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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 12:10

Wicklow Rural ED, The Municipal District of Wicklow, County Wicklow, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

52.99417, -6.08071

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). A building site 127 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Time
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94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=66 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–502open for comments nearbyclose 30 Oct–5 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 49 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of RathnewBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2017: 10 files on Rathnew2018: 6 files on Rathnew2019: 7 files on Rathnew2020: 4 files on Rathnew2021: 12 files on Rathnew2022: 8 files on Rathnew2023: 3 files on Rathnew2024: 5 files on Rathnew2025: 3 files on Rathnew2026: 6 files on Rathnew64 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
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
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

Protected building2 within 100 m Church; Former National school, (Band Hall?)
Heritage inventory4 within 100 m Saint Joseph's National School; Saint Joesph's Catholic Church
Monument zone1 within 100 m Font (present location), Commons
Radon1 in 20 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 lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings6house; Saint Joseph's National School
Radon grid squares2
Monuments6R148703; R148704
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: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 6 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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
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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
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: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 69% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 96%
Attic or dormer22 decided · more info asked 5%
91% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 38%
69% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWicklow overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 45 nearby, 2,571 council-wide

Figure 3

Rathnew, file by file since 2017

17 of 18 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 6.

64 planning files on Rathnew since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · two-storey rear · approved · 171294No. 5 · 2018 · single-storey rear · approved · 18755No number · 2019 · other extension · approved · 19358No. 47 · 2019 · single-storey rear · approved · 19922No. 39 · 2020 · porch / front · approved · 20723No. 5 · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 211422No. 3 · 2021 · rear · approved · 2122No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21233No. 11 · 2021 · single-storey side · approved · 21277No. 9 · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 221165No. 26 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 2360059No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2413No. 44 · 2024 · single-storey side · approved · 24267No. 39 · 2024 · other extension · approved · 24293No. 22 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2469No. 58 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560189No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560625No. 40 · 2026 · two-storey rear · refused · 26158Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 171133No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17159No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17219No. 22A · 2017 · other work · approved · 17402No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17548No number · 2017 · other work · refused · 17620No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17769No. 1 · 2017 · other work · approved · 17789No number · 2018 · other work · refused · 181045No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 181098No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 181217No number · 2018 · other work · refused · 18581No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 191378No number · 2019 · other work · refused · 19469No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 19730No. 2 · 2019 · other work · approved · 19778No number · 2019 · other work · refused · 19911No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 201000No number · 2020 · other work · refused · 20487No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211195No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211333No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211443No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21411No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21558No. 40 · 2021 · other work · refused · 21780No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21823No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22451No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22474No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22700No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22837No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22900No. 12 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22988No. 16 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360219No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23854No. 3 · 2024 · other work · approved · 24320No. 34 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560210No. 36A · 2026 · other work · approved · 2617No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660090No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660238No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2678New house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · refused · 17803No number · 2018 · new house · approved · 18899No number · 2020 · new house · approved · 20502No. 50 · 2021 · new house · approved · 21150750No. 2 · 2022 · new house · refused · 227202No. 11 · 2026 · new house · approved · 2618611
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

64 files with "Rathnew" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 refused1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear10—
Two-storey rear101

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 47 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 91 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 134 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 44–50 (n=45)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 91 days (n=21)91 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 134 days after permission (n=20)134 days after permissionSigned off60% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated66 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed11 decided
    1 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 Wicklow Rural ED, The Municipal District of Wicklow, County Wicklow, Leinster, Éire / Ireland with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding site that stoppedRefusedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Tinakilly, Rathnew 2660866No decision yet · 337 m
    2. 2Rathnew GAA Club, Seaview Heights 2660879No decision yet · 490 m
    3. 311 Ballybeg, Rathnew 26186Approved with conditions · 304 m
    4. 4Broomhall, Rathnew 138739Building site that stopped · 127 m
    5. 540 Ballybeg, Rathnew 26158Refused · 194 m
    6. 658 Seaview Cottages, Rathnew 2560189Building started · 53 m
    7. 71.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 232 m
    8. 80.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 250 m
    9. 90.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 311 m
    10. 100.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 360 m
    11. 113.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 388 m
    12. 1236A Ballybeg, Rathnew 2617Approved with conditions · 189 m
    13. 13Charvey Lane, Rathnew 2660237No decision yet · 202 m
    14. 14Rathnew Riverside Business Park, Charvey Lane 2660238Approved with conditions · 291 m
    15. 15Charvey Lane, Rathnew 2678Approved with conditions · 421 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 9 have a completion certificate.

