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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 16:34

Beechwood

53.00366, -6.30183

Homes here mostly date from before 1919.

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Time
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49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built

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
C5
Zoning · Commercial, enterprise and employment
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
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC5 · Commercial, enterprise and employment
What it says

Tourism Corridor: To provide facilities and infrastructure that contribute to the improvement of the visitor experience to Glendalough and to promote the movement of visitors from the area in the vicinity of Laragh towards the attractions at Glendalough.

Land zoned for business use. Expect offices, warehousing, industry or retail rather than housing; a residential application here is swimming against the plan.

laragh glendalough settlement tourism plan · 23 Oct 2022 – 23 Oct 2028

EU nature siteOn this site Wicklow Mountains SAC
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Laragh (327 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Derrybawn Bridge; Derrybawn House
Radon grid squares1
EU nature sites1Wicklow Mountains SAC
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 25%
83% · 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 · 12 nearby, 1,273 council-wide

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: 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 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 133 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 186 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 48–54 (n=15)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 186 days (n=9)186 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated24 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed2 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
    • 500334 Pending · Woollen Mill , Derrybawn Laragh , Co. Wicklow · 0 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher21 Oct 2026, 01:40open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Beechwood with 1 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseNo decision yet
    1. 1Brockagh, Laragh 2660729No decision yet · 418 m
    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 2 a year; busiest 2021. 89% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 105102017: 1 refused1’17*2018: 1 approved1’182020: 1 approved1’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 1 approved1’24
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 1Brockagh , Laragh , Co. Wicklow No decision yet
        single storey dwelling, accessed via existing vehicle entrance, connection to the public waste water sewer…
        266072918 Aug 20261 homes418 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 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
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Wicklow County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here6
      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 7

      This street block against the council

      47% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 71% owner-occupied (council 71%).

      Homes built before 1971
      47% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      20% · council 32%
      Owner-occupied
      71% · council 71%
      Rented
      20% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      18% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      21% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      57% · council 48%
      Work mainly from home
      19% · council 14%
      This small area (315 people)Wicklow

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257018002

      Bus
      594 m
      Laragh · 183
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Nearest school
      729 m
      Caoimhin Naofa NS, 123 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Caoimhin Naofa NS · primary · 123 pupils · 729 m

      Stops 4

      • Laragh · 183 · 0/hour at peak · 594 m
      • Laragh · 183 · 1/hour at peak · 598 m
      • Laragh · 181 · 1/hour at peak · 604 m
      • Laragh · 181 · 645 m

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

      • Caoimhin Naofa NS · 729 m-3.1% pupils (123)
      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. Zoned C5 (commercial, enterprise and employment), not for homes: could you extend?
        Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
        Solicitor · planner
      2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
        Ask for: Radon test results.
        Seller
      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
      Derrybawn
      Electoral division
      Brockagh
      Electoral area
      Wicklow
      Council
      Wicklow County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned C5 (commercial, enterprise and employment); eu nature site; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
      • Flood Zone A 6 m away on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Laragh, 594 m away (7 a day).
      • Here (2022 census): 71% owner-occupied (council 71%); 23% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 59% drive to work (council 58%); population up 4% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
      • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • 6 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
      What the terms mean 4 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.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • 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 28
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public21 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
      data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.com—CC BY 4.0—
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public21 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
      propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence21 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
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      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 21 Oct 2026, 16:34 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.