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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 13 Oct 2026, 17:42

Knockmay Road

53.03213, -7.30851

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 76 homes approved 380 m away haven't started.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
2planning files on this houselatest 202299%of home extensions approved nearbyn=91 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–541open for comments nearbyclose 22 Oct227homes approved nearby, not startednearest 172 m · 20583

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 51 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

Timeline from 1955: 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 1961–1970. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KnockmayBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2023: 22493 · attic or dormer, approved2022: 22211 · attic or dormer, withdrawn or invalid2020: 1 file on Knockmay2023: 1 file on Knockmay2024: 1 file on Knockmay2025: 1 file on Knockmay2026: 1 file on Knockmay5 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    22493 · attic or dormer · approved 2023 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2022
    22211 · attic or dormer · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
N1.5
Zoning · Airport
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningN6 · Strategic infrastructure
What it says

Transport & Utilities: To provide for the needs of all transport users and other utility providers

Land tied to a national or strategic asset (airport, port, rail corridor). Uses are controlled by that asset's own plan.

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

ZoningN1.5 · Airport
What it says

Transport & Utilities: To provide for the needs of all transport users and other utility providers

Tied to the efficient operation and development of the airport under its own plan — which also means aircraft noise contours apply.

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

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: Enva Ireland Limited (Portlaoise) (475 m); Atlas Oil Laboratories Limited (522 m); Tirlán Limited (780 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings55house
Monuments1R184847
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; 40 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
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zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
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bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
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: 95% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site22 decided · more info asked 64%
95% · 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 · 22 nearby, 1,491 council-wide

Figure 3

Knockmay, file by file since 2020

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

5 planning files on Knockmay since 2020, by kind and decision.2020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 5 · 2025 · rear · approved · 2560372Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20583No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360290No. 3 · 2024 · other work · approved · 24154No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660328New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Knockmay" 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 · 2020–2026

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: npad, acp · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 92 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 144 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 170 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–54 (n=65)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 144 days (n=26)144 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 170 days after permission (n=15)170 days after permissionSigned 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.

    Calculated91 decided home extensions, 15 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 324341 Withdrawn · Lands located between Harpur?s Lane and Mountrath Road (former… · 199 m
    • 501545 Open · Hapurs Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois (part of former Minch Norton… · 221 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved13 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Knockmay Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1First Floor, No. 6 Market Square 2660656No decision yet · 428 m
    2. 2Harpur's Lane 22581Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 320 m
    3. 3Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road 2660008Approved, no sign building has started · 380 m
    4. 4Block 5 2460623Approved, no sign building has started · 390 m
    5. 5part of former Minch Norton Maltings 2151Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 469 m
    6. 6Harpur’s Lane 2460056Approved, no sign building has started · 469 m
    7. 77 Maglona Terrace, Mountrath Road 2660264Refused · 158 m
    8. 81.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 105 m
    9. 91.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 124 m
    10. 100.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 127 m
    11. 11Mountrath Road, Portlaoise SN0014596LSBuilding started · 168 m
    12. 121.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 200 m
    13. 132.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 205 m
    14. 142.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 205 m
    15. 15Certa Portlaoise, Tea Lane 2560683Approved with conditions · 158 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 69 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    75 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 70 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 69 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 26 with no start notice found, 27 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT70: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused69: approved → approved5: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal26: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off27: approved → ran out75 lodged75 lodged70 approved70 approved5 refused5 refused69 approved69 approved5 refused5 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn26 no start notice found26 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off5 signed off5 signed off27 ran out27 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.

