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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 22:53

4 New Road, Portlaoise

53.03211, -7.29324

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2019. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).

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Time
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Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 201998%of home extensions approved nearbyn=122 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–530open 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 50 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2019.

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. 1 planning file on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2019: 19524 · work already done, approved

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2019
    19524 · work already done · approved 2019 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area): To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities

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

laois county development plan 2021 2027 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 2028

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area): To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities

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

laois county development plan 2021 2027 including ministerial direction as varied by variation no 1 no 2 and no 3 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 2028

Protected building2 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m house; house

Not on this site: 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: Smith & McLaurin Ltd. (133 m); Tretorn Sport Ltd. (205 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings60Rosetta; Maryborough National School
Monuments8Historic town; Castle - unclassified
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: 17 on the draft 2027 map; 25 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
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: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 89% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 31%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 33%
92% · council 94%
First-floor15 decided · more info asked 47%
93% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site18 decided · more info asked 56%
89% · council 91%
Approved nearbyLaois 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 · 61 nearby, 1,933 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 107 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 160 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 170 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 48–53 (n=87)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 160 days (n=35)160 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 170 days after permission (n=41)170 days after permissionSigned off315 days after the start, for the few who file. 66% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated122 decided home extensions, 41 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed14 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

    Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    • 501204 Withdrawn · Dublin Road , Borris Little , Portlaoise · 420 m
    • 500151 Granted · Inchacooly, Ullard (Controversyland), Clonanny, Kilmullen,… · 310 m
    • 500115 Pending · Ridge Road , Portlaoise , County Laois · 284 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher17 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 4 New Road, Portlaoise with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 10.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 40 m
    2. 20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 78 m
    3. 30.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    4. 40.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 179 m
    5. 51.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 294 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 307 m
    7. 7McDonald’s Restaurant The Kyle Centre, Portlaoise 2660639No decision yet · 224 m
    8. 8Rear Building at 99 Main Street, Portlaoise 2660068Approved with conditions · 281 m
    9. 9Coach House, Rosetta House Dublin Road North 2660451No decision yet · 354 m
    10. 10Shalom World (formerly known as Rosetta Nursing Home), Dubin Road 2660005Approved with conditions · 361 m
    11. 11Dublin Road, Borris Little 2560720Approved with conditions · 420 m
    12. 12Saint Brelades Moss Lane, Dublin Road Portlaoise 2660601No decision yet · 450 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 81 permissions since 2016, 20 show a start notice and 12 have a completion certificate.

    83 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 82 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 81 approved. Of those: 12 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 26 with no start notice found, 35 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT82: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused81: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal26: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off12: approved → signed off35: approved → ran out83 lodged83 lodged82 approved82 approved1 refused1 refused81 approved81 approved1 refused1 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn26 no start notice found26 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off12 signed off12 signed off35 ran out35 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.

    Measured83 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    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

      Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 10.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 40 m
      • 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 m
      • 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
      • 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 179 m
      • 51.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 294 m
      • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 307 m
      • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 315 m
      • 2.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 321 m
      • 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 379 m
      • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 405 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 6 and 12 a year; busiest 2019. 99% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 13, 2018: 7, 2019: 12, 2020: 8, 2021: 6, 2022: 9, 2023: 8, 2024: 8, 2025: 10, 2026: 2051015202017: 13 approved13’17*2018: 7 approved7’182019: 12 approved12’192020: 8 approved8’202021: 5 approved2021: 1 refused6’212022: 9 approved9’222023: 8 approved8’232024: 8 approved8’242025: 10 approved10’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      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 11 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
      • 99 Main Street, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 X015 · 28 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60068 · 300 m
      • New Road, Portlaoise, Laois, R32TY7P · 16 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60531 · 100 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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      The Stables@Maples · Crèche25 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate433 m
      Maples 2 · Crèche13 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate433 m
      The Hive at Maples Early Years · Crèche3 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate433 m
      The Maples Creche · Crèche9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate433 m
      Laois International School · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate543 m
      Elaines Little Treasures Preschool Limited · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 647 m
      Portlaoise Nursery and Montessori School · Crèche24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate820 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 Laois County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here224
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here345
      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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      59% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 37% owner-occupied (council 71%).

      Homes built before 1971
      59% · council 23%
      Homes built since 2001
      15% · council 44%
      Owner-occupied
      37% · council 71%
      Rented
      51% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      7% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      31% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      15% · council 49%
      Work mainly from home
      6% · council 9%
      This small area (131 people)Laois

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107080002

      Road noise
      55–59 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      217 m
      Portlaoise JFL Ave · 726, 73, 735 · busiest stop within 500 m: 8 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      504 m
      Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc), 506 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · postprimary · 506 pupils · 504 m
      • Maryboro NS · primary · 96 pupils · 624 m
      • Gaelscoil Phort Laoise · primary · 369 pupils · 645 m
      • Portlaoise Educate Together NS · primary · 457 pupils · 715 m
      • St Francis S S · primary · 121 pupils · 747 m

      Stops 31

      • Portlaoise JFL Ave · 726, 73, 735, 823, 827, 829 · 8/hour at peak · 217 m
      • St Peter and P's Ch · 823, 858, 858a, 858b, IW06, PL2 · 3/hour at peak · 292 m
      • St Peter and P's Ch · IW04, IW06, PL2 · 3/hour at peak · 297 m
      • Portlaoise JFL Ave · 827, 829, 830, 831, 838 · 2/hour at peak · 312 m
      • Portlaoise JFL Ave · 726 · 1/hour at peak · 312 m
      • Portlaoise JFL Ave · 73, 735, 823, 832, 834, 858 · 5/hour at peak · 312 m
      • Saint Peter and Paul's Church · 834, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 314 m
      • Saint Peter and Paul's Church · 823, 834, 858, 858a, 858b, LS1 · 2/hour at peak · 320 m

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

      • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · 504 m-12.3% pupils (506)
      • Maryboro NS · 624 m+3.2% pupils (96)
      • Gaelscoil Phort Laoise · 645 m-1.9% pupils (369) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
      • Portlaoise Educate Together NS · 715 m-1.5% pupils (457) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
      • St Francis S S · 747 m+1.7% pupils (121) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · 4 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
      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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
      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. Work already done (19524): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. 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
      Kylekiproe
      Electoral division
      Portlaoighise Urban
      Electoral area
      Portlaoise
      Council
      Laois County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 19524, approved 2019, work already done.
      • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • Portlaoise JFL Ave (bus 726, 73) 217 m away: 8 an hour at morning peak; 38 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 51% rent (council 24%); 18% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 50% drive to work (council 65%); population up 1% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 49% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 2 in the last year, 97 three years before.
      What the terms mean 8 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.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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      Measured
      counted from a public register
      Calculated
      a rate or median we worked out from those counts
      Our classification
      we sorted it by reading each description
      Estimate
      inferred from another source (census, map data)
      Rule summary
      the law, simplified: check before relying on it
      How we work this out
      Generated 17 Oct 2026, 22:53 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.