Planning report · Kildare County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 16:33

L4015, Athy

52.99355, -6.97766

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 74 homes approved 905 m away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=71 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–55 2open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–6 Nov 146homes approved nearby, not startednearest 208 m · 201397

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 52 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
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.

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

Zoning · Major town centre

Yes

Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (KD035-022014-)

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 building2 within 100 m No. 82 Leinster Street; Athy Railway - Bridge, Boherboy

Heritage inventory3 within 100 m house; bridge

Monument zoneOn this site Church, Athy; Graveyard, Athy

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km

Within 2.0 km	Count	For example
Natural heritage areas	1	Grand Canal
Heritage inventory buildings	179	Cardington Lock; Galilee
Radon grid squares	1
Monuments	62	Enclosure; 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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:24	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
SMR zones of notification	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:34	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:27	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open

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: 50% approved.

Single-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 29%

100% · council 98%

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 0%

50% · 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 · 20 nearby, 2,987 council-wide

Figure 3

Athy, file by file since 2017

23 of 23 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

77 files with "Athy" 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 · 2017–2026

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open

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 124 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated71 decided home extensions, 21 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

1 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed9 decided

1 became permissions

Approvals appealed12 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… · 1.4 km

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	19 Oct 2026, 01:37	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around L4015, Athy with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved

1Townparks, Dublin Road 2661072No decision yet · 346 m
2Shanrath (Townparks TD), Athy 2661092No decision yet · 821 m
3Gallowshill, Athy 2660935Approved with conditions · 1.8 km
458-67 Leinster Street & Nelson's Yard 201397Approved, no sign building has started · 208 m
5Dominican Lands 22985Approved, no sign building has started · 761 m
6Shanrath 2560179Approved, no sign building has started · 905 m
7Shanrath (Townparks TD), Athy 2660479No decision yet · 864 m
86 Leinster Street, Athy 2561199Refused · 200 m
90.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 49 m
102.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 95 m
110.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 97 m
120.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 147 m
130.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 162 m
140.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 166 m
15Model Court, Geraldine Road 2561247Approved with conditions · 285 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 49 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 6 have 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.

Measured55 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

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 · 346 m away
Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202617 days left
32660935 · CONDITIONAL — Retention of a domestic garage / store
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.8 km away
Comments close 6 Nov 202618 days left
22661092 · application received — for the provision of a total of 56no. dwellings, which shall comprise 6no. two-storey…
€20 to the council · 821 m 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 905 m away were approved Nov 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2030.

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

58-67 Leinster Street & Nelson's Yard · 38 homes approved Dec 2021, not started · 208 m
Dominican Lands · 34 homes approved Aug 2023, not started · 761 m
Shanrath · 74 homes approved Nov 2025, not started · 905 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

90.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 49 m
102.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 95 m
110.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 97 m
120.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 147 m
130.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
140.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 166 m
7.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 182 m
0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 205 m
0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 229 m
0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 229 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	12 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 1 and 10 a year; busiest 2018. 89% of decisions were approvals.

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

1Townparks , Dublin Road , Athy comments close 2 Nov 2026
for the construction of 7 no dwellings, split into 2 terraced blocks, of 4 no. dwellings and 3 no. dwellings…
266107228 Sept 2026346 m
2Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare comments close 6 Nov 2026
for the provision of a total of 56no. dwellings, which shall comprise 6no. two-storey semi-detached 4-bed…
26610922 Oct 2026821 m

Every application within 2.0 km 34 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

