Monkton Row
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%).
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 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
- 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.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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
Not on this site: heritage inventory, 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 (192 m); Wicklow (712 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 27 | house; Fitzpatricks |
| Monuments | 3 | R148694; Promontory fort - coastal |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | 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 |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | 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
Extensions are almost always approved here: 93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 90% approved, and 1 in 3 is 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 · 24 nearby, 1,415 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage conversion | 2 | 1 | — |
| Porch | 1 | 1 | — |
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 50 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 48 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated76 decided home extensions, 23 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 4 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
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 501127 Granted · 15 Dunbur Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow · 489 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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 |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 10.2 ha zoned for homes
- 20.7 ha zoned for homes
- 3No. 10 Castlefield, Wicklow Town 2660065
- 4Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Town 26142
- 512 Glenside Road, Wicklow Town 2690
- 6Main Street, Wicklow Town 26178
- 712 south quay, Wicklow 26113
- 8Bay View Hotel, The Mall 26107
- 9Rosita, 6 Dunbar Park 2660818
- 10The Mall Mews, South Quay 264
- 11South Quay, Wicklow Town 26193
- 1215 Dunbur Road, Wicklow Town 2560977
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 63 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 1 has 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.
Measured73 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 2 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 2
- 10.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 372 m
- 20.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 389 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 9 and 17 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 12 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 11South Quay , Wicklow Town , Co Wicklow Approved with conditionssection 254 licence - scaffolding
- 9Rosita , 6 Dunbar Park , Wicklow Town Co. Wicklow No decision yetchange of use of part of domestic house to a commercial physiotherapy treatment room including advertising…
- 6Main Street , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionssection 254 licence - hoarding
- 4Kilmantin Hill , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionserection of a free-standing marquee, 12m x 18m (216sqm), within the existing courtyard of Wicklow Historic…
- Wicklow Historic Gaol , Kilmantin Hill , Wicklow Town Withdrawn or not validerection of a free-standing marquee, 12m x 18m (216sqm), with an eaves height of 3.0m and a ridge height of…
- 712 south quay , , Wicklow Approved with conditionssub division and change of use of existing light industrial unit to proposed extension to existing vehicle…
- 8Bay View Hotel , The Mall , Wicklow Town Approved with conditionssection 254 licence - scaffolding
- 512 Glenside Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsnew garage, retention for first floor extension over existing sitting room. Retention of converted garage to…
- 12 Glenside Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not validnew garage, retention for first floor extension over existing sitting room. Retention of converted garage to…
- 3No. 10 Castlefield , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionssingle storey front extension, provision of a roof light to front elevation, alterations to elevations and…
- 10The Mall Mews , South Quay , Wicklow Town Approved with conditionssection 254 licence - outdoor seating
- 1215 Dunbur Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsdemolition of existing single storey rear extension and decks and provision for new 2 storey rear extension…
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 2 in the last 12 months
- 22-30 The Mall, Wicklow, A67 RY62 · 18 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60218 · 412 m
- 22-30 The Mall Main St., Wicklow, A67 WY17 · 26 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 397 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 |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Cave Preschool · Crèche | 8 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 386 m |
| Dee's Montessori Pre-school · Crèche | 10 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 871 m |
| Buttons Preschool Maria Forsyth · Crèche | 11 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 991 m |
| Balloons Pre-School · Crèche | 12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 991 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
56% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 46% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257078004
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Dominican College · postprimary · 461 pupils · 432 m
- Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · primary · 432 pupils · 441 m
- Padraig Naofa NS · primary · 377 pupils · 890 m
- Glebe Ns · primary · 210 pupils · 920 m
Stops 7
- Wicklow Gao · 131, 133 · 2/hour at peak · 201 m
- Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 570 m
- Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 626 m
- Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 2/hour at peak · 642 m
- Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 3/hour at peak · 684 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Dominican College · 432 m-2.5% pupils (461)
- Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · 441 m+1.6% pupils (432)
- Padraig Naofa NS · 890 m+2.2% pupils (377)
- Glebe Ns · 920 m+1.4% pupils (210)
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
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- 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
- Corporation Lands
- Electoral division
- Wicklow Urban
- Electoral area
- Wicklow
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- Flood Zone A 65 m away on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
- 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
- Wicklow Gao (bus 131, 133) 201 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 49% rent (council 24%); 14% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 51% drive to work (council 58%); population up 5% since 2016.
- 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were garage conversions.
- Around here the council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
- 12 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 86%).
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.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- 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.
Sources and licences 30
| 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 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | 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 |
| services.arcgis.com | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| 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 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |