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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 13:34

Bianconi Way

53.04243, -7.30176

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 71 homes approved 325 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

99%of home extensions approved nearbyn=101 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–531open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct120homes approved nearby, not startednearest 307 m · 2260005

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

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Borris LittleBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2018: 1 file on Borris Little2019: 1 file on Borris Little2021: 1 file on Borris Little3 files

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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: Portlaoise (534 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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: 7 on the draft 2027 map; 45 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
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
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 95% approved, and 68% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 33%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site22 decided · more info asked 68%
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 · 34 nearby, 1,654 council-wide

Figure 3

Borris Little, file by file since 2018

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

3 planning files on Borris Little since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2018 · porch / front · approved · 1831No. 3 · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21897Porches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo number · 2019 · new house · approved · 1959
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Borris Little" 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 · 2018–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear20—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 133 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 126 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 48–53 (n=72)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 133 days (n=29)133 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 126 days after permission (n=29)126 days after permissionSigned off69% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated101 decided home extensions, 29 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501389 Refused · 25 HAWTHORN WAY , ESKER HILLS PORTLAOISE , CO. LAOIS · 180 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 Bianconi Way with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 15 Ridge Road, Portlaoise 2660653No decision yet · 151 m
    2. 2Green Mill Lane 2260005Approved, no sign building has started · 307 m
    3. 3N80 Mountmellick Road Maryborough 2560293Approved, no sign building has started · 325 m
    4. 425 HAWTHORN WAY, ESKER HILLS PORTLAOISE 501389Appeal: refused · 180 m
    5. 51.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 31 m
    6. 60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 68 m
    7. 70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 105 m
    8. 86.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 125 m
    9. 90.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 168 m
    10. 102.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 192 m
    11. 113 Bluebell Way, Esker Hills 2660359Approved with conditions · 361 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    22 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 22 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 21 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 9 with no start notice found, 6 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT22: lodged → approved21: approved → approved1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal9: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off6: approved → ran out22 lodged22 lodged22 approved22 approved21 approved21 approved1 refused1 refused9 no start notice found9 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off6 ran out6 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.

    Measured22 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 21 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 2660653: application received — Retain a Single Storey Extension to the Rear of an Existing Dwelling House and to include all Associated Ancillary Works; 2026-11-04 ACP 501389: Refuse permissiontoday26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov2660653: application received — Retain a Single Storey Extension to the Rear of an Existing Dwelling House and to include all Associated Ancillary Works · 151 m away · 2026-10-21ACP 501389: Refuse permission · 180 m away · 2026-11-04
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 21 Oct 2026closes today
      12660653 · application received — Retain a Single Storey Extension to the Rear of an Existing Dwelling House and to include all…
      €20 to the council · 151 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 4 Nov 202614 days left
      Refuse permission
      180 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

    71 homes 325 m away were approved Nov 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2030.

    N80 Mountmellick Road… · 71 homes: 71 homes approved Nov 2025, not started; Green Mill Lane · 49 homes: 49 homes approved Aug 2023, not started202320242025202620272028202920302031N80 Mountmellick Road… · 71 homes325 m · 256029371 homes approved Nov 2025, not started71 homes approved Nov 2025, not startedGreen Mill Lane · 49 homes307 m · 226000549 homes approved Aug 2023, not started49 homes approved Aug 2023, 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 12 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 51.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 31 m
    • 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 68 m
    • 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 105 m
    • 86.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 125 m
    • 90.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
    • 102.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 192 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
    • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 205 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m
    • 7.9 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 5, 2018: 2, 2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 4, 2026: 205102017: 5 approved5’17*2018: 2 approved2’182019: 1 approved1’192020: 2 approved2’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 15 Ridge Road , Portlaoise , Co. Laois comments close 21 Oct 2026
      Retain a Single Storey Extension to the Rear of an Existing Dwelling House and to include all Associated…
      266065316 Sept 20261 homes151 m
    Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Homes coming 120 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    The Rainbow Castle Ltd. · Crèche1 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate364 m
    O’Moore Place Childcare · Crèche3 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate413 m
    Elaines Little Treasures Preschool Limited · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 690 m
    Laois International School · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate765 m
    Kolbe Pre-School · Crèche15 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate860 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
    Here293
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here167
    Council middle1
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    6% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 77% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    6% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    73% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    77% · council 71%
    Rented
    17% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    4% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    40% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    6% · council 9%
    This small area (241 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079012

    Bus
    522 m
    Green Road · 823, IW08, LS1
    Nearest school
    793 m
    St Francis S S, 121 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Francis S S · primary · 121 pupils · 793 m
    • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · postprimary · 506 pupils · 847 m

    Stops 25

    • Green Road · 823, IW08, LS1, PL1 · 3/hour at peak · 522 m
    • Green Road · 823, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 541 m
    • Lakeglen · 823, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 547 m
    • Lakeglen · 823, LS1, PL1 · 3/hour at peak · 580 m
    • Portlaoise · Dublin - Cork, Dublin - Limerick, Dublin - Portlaoise, Dublin - Tralee · 2/hour at peak · 633 m
    • Portlaoise Stn · 827, 829, 834, 838, 858, 858a · 2/hour at peak · 651 m
    • Portlaoise Stn · 838 · 658 m
    • Liogard · 823, IW08, LS1, PL1 · 3/hour at peak · 706 m

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

    • St Francis S S · 792 m+1.7% pupils (121) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · 4 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · 847 m-12.3% pupils (506)
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 150 m away open for comments until 21 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    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
    Borris Little
    Electoral division
    Portlaoighise Rural
    Electoral area
    Portlaoise
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 21 Oct 2026.
    • 120 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 71 at N80 Mountmellick Road Maryborough.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Green Road, 522 m away (3 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 77% owner-occupied (council 71%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 67% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were single-storey rear extensions.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
    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.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 25
    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
    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
    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
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    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, 13:34 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.