    Nearest school
    1.2 km
    Scoil Padraig, 218 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Padraig · primary · 218 pupils · 1.2 km

    Stops 3

      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 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
      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
      Council consultation portalsPublic18 Oct 2026, 01:37open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
      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. 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
      Rahin
      Electoral division
      Ballylynan
      Electoral area
      Graiguecullen -Portarlington-Lea-6
      Council
      Laois County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
      • 144 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 98 at Rahin.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 68% drive to work (council 65%); population up 5% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
      • 11 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 93%).
      • 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
      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 4.016 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.018 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
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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 18 Oct 2026, 20:24 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.