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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 1000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 30 Oct 2026, 04:06

Birr

53.08994, -7.90075

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 20 homes approved 132 m away haven't started.

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Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Offaly County Council: council consultations.

95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=40 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–552open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov–16 Nov20homes approved nearby, not startednearest 41 m · 2460120

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 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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built

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
R1
Zoning · New 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
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

New Residential: This zoning shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for new residential units. It may also provide for a range of other uses particularly those that have the potential to foster the development of new residential communities.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

birr local area plan 2023 2029 · 26 Jun 2023 – 26 Jun 2029

ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

New Residential: This zoning shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for new residential units. It may also provide for a range of other uses particularly those that have the potential to foster the development of new residential communities.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

birr local area plan 2023 2029 variation no 1 · 26 Jun 2023 – 26 Jun 2029

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: EJ Ireland Access Solutions Limited (834 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 1.0 km
Within 1.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings182Cumberland House; Cumberland Column
Monuments19Historic town; Bridge
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: 26 on the draft 2027 map; 24 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
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: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 65%
82% · council 88%
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, 823 council-wide

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 30 Oct 2026, 02:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 119 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 170 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 126 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 53–55 (n=27)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 170 days (n=13)170 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 126 days after permission (n=11)126 days after permissionSigned off64% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated40 decided home extensions, 11 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed3 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 501797 Pending · BRIDGE STREET AND MOORPARK STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY · 845 m
    • 501779 Invalid · BRIDGE STREET AND MOORPARK STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY · 845 m
    • 323980 Pending · in the counties of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Kildare, and… · 663 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 02:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher29 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Birr with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1ROSCREA ROAD, SEFFIN BIRR 2688No decision yet · 749 m
    2. 2Main Street, Birr 2660535No decision yet · 895 m
    3. 3Railway Road Townparks & Seffin 2460122Approved, no sign building has started · 132 m
    4. 41.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 33 m
    5. 50.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 113 m
    6. 654 Corr Na Meala, birr 24/60120Building started · 135 m
    7. 70.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 137 m
    8. 81.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 383 m
    9. 90.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 602 m
    10. 102.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 781 m
    11. 11Scurragh, Townparks 2660405Approved with conditions · 310 m
    12. 12St. Brendans Park, Railway Road Birr 2560686No decision yet · 476 m
    13. 13HILLSIDE, SEFFIN 2641Approved with conditions · 510 m
    14. 14Elmpark, Syngefield Road 2660363Approved with conditions · 523 m
    15. 15ELM GROVE CLONOGHILL UPPER, BIRR 2660No decision yet · 532 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 18 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 18 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 18 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 11 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT18: lodged → approved18: approved → approved11: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out18 lodged18 lodged18 approved18 approved18 approved18 approved11 no start notice found11 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured18 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 1.0 km; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 2688: application received — OF A TWO-STOREY TEMPORARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION CABIN TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING. THE DEVELOPMENT FOR PE; 2026-11-16 2660535: application received — the change of use of the existing bakery to a food takeaway, comprising demolition of the existing rear portion of the ptoday4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov2688: application received — OF A TWO-STOREY TEMPORARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION CABIN TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING. THE DEVELOPMENT FOR PE · 749 m away · 2026-11-092660535: application received — the change of use of the existing bakery to a food takeaway, comprising demolition of the existing rear portion of the p · 895 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments close
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202610 days left
      12688 · application received — OF A TWO-STOREY TEMPORARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION CABIN TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING OFFICE…
      €20 to the council · 749 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202617 days left
      22660535 · application received — the change of use of the existing bakery to a food takeaway, comprising demolition of the…
      €20 to the council · 895 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    20 homes 132 m away were approved Apr 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2030.

    Railway Road Townparks &… · 20 homes: 20 homes approved Apr 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Railway Road Townparks &… · 20 homes132 m · 246012220 homes approved Apr 2025, not started20 homes approved Apr 2025, 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 11 within 1.0 km

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 41.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 33 m
    • 50.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 113 m
    • 70.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 137 m
    • 81.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 383 m
    • 90.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 602 m
    • 102.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 781 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 828 m
    • 1.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 854 m
    • 3.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 860 m
    • 1.3 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 6, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    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

    • 1ROSCREA ROAD , SEFFIN BIRR , CO.OFFALY comments close 9 Nov 2026
      OF A TWO-STOREY TEMPORARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION CABIN TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING. THE…
      26885 Oct 2026749 m
    • 2Main Street , Birr , Co Offaly comments close 16 Nov 2026
      the change of use of the existing bakery to a food takeaway, comprising demolition of the existing rear…
      266053512 Oct 2026895 m
    Every application within 1.0 km 23 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    4 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 12 Castle Street, Birr, Offaly, R42 H426 · 18 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 966 m
    • Hillside, Hillside Downs, Offaly, R42F820 · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2641 · 549 m
    • Railway Road, Birr, Offaly, R42 FC98 · 3 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 331 m
    • 1 N52, Birr, Offaly, R42KC56 · 8 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60655 · 909 m
    • 654 Corr Na Meala, birr, Offaly · 5 May 2026 · 220 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60120 · 135 m
    • 3 A Newbridge Street, Birr, Offaly, R42 P527 · 13 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560046 · 710 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Homes coming 20 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Naíonra Nóiníní Beaga · Crèche4 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate481 m
    Little Haven Education Centre · Crèche11 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 987 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Offaly County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here78
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here257
    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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 30%). 87% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 30%
    Homes built since 2001
    71% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    87% · council 72%
    Rented
    9% · council 22%
    Children under 15
    24% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    7% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    74% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 8%
    This small area (209 people)Offaly

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187013001

    Nearest school
    694 m
    Mercy Primary School, 141 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Mercy Primary School · primary · 141 pupils · 694 m
    • St Brendans Monastery · primary · 178 pupils · 783 m

    Stops 2

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

      • Mercy Primary School · 694 m+1.4% pupils (141)
      • St Brendans Monastery · 783 m-5.8% pupils (178)
      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 30 Oct 2026, 02:17
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
      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. 20 homes approved 132 m away (Railway Road Townparks &…), not started: what is planned?
        Ask for: The planning file for 2460122.
        Council
      3. Application 749 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      4. 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
      Seefin
      Electoral division
      Birr Urban
      Electoral area
      Birr
      Council
      Offaly County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
      • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
      • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
      • 20 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 20 at Railway Road Townparks & Seffin.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 87% owner-occupied (council 72%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 81% drive to work (council 65%); population up 7% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 78 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 223 three years before.
      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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      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
      tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 30 Oct 2026, 04:06 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.