Planning report · Offaly County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 14 Oct 2026, 08:49

R440

53.09352, -7.88519

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 58 homes approved 1.2 km away haven't started.

Distance

Time

Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–55 1open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov 117homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.1 km · 1778

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 55 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council
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.

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

Protected or listed · on the council's list

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 2.0 km

Within 2.0 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	276	Cumberland House; house
Monuments	30	Historic town; Church

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: 43 on the draft 2027 map; 40 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
zoning	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:18	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 00:14	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
constraints.smr	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: bcms, npad · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

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: 100% approved, and 88% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 88%

100% · 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 · 16 nearby, 1,402 council-wide

Figure 3

Clonoghil Upper, file by file since 2017

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

7 files with "Clonoghil Upper" 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 14 Oct 2026, 02:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days.

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

Calculated27 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

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

Refusals appealed1 decided

0 became permissions

Approvals appealed2 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 3 in the last 12 months

501797 Pending · BRIDGE STREET AND MOORPARK STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY · 1.8 km
501779 Invalid · BRIDGE STREET AND MOORPARK STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY · 1.8 km
323980 Pending · in the counties of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Kildare, and… · 178 m

Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
courts	all-rights-reserved	14 Oct 2026, 01:31	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around R440 with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet

1CLONOGHILL LOWER, BIRR 2686No decision yet · 434 m
2Scurragh, Townparks 2660405Approved with conditions · 1.2 km
3Townparks & Seffin 2460120Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
4Railway Road Townparks & Seffin 2460122Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
5Nos. 15-20 Woodlands Park fronting Burke’s Hill 2560186Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
6in the counties of Clare, Limerick 323980Appeal: no decision yet · 178 m
71.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 948 m
81.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 960 m
90.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
101.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
110.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.2 km
120.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.2 km
13BIRR ENTERPRISE CENTRE SYNGEFIELD, BIRR 2616Approved with conditions · 268 m
14Elmpark, Syngefield Road 2660363Approved with conditions · 803 m
15ELM GROVE CLONOGHILL UPPER, BIRR 2660No decision yet · 908 m

Figure 6

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 22 Oct 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 22 Oct 20268 days left
22660405 · CONDITIONAL — development comprising works to the existing 2 No. rugby pitches which includes: 1/Installation of 2 No.…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.2 km away
Comments close 2 Nov 202619 days left
12686 · application received — NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/ FUEL SHED, INSTALL SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND…
€20 to the council · 434 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

58 homes 1.2 km away were approved May 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2030.

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 13 within 2.0 km

Approved, not started 3

Townparks & Seffin · 58 homes approved May 2025, not started · 1.2 km
Railway Road Townparks & Seffin · 20 homes approved Apr 2025, not started · 1.2 km
Nos. 15-20 Woodlands Park fronting Burke’s Hill · 39 homes approved Feb 2026, not started · 1.6 km

Empty land zoned for homes 10

71.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 948 m
81.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 960 m
90.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
101.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
110.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
120.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
3.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.5 km
1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.5 km

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
derelict	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

1CLONOGHILL LOWER , BIRR , CO.OFFALY comments close 2 Nov 2026
NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/ FUEL SHED, INSTALL SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCIALLRY…
268628 Sept 2026434 m

