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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 23 Oct 2026, 22:57

Main Street

53.07035, -6.06253

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years
49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 40–500open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1991–2000, 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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of NewcastleBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 2 files on Newcastle2022: 9 files on Newcastle2023: 8 files on Newcastle2024: 3 files on Newcastle2025: 7 files on Newcastle2026: 2 files on Newcastle31 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
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Primary Development Area: To create a consolidated and vibrant mixed use settlement centre that is the focal point for the delivery of the retail, commercial, social service and activity needs of the local population and its hinterland; and to promote this settlement centre.

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

newcastle town plan · 23 Oct 2022 – 23 Oct 2028

Radon1 in 20 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: Newcastle (305 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings12house; Corner Cottage
Radon grid squares2
Monuments5R186719; R192220
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
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: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 42%
67% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWicklow overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 12 nearby, 1,273 council-wide

Figure 3

Newcastle, file by file since 2021

7 of 11 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 6.

31 planning files on Newcastle since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 1 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · refused · 22341No. 2 · 2022 · two-storey side · approved · 22959No number · 2023 · first-floor · refused · 23590No. 56 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 2360359No number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 24412No number · 2024 · rear · refused · 2460347No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2527No number · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560132No. 35 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560141No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · refused · 2560248No. 28 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2660471Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21912No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22130No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 221358No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22342No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22544No. 6 · 2023 · other work · approved · 23558No. 9 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360282No. 7 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360293No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360483No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360487No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460259No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25319No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560809No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660019New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21637No number · 2022 · new house · approved · 2268No number · 2022 · new house · refused · 22849No number · 2022 · new house · refused · 22901No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360240No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 25147
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

31 files with "Newcastle" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—

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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 112 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 2): 160 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 40–50 (n=9)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 2)With further information: median 160 days (n=10)160 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off25% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated19 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    2 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    2 became permissions
    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

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501346 Pending · Site at Main Street , Newcastle Middle , Newcastle · 34 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher22 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Main Street with 4 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseAppealBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1Site at Main Street, Newcastle Middle 501346Appeal: no decision yet · 34 m
    2. 2Chancel Way, NEWCASTLE 2360487Building started · 97 m
    3. 328 Chancel Way, Newcastle 2660471Approved with conditions · 169 m
    4. 4land at Blackditch, Newcastle 25319Approved · 198 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 20 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    30 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 21 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 20 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 12 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT21: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused20: approved → approved9: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal12: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out30 lodged30 lodged21 approved21 approved9 refused9 refused20 approved20 approved9 refused9 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn12 no start notice found12 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 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.

    Measured30 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 3 and 9 a year; busiest 2022. 70% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 2, 2022: 9, 2023: 7, 2024: 3, 2025: 7, 2026: 205102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 4 approved2022: 5 refused9’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 refused7’232024: 1 approved2024: 2 refused3’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 refused7’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      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 3 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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      2 not signed off
      • 2Chancel Way, NEWCASTLE, Wicklow, A00 W000 · 3 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360487 · 97 m
      • Main Street, Newcastle, Wicklow, A63 YK12 · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2527 · 35 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 23 Oct 2026, 02:22
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
      Homes coming 0 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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here14
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here30
      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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      6% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 90% owner-occupied (council 71%).

      Homes built before 1971
      6% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      1% · council 32%
      Owner-occupied
      90% · council 71%
      Rented
      10% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      14% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      16% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      63% · council 48%
      Work mainly from home
      10% · council 14%
      This small area (215 people)Wicklow

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257058008

      Bus
      73 m
      Sea Road · L2, X2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 20
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Nearest school
      905 m
      St Francis NS, 90 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      9
      in 3 years, 2 new (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • St Francis NS · primary · 90 pupils · 905 m

      Stops 7

      • Sea Road · L2, X2 · 3/hour at peak · 73 m
      • Sea Road · L2, X2 · 121 m
      • Newcastle · L2 · 2/hour at peak · 196 m
      • Newcastle Middle · L2 · 2/hour at peak · 762 m
      • Newcastle Middle · L2 · 2/hour at peak · 776 m

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

      • St Francis NS · 905 m-5.3% pupils (90)
      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 23 Oct 2026, 02:42
      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 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
      Council consultation portalsPublic23 Oct 2026, 01:47open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public23 Oct 2026, 02:42open
      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. Building work started 97 m away: for how long?
        Ask for: The planning conditions for 2360487.
        Agent · council
      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
      Blackditch
      Electoral division
      Newcastle Lower
      Electoral area
      Greystones
      Council
      Wicklow County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Flood Zone A 98 m away on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Sea Road (bus L2, X2) 72 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 71%); 2% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 1991–2000; 66% drive to work (council 58%); population up 5% since 2016.
      • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
      • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 2 in the last year, 36 three years before.
      What the terms mean 6 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.
      • 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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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 23 Oct 2026, 22:57 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.