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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 18:41

Barrow Blueway

52.99106, -6.99107

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 74 homes approved 1.7 km away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years
97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=59 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–554open for comments nearbyclose 29 Oct–6 Nov146homes approved nearby, not startednearest 269 m · 22985

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 52 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 6 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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Woodstock SouthBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2018: 2 files on Woodstock South2026: 1 file on Woodstock South3 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
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

athy local area plan 2021 2027 · 13 Sept 2021 – 6 Nov 2027

Protected building12 within 100 m Grand Canal Barrow Navigation; 27th Lock Athy
Heritage inventory15 within 100 m bollard; Athy Lock
Natural heritage areaOn this site Grand Canal
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Minch Malt Limited (186 m); Crown Packaging Ireland Limited (509 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Grand Canal
Heritage inventory buildings179Cardington Lock; Galilee
Radon grid squares1
Monuments56Enclosure; Field system
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: 239 on the draft 2027 map; 239 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 33%
100% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 50%
83% · council 57%
Approved nearbyKildare 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 · 18 nearby, 2,987 council-wide

Figure 3

Woodstock South, file by file since 2018

3 planning files on Woodstock South since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · 181183No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 181364No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660550New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Woodstock South" 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 · 2018–2026

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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 118 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 167 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 182 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–55 (n=36)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 167 days (n=23)167 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 182 days after permission (n=15)182 days after permissionSigned off47% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated59 decided home extensions, 15 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed7 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 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
    • 501283 Other · American Fruits and Flavors Ireland DAC , Townparks Industrial Estate… · 927 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher19 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Barrow Blueway with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Townparks, Dublin Road 2661072No decision yet · 1.3 km
    2. 2Closeburn, Woodstock North 2661075No decision yet · 1.4 km
    3. 3Shanrath (Townparks TD), Athy 2661092No decision yet · 1.7 km
    4. 4Cuan Mhuire, Milltown 2661057No decision yet · 1.9 km
    5. 5Dominican Lands 22985Approved, no sign building has started · 269 m
    6. 658-67 Leinster Street & Nelson's Yard 201397Approved, no sign building has started · 736 m
    7. 7Shanrath 2560179Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    8. 8Shanrath (Townparks TD), Athy 2660479No decision yet · 1.7 km
    9. 91.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 105 m
    10. 100.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 117 m
    11. 110.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 163 m
    12. 120.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 169 m
    13. 130.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 203 m
    14. 140.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 223 m
    15. 15Kilkenny Road, Athy 2660120Approved with conditions · 159 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 46 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 8 have a completion certificate.

    50 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 46 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 46 approved. Of those: 8 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 8 started, 12 with no start notice found, 17 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT46: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused46: approved → approved4: refused → refused12: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out8: approved → started, not signed off8: approved → signed off17: approved → ran out50 lodged50 lodged46 approved46 approved4 refused4 refused46 approved46 approved4 refused4 refused12 no start notice found12 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out8 started, not signed off8 started, not signed off8 signed off8 signed off17 ran out17 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.

    Measured50 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 2661057: application received — for demolition of existing glazed conservatory located at the rear elevation of the existing treatment unit building, de; 2026-11-02 2661072: application received — for the construction of 7 no dwellings, split into 2 terraced blocks, of 4 no. dwellings and 3 no. dwellings consisting ; 2026-11-03 2661075: application received — Planning permission to construct an extension to dwelling house. Permission to demolish previous built extension to faci; 2026-11-06 2661092: application received — for the provision of a total of 56no. dwellings, which shall comprise 6no. two-storey semi-detached 4-bed dwellings, 34ntoday24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov2661057: application received — for demolition of existing glazed conservatory located at the rear elevation of the existing treatment unit building, de · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-292661072: application received — for the construction of 7 no dwellings, split into 2 terraced blocks, of 4 no. dwellings and 3 no. dwellings consisting · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-022661075: application received — Planning permission to construct an extension to dwelling house. Permission to demolish previous built extension to faci · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-032661092: application received — for the provision of a total of 56no. dwellings, which shall comprise 6no. two-storey semi-detached 4-bed dwellings, 34n · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-06
    Comments close
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202610 days left
      42661057 · application received — for demolition of existing glazed conservatory located at the rear elevation of the existing…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202614 days left
      12661072 · application received — for the construction of 7 no dwellings, split into 2 terraced blocks, of 4 no. dwellings and 3…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 202615 days left
      22661075 · application received — Planning permission to construct an extension to dwelling house. Permission to demolish previous…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202618 days left
      32661092 · application received — for the provision of a total of 56no. dwellings, which shall comprise 6no. two-storey…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    74 homes 1.7 km away were approved Nov 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2030.

