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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 11:27

Ballysax West ED, The Municipal District of Kildare — Newbridge, County Kildare, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

53.10833, -6.86267

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
12 months2 years5 years
1open for comments nearbyclose 24 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential / Infill: To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.

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.

kildare county development plan 2023 2029 suncroft · 28 Jan 2023 – 23 Mar 2029

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m presbytery/parochial/curate's house
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Saint Brigid's Catholic Church; presbytery/parochial/curate's house
Radon grid squares1
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: 27 on the draft 2027 map; 27 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
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, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 50%
83% · council 57%
Approved nearbyKildare 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 · 6 nearby, 1,069 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other101

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2675 · extension · refused 10 Aug 2026 · 19 m
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

What appeals changed

1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.

Refusals appealed1 decided
1 became permissions
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

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Ballysax West ED, The Municipal District of Kildare — Newbridge, County Kildare, Leinster, Éire / Ireland with 8 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedEmpty land zoned for homes
  1. 1Suncroft Community Playing Field, Suncroft 2661160No decision yet · 281 m
  2. 2Old Parochial House (side of), Suncroft 2675Refused · 19 m
  3. 30.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 32 m
  4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 57 m
  5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 58 m
  6. 60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
  7. 70.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 74 m
  8. 80.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 89 m
Figure 4

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 24 Nov 2026.

1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-24 2661160: application received — The development consists of the following works, planning permission for A) Demolition of existing shed structure to nortoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2661160: application received — The development consists of the following works, planning permission for A) Demolition of existing shed structure to nor · 281 m away · 2026-11-24
Comments close
  • Comments close 24 Nov 202623 days left
    12661160 · application received — The development consists of the following works, planning permission for A) Demolition of…
    €20 to the council · 281 m away

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

Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

  • 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 32 m
  • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 57 m
  • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 58 m
  • 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
  • 70.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 74 m
  • 80.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 89 m
  • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 142 m
  • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 149 m
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 160 m
  • 0.5 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Figure 5

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 2 and 3 a year; busiest 2023. 86% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 105102021: 1 refused1’21*2023: 3 approved3’232024: 2 approved2’242025: 1 approved1’25
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

Every application within 500 m 3 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
1 not signed off
  • Eascanrath Brook, Suncroft, Kildare · 2 Feb 2026 · 41 homes · start notice not signed off · 23-201 · 483 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
0
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.
Homes approved
Here41
Council middle0
Homes started
Here42
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, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 6

This street block against the council

60% owner-occupied (council 71%).

Homes built before 1971
19% · council 16%
Homes built since 2001
12% · council 40%
Owner-occupied
60% · council 71%
Rented
26% · council 24%
Children under 15
18% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
31% · council 12%
Households with 2+ cars
32% · council 51%
Work mainly from home
7% · council 12%
This small area (293 people)Kildare

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087009001/02

Bus
120 m
Suncroft · 126D, 126T
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Nearest school
276 m
S N Bride, 55 pupils
Homes sold nearby
3
in 3 years (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • S N Bride · primary · 55 pupils · 276 m

Stops 2

  • Suncroft · 126D, 126T · 120 m
  • Suncroft · 126B · 125 m

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

  • S N Bride · 276 m+22.2% pupils (55)
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, 05:02
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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
    Ask for: Radon test results.
    Seller
  3. An extension 19 m away was refused in 2026: could yours be?
    Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for 2675.
    Council
  4. Application 281 m away open for comments until 24 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  5. 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
Carn
Electoral division
Ballysax West
Electoral area
Kildare
Council
Kildare County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map; high radon area.
  • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 24 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest an extension (2026).
  • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 60% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1971–1980; 60% drive to work (council 61%); population up 16% since 2016.
  • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. 1 extension refused.
  • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 44% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 6 terms
  • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
  • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
  • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
  • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
  • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
  • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 26
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 4.030 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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
gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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 4.026 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
water.ie—© the publisher · flag only—
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 1 Nov 2026, 11:27 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.