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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 13 Oct 2026, 21:18

Hillside Road

52.97873, -6.04140

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 107 homes approved 1.1 km away haven't started.

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Time
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2planning files on this houselatest 202196%of home extensions approved nearbyn=163 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–542open for comments nearbyclose 15 Oct–22 Oct144homes approved nearby, not startednearest 438 m · 2560230

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 49 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 3 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.

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. 2 planning files on this house.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 built2021: 21636 · extension, approved2019: 19512 · new house, approved

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2021
    21636 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2019
    19512 · new house · approved 2019 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

wicklow town rathnew local area plan · 23 Jun 2025 – 23 Jun 2031

Heritage inventory5 within 100 m house; house

Not on this site: protected building, 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: Wicklow Port Company (409 m); Wicklow (572 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings79Ardnacree; Langara
Radon grid squares2
Monuments32R148671; R148675
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 69 on the draft 2027 map; 53 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.radon, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
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rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.radonCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
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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: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 95% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear22 decided · more info asked 27%
95% · council 96%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 50%
94% · council 91%
Single-storey side14 decided · more info asked 14%
100% · council 97%
Attic or dormer24 decided · more info asked 25%
92% · council 92%
First-floor13 decided · more info asked 15%
100% · council 90%
Porch or front12 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site22 decided · more info asked 36%
95% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWicklow 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 · 123 nearby, 3,355 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear21—
Dormer or attic11—
First-floor11—

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: npad, acp · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
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    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 50 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 101 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 97 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 44–54 (n=123)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 101 days (n=40)101 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 97 days after permission (n=25)97 days after permissionSigned off72% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated163 decided home extensions, 25 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    6 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 13 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed12 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed13 decided
    0 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 8 in the last 12 months
    • 501249 Refused · Dunbur Lower , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow · 2.0 km
    • 500223 Granted · Dunbur Lower , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow · 1.5 km
    • 501127 Granted · 15 Dunbur Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow · 847 m
    • 501257 Granted · Ballyguile More , Wicklow , Co. Wicklow · 1.7 km
    • 501303 Pending · St Patrick's Road , Marlton Road and Abbey Street , Wicklow Town · 353 m
    • 501270 Pending · 10 Rocky Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow · 1.3 km
    • 501241 Open · 10 Rocky Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow · 1.3 km
    • 500805 Invalid · 4 Carraig Beag, Ballynerrin, Co. Wicklow · 1.5 km
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Hillside Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding site that stoppedApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding started
    1. 1South Quay, Wicklow Town 26193No decision yet · 218 m
    2. 2Rosita, 6 Dunbar Park 2660818No decision yet · 626 m
    3. 3Seaview House, Church Hill 2660653Refused · 402 m
    4. 4Marlton Road, Wicklow 138569Building site that stopped · 417 m
    5. 5Wicklow 221164Approved, no sign building has started · 871 m
    6. 6Wicklow Co. Wicklow 2460825Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    7. 7Mariners Point 2660557Approved, no sign building has started · 1.3 km
    8. 8Keatingstown Farm 23390Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
    9. 90.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 114 m
    10. 103 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow 25340Building started · 154 m
    11. 112 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow 26/28Building started · 159 m
    12. 120.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 397 m
    13. 130.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 430 m
    14. 140.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 539 m
    15. 151.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 593 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 172 permissions since 2016, 18 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    199 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 168 approved, 31 refused. After appeals: 172 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 10 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 98 with no start notice found, 56 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT168: lodged → approved31: lodged → refused168: approved → approved27: refused → refused4 refused by the council, approved after an appeal98: approved → no start notice found10: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off56: approved → ran out199 lodged199 lodged168 approved168 approved31 refused31 refused172 approved172 approved27 refused27 refused98 no start notice found98 no start notice found10 built, owner opted out10 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off56 ran out56 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.

