Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 03:33
Monalin
53.08957, -6.11468
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). 25 homes approved 257 m away haven't started.
91%of home extensions approved nearbyn=45 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–531open for comments nearbyclose 10 Nov35homes approved nearby, not startednearest 257 m · 2460778
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 9 Jul 2024 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished sep 2024
- 9 Jul 2024 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished sep 2024
On this site
S5
Zoning · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says
Community & Education: To provide for civic, community and educational facilities.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
newtownmountkennedy town plan · 23 Oct 2022 – 23 Oct 2028
Radon1 in 10 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.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 7 | Saint Joseph's Catholic Church; house |
| Radon grid squares | 2 | |
| Monuments | 7 | R181567; R187159 |
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: 20 on the draft 2027 map; 18 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 92% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Attic or dormer13 decided · more info asked 31%
92% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 55%
82% · council 82%
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 · 24 nearby, 1,415 council-wide
Newtownmountkennedy, file by file since 2021
18 of 19 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
57 files with "Newtownmountkennedy" 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 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 77 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated45 decided home extensions, 11 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed7 decided
2 became permissions
Approvals appealed7 decided
2 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
- 500927 Withdrawn · Church Hill Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow · 359 m
- 500683 Granted · Main Street Newtownmountkennedy Co. Wicklow at the site of 'Bawn… · 224 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Unit 2 Block 2, Springmount Square Newtownmountkennedy 2660894
- 2Main Street Newtownmountkennedy Co. Wicklow at the site of ' 2460778
- 3Oakmount 2560142
- 4Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow 24/154
- 51.2 ha zoned for homes
- 61.0 ha zoned for homes
- 71.6 ha zoned for homes
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes
- 93.1 ha zoned for homes
- 100.1 ha zoned for homes
- 11Newtown Community Centre, Kilmacullagh 2660041
- 12Matt Kelly Community Grounds, Newtownmountkennedy 2660055
- 13No3 Lissadell, Main Street 26124
- 147 St. Joseph's Road, Newtownmountkennedy 2660144
- 156 St. Joseph's Road, Newtownmountkennedy 2660143
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 45 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured53 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left12660894 · application received — change of use of part of the approved commercial area (156 sq.m) to an off-licence use (40 sq.m)…€20 to the council · 251 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
25 homes 257 m away were approved Jan 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2031.
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
- Main Street Newtownmountkennedy Co. Wicklow at the site of ' · 25 homes approved Jan 2026, not started · 257 m
- Oakmount · 10 homes approved May 2025, not started · 401 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 51.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 87 m
- 61.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 119 m
- 71.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 137 m
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
- 93.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m
- 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 241 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 263 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 279 m
- 3.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 301 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 6 and 13 a year; busiest 2022. 85% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Unit 2 Block 2 , Springmount Square Newtownmountkennedy , County Wicklow comments close 10 Nov 2026change of use of part of the approved commercial area (156 sq.m) to an off-licence use (40 sq.m) for the sale…
Every application within 500 m 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Units 1 & 2 Block 2 , Springmount Square Newtownmountkennedy , County Wicklow Withdrawn or not validthe amalgamation of the approved commercial areas 156m2 and 195m2, on the ground floor of building 1, to…
- 13No3 Lissadell , Main Street , Newtownmountkennedy Approved with conditionsconversion of first floor balcony to additional living space to living/dining area including 2 no. windows to…
- Barleyfield , Wicklow Hills , Newtownmountkennedy Withdrawn or not validchange of use from building previously granted as a creche but not used or operating as such, to two…
- Block 1 , Kilmacullagh , Main Street Approved with conditions• change of use from retail to medical (general practitioner); • minor external alterations to previously…
- 156 St. Joseph's Road , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions(1). construction of new 3.66sq.m. single storey porch extension to front elevation of existing two storey…
- 147 St. Joseph's Road , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions(1). construction of new 3.66sq.m. single storey porch extension to front elevation of existing two storey…
