PlanningRegister.ie
Back
Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 14 Oct 2026, 00:55

Ballyfin ED, The Municipal District of Borris-in-Ossory — Mountmellick, County Laois, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

53.07952, -7.44729

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2020.

See on the mapWatch this area
Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years
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 20200open 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
  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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.

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. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of RossmoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 20633 · extension, approved2018: 17679 · attic or dormer, approved2017: 2 files on Rossmore2020: 1 file on Rossmore2025: 1 file on Rossmore2026: 1 file on Rossmore5 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. 2021
    20633 · extension · approved 2021 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2018
    17679 · attic or dormer · approved 2018 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments2Bullaun stone; R143265
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: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
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.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 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
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

Rossmore, file by file since 2017

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

5 planning files on Rossmore since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 17679No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 20633Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660220New house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · approved · 17416No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560674
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Rossmore" 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 · 2017–2026

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-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ballyfin ED, The Municipal District of Borris-in-Ossory — Mountmellick, County Laois, Leinster, Éire / Ireland with 1 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved
    1. 1Rossmore, Ballyfin 2660220Approved with conditions · 387 m
    Figure 3

    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 4

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2020. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 2, 2020: 1, 2023: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 105102017: 2 approved2’17*2020: 1 approved1’202023: 1 approved1’232025: 1 approved1’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      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 5 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • Rossmore , Ballyfin , Portlaoise Withdrawn or not valid
        change house design and boundary alteration to previously granted permission 2560674
        266021821 Apr 2026387 m
      • 1Rossmore , Ballyfin , Portlaoise Approved with conditions
        change house design and boundary alteration to previously granted permission 2560674
        26602204 Jun 20261 homes387 m
      • Rossmore , Ballyfin , Portlaoise Approved with conditions
        construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter, bored well,…
        25606745 Dec 20251 homes387 m
      • Rossmore , Ballyfin , Portlaoise Withdrawn or not valid
        construct new dwelling house, domestic garage , waste water treatment system and polishing filter, bored well…
        256066516 Oct 2025387 m
      • Rossmore , Ballyfin , Portlaoise Withdrawn or not valid
        construct new dwelling house, domestic garage , waste water treatment system and polishing filter, bored well…
        256065614 Oct 2025387 m
      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: 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-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Shooting Stars Pre- School · Crèche18 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 848 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 About as busy as most of Laois County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here0
      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-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
      npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 5

      This street block against the council

      34% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 91% owner-occupied (council 71%).

      Homes built before 1971
      34% · council 23%
      Homes built since 2001
      36% · council 44%
      Owner-occupied
      91% · council 71%
      Rented
      5% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      24% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      19% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      63% · council 49%
      Work mainly from home
      14% · council 9%
      This small area (399 people)Laois

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107012001

      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 0

          Sources: gtfs, schools, 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
          SourceLicenceFetchedLink
          gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
          schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          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——
          EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
          Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
          Question 6

          What to ask, and who

          1. Extension (20633) built without official sign-off: built properly?
            Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. Attic or dormer (17679) ran out unbuilt in 2023: built anyway?
            Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          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
          Rossmore
          Electoral division
          Ballyfin
          Electoral area
          Borris-In-Ossory -Mountmellick
          Council
          Laois County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 2 applications on this site; latest 20633, approved 2021, started, no sign-off needed.
          • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
          • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 71%); 11% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 62% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
          • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
          • 5 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
          • 0 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
          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.
          • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
          • 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-4.09 Oct 2026
          data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
          data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
          services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
          dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public13 Oct 2026
          www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved13 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-4.012 Oct 2026
          transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
          lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
          meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public13 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
          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
          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.011 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 14 Oct 2026, 00:55 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.