    Measured199 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 14 Oct 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-14 2660653: REFUSED — single-storey extension to side with roof lights and terrace over, two-storey extension to side of return with roof ligh; 2026-10-15 2660818: application received — change of use of part of domestic house to a commercial physiotherapy treatment room including advertising signage at ho; 2026-10-22 26193: application received — section 254 licence - scaffolding; 2026-10-23 ACP 501249: Refuse permissiontoday18 Oct23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov2660653: REFUSED — single-storey extension to side with roof lights and terrace over, two-storey extension to side of return with roof ligh · 402 m away · 2026-10-142660818: application received — change of use of part of domestic house to a commercial physiotherapy treatment room including advertising signage at ho · 626 m away · 2026-10-1526193: application received — section 254 licence - scaffolding · 218 m away · 2026-10-22ACP 501249: Refuse permission · 2 km away · 2026-10-23
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 14 Oct 20261 day left
      32660653 · REFUSED — single-storey extension to side with roof lights and terrace over, two-storey extension to side of return…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 402 m away
    • Comments close 15 Oct 20262 days left
      22660818 · application received — change of use of part of domestic house to a commercial physiotherapy treatment room including…
      €20 to the council · 626 m away
    • Comments close 22 Oct 20269 days left
      126193 · application received — section 254 licence - scaffolding
      €20 to the council · 218 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 23 Oct 202610 days left
      Refuse permission
      2.0 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

    107 homes 1.1 km away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Wicklow Co. Wicklow · 107 homes: 107 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; Marlton Road, Wicklow · 79 homes: 79 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed off; R751, Wicklow · 34 homes: 34 homes, started May 2018, never signed off; Wicklow · 14 homes: 14 homes approved Aug 2023, not started201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028202920302031Wicklow Co. Wicklow · 107 homes1.1 km · 2460825107 homes approved Jul 2025, not started107 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedMarlton Road, Wicklow · 79 homes417 m · 13856979 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed off79 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed offR751, Wicklow · 34 homes1.9 km · 16/51434 homes, started May 2018, never signed off34 homes, started May 2018, never signed offWicklow · 14 homes870 m · 22116414 homes approved Aug 2023, not started14 homes approved Aug 2023, 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 16 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    • 4Marlton Road, Wicklow · 79 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed off · 417 m
    • R751, Wicklow · 34 homes, started May 2018, never signed off · 1.9 km

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 114 m
    • 120.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 397 m
    • 130.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 430 m
    • 140.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 539 m
    • 151.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 593 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 664 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 709 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 771 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 775 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 776 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 15 and 28 a year; busiest 2023. 84% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 23, 2018: 23, 2019: 25, 2020: 16, 2021: 17, 2022: 18, 2023: 28, 2024: 22, 2025: 15, 2026: 1201020302017: 20 approved2017: 3 refused23’17*2018: 17 approved2018: 6 refused23’182019: 22 approved2019: 3 refused25’192020: 16 approved16’202021: 16 approved2021: 1 refused17’212022: 15 approved2022: 3 refused18’222023: 26 approved2023: 2 refused28’232024: 12 approved2024: 10 refused22’242025: 13 approved2025: 2 refused15’252026: 11 approved2026: 1 refused12’26*
    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 73 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
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    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Building work nearby 21 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished11 not signed off9 no sign-off needed
    • The Nursery Bollarney North, Wicklow Town, Wicklow · 18 Sept 2026 · 22 homes · start notice not signed off · 26/60101 · 1.5 km
    • Graham's Court, Wicklow · 26 Aug 2026 · 21 homes · start notice not signed off · 18/1332 & 26/7 · 1.7 km
    • 112 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow, A67 FK80 · 20 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/28 · 159 m
    • 42 Dunbur Park, Wicklow, A67 K592 · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/66 · 807 m
    • Marlton Hall, Wicklow · 13 Jul 2026 · 14 homes · start notice not signed off · 201296 & 25108 · 1.4 km
    • 25 Kilmantin Road, Wicklow, A67 DE68 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/46 · 226 m
    • Fitzwilliam Square, Wicklow · 2 Jul 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/806 · 255 m
    • 103 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow, A67 NW10 · 24 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25340 · 154 m
    • Marlton Road, Wicklow · 22 Jun 2026 · 19 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60733 · 1.3 km
    • 37 Marlton Grove, Wicklow, A67 PY18 · 22 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460349 · 999 m
    • 15 Burkeen Hall, Wicklow, A67 CP59 · 5 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60417 · 1.5 km
    • Ardale site office mariners point, Wicklow · 1 May 2026 · 49 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/29 · 1.1 km
    • 95 Glebemount, Wicklow, A67 WK02 · 27 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/325 · 1.2 km
    • 102 Mount Carmel Avenue, Wicklow, A67 X296 · 20 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560825 · 411 m
    • 3 Wentworth Grove, Wicklow Town, Wicklow, A67 F952 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560920 · 548 m
    • 22-30 The Mall, Wicklow, A67 RY62 · 18 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60218 · 157 m
    • 22-30 The Mall Main St., Wicklow, A67 WY17 · 26 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 129 m
    • Mariner's Point, Wicklow · 12 Jan 2026 · 47 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/29 · 1.0 km
    • 91 Burkeen Dales Hawkstown Road, Wicklow, A67R9Y2 · 22 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 2560421 · 1.9 km
    • Brickfield Lane, Wicklow, A67E861 · 15 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60066 · 884 m
    • Marlton Road, Wicklow · 24 Nov 2025 · 21 homes · start notice not signed off · 201296 & 25108 · 1.3 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: bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
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    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Homes coming 144 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    social_housingCC-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
    The Cave Preschool · Crèche8 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate132 m
    Dee's Montessori Pre-school · Crèche10 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate388 m
    Buttons Preschool Maria Forsyth · Crèche11 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate489 m
    Balloons Pre-School · Crèche12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate489 m
    Jellytots Pre School · Crèche17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate537 m
    Postman Pats Playgroup · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate569 m
    The Little Rascals Pre-school Wicklow · Crèche21 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate578 m
    A Place to Grow Montessori · Crèche1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate842 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
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    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here25
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here25
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
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    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    51% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 62% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    51% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    11% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    62% · council 71%
    Rented
    31% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    22% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    26% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 14%
    This small area (211 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257078006