    Shanrath · 74 homes: 74 homes approved Nov 2025, not started; 58-67 Leinster Street &… · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Dec 2021, not started; Dominican Lands · 34 homes: 34 homes approved Aug 2023, not started20212022202320242025202620272028202920302031Shanrath · 74 homes1.7 km · 256017974 homes approved Nov 2025, not started74 homes approved Nov 2025, not started58-67 Leinster Street &… · 38 homes736 m · 20139738 homes approved Dec 2021, not started38 homes approved Dec 2021, not startedDominican Lands · 34 homes269 m · 2298534 homes approved Aug 2023, not started34 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 13 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 91.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 105 m
    • 100.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 117 m
    • 110.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 163 m
    • 120.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
    • 130.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 203 m
    • 140.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 223 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 251 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 291 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 295 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 9 a year; busiest 2019. 92% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 7, 2018: 6, 2019: 9, 2020: 7, 2021: 4, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 3, 2025: 1, 2026: 305102017: 7 approved7’17*2018: 6 approved6’182019: 8 approved2019: 1 refused9’192020: 7 approved7’202021: 3 approved2021: 1 refused4’212022: 4 approved2022: 2 refused6’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 1 approved1’252026: 3 approved3’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 38 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Building work nearby 14 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished10 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • Upper William Street, Athy, Kildare, R14 VN84 · 28 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/60212 · 315 m
    • 8 Barrow Quay, Athy, Kildare, R14 XC79 · 14 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 485 m
    • 28 Leinster Street, Athy, Kildare, R14 EY97 · 13 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460828 · 578 m
    • 38 Moneen View, Athy, Kildare, R14 W983 · 15 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2561131 · 1.5 km
    • 11 Chanterlands, Athy, Kildare, R14 HY62 · 15 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660093 · 1.0 km
    • 21 Chanterlands, Athy, Kildare, R14 DH90 · 11 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561172 · 1.0 km
    • Saint John's Lane, Athy, Kildare, R14VW22 · 28 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 309 m
    • Bóthar Átha Cliath, Athy, Kildare, R14KH33 · 16 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2461105 · 1.8 km
    • Tomard, Athy, Kildare · 27 Feb 2026 · 38 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321624-25 · 1.1 km
    • Tomard, Athy, Kildare · 26 Feb 2026 · 92 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321623-25 · 1.2 km
    • 50 Tonlegee Lawns, Athy, Kildare, R14 EH90 · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 600 m
    • 15 Emily Square, Athy, Kildare, R14 V023 · 15 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60625 · 578 m
    • Rathstewart, Athy, Kildare, R14 TA69 · 22 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560169 · 805 m
    • The Alder, Meadow Mill, Athy, Kildare · 22 Oct 2025 · 5 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2585 · 1.5 km
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Homes coming 146 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Social housing construction status reportCC 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
    Tiny Tots Pre-school · Crèche2 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate527 m
    Happy Days Community Childcare CLG · Crèche11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate528 m
    Early Learners Creche,Pre-school & Afterschool · Crèche20 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 656 m
    Ardreigh Montessori and Child Care Centre · Crèche29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 656 m
    Churchtown Stepping Stones Preschool & After School · Crèche14 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 656 m
    Young World · Crèche17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 656 m
    Sugradh Kilberry · Crèche30 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 656 m
    Ternuco Ltd T/A Creative Kids · Crèche11 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate865 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here102
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here145
    Council middle2
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    86% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 75% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    86% · council 16%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 40%
    Owner-occupied
    75% · council 71%
    Rented
    15% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    14% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    29% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    22% · council 51%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 12%
    This small area (152 people)Kildare

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087002005

    Bus
    100 m
    Athy West · IW02, IW06 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    761 m
    Árdscoil na Trionóide, 894 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    640
    in 3 years, 228 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Árdscoil na Trionóide · postprimary · 894 pupils · 761 m
    • Scoil Mhichil Naofa · primary · 496 pupils · 761 m
    • Athy Community College · postprimary · 646 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Athy Model School · primary · 90 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Gaelscoil áTha í · primary · 151 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Scoil Phadraig Naofa · primary · 592 pupils · 1.5 km

    Stops 28

    • Athy West · IW02, IW06 · 100 m
    • Athy West · IW02, IW06 · 0/hour at peak · 106 m
    • Athy West · 883 · 0/hour at peak · 151 m
    • Athy West · 883 · 156 m
    • Athy · 130, 897 · 239 m
    • Athy H Cntr · 883 · 408 m
    • Athy H Cntr · 883 · 0/hour at peak · 430 m
    • Woodstock South · 897 · 451 m

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

    • Árdscoil na Trionóide · 760 m+1.4% pupils (894)
    • Scoil Mhichil Naofa · 761 m-1.2% pupils (496)
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Council consultation portalsPublic19 Oct 2026, 01:38open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    2. Application 1.3 km away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      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
    Woodstock South
    Electoral division
    Athy West Urban
    Electoral area
    Athy
    Council
    Kildare County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); natural heritage area; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 146 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 74 at Shanrath.
    • Athy (bus 130, 130A) 479 m away: 9 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 2 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 71%); 7% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1946–1960; 52% drive to work (council 61%); population up 5% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
    • 38 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 75% approved (council 80%); 16% for work already built (council 24%).
    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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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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    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 19 Oct 2026, 18:41 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.