    56 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 47 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 46 approved. Of those: 9 signed off, 8 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 16 with no start notice found, 13 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT47: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused46: approved → approved9: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal16: approved → no start notice found8: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → signed off13: approved → ran out56 lodged56 lodged47 approved47 approved9 refused9 refused46 approved46 approved9 refused9 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn16 no start notice found16 no start notice found8 built, owner opted out8 built, owner opted out9 signed off9 signed off13 ran out13 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.

    Measured56 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 2660866: application received — for a Large- Scale Residential Development, comprising amendments to a previously permitted Large-Scale Residential Deve; 2026-11-05 2660879: application received — Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equi; 2026-11-16 26186: CONDITIONAL — front porch as constructed to dwelling and associated workstoday26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov2660866: application received — for a Large- Scale Residential Development, comprising amendments to a previously permitted Large-Scale Residential Deve · 337 m away · 2026-10-302660879: application received — Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equi · 490 m away · 2026-11-0526186: CONDITIONAL — front porch as constructed to dwelling and associated works · 304 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 30 Oct 20269 days left
      12660866 · application received — for a Large- Scale Residential Development, comprising amendments to a previously permitted…
      €20 to the council · 337 m away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 202615 days left
      22660879 · application received — Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated…
      €20 to the council · 490 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202626 days left
      326186 · CONDITIONAL — front porch as constructed to dwelling and associated works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 304 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

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Broomhall, Rathnew · 19 homes: 19 homes, started Jul 2014, never signed off201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Broomhall, Rathnew · 19 homes127 m · 13873919 homes, started Jul 2014, never signed off19 homes, started Jul 2014, never signed offtoday

    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 7 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 4Broomhall, Rathnew · 19 homes, started Jul 2014, never signed off · 127 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 6

    • 71.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 232 m
    • 80.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 250 m
    • 90.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 311 m
    • 100.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 360 m
    • 113.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 388 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 419 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 11 a year; busiest 2021. 84% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 9, 2018: 5, 2019: 6, 2020: 3, 2021: 11, 2022: 7, 2023: 3, 2024: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 6051015202017: 7 approved2017: 2 refused9’17*2018: 3 approved2018: 2 refused5’182019: 5 approved2019: 1 refused6’192020: 2 approved2020: 1 refused3’202021: 10 approved2021: 1 refused11’212022: 6 approved2022: 1 refused7’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 5 approved2026: 1 refused6’26*
    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 500 m 10 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    1 no sign-off needed
    • 658 Seaview Cottages, Rathnew, Wicklow, A67 HE30 · 29 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560189 · 53 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Homes coming 0 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    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
    Forever Friends Pre- school · Crèche12 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 127 m
    ROS Brookfield Park Creche · Crèche26 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 127 m
    Little Harvard Child Care Ltd · Crèche17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate363 m
    Little Harvard Childcare Limited · Crèche23 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate363 m
    Ray of Sunshine Morning and Afterschool · Crèche31 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate532 m
    Little Harvard Childcare · Crèche19 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate996 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 Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here531
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here535
    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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    74% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 76% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    74% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    9% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    76% · council 71%
    Rented
    17% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    16% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    23% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    30% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 14%
    This small area (245 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257077007

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    72 m
    Rathnew · 131, 133, 183 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    686 m
    Gaelscoil Chill MhantáIn, 285 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    80
    in 3 years, 65 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil Chill MhantáIn · primary · 285 pupils · 686 m
    • St Coen's National School · primary · 328 pupils · 722 m

    Stops 13

    • Rathnew · 131, 133, 183, 740, 740A, BR01 · 2/hour at peak · 72 m
    • Rathnew · 131, 133, 183, 740A, BR01, UM11 · 4/hour at peak · 182 m
    • Rathnew North · 131, 133, 183 · 2/hour at peak · 323 m
    • Ballybeg · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 427 m
    • Ballybeg · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 459 m
    • Rathnew North · 131, 133, 183 · 3/hour at peak · 469 m
    • Tinakelly · 131, 133, 183 · 3/hour at peak · 563 m
    • Tinakelly · 131, 133, 183 · 2/hour at peak · 750 m

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

    • Gaelscoil Chill MhantáIn · 686 m+13.5% pupils (285)
    • St Coen's National School · 722 m+2.8% pupils (328)
    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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35
    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 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Council consultation portalsPublic21 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public21 Oct 2026, 02:35open
    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. Stalled build 127 m away (Broomhall, Rathnew): what happens next?
      Ask for: The planning file for 138739.
      Council
    2. Application 337 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 53 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 2560189.
      Agent · council
    4. 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
    Commons
    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.
    • 7 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 6 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
    • Rathnew (bus 131, 133) 182 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 13 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 71%); 6% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 1919–1945; 70% drive to work (council 58%); population up 26% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. 1 two-storey rear extension refused.
    • 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 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.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 21 Oct 2026, 12:10 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.