    Bus
    208 m
    Wicklow Village · 183 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    123 m
    Scoil An Choroin Mhuire, 432 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    519
    in 3 years, 238 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · primary · 432 pupils · 123 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 461 pupils · 177 m
    • Padraig Naofa NS · primary · 377 pupils · 391 m
    • Glebe Ns · primary · 210 pupils · 590 m
    • Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 404 pupils · 657 m
    • East Glendalough School · postprimary · 365 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Wicklow Educate Together NS · primary · 377 pupils · 1.6 km
    • Coláiste Chill Mhantáin · postprimary · 995 pupils · 1.8 km

    Stops 22

    • Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 208 m
    • Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 247 m
    • Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 2/hour at peak · 300 m
    • Wicklow Gao · 131, 133 · 2/hour at peak · 314 m
    • Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 3/hour at peak · 346 m
    • Grand Hotel · 131, 133, 740, 740A, UM11 · 2/hour at peak · 425 m
    • Grand Hotel · 131, 133, 740A, UM11 · 3/hour at peak · 478 m
    • Bollarney South · 131, 133, 183, BR01 · 2/hour at peak · 693 m

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

    • Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · 123 m+1.6% pupils (432)
    • Dominican College · 177 m-2.5% pupils (461)
    • Padraig Naofa NS · 391 m+2.2% pupils (377)
    • Glebe Ns · 590 m+1.4% pupils (210)
    • Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · 657 m+7.7% pupils (404)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
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    gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    consultpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
    moderngovpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
    lda_landsCC-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. New house (19512) started Nov 2019, never signed off: is it finished?
      Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Extension (21636) ran out unbuilt in 2025: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Application 218 m away open for comments until 22 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Corporation Lands
    Electoral division
    Wicklow Urban
    Electoral area
    Wicklow
    Council
    Wicklow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 16 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 4 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 22 Oct 2026.
    • 144 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 107 at Wicklow Co. Wicklow.
    • Grand Hotel (bus 131, 133) 478 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 14 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 48% drive to work (council 58%); population up 5% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were single-storey rear extensions.
    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.
    • 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.
    • 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 30
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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-4.012 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public13 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved13 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.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
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public13 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…13 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 2026
    water.ie—all-rights-reserved (water.ie terms cl… · flag only—
    water.ie—all-rights-reserved (water.ie terms cl… · flag only—
    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 13 Oct 2026, 21:18 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.