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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 22:17

Ballindarra Road

53.08053, -7.92033

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%).

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1planning file on this houselatest 202494%of home extensions approved nearbyn=36 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–550open 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 54 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 3 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. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BallindarraBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2024: 2429 · work already done, approved2023: 3 files on Ballindarra2024: 1 file on Ballindarra2025: 1 file on Ballindarra2026: 1 file on Ballindarra6 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. 2024
    2429 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.

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.

offaly county development plan 2021 2027 · 22 Oct 2021 – 21 Oct 2027

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
Heritage inventory buildings5bridge; Castle View
Monuments9Castle - tower house; Bawn
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), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
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: 76% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 53%
76% · council 87%
Approved nearbyOffaly 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 · 17 nearby, 1,406 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballindarra, file by file since 2023

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

6 planning files on Ballindarra since 2023, by kind and decision.2023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 23130No number · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2360088No number · 2023 · rear · approved · 2360097No number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2429Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2652New house in a side gardenNo number · 2025 · new house · refused · 2560342
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Ballindarra" 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 · 2023–2026

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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 67 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 125 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 104 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 52–55 (n=25)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 125 days (n=11)125 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 104 days after permission (n=13)104 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.

    Calculated36 decided home extensions, 13 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. 0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 324279 Pending · located within the townlands of located within the townlands of… · 349 m
    • 324220 Withdrawn · located within the townlands of Cloonaheen, Ballincor Demesne and… · 349 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher19 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ballindarra Road with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1BALLINDARRA, RIVERSTOWN BIRR 2652Approved with conditions · 220 m
    2. 2Ballindarra, Birr 2660195No decision yet · 282 m
    3. 3Riverstown, Birr 2660605No decision yet · 310 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    13 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 7 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused11: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal7: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out13 lodged13 lodged11 approved11 approved2 refused2 refused12 approved12 approved1 refused1 refused7 no start notice found7 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 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.

    Measured13 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 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2023. 85% of decisions were approvals.

      2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2025: 4, 2026: 105102019: 1 approved1’19*2020: 1 approved1’202022: 1 approved1’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 refused4’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2019 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

      • 3Riverstown , Birr , Co. Tipperary No decision yet
        the widening of existing vehicular entrance, removal of existing wall and gates, construction of entrance…
        266060521 Jun 2026310 m
      • Behans , Riverstown , Birr Co. Tipperary Withdrawn or not valid
        proposed alterations to existing domestic vehicular entrance consisting of removal of existing walls and…
        26605536 Jun 2026342 m
      • 1BALLINDARRA , RIVERSTOWN BIRR , CO. OFFALY Approved with conditions
        DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED WITH FIRST FLOOR ARTS/CRAFTS ROOM AND ATTACHED SINGLE STOREY LEAN TO/OPEN SHED AREA…
        265221 Jul 20261 homes220 m
      • 2Ballindarra , Birr , Co. Offaly No decision yet
        1/ The proposed subdivision of the existing site into two sites: Site No. 1 to contain the existing dwelling…
        266019515 Apr 20261 homes282 m
      • Ballindarra , Birr , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
        1/ The proposed subdivision of the existing site into two sites: Site No. 1 to contain the existing dwelling…
        266014719 Mar 2026282 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
      0
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Offaly County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here4
      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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      80% owner-occupied (council 72%).

      Homes built before 1971
      27% · council 30%
      Homes built since 2001
      27% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      80% · council 72%
      Rented
      10% · council 22%
      Children under 15
      16% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      19% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      61% · council 47%
      Work mainly from home
      17% · council 8%
      This small area (314 people)Offaly

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187012001/187012005

      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 0

          Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
          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
          Council consultation portalsPublic19 Oct 2026, 01:38open
          Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
          Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
          cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
          National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
          Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
          dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
          EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
          Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
          Question 6

          What to ask, and who

          1. Work already done (2429): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
            Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. Any work done without planning permission?
            Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
            Seller · solicitor
          Reference

          Where this is, the terms, the sources

          Townland
          Ballindarra
          Electoral division
          Birr Rural
          Electoral area
          Birr
          Council
          Offaly County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 1 application on this site; latest 2429, approved 2024, work already done.
          • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
          • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 80% owner-occupied (council 72%); 12% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 62% drive to work (council 65%); population up 6% since 2016.
          • The council decides in a median 77 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
          • 5 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
          • 4 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
          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.
          • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
          • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
          • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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          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 4.019 Oct 2026
          data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
          services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
          services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
          dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public19 Oct 2026
          www2.courts.ie—© the publisher19 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 4.018 Oct 2026
          lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
          meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public19 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.019 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
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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 19 Oct 2026, 22:17 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.