Every application within 2.0 km 38 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Main Street , Birr , Co Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
development at this site, Main Street Birr Co Offaly R42 Y9Y5. The Development will consist of Full Planning…
266048711 Sept 20261.8 km
Clonoghil Lower , Cluain Achaille Íochtarach , Co. Offaly No decision yet
a new 16 space carpark with designated turning area for buses, planning permission is sought for alterations…
26604764 Sept 20261.1 km
Main Street , Birr , Offally Withdrawn or not valid
change of use of the existing bakery to use as a Food Takeaway including signage, a two-storey extension to…
26604106 Aug 20261.8 km
2Scurragh , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly Approved with conditions
development comprising works to the existing 2 No. rugby pitches which includes: 1/Installation of 2 No.…
266040524 Sept 20261.2 km
Main St , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly No decision yet
the following: • Staff WC located on the ground floor under the stairs. • Rear ground floor flat roof…
266039424 Jul 20261.7 km
Main St , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
• Staff WC located on the ground floor under the stairs. • Rear ground floor flat roof extension comprising…
26603669 Jul 20261.7 km
14Elmpark , Syngefield Road , Birr Co.Offaly Approved with conditions
widening of the existing vehicular entrance and expansion of the existing driveway; revisions to the height…
26603632 Sept 20261 homes803 m
EMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY No decision yet
(A) WORKS CARRIED OUT TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TO STABILISE THE DILAPIDATED ROOF AND STRUCTURE THEREOF…
26621 Jul 20261 homes1.8 km
15ELM GROVE CLONOGHILL UPPER , BIRR , CO.OFFALY No decision yet
A SINGLE STOREY PLANT ROOM, 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT, SHOWER BLOCK AND AN ENSUITED FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM AND TOILET…
266022 Jun 2026908 m
BRIDGE STREET AND MOORPARK STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY Refused
THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING TWO STOREY RUIN AND WALLED COMPOUND ON THE SITE OF THE OLD FOUNDRY YARD AND THE…
26456 Jul 20264 homes1.8 km
HILLSIDE , SEFFIN , BIRR Approved with conditions
A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH EAST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, ADUSTMENTS TO EXISTING WINDOW AND DOOR…
264125 Jun 20261 homes1.3 km
Frank O' Connell Park , Woodfield Birr , Co Offaly No decision yet
a) to erect 4 no 20m high lighting standards with led lighting to same to light the existing pitch. b).…
26602351 May 20261.6 km
Frank O' Connell Park , Woodfield Birr , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
the following: a) to erect 4 no 20m high lighting standards with led lighting to same to light the existing…
26601792 Apr 20261.6 km
Woodfield , Birr , Co. Offaly No decision yet
a single storey dwelling house, garage, site entrance, septic tank with percolation area, and all ancillary…
266016027 Mar 20262 homes1.9 km
Woodfield , Birr , Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
a single storey dwelling house, site entrance, septic tank with percolation area, and all ancillary…
266012112 Mar 20261.9 km
NO.34 MAIN STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY Approved with conditions
THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR FROM STORAGE TO RESIDENTIAL FOR THE PROVISION OF A PROPOSED 2-BEDROOM…
26201 May 20261.8 km
NO. 3 & 5 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY Approved with conditions
THE CHANGE OF USE OF TWO OUTBUILDINGS TO THE REAR OF THE MAIN RESIDENTIAL CARE BUILDING FROM STORAGE TO…
261922 Apr 20261 homes1.7 km
Woodfield , Birr , Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
a single storey dwelling house, site entrance, septic tank with percolation area, and all ancillary…
266010127 Feb 20261.9 km
13BIRR ENTERPRISE CENTRE SYNGEFIELD , BIRR , CO.OFFALY Approved with conditions
THE INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY (RED III) (1,339.3 SQ.M) ON EXISTING FACTORY BUILDINGS…
261627 May 2026268 m
NO. 34 MIAN STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY Withdrawn or not valid
THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR FROM STORAGE TO RESIDENTIAL FOR THE PROVISION OF A PROPOSED 2-BEDROOM…
261312 Feb 20261.8 km
BIRR ENTERPRISE CENTRE SYNGEFIELD , BIRR , CO.OFFALY Withdrawn or not valid
THE INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY ( 1,339.3 SQ.M ) ON EXISTING FACTORY BUILDINGS AND ALL…
26106 Feb 2026268 m
BIRR ENTERPRISE CENTRE , SYNGEFIELD BIRR , CO.OFFALY Withdrawn or not valid
THE INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY (1,339.3 SQ.M) ON EXISTING FACTORY BUILDINGS AND ALL…
26322 Jan 2026268 m
WOODFIELD , BIRR , CO.OFFALY Approved with conditions
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING, DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK WITH…
26418 Mar 20261 homes1.9 km
St. Brendans Park , Railway Road Birr , Co. Offaly. No decision yet
the demolition of an existing shop and part demolition of existing viewing terrace and, the construction of a…
256068623 Dec 20251.5 km
Doolys Hotel Emmet Square , Birr , Co. Offaly Approved with conditions
the change of use of a former night club to additional hotel accommodation, significant alterations to the…
256065519 Feb 20261.7 km
BIRR ENTERPRISE CENTRE SYNGEFIELD , BIRR CO.OFFALY , R42EK09 Withdrawn or not valid
THE INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY (1,339.9 SQ.M) ON EXISTING FACTORY BUILDINGS AND ALL…
2512712 Dec 2025268 m
Commercial Premises , School Street , Crinkill Birr Co. Offaly. Approved with conditions
the construction of single storey extensions to existing buildings forming stores to the North & West sides…
25606368 Sept 20261.7 km
Emmet Square , Birr , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
the consist of the change of use of a former night club to additional guest accommodation, internal…
256059927 Nov 20251.7 km
School Street , Crinkill , Birr Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
the construction of single storey extensions to North, South, East & West Elevations of existing building &…
256055313 Nov 20251.7 km
Ballywilliam , Birr , Co. Offaly Approved with conditions
A) as constructed foundations, subfloor and blockwork to wall plate level for single storey extension to side…
25605456 Jul 20261 homes1.6 km
Emmet Square , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
the change of use of a former night club to additional guest accommodation, internal alterations and all…
256054711 Nov 20251.7 km
Ballywilliam , Birr , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid
A) as constructed foundations, subfloor and blockwork to wall plate level for single storey extension to side…
25605365 Nov 20251.6 km
Boherdeel Road , Ballinree , Crinkill Birr Approved with conditions
the installation of external lighting and associated site works along the walking track previously granted…
256052917 Dec 20251.7 km
Boherdeel Road , Ballinree , Crinkill Birr Withdrawn or not valid
the installation of external lighting and associated site works for the walking track previously granted…
256051424 Oct 20251.7 km
Birr Castle Demesne , Rosse Row Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly Approved with conditions
The construction of an extension and alterations to the existing Playground Tree House and all associated…
256050615 Dec 20252.0 km
7 Hillside , Seffin , Birr Approved with conditions
both a single and a two-storey extension to the north-west of the existing dwelling, attic conversion for the…
2510310 Dec 20251 homes1.4 km
1 Market Square Townparks , Birr , Co.Offaly Refused
The development will consist of a change of use from a commercial unit to a 6-bedroom guest house,…
256049610 Apr 20261 homes1.9 km

