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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 09:29

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

53.14101, -7.07797

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

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2planning files on this houselatest 201954 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

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 1991–2000. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of CoolnafearaghBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2019: 19963 · new house, refused2019: 181402 · new house, refused2018: 1 file on Coolnafearagh2019: 1 file on Coolnafearagh2020: 2 files on Coolnafearagh2024: 1 file on Coolnafearagh2025: 1 file on Coolnafearagh6 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2019
    19963 · new house · refused 2019
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  2. 2019
    181402 · new house · refused 2019
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Monasterevin Town (961 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Grand Canal
Heritage inventory buildings2bridge
Monuments2Enclosure; R147731
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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: 50% approved, and 1 in 6 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 17%
50% · 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, 2,003 council-wide

Figure 3

Coolnafearagh, file by file since 2018

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

6 planning files on Coolnafearagh since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2025 · two-storey rear · refused · 2560012Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · refused · 181402No number · 2019 · other work · refused · 19963No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20390No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460564New house in a side gardenNo number · 2020 · new house · approved · 20389
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Coolnafearagh" 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 · 2018–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 104 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 161 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 50–55 (n=15)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 161 days (n=10)161 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off43% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated25 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 7 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    15 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 7 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 7 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 3 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT7: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused7: approved → approved8: refused → refused3: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → ran out15 lodged15 lodged7 approved7 approved8 refused8 refused7 approved7 approved8 refused8 refused3 no start notice found3 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out1 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.

    Measured15 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2019. 47% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 3, 2020: 3, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 205102017: 1 refused1’17*2018: 1 refused1’182019: 1 approved2019: 2 refused3’192020: 2 approved2020: 1 refused3’202021: 1 approved1’212022: 1 approved1’222024: 1 approved2024: 2 refused3’242025: 1 approved2025: 1 refused2’25
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 0 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
        An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
        Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
        1 no sign-off needed
        • Coolnafearagh, Colmanstown, Kildare · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560162 · 291 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 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
        0
        Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
        How busy is this area About as busy as most of Kildare County Council.
        Homes approved
        Here16
        Council middle0
        Homes started
        Here1
        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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
        National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
        Question 5

        What's the area like?

        Figure 9

        This street block against the council

        30% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 89% owner-occupied (council 71%).

        Homes built before 1971
        30% · council 16%
        Homes built since 2001
        22% · council 40%
        Owner-occupied
        89% · council 71%
        Rented
        8% · council 24%
        Children under 15
        19% · council 22%
        Aged 65 and over
        14% · council 12%
        Households with 2+ cars
        65% · council 51%
        Work mainly from home
        9% · council 12%
        This small area (327 people)Kildare

        MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087067008/01

        Nearest school
        864 m
        Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar, 239 pupils
        Schools, stops and the council

        Schools

        • Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar · primary · 239 pupils · 864 m

        Stops 5

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

          • Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar · 864 m+3.5% pupils (239)
          • St. John's National School · 999 m+2.3% pupils (45) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
          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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
          SourceLicenceFetchedLink
          Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
          Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
          Council consultation portalsPublic16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
          Council meetings (ModernGov)Public16 Oct 2026, 01:42open
          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. New house (19963) refused 2019: built anyway?
            Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. New house (181402) refused 2019: built anyway?
            Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
            Seller · solicitor
          3. 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
          Coolnafearagh
          Electoral division
          Monasterevin
          Electoral area
          Kildare
          Council
          Kildare County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 2 applications on this site; latest 19963, refused 2019.
          • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
          • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1991–2000; 70% drive to work (council 61%); population up 22% since 2016.
          • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
          • St. John's National School, 999 m away: an extension approved (2024).
          • 1 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
          What the terms mean 5 terms
          • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
          • 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.
          • 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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.09 Oct 2026
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          services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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          data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
          transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
          lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 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 16 Oct 2026, 09:29 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.