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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 09:28

The Murrough

52.98485, -6.04440

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 107 homes approved 423 m away haven't started.

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4planning files on this houselatest 202396%of home extensions approved nearbyn=158 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m121homes approved nearby, not startednearest 162 m · 221164

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. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

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. 4 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small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2024: 23878 · demolition, approved2023: 23859 · demolition, withdrawn or invalid2023: 23829 · demolition, withdrawn or invalid2021: 21281 · demolition, approved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. 2024
    23878 · demolition · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2023
    23859 · demolition · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2023
    23829 · demolition · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  4. 2021
    21281 · demolition · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  • 5 Nov 2018 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
On this site
M1
Zoning · Metro / rail economic corridor
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM1 · Metro / rail economic corridor
What it says

Waterfront: To provide for the development and improvement of the waterfront zone, to facilitate the continuation and development of existing employment / maritime / port, residential, public utilities, and community / recreational uses

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

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

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Wicklow (183 m); Veha Radiators Limited (332 m); Wicklow Port Company (703 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings45Ardnacree; Langara
Radon grid squares1
Monuments14R148694; Historic town
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: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 4 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.radon, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
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zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
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.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
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bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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 rear23 decided · more info asked 22%
96% · council 96%
Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 57%
93% · council 91%
Single-storey side13 decided · more info asked 15%
100% · council 97%
Attic or dormer26 decided · more info asked 19%
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 site19 decided · more info asked 37%
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 · 120 nearby, 3,355 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: npad, acp · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    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 52 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: 100 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=120)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 101 days (n=38)101 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 100 days after permission (n=25)100 days after permissionSigned off76% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated158 decided home extensions, 25 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 14 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 13 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed14 decided
    7 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501303 Pending · St Patrick's Road , Marlton Road and Abbey Street , Wicklow Town · 483 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved15 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around The Murrough with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedEmpty land zoned for homesRefusedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Wicklow 221164Approved, no sign building has started · 162 m
    2. 2Marlton Road, Wicklow 138569Building site that stopped · 385 m
    3. 3Wicklow Co. Wicklow 2460825Approved, no sign building has started · 423 m
    4. 40.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 68 m
    5. 50.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 181 m
    6. 61.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 369 m
    7. 7Seaview House, Church Hill 2660653Refused · 242 m
    8. 814-15 Leitrim Place, Wicklow Town 26125Approved with conditions · 250 m
    9. 93 Wentworth Grove, Wicklow Town 2560920Approved with conditions · 363 m
    10. 10c. 1.66 ha at Tesco, Bollarney South 2660584No decision yet · 379 m
    11. 11Church Street, Wicklow Town 2660477Approved with conditions · 435 m
    12. 12South Quay, Wicklow Town 26193Approved with conditions · 487 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 84 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    97 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 82 approved, 15 refused. After appeals: 84 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 47 with no start notice found, 27 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT82: lodged → approved15: lodged → refused82: approved → approved13: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal47: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off27: approved → ran out97 lodged97 lodged82 approved82 approved15 refused15 refused84 approved84 approved13 refused13 refused47 no start notice found47 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off27 ran out27 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.

    Measured97 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 22 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-22 26193: application received — section 254 licence - scaffoldingtoday20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov26193: application received — section 254 licence - scaffolding · 487 m away · 2026-10-22
    Comments close
    • Comments close 22 Oct 20267 days left
      1226193 · application received — section 254 licence - scaffolding
      €20 to the council · 487 m 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 423 m away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030. 1 building site 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; Wicklow · 14 homes: 14 homes approved Aug 2023, not started201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028202920302031Wicklow Co. Wicklow · 107 homes423 m · 2460825107 homes approved Jul 2025, not started107 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedMarlton Road, Wicklow · 79 homes385 m · 13856979 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed off79 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed offWicklow · 14 homes162 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 6 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 2Marlton Road, Wicklow · 79 homes, started Apr 2014, never signed off · 385 m

    Approved, not started 2

    • Wicklow · 14 homes approved Aug 2023, not started · 162 m
    • Wicklow Co. Wicklow · 107 homes approved Jul 2025, not started · 423 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 3