    Measured75 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 13 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-13 ACP 324341: Appeal withdrawn; 2026-10-22 2660656: application received — develop first Floor, No. 6 Market Square, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (Former Portlaoise arms Building Protected Structure RPStoday18 Oct23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 NovACP 324341: Appeal withdrawn · 199 m away · 2026-10-132660656: application received — develop first Floor, No. 6 Market Square, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (Former Portlaoise arms Building Protected Structure RPS · 428 m away · 2026-10-22
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 13 Oct 2026closes today
      Appeal withdrawn
      199 m away
    • Comments close 22 Oct 20269 days left
      12660656 · application received — develop first Floor, No. 6 Market Square, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (Former Portlaoise arms Building…
      €20 to the council · 428 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

    76 homes 380 m away were approved Aug 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2031.

    Lands located between… · 76 homes: 76 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Harpur's Lane · 68 homes: 68 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026; Block 5 · 36 homes: 36 homes approved Jan 2025, not started; Harpur’s Lane · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Aug 2024, not started2023202420252026202720282029203020312032Lands located between… · 76 homes380 m · 266000876 homes approved Aug 2026, not started76 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedHarpur's Lane · 68 homes320 m · 2258168 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 202668 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026Block 5 · 36 homes390 m · 246062336 homes approved Jan 2025, not started36 homes approved Jan 2025, not startedHarpur’s Lane · 28 homes469 m · 246005628 homes approved Aug 2024, not started28 homes approved Aug 2024, 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 15 within 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 2

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 81.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 105 m
    • 91.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
    • 100.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 127 m
    • 121.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 200 m
    • 132.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 205 m
    • 142.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 205 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 208 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m
    • 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 246 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    derelictCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 10 a year; busiest 2020. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 5, 2018: 8, 2019: 8, 2020: 10, 2021: 10, 2022: 10, 2023: 4, 2024: 9, 2025: 7, 2026: 405102017: 5 approved5’17*2018: 8 approved8’182019: 8 approved8’192020: 9 approved2020: 1 refused10’202021: 10 approved10’212022: 10 approved10’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 8 approved2024: 1 refused9’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 refused7’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused4’26*
    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 16 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off
    • 11Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 168 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: bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Homes coming 227 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    social_housingCC-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
    Laois International School · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate792 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here244
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here183
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    64% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 63% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    64% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    12% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    63% · council 71%
    Rented
    29% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    13% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    22% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    30% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    3% · council 9%
    This small area (203 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107080001

    Bus
    253 m
    Mountrath Rd · 834, LS1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    497 m
    Portlaoise College, 1005 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Portlaoise College · postprimary · 1005 pupils · 497 m
    • Scoil Bhride Ns · primary · 727 pupils · 712 m
    • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · postprimary · 506 pupils · 712 m

    Stops 33

    • Mountrath Rd · 834, LS1 · 0/hour at peak · 253 m
    • Mountrath Rd · 834, LS1 · 0/hour at peak · 333 m
    • Market Square · IW08 · 455 m
    • Market Sq · 823, 834, PL1, PL2, UM14 · 4/hour at peak · 455 m
    • Market Square · IW08 · 0/hour at peak · 466 m
    • Market Sq · 823, 834, 858, 858a, 858b, PL1 · 5/hour at peak · 466 m
    • Portlaoise College · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 505 m
    • Portlaoise Stn · 823, PL1, PL2 · 4/hour at peak · 516 m

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

    • Portlaoise College · 497 m+5.6% pupils (1,005)
    • Scoil Bhride Ns · 712 m-1.4% pupils (727)
    • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · 712 m-12.3% pupils (506)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
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    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    consultpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
    moderngovpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
    lda_landsCC-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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Attic or dormer (22493) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Zoned N1.5 (airport), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    3. Application 428 m away open for comments until 22 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      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
    Knockmay
    Electoral division
    Portlaoighise Urban
    Electoral area
    Portlaoise
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 22493, approved 2023, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned N1.5 (airport); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 15 sites nearby could change: 5 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 22 Oct 2026.
    • 227 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 76 at Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and….
    • Market Sq (bus 823, 834) 466 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 10 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 71%); 14% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1961–1970; 52% 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.
    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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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.
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    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)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…13 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 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 13 Oct 2026, 17:42 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.