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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 2 Nov 2026, 07:25

Hillside Road

52.97877, -6.04171

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=89 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 42–541open for comments nearbyclose 13 Nov

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 5 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.

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
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 (424 m); Wicklow (566 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings58post box; house
Monuments7R148694; R181294
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: 7 on the draft 2027 map; 6 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 92–94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 92% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 95%
Attic or dormer16 decided · more info asked 19%
94% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 33%
92% · council 82%
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 · 40 nearby, 1,672 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 50 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 96 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 147 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 42–54 (n=69)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 96 days (n=20)96 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 147 days after permission (n=27)147 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated89 decided home extensions, 27 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed4 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501303 Pending · St Patrick's Road , Marlton Road and Abbey Street , Wicklow Town · 333 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher1 Nov 2026, 23:13open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Hillside Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 119 Fitzwilliam Road, Wicklow Town 2660908No decision yet · 104 m
    2. 2No. 1 St. Manntans Road, Wicklow Town 26183Refused · 127 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 122 m
    4. 43 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow 25340Building started · 134 m
    5. 52 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow 26/28Building started · 140 m
    6. 60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 376 m
    7. 70.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 448 m
    8. 8Bay View Hotel, The Mall 26107Approved with conditions · 160 m
    9. 925 Kilmantin Road, Wicklow Town 2646Approved with conditions · 212 m
    10. 10The Mall Mews, South Quay 264Approved with conditions · 214 m
    11. 11South Quay, Wicklow Town 26193Approved with conditions · 216 m
    12. 1225 Kilmantin Road, Wicklow Town 26176Approved with conditions · 222 m
    13. 13Church Street, Wicklow Town 2660477Approved with conditions · 250 m
    14. 14Main Street, Wicklow Town 26178Approved with conditions · 261 m
    15. 1512 south quay, Wicklow 26113Approved with conditions · 266 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 93 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    112 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 92 approved, 20 refused. After appeals: 93 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 8 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 76 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT92: lodged → approved20: lodged → refused92: approved → approved19: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal76: approved → no start notice found8: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out112 lodged112 lodged92 approved92 approved20 refused20 refused93 approved93 approved19 refused19 refused76 no start notice found76 no start notice found8 built, owner opted out8 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off4 ran out4 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.

    Measured112 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-10 26183: REFUSED — the provision of a balcony at first floor level along with alterations to East Elevation and all ancillary site works an; 2026-11-13 2660908: application received — removal of the existing front door and the installation a new window in lieu and all associated site workstoday7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2 Dec26183: REFUSED — the provision of a balcony at first floor level along with alterations to East Elevation and all ancillary site works an · 127 m away · 2026-11-102660908: application received — removal of the existing front door and the installation a new window in lieu and all associated site works · 104 m away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 20268 days left
      226183 · REFUSED — the provision of a balcony at first floor level along with alterations to East Elevation and all ancillary…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 127 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202611 days left
      12660908 · application received — removal of the existing front door and the installation a new window in lieu and all associated…
      €20 to the council · 104 m away

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

    Sites that could change 3 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 3

    • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 122 m
    • 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 376 m
    • 70.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 448 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 15 and 27 a year; busiest 2023. 82% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 16, 2022: 19, 2023: 27, 2024: 21, 2025: 15, 2026: 1401020302021: 15 approved2021: 1 refused16’21*2022: 16 approved2022: 3 refused19’222023: 25 approved2023: 2 refused27’232024: 11 approved2024: 10 refused21’242025: 13 approved2025: 2 refused15’252026: 12 approved2026: 2 refused14’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 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 500 m 21 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • 52 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow, A67 FK80 · 20 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/28 · 140 m
    • 25 Kilmantin Road, Wicklow, A67 DE68 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/46 · 217 m
    • Fitzwilliam Square, Wicklow · 2 Jul 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/806 · 239 m
    • 43 Saint Manntans's Road, Wicklow, A67 NW10 · 24 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25340 · 134 m
    • 102 Mount Carmel Avenue, Wicklow, A67 X296 · 20 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560825 · 402 m
    • 22-30 The Mall, Wicklow, A67 RY62 · 18 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60218 · 165 m
    • 22-30 The Mall Main St., Wicklow, A67 WY17 · 26 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 142 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 2 Nov 2026, 03:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    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 Inspectorate147 m
    Dee's Montessori Pre-school · Crèche10 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate374 m
    Buttons Preschool Maria Forsyth · Crèche11 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate469 m
    Balloons Pre-School · Crèche12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate469 m
    Jellytots Pre School · Crèche17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate520 m
    Postman Pats Playgroup · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate550 m
    The Little Rascals Pre-school Wicklow · Crèche21 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate568 m
    A Place to Grow Montessori · Crèche1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate821 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 Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here25
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here24
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    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
    197 m
    Wicklow Village · 183 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    142 m
    Scoil An Choroin Mhuire, 432 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    248
    in 3 years, 110 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · primary · 432 pupils · 142 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 461 pupils · 195 m
    • Padraig Naofa NS · primary · 377 pupils · 370 m
    • Glebe Ns · primary · 210 pupils · 574 m
    • Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 404 pupils · 639 m

    Stops 11

    • Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 197 m
    • Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 233 m
    • Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 2/hour at peak · 305 m
    • Wicklow Gao · 131, 133 · 2/hour at peak · 334 m
    • Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 3/hour at peak · 350 m
    • Grand Hotel · 131, 133, 740, 740A, UM11 · 2/hour at peak · 404 m
    • Grand Hotel · 131, 133, 740A, UM11 · 3/hour at peak · 457 m
    • Bollarney South · 131, 133, 183, BR01 · 2/hour at peak · 674 m

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

    • Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · 142 m+1.6% pupils (432)
    • Dominican College · 195 m-2.5% pupils (461)
    • Padraig Naofa NS · 370 m+2.2% pupils (377)
    • Glebe Ns · 574 m+1.4% pupils (210)
    • Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · 639 m+7.7% pupils (404)
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic2 Nov 2026, 01:11open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public2 Nov 2026, 02:27open
    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. Application 104 m away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Decision 127 m away can be appealed until 10 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    3. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Ballynerrin Lower
    Electoral division
    Wicklow Urban
    Electoral area
    Wicklow
    Council
    Wicklow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 3 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
    • Grand Hotel (bus 131, 133) 457 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.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
    • 21 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 87% approved (council 86%); 10% for work already built (council 20%).
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 2 Nov 2026, 07:25 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.