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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 06:11

4 Foxcroft Street, Portarlington

53.15932, -7.19083

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%).

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 2026100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=49 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–540open 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 51 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2026: 2660547 · garden room, approved2026: 2626 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid

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

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

  1. 2026
    2660547 · garden room · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2026
    2626 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
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
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area): To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

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

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area): To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

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

Protected building3 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Foxcroft House

Not on this site: 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 buildings46Arlington House; French Church Street
Monuments12Historic town; Town defences
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 26 on the draft 2027 map; 63 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · 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
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
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
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 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: 73% approved, and 73% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 73%
73% · council 90%
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 · 11 nearby, 889 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other21—
Rear11—

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 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

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 74 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 128 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 94 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–54 (n=37)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 128 days (n=12)128 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 94 days after permission (n=12)94 days after permissionSigned off83% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated49 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 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
    • 502137 Invalid · Site No's 16 and 17 Wilton Lawns , Portarlington , Co. Laois · 222 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 4 Foxcroft Street, Portarlington with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1CONGRESS TERRACE, PORTARLINGTON 2660563Approved with conditions · 307 m
    2. 22 Foxcroft Street, Portarlington 2660547Approved with conditions · 0 m
    3. 31.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 18 m
    4. 41.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 64 m
    5. 51.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 123 m
    6. 60.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 128 m
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 141 m
    8. 80.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 154 m
    9. 9Main Street, Portarlington 25/60856Building started · 169 m
    10. 10Old Post Office and House protected structures RPS 127 and RPS 681., Main Street Portarlington 2660333No decision yet · 80 m
    11. 11Main Street, Portarlington 2660144Approved with conditions · 115 m
    12. 1230 Saint Michael’s Park, Portarlington 2660440Approved with conditions · 237 m
    13. 13Bank Of Ireland, Main Street 2636Approved with conditions · 269 m
    14. 14Main Street, Portarlington 2660533Approved with conditions · 435 m
    15. 15MAIN STREET, PORTARLINGTON 2660633No decision yet · 455 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    34 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 32 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 31 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 23 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT32: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused31: approved → approved2: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal23: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off34 lodged34 lodged32 approved32 approved2 refused2 refused31 approved31 approved3 refused3 refused23 no start notice found23 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off

    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.

    Measured34 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2660547: CONDITIONAL — construct domestic shed/garage 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 asso; 2026-11-09 ACP 502137: Invalid - no grounds S.127(1)(d)today6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660547: CONDITIONAL — construct domestic shed/garage and all associated site works. · 0 m away · 2026-11-022660563: CONDITIONAL — relocate rear garden vehicular gateway on the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 134, NIAH No. 12900230 and all asso · 307 m away · 2026-11-05ACP 502137: Invalid - no grounds S.127(1)(d) · 222 m away · 2026-11-09
    Time to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 20261 day left
      22660547 · CONDITIONAL — construct domestic shed/garage and all associated site works.
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 0 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 20264 days left
      12660563 · CONDITIONAL — relocate rear garden vehicular gateway on the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 134, NIAH No.…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 307 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 9 Nov 20268 days left
      Invalid - no grounds S.127(1)(d)
      222 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

    • 31.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 18 m
    • 41.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 64 m
    • 51.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 123 m
    • 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 128 m
    • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
    • 80.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 154 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 173 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 207 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 214 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 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2024. 94% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 5, 2023: 5, 2024: 8, 2025: 4, 2026: 605102021: 6 approved6’21*2022: 5 approved5’222023: 4 approved2023: 1 refused5’232024: 7 approved2024: 1 refused8’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 6 approved6’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 21 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 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Main Street, Portarlington, Laois · 11 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/36 · 293 m
    • 9Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 CP57., Portarlington, Laois, R32 CP57 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60856 · 169 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

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Na Páistí Community Créche · Crèche18 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate179 m
    The Ferns Preschool · Crèche15 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate195 m
    Just 4 Kids Creche · Crèche6 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate888 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here212
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here257
    Council middle1
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 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 8

    This street block against the council

    50% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    29% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    22% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 71%
    Rented
    41% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    17% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    19% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 9%
    This small area (122 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107078026

    Bus
    258 m
    Link Road · 806, 827, 829 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    233 m
    Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2, 84 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 · primary · 84 pupils · 233 m
    • Presentation Primary School · primary · 496 pupils · 913 m

    Stops 12

    • Link Road · 806, 827, 829 · 1/hour at peak · 258 m
    • Link Road · 806, 827, 829 · 1/hour at peak · 270 m
    • Portarlington · 806, 827, AI07, IW04, LS1, UM14 · 2/hour at peak · 290 m
    • Portarlington · IW04, UM14 · 1/hour at peak · 310 m
    • Botley Lane · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 351 m
    • Botley Lane · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 368 m
    • Main Street · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 484 m
    • Main Street · 806 · 1/hour at peak · 509 m

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

    • Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 · 233 m+6.3% pupils (84)
    • Presentation Primary School · 913 m-2.6% pupils (496)
    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. Garden room (2660547) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      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
    Cooltederry
    Electoral division
    Portarlington South
    Electoral area
    Graiguecullen -Portarlington-Lea-6
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2660547, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • Portarlington (bus 806, 827) 290 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 7 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 49% drive to work (council 65%); population up 10% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 47% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 89 in the last year, 2 three years before.
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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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    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, 06:11 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.