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 14 Oct 2026, 02:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open

Building work nearby 11 in the last 12 months

5 not signed off6 no sign-off needed

12 Castle Street, Birr, Offaly, R42 H426 · 18 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
Hillside, Hillside Downs, Offaly, R42F820 · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2641 · 1.4 km
Railway Road, Birr, Offaly, R42 FC98 · 3 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.4 km
1 N52, Birr, Offaly, R42KC56 · 8 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60655 · 1.7 km
54 Corr Na Meala, birr, Offaly · 5 May 2026 · 220 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60120 · 1.0 km
Clonoghill Upper, Birr, Offaly · 9 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60381 · 244 m
3 A Newbridge Street, Birr, Offaly, R42 P527 · 13 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560046 · 1.4 km
Walcot, Rosse Row, Birr, Offaly, R42 D459 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/161 · 1.9 km
Walcot, Rosse Row, Birr, Offaly · 5 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/161 · 1.9 km
BOHERDEEL ROAD,, CRINKLE, BIRR,, Offaly · 14 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60003 · 1.9 km
1 Glebe Street, Birr, Offaly · 30 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/60109 · 1.7 km

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: bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open

Homes coming 117 not started

SEFFIN AND SCURRAGH · 61 homes · building started · 1.1 km
3Townparks & Seffin · 58 homes · not started · runs out 21 May 2030 · 1.2 km
5Nos. 15-20 Woodlands Park fronting Burke’s Hill · 39 homes · not started · runs out 8 Feb 2031 · 1.6 km
4Railway Road Townparks & Seffin · 20 homes · not started · runs out 4 Sept 2030 · 1.2 km

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Little Haven Education Centre · Crèche	11 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 228 m
Naíonra Nóiníní Beaga · Crèche	4 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	680 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
tusla_ey	public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)	5 Oct 2026, 23:33	open

How busy is this area About as busy as most of Offaly County Council.

Homes approved

Here0

Council middle0

Homes started

Here2

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

19% of homes built before 1971 (council 30%). 38% owner-occupied (council 72%).

Homes built before 1971

19% · council 30%

Homes built since 2001

57% · council 34%

Owner-occupied

38% · council 72%

Rented

62% · council 22%

Children under 15

20% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

18% · council 16%

Households with 2+ cars

28% · council 47%

Work mainly from home

6% · council 8%

This small area (370 people)Offaly

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187013007

Nearest school

1.6 km

Mercy Primary School, 141 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Mercy Primary School · primary · 141 pupils · 1.6 km
Croinchoill NS · primary · 243 pupils · 1.7 km
St Brendans Monastery · primary · 178 pupils · 1.9 km

Stops 8

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
consult	public	14 Oct 2026, 01:30	open
moderngov	public	14 Oct 2026, 01:30	open
lda_lands	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Application 434 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Clonoghil Upper
Electoral division: Birr Urban
Electoral area: Birr
Council: Offaly County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Not protected; no vacant land tax.
13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
117 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 58 at Townparks & Seffin.
No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
Here (2022 census): 62% rent (council 22%); 7% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 72% drive to work (council 65%); population up 7% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 80 days (about 11 weeks); 51% are asked for more information.
38 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 87% approved (council 91%); 29% for work already built (council 21%).

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	9 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https:	Local authorities (consultation portals)	public	14 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	14 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.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	public	14 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…	14 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 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 14 Oct 2026, 08:49 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.

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