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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 03:43

Saunders Lane

52.98705, -6.08254

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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Time
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95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=40 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 45–502open for comments nearbyclose 5 Nov–25 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 48 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 4 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: 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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of MerrymeetingBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 3 files on Merrymeeting2022: 4 files on Merrymeeting2024: 2 files on Merrymeeting9 files

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

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

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares2
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: 11 on the draft 2027 map; 10 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA radon map · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
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: 94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 62% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Attic or dormer16 decided · more info asked 12%
94% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 38%
62% · 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 · 24 nearby, 1,414 council-wide

Figure 3

Merrymeeting, file by file since 2021

5 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved.

9 planning files on Merrymeeting since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 211225No. 3 · 2021 · rear · approved · 2122No. 11 · 2021 · single-storey side · approved · 21277No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 22590No. 44 · 2024 · single-storey side · approved · 24267Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22474No. 50 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22868No. 12 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22988No. 2A · 2024 · other work · approved · 24358New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "Merrymeeting" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—

On Broomhall: 8 extensions in 10 years, 90% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

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 28 Oct 2026, 01:49
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 42 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 91 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 116 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 45–50 (n=28)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 91 days (n=12)91 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 116 days after permission (n=12)116 days after permissionSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated40 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Saunders Lane with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 144 Waverley Meadow, Rathnew 26213No decision yet · 272 m
    2. 2Rathnew GAA Club, Seaview Heights 2660879No decision yet · 305 m
    3. 3Broomhall, Rathnew 2660551Refused · 399 m
    4. 415.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 88 m
    5. 51.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 214 m
    6. 60.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 238 m
    7. 70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 267 m
    8. 80.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 282 m
    9. 90.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 305 m
    10. 108 Wilton Manor, Rathnew 2660389Approved with conditions · 206 m
    11. 113 Broomhall Court, Rathnew 2660243Approved with conditions · 461 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 32 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    37 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 32 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 32 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 20 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT32: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused32: approved → approved5: refused → refused20: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out37 lodged37 lodged32 approved32 approved5 refused5 refused32 approved32 approved5 refused5 refused20 no start notice found20 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured37 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-05 2660879: application received — Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equi; 2026-11-25 26213: application received — single storey extension to the side of dwelling and two storey extension to rear of dwelling, revised site boundary, andtoday2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2660879: application received — Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equi · 305 m away · 2026-11-0526213: application received — single storey extension to the side of dwelling and two storey extension to rear of dwelling, revised site boundary, and · 272 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments close
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20268 days left
      22660879 · application received — Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated…
      €20 to the council · 305 m away
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202628 days left
      126213 · application received — single storey extension to the side of dwelling and two storey extension to rear of dwelling,…
      €20 to the council · 272 m away

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

    Sites that could change 9 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 9

    • 415.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 88 m
    • 51.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 214 m
    • 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 238 m
    • 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 267 m
    • 80.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 282 m
    • 90.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 305 m
    • 1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 351 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 430 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 462 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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 7, 2022: 8, 2023: 8, 2024: 7, 2025: 4, 2026: 305102021: 6 approved2021: 1 refused7’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused8’222023: 7 approved2023: 1 refused8’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused7’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 refused3’26*
    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 5 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 3Broomhall , Rathnew , Co. Wicklow Refused
      revisions to permitted development as per WCC grant Ref 25/60554 at Broomhall, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow: •…
      26605516 Aug 202675 homes399 m
    • 108 Wilton Manor , Rathnew , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non…
      266038925 Jun 2026206 m
    • 113 Broomhall Court , Rathnew , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      construction of a new dormer style attic extension to the rear of the existing dwelling with 3 no. new…
      266024311 May 2026461 m
    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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Broomhall, Rathnew, Wicklow · 17 Jul 2026 · 87 homes · start notice not signed off · 25-60554 · 473 m
    • Brookfield park, Broomhall Rathnew, Wicklow · 2 Jun 2026 · 57 homes · start notice not signed off · 25223 · 273 m
    • 35 Brookfield park, Rathnew, Wicklow, A67H0F3 · 13 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60414 · 125 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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    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

    Estate: Broomhall · 27 applications in 10 years · 90% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Ray of Sunshine Morning and Afterschool · Crèche31 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate373 m
    Little Harvard Childcare · Crèche19 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate495 m
    Little Harvard Child Care Ltd · Crèche17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate566 m
    Little Harvard Childcare Limited · Crèche23 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate566 m
    Forever Friends Pre- school · Crèche12 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 876 m
    ROS Brookfield Park Creche · Crèche26 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 876 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 23:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here224
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1,363
    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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    1% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 69% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    1% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    70% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    69% · council 71%
    Rented
    28% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    33% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    2% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    64% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 14%
    This small area (490 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257077009

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    173 m
    Broomhall · 183 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    427 m
    St Coen's National School, 328 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    54
    in 3 years, 23 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Coen's National School · primary · 328 pupils · 427 m
    • Gaelscoil Chill MhantáIn · primary · 285 pupils · 482 m

    Stops 12

    • Broomhall · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 173 m
    • Broomhall · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 173 m
    • Saint Ernan's · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 253 m
    • Saint Ernan's · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 253 m
    • Hawks Bay · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 635 m
    • Hawks Bay · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 645 m
    • Ballybeg · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 646 m
    • Ballybeg · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 669 m

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

    • St Coen's National School · 427 m+2.8% pupils (328)
    • Gaelscoil Chill MhantáIn · 482 m+13.5% pupils (285)
    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 28 Oct 2026, 02:10
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Council consultation portalsPublic28 Oct 2026, 00:59open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public28 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    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 272 m away open for comments until 25 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Merrymeeting
    Electoral division
    Wicklow Rural
    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.
    • 9 sites nearby could change: 9 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 25 Nov 2026.
    • Broomhall (bus 183) 173 m away: 8 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 3 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 69% owner-occupied (council 71%); 1% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 2001–2010; 73% drive to work (council 58%); population up 26% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. On Broomhall: 8 in 10 years, 90% approved.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 6 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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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    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 28 Oct 2026, 03:43 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.