    • 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 68 m
    • 50.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 181 m
    • 61.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 369 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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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    derelictCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 8 and 15 a year; busiest 2024. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 8, 2018: 10, 2019: 14, 2020: 9, 2021: 9, 2022: 11, 2023: 9, 2024: 15, 2025: 8, 2026: 4051015202017: 7 approved2017: 1 refused8’17*2018: 6 approved2018: 4 refused10’182019: 13 approved2019: 1 refused14’192020: 9 approved9’202021: 9 approved9’212022: 11 approved11’222023: 9 approved9’232024: 7 approved2024: 8 refused15’242025: 8 approved8’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused4’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 10 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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Fitzwilliam Square, Wicklow · 2 Jul 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/806 · 484 m
    • 3 Wentworth Grove, Wicklow Town, Wicklow, A67 F952 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560920 · 376 m
    • Brickfield Lane, Wicklow, A67E861 · 15 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60066 · 311 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: bcms · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    Homes coming 121 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    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 Inspectorate674 m
    Teddys Preschool · Crèche13 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate732 m
    Buttons Preschool Maria Forsyth · Crèche11 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate805 m
    Balloons Pre-School · Crèche12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate805 m
    A Place to Grow Montessori · Crèche1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate884 m
    Postman Pats Playgroup · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate892 m
    Dee's Montessori Pre-school · Crèche10 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate920 m
    Jellytots Pre School · Crèche17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate930 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here154
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here43
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    53% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 53% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    53% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    12% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    53% · council 71%
    Rented
    39% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    14% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    24% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    4% · council 14%
    This small area (286 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257078020

    Bus
    469 m
    Bollarney South · 131, 133, 183 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    265 m
    Glebe Ns, 210 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    121
    in 3 years, 15 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Glebe Ns · primary · 210 pupils · 265 m
    • Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 404 pupils · 391 m
    • East Glendalough School · postprimary · 365 pupils · 716 m
    • Padraig Naofa NS · primary · 377 pupils · 722 m
    • Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · primary · 432 pupils · 816 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 461 pupils · 868 m

    Stops 10

    • Bollarney South · 131, 133, 183, BR01 · 2/hour at peak · 469 m
    • Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 475 m
    • Wicklow Village · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 504 m
    • Bollarney South · 131, 133, 183, BR01 · 3/hour at peak · 516 m
    • Grand Hotel · 131, 133, 740, 740A, UM11 · 2/hour at peak · 524 m
    • Grand Hotel · 131, 133, 740A, UM11 · 3/hour at peak · 603 m
    • Wicklow · Dublin - Europort · 1/hour at peak · 672 m

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

    • Glebe Ns · 265 m+1.4% pupils (210)
    • Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · 391 m+7.7% pupils (404)
    • East Glendalough School · 716 m-0.3% pupils (365)
    • Padraig Naofa NS · 722 m+2.2% pupils (377)
    • Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · 816 m+1.6% pupils (432)
    • Dominican College · 868 m-2.5% pupils (461)
    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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    consultpublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    moderngovpublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
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    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Demolition (23878) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Demolition (21281) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Building work started here Nov 2018 with no planning file: what was it?
      Ask for: The notice and its completion certificate.
      Seller · council
    4. 14 homes approved 162 m away (Wicklow), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 221164.
      Council
    5. 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 Murragh
    Electoral division
    Wicklow Urban
    Electoral area
    Wicklow
    Council
    Wicklow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 4 applications on this site; latest 23878, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
    • Zoned M1 (metro / rail economic corridor); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Flood Zone A 25 m away on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
    • 6 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 2 approved schemes, 3 empty zoned plots.
    • 121 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 107 at Wicklow Co. Wicklow.
    • Bollarney South (bus 131, 133) 469 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 53% owner-occupied (council 71%); 16% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 47% drive to work (council 58%); population up 5% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
    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.
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    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public15 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.015 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…15 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…14 Oct 2026
    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 15 Oct 2026, 09:28 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.