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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 14:29

Ballitore ED, The Municipal District of Athy, County Kildare, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

53.01019, -6.81942

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 26 homes approved 181 m away haven't started.

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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
  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 houseAll of BallitoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2021: 2 files on Ballitore2022: 2 files on Ballitore2023: 1 file on Ballitore2024: 4 files on Ballitore2025: 5 files on Ballitore14 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
R1
Zoning · New residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

New Residential: To provide for new residential development.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

kildare county development plan 2023 2029 ballitore · 28 Jan 2023 – 23 Mar 2029

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Tirlán Limited (435 m); Ballitore (896 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings41The Hall; The Corner House
Radon grid squares1
Monuments2Moated site; R147316
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 25 on the draft 2027 map; 25 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

Ballitore, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

14 planning files on Ballitore since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 1324 · 2021 · rear · approved · 211227Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21919No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221166No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22944No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2327No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460189No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460869No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2471No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2554No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560427No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560476No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560639No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561216New house in a side gardenNo number · 2024 · new house · refused · 2460250
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

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

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ballitore ED, The Municipal District of Athy, County Kildare, Leinster, Éire / Ireland with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yet
    1. 1Ballitore 2561216Approved, no sign building has started · 181 m
    2. 2Oak Way, Ballitore 2660643No decision yet · 224 m
    3. 31.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 39 m
    4. 41.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 47 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    6. 60.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 98 m
    7. 70.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 132 m
    8. 80.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 134 m
    9. 9Tandy Lane, Ballitore 25-60427Building started · 145 m
    10. 10The Bridge, Ballitore 26112No decision yet · 335 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 10 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    12 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 10 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 6 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused10: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal6: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out12 lodged12 lodged11 approved11 approved1 refused1 refused10 approved10 approved1 refused1 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn6 no start notice found6 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured12 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    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

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      26 homes 181 m away were approved May 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2031.

      Ballitore · 26 homes: 26 homes approved May 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Ballitore · 26 homes181 m · 256121626 homes approved May 2026, not started26 homes approved May 2026, 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 11 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 1

      • Ballitore · 26 homes approved May 2026, not started · 181 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 31.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 39 m
      • 41.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 47 m
      • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
      • 60.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 98 m
      • 70.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 132 m
      • 80.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 134 m
      • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 139 m
      • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
      • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 166 m
      • 5.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2024. 92% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 405102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 1 approved2022: 1 refused2’222023: 1 approved1’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 4 approved4’25
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 10The Bridge , Ballitore , Co. Kildare No decision yet
        demolition of small single storey extension consisting of kitchen, construction of new rear extension…
        2611218 Sept 2026335 m
      • The Bridge , Ballitore , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
        demolition of small single storey extension consisting of kitchen, construction of new rear extension…
        261094 Sept 2026335 m
      • 2Oak Way , Ballitore , Co. Kildare No decision yet
        The development consists of constructing 36 no. dwellings. The dwellings will consist of 2 no. apartments in…
        266064315 Jun 202634 homes224 m
      • Oak Way , Ballitore , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
        consists of constructing 36 no. dwellings. The dwellings will consist of 2 no. apartments in 1 no. 2-storey…
        266062711 Jun 202634 homes224 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      1 signed off as finished1 not signed off
      • 9Tandy Lane, Ballitore, Kildare · 10 Nov 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 25-60427 · 145 m
      • Oakway, Ballitore, Kildare · 5 Jan 2026 · 29 homes · start notice signed off · 2460189 · 37 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Homes coming 26 not started
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here47
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here88
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      55% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 54% owner-occupied (council 71%).

      Homes built before 1971
      55% · council 16%
      Homes built since 2001
      14% · council 40%
      Owner-occupied
      54% · council 71%
      Rented
      37% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      14% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      22% · council 12%
      Households with 2+ cars
      34% · council 51%
      Work mainly from home
      9% · council 12%
      This small area (257 people)Kildare

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087004001

      Bus
      295 m
      Thoran Road · 880 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Homes sold nearby
      16
      in 3 years, 11 new (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 4

        • Thoran Road · 880 · 1/hour at peak · 295 m
        • Ballitore · 880, UM06 · 1/hour at peak · 296 m
        • Ballitore · 880, UM06 · 1/hour at peak · 304 m
        • Thoran Road · 880 · 0/hour at peak · 325 m
        Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
        Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
        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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
          Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
          Solicitor
        2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
          Ask for: Radon test results.
          Seller
        3. 26 homes approved 181 m away (Ballitore), not started: what is planned?
          Ask for: The planning file for 2561216.
          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
        Ballitore
        Electoral division
        Ballitore
        Electoral area
        Athy
        Council
        Kildare County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map; high radon area.
        • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
        • 26 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 26 at Ballitore.
        • Thoran Road (bus 880) 295 m away: 7 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 2 from all stops within 500 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 54% owner-occupied (council 71%); 7% of homes empty (council 5%); most built before 1919; 60% drive to work (council 61%); population up 10% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 44% are asked for more information.
        • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
        What the terms mean 5 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.
        • 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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        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 4.030 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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
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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 1 Nov 2026, 14:29 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.