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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 21:13

Castlegate

53.15366, -7.18652

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). A building site 421 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=77 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–530open 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 49 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 3 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 houseAll of CooltederryBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2018: 3 files on Cooltederry2019: 1 file on Cooltederry2020: 1 file on Cooltederry2024: 2 files on Cooltederry7 files

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
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and improve the amenity of developed residential communities

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.

laois county development plan 2021 2027 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.

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.

laois county development plan 2021 2027 including ministerial direction as varied by variation no 1 no 2 and no 3 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 2028

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 taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings15Ballymorris House; house
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: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 54 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 75% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Attic or dormer14 decided · more info asked 14%
93% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 50%
75% · council 91%
Approved nearbyLaois 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 · 26 nearby, 1,720 council-wide

Figure 3

Cooltederry, file by file since 2018

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

7 planning files on Cooltederry since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2018 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 18228No. 11 · 2018 · single-storey rear · approved · 18497Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18422No. 4 · 2020 · other work · approved · 20298No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460265No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460726New house in a side gardenNo number · 2019 · new house · refused · 19354
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

7 files with "Cooltederry" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear21—

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 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 124 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 86 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 48–53 (n=56)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 124 days (n=21)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 86 days after permission (n=20)86 days after permissionSigned off70% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated77 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 decided
    2 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501195 Other · 'MOUSETRAP' STATION ROAD , PORTARLINGTON , CO . LAOIS · 236 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Castlegate with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Main Street, Portarlington 2660533Approved with conditions · 414 m
    2. 2CONGRESS TERRACE, PORTARLINGTON 2660563Approved with conditions · 452 m
    3. 3Cooltaderry, Portarlington 2560874No decision yet · 305 m
    4. 43.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 12 m
    5. 56.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 19 m
    6. 60.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 32 m
    7. 70.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 183 m
    8. 81.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 193 m
    9. 97.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 196 m
    10. 10'MOUSETRAP' STATION ROAD, PORTARLINGTON 2560719Approved with conditions · 236 m
    11. 11'RAHAN' STATION ROAD, PORTARLINGTON 2660438Approved with conditions · 246 m
    12. 12MAIN STREET, PORTARLINGTON 2660633No decision yet · 351 m
    13. 13Station Road, Portarlington 2660211Approved with conditions · 430 m
    14. 14Bank Of Ireland, Main Street 2636Approved with conditions · 479 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 55 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    56 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 55 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 55 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 17 with no start notice found, 22 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT55: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused54: approved → approved1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal17: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off22: approved → ran out56 lodged56 lodged55 approved55 approved1 refused1 refused55 approved55 approved1 refused1 refused17 no start notice found17 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off5 signed off5 signed off22 ran out22 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.

    Measured56 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 19 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-19 2660533: CONDITIONAL — change of use from office to dwelling house and all associated site works.; 2026-11-05 2660563: CONDITIONAL — relocate rear garden vehicular gateway on the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 134, NIAH No. 12900230 and all assotoday21 Oct26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov2660533: CONDITIONAL — change of use from office to dwelling house and all associated site works. · 414 m away · 2026-10-192660563: CONDITIONAL — relocate rear garden vehicular gateway on the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 134, NIAH No. 12900230 and all asso · 452 m away · 2026-11-05
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Oct 20263 days left
      12660533 · CONDITIONAL — change of use from office to dwelling house and all associated site works.
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 414 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202620 days left
      22660563 · CONDITIONAL — relocate rear garden vehicular gateway on the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 134, NIAH No.…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 452 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    11 Castlelea Avenue,… · 62 homes: 62 homes, started Jan 2020, never signed off20202021202220232024202520262027202811 Castlelea Avenue,… · 62 homes421 m · 1842262 homes, started Jan 2020, never signed off62 homes, started Jan 2020, never signed offtoday

    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 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 43.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 12 m
    • 56.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 19 m
    • 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 32 m
    • 70.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 183 m
    • 81.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
    • 97.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 196 m
    • 2.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 255 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 263 m
    • 3.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 272 m
    • 10.4 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 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
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 12 a year; busiest 2019. 98% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 5, 2018: 6, 2019: 12, 2020: 6, 2021: 5, 2022: 5, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 3, 2026: 5051015202017: 5 approved5’17*2018: 6 approved6’182019: 11 approved2019: 1 refused12’192020: 6 approved6’202021: 5 approved5’212022: 5 approved5’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    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 19 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
    • 19 Station Road, Portarlington, Laois, R32 N883 · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/20 · 276 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
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Cooltederry · 62 homes · building started · 428 m
    • Ballymorris Road · 44 homes · ran out · runs out 12 Aug 2025 · 396 m
    • Corrig Glen · 21 homes · ran out · runs out 28 Jun 2025 · 453 m
    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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · 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
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Just 4 Kids Creche · Crèche6 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate196 m
    The Ferns Preschool · Crèche15 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate708 m
    Silly Billies Playschool · Crèche24 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate722 m
    Na Páistí Community Créche · Crèche18 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate779 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here38
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here93
    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 10

    This street block against the council

    76% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    17% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    79% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    76% · council 71%
    Rented
    19% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    5% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    45% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 9%
    This small area (349 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107078014

    Bus
    296 m
    Station Road · 806 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    331 m
    Presentation Primary School, 496 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Presentation Primary School · primary · 496 pupils · 331 m
    • Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 · primary · 84 pupils · 504 m
    • Scoil Phadraig · primary · 521 pupils · 743 m

    Stops 18

    • Station Road · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 296 m
    • Station Road · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 339 m
    • Main Street · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 383 m
    • Main Street · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 388 m
    • Whitefields · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 452 m
    • Whitefields · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 455 m
    • McCann Park · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 629 m
    • McCann Park · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 638 m

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

    • Presentation Primary School · 331 m-2.6% pupils (496)
    • Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 · 503 m+6.3% pupils (84)
    • Scoil Phadraig · 743 m-7.5% pupils (521)
    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
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    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. 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
    Cooltederry
    Electoral division
    Portarlington South
    Electoral area
    Graiguecullen -Portarlington-Lea-6
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • Station Road (bus 806) 296 m away: 9 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 62% drive to work (council 65%); population up 10% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were rear extensions.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 51% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 25 in the last year, 1 three years before.
    • 19 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 93%).
    What the terms mean 8 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence16 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 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 16 Oct 2026, 21:13 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.