- 12Matt Kelly Community Grounds , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsmetal fence erected on site, 5 metal containers which are used for dressing rooms, storage, shop and toilets,…
- 11Newtown Community Centre , Kilmacullagh , Newtownmountkennedy Approved with conditions(1) construction of new 330 sq.m. detached single storey building, (2) on-site parking spaces, (3) associated…
- Church Hill Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsThe amendments for which retention and completion are sought comprise of the following: 1. Minor amendments…
- Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy Withdrawn or not valid1. minor amendments to elevations of house type A, including amendments to window and door sizes and design…
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months
- R772, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow · 26 Oct 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/125 ABP-317785-23 · 368 m
- 11 Saint Joseph's Road, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow, A63 CF72 · 20 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60613 · 329 m
- Main Street, Newmountkennedy, Wicklow · 10 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/125 ABP-317785-23 · 394 m
- Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow · 10 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/125 ABP-317785-23 · 408 m
- Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow · 10 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/125 ABP-317785-23 · 417 m
- 4Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow, A63 T9K4 · 5 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/154 · 69 m
- Main Street, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow · 6 Jul 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/175 ABP-317785-23 · 362 m
- Church Road, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow · 28 Nov 2025 · 57 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/1005 · 472 m
- Church Road, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow · 28 Nov 2025 · 57 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/1005 · 470 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Homes coming 35 not started
- ' Season Park and Monalin' · 210 homes · building started · 403 m
- Church Hill · 57 homes · building started · 413 m
- Killmacullagh · 27 homes · building started · 399 m
- 2Main Street Newtownmountkennedy Co. Wicklow at the site of ' · 25 homes · not started · runs out 24 May 2031 · 257 m
- 3Oakmount · 10 homes · not started · runs out 26 May 2030 · 401 m
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: Altidore Gardens · 15 applications in 10 years · 100% approved
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Corner House Kindergarten · Crèche | 26 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 378 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
Homes approved
Here306
Council middle0
Homes started
Here494
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
75% owner-occupied (council 71%).
Homes built before 1971
36% · council 26%
Homes built since 2001
18% · council 32%
Owner-occupied
75% · council 71%
Rented
14% · council 24%
Children under 15
14% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
15% · council 15%
Households with 2+ cars
73% · council 48%
Work mainly from home
17% · council 14%
This small area (228 people)Wicklow
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257059007/01
Road noise
45–49 dB
day–night average (EPA 2022)
Bus
300 m
Newtownmountkennedy · 131, 133, L1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Nearest school
9 m
Woodstock Educate Together N.S., 150 pupils
Homes sold nearby
93
in 3 years, 67 new (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Woodstock Educate Together N.S. · primary · 150 pupils · 9 m
- Newtownmountkennedy Primary School · primary · 368 pupils · 95 m
Stops 8
- Newtownmountkennedy · 131, 133, L1 · 4/hour at peak · 300 m
- Springfield Heights · 131, 133, L1 · 4/hour at peak · 310 m
- Newtownmountkennedy · 131, 133 · 2/hour at peak · 340 m
- Springfield Heights · 131, 133, L1 · 4/hour at peak · 391 m
- Newtown Bsns Ctr · 131, 133, L1 · 4/hour at peak · 794 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Woodstock Educate Together N.S. · 9 m+28.2% pupils (150)
- Newtownmountkennedy Primary School · 95 m+0.8% pupils (368)
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 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Application 251 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Building work started 69 m away: for how long?Agent · councilAsk for: The planning conditions for 24/154.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Newtown Mt. Kennedy
- Electoral division
- Newcastle Upper
- Electoral area
- Wicklow
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
- 35 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 25 at Main Street Newtownmountkennedy Co.….
- Newtownmountkennedy (bus 131, 133) 300 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 71%); 4% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 58% drive to work (council 58%); population up 20% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 7 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.
- 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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|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
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| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
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| cso.ie | — | 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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| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:33 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.