11 Ard Bhearu , Couis Bhearu , Athy Withdrawn or not valid
for ancillary domestic storage, including household and gardening equipment, four bicycles, a home gym, and…
26611047 Oct 2026903 m
Townparks , Dublin Road , Athy Withdrawn or not valid
to construct 7 no. dwellings, split into a block of 3 no. terraced dwellings and a block of 4 no. terraced…
266105824 Sept 2026346 m
Townparks , Dublin Road , Athy Withdrawn or not valid
7 no. dwellings, split into a block of 3 no. terraced dwellings and a block of 4 no. terraced dwellings…
266102414 Sept 2026346 m
3Gallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare Approved with conditions
Retention of a domestic garage / store
26609358 Oct 20261.8 km
Geraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare No decision yet
will consist of the following: • Construction of 32 no. residential units, consisting of 14 no. semi-detached…
266087730 Jul 2026574 m
In the townlands of Woodstock South Ballaghmoon Bennetsbridge Castleroe East Castleroe West Crooket Gorteenvacan Knocknagee , Knockroe Maganey Lower Maganey Upper Newtownallen , Prumpelstown Upper Rosbran and Tonlegee within County Kildare Approved with conditions
Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy -…
266055017 Jul 20261.3 km
Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare No decision yet
The development will consist of the following variations to a previous Grant of Permission (Pl. Ref:…
266053420 May 2026813 m
Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare No decision yet
(a) to amend Condition No. 2(c) from “In the interest of clarity and to ensure the cohesive development of…
26604781 May 2026811 m
7Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare No decision yet
(a) The provision of 12no. three-bedroom two-storey semi-detached dwellings utilising new internal roadways…
26604791 May 202612 homes864 m
Drímona , 4 Chanterlands , Athy Approved with conditions
Blocking up of existing front door and for retention of the following:Front porch , rear extension and…
26475 Jun 2026745 m
Gallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare No decision yet
open storage yard comprising of (a) new staff vehicle parking area, (b) parking bays for 3no. mobile welfare…
26602172 Mar 20261.1 km
Kilkenny Road , Athy , Co. Kildare Approved with conditions
the extension & alteration of the existing Canteen Building to include the following, (i) demolition of…
266021217 Apr 2026985 m
St. Michael's Church , Stanhope Place , Athy No decision yet
the installation of telecommunications equipment by way of antennas, a dish, gantry poles supporting…
266020526 Feb 2026340 m
Gallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
for open storage yard comprising of (a) new staff vehicle parking area, (b) parking bays for 3no. mobile…
266016319 Feb 20261.1 km
23 Duke Street , Athy , Co. Kildare No decision yet
1. Change of use of existing ground floor front shop to part of proposed dwelling unit, 2. Demolition of…
266015718 Feb 2026716 m
Barrowford , Athy , Co Kildare Refused
to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, new wastewater treatment system, connection to public…
26601237 Apr 20261 homes1.5 km
Kilkenny Road , Athy , Kildare Approved with conditions
the upgrade of part of the existing production building to include the following (i) removal of part of the…
26601201 Apr 2026878 m
Barrowford , Athy , Co Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, new wastewater treatment system, connection to public…
26600974 Feb 20261 homes1.5 km
11 Chanterlands , Athy , Co Kildare Approved with conditions
to construct a single storey extension to the front and rear of existing dwelling. Planning permission for…
266009324 Mar 2026683 m
Edmund Rice Square , Athy , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
• Demolition of existing storage and cold room structures 94 m² and construction of a 222 m² two-storey…
266007227 Jan 2026512 m
Edmund Rice Square , Athy , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
demolition of existing storage and cold room structures 94 m² and construction of a 222 m² two-storey…
266005722 Jan 2026512 m
58-67 Leinster Street & Nelson's Yard , & Mount Hawkins , Athy Approved with conditions
a residential development comprising 38 no. residential units (c.2834sq.m) including: the demolition of…
2644 Mar 2026173 m
Glebelands , Athy , Co. Kildare Approved with conditions
Retention to retain after school building, with independent relaxation room building as constructed to the…
256151323 Feb 2026970 m
Geraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare Refused
for 1.) the construction of 32no. dwelling units comprising of 6 no. 1 bed units, 14 no. 2 bed units & 12 no.…
256143117 Feb 2026575 m
Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare Approved with conditions
a material alteration to the previously approved development (Pl. Ref. 24/60683). The changes pertain to no.…
256140511 Feb 20262 homes980 m
35 Upper Saint Josephs Terrace , Athy , Co Kildare Approved with conditions
to retain front porch as constructed and full planning permission to alter / upgrade same. Planning…
25613328 May 20261 homes836 m
Meadow Mill Clonmullin and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy Approved with conditions
to amend the wording of condition 38 of planning permission ref: 19/233 (as extended by application ref:…
256132226 Jan 2026599 m
Townlands (Reban West) Dublin Road , Athy , Co. Kildare Refused
to construct 8 no. 3 bedroom two storey dwellings, connection to public services and all associated site works
256130219 Jan 20268 homes349 m
Townlands (Reban West) Dublin Road , Athy , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
to construct 8 no. 3 bedroom two storey dwellings, connection to public services and all associated site works
256126710 Nov 2025349 m
15Model Court , Geraldine Road , Athy Co. Kildare Approved with conditions
the change of use to educational use of the Athy Model School stable buildings formerly in use as residential…
256124723 Jun 2026285 m
86 Leinster Street , Athy , Co. Kildare Refused
Internal alterations and refurbishment to convert a single dwelling into two self-contained apartments (1No.…
256119915 Dec 2025200 m
6 Leinster Street , Athy , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
Internal alterations and refurbishment to convert a single dwelling into two self-contained apartments (1No.…
256118420 Oct 2025200 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open

Building work nearby 16 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished10 not signed off5 no sign-off needed

Upper William Street, Athy, Kildare, R14 VN84 · 28 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/60212 · 1.3 km
8 Barrow Quay, Athy, Kildare, R14 XC79 · 14 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 462 m
28 Leinster Street, Athy, Kildare, R14 EY97 · 13 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460828 · 366 m
Ardree, Athy, Kildare, R14 P867 · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460908 · 2.0 km
38 Moneen View, Athy, Kildare, R14 W983 · 15 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2561131 · 720 m
11 Chanterlands, Athy, Kildare, R14 HY62 · 15 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660093 · 735 m
21 Chanterlands, Athy, Kildare, R14 DH90 · 11 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561172 · 781 m
Glencara, Chaterlands,, Athy, Kildare, R14WF38 · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560799 · 1.2 km
Saint John's Lane, Athy, Kildare, R14VW22 · 28 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 701 m
Bóthar Átha Cliath, Athy, Kildare, R14KH33 · 16 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2461105 · 900 m
Tomard, Athy, Kildare · 27 Feb 2026 · 38 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321624-25 · 674 m
Tomard, Athy, Kildare · 26 Feb 2026 · 92 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321623-25 · 749 m
50 Tonlegee Lawns, Athy, Kildare, R14 EH90 · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.5 km
15 Emily Square, Athy, Kildare, R14 V023 · 15 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60625 · 398 m
Rathstewart, Athy, Kildare, R14 TA69 · 22 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560169 · 578 m
The Alder, Meadow Mill, Athy, Kildare · 22 Oct 2025 · 5 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2585 · 722 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 19 Oct 2026, 01:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open

Homes coming 146 not started

Blackparks · 102 homes · building started · 1.4 km
Glebelands · 100 homes · building started · 1.2 km
Clonmullin & Gallowshill · 98 homes · building started · 649 m
Tomard · 91 homes · building started · 778 m
Coneyboro · 87 homes · building started · 1.5 km
Clonmullen and Gallowshill · 86 homes · building started · 627 m
6Shanrath · 74 homes · not started · runs out 23 Nov 2030 · 905 m
Shanrath · 48 homes · building started · 1.0 km
Tomard · 38 homes · building started · 722 m
458-67 Leinster Street & Nelson's Yard · 38 homes · not started · runs out 12 Feb 2030 · 208 m
37-71 Cluain Bhearu · 35 homes · ran out · runs out 3 Feb 2024 · 1.1 km
5Dominican Lands · 34 homes · not started · runs out 3 Aug 2028 · 761 m
Clonmullen & Gallowshill · 29 homes · building started · 660 m
Geraldine Road · 25 homes · ran out · runs out 10 Sept 2023 · 606 m
Shamrocklodge Townland · 12 homes · building started · 980 m

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Shining Stars Academy Limited · Crèche	9 Aug 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	280 m
Tir na Nóg Early Years Care & Education Centre Ltd · Crèche	1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	300 m
Churchtown Stepping Stones Preschool & After School · Crèche	14 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 316 m
Early Learners Creche,Pre-school & Afterschool · Crèche	20 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 316 m
Ardreigh Montessori and Child Care Centre · Crèche	29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 316 m
Young World · Crèche	17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 316 m
Sugradh Kilberry · Crèche	30 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 316 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

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Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	14 Oct 2026, 23:20	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.

Homes approved

Here203

Council middle0

Homes started

Here281

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

23% owner-occupied (council 71%).

Homes built before 1971

25% · council 16%

Homes built since 2001

45% · council 40%

Owner-occupied

23% · council 71%

Rented

63% · council 24%

Children under 15

15% · council 22%

Aged 65 and over

12% · council 12%

Households with 2+ cars

11% · council 51%

Work mainly from home

4% · council 12%

This small area (207 people)Kildare

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087090008

Bus

140 m

Athy Stn · 888, 897 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 10

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

214 m

Scoil Mhichil Naofa, 496 pupils

Homes sold nearby

642

in 3 years, 228 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Scoil Mhichil Naofa · primary · 496 pupils · 214 m
Árdscoil na Trionóide · postprimary · 894 pupils · 493 m
Athy Community College · postprimary · 646 pupils · 1.1 km
Scoil Phadraig Naofa · primary · 592 pupils · 1.1 km
Athy Model School · primary · 90 pupils · 1.2 km
Gaelscoil áTha í · primary · 151 pupils · 1.3 km

Stops 26

Athy Stn · 888, 897 · 0/hour at peak · 140 m
Athy · Dublin - Waterford · 2/hour at peak · 140 m
Athy · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 400 m
Athy · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 416 m
Athy · UM06 · 455 m
Athy · 130, 130A, 883, 897, UM06 · 1/hour at peak · 463 m
Athy · 883 · 0/hour at peak · 490 m
Rathstewart · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 652 m

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

Scoil Mhichil Naofa · 214 m-1.2% pupils (496)
Árdscoil na Trionóide · 493 m+1.4% pupils (894)

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:44	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 02:08	open
Council consultation portals	Public	19 Oct 2026, 01:38	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	19 Oct 2026, 02:28	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
Seller · council
High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
38 homes approved 208 m away (58-67 Leinster Street &…), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 201397.
Council
Application 346 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Athy
Electoral division: Athy East Urban
Electoral area: Athy
Council: Kildare County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
146 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 74 at Shanrath.
Athy (train Dublin - Waterford) 140 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 63% rent (council 24%); 13% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 50% drive to work (council 61%); population up 8% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
34 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 75% approved (council 80%); 18% 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.

Sources and licences 32

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	16 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 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 Parks and Wildlife Service	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	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	19 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	19 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	12 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	19 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 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	19 Oct 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	18 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	14 Oct 2026
water.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	—
water.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	—
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	18 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 19 Oct 2026, 16:33 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.

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