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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 25 Oct 2026, 17:21

Portarlington

53.16909, -7.17692

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 38 homes approved 1.9 km away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Offaly County Council: council consultations.

49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–541open for comments nearbyclose 13 Nov38homes approved nearby, not startednearest 533 m · 2560255

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
  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 1981–90, 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 1981–1990.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of TinacrannaghBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2021: 2 files on Tinacrannagh2024: 2 files on Tinacrannagh4 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
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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings59Arlington House; French Church Street
Monuments25Ringfort - rath; Castle - motte and bailey
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 39 on the draft 2027 map; 150 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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
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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
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: 82% approved, and 82% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 82%
82% · council 88%
Approved nearbyOffaly overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 11 nearby, 823 council-wide

Figure 3

Tinacrannagh, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Tinacrannagh since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21699No number · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460206Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21395No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460235New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Tinacrannagh" 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 · 2021–2026

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

2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear20—

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 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 46–54 (n=16)49 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated22 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 8 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed8 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 502137 Invalid · Site No's 16 and 17 Wilton Lawns , Portarlington , Co. Laois · 1.4 km
    • 500932 Granted · Bishopswood , Portarlington , Offaly · 861 m
    • 501195 Other · 'MOUSETRAP' STATION ROAD , PORTARLINGTON , CO . LAOIS · 1.9 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher24 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Portarlington with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Plot No. 102, Bishopswood Droughill 2660730No decision yet · 644 m
    2. 22 Foxcroft Street, Portarlington 2660547Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    3. 3CONGRESS TERRACE, PORTARLINGTON 2660563Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    4. 4Cooltederry 2460265Approved, no sign building has started · 1.9 km
    5. 5Canal Road, Portarlington 2660387No decision yet · 1.7 km
    6. 60.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 365 m
    7. 72.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 378 m
    8. 85.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 395 m
    9. 92.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 395 m
    10. 100.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 547 m
    11. 110.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 553 m
    12. 12BISHOPSWOOD, PORTARLINGTON 2660261Approved with conditions · 239 m
    13. 13Bishopswood Road, Portarlington 25114Approved · 402 m
    14. 14Bishopswood Road, Portarlington 2660186No decision yet · 489 m
    15. 15Bishopswood Road Droughill, Portarlington 2660556No decision yet · 732 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 11 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    11 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 11 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 5 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved11: approved → approved5: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → ran out11 lodged11 lodged11 approved11 approved11 approved11 approved5 no start notice found5 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured11 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-27 ACP 500932: Grant permission; 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); 2026-11-13 2660730: application received — change of house design (from that previously approved under Pl. Ref. 24/60460), ancillary site services and all associattoday30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 NovACP 500932: Grant permission · 861 m away · 2026-10-272660547: CONDITIONAL — construct domestic shed/garage and all associated site works. · 1.4 km 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 · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-05ACP 502137: Invalid - no grounds S.127(1)(d) · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-092660730: application received — change of house design (from that previously approved under Pl. Ref. 24/60460), ancillary site services and all associat · 644 m away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 27 Oct 20262 days left
      Grant permission
      861 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 20268 days left
      22660547 · CONDITIONAL — construct domestic shed/garage and all associated site works.
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202611 days left
      32660563 · CONDITIONAL — relocate rear garden vehicular gateway on the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 134, NIAH No.…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 9 Nov 202615 days left
      Invalid - no grounds S.127(1)(d)
      1.4 km away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202619 days left
      12660730 · application received — change of house design (from that previously approved under Pl. Ref. 24/60460), ancillary site…
      €20 to the council · 644 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

    38 homes 1.9 km away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Cooltederry · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; Derryounce Estate,… · 21 homes: 21 homes, started Jul 2023, never signed off202320242025202620272028202920302031Cooltederry · 38 homes1.9 km · 246026538 homes approved Jul 2025, not started38 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedDerryounce Estate,… · 21 homes644 m · 2256421 homes, started Jul 2023, never signed off21 homes, started Jul 2023, 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 12 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    Approved, not started 1

    • Cooltederry · 38 homes approved Jul 2025, not started · 1.9 km

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 365 m
    • 72.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 378 m
    • 85.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 395 m
    • 92.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 395 m
    • 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 547 m
    • 110.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 553 m
    • 2.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 567 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 572 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 573 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 575 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 4, 2022: 1, 2024: 4, 2025: 1, 2026: 105102021: 4 approved4’21*2022: 1 approved1’222024: 4 approved4’242025: 1 approved1’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    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 2.0 km 56 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Building work nearby 11 in the last 12 months
    6 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • Kilnacourt Woods, Portarlington, Laois · 6 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · LS-C170-1 · 1.2 km
    • Coill An Easpaig, Portarlington, Laois, R32 XK0V · 14 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60422 · 574 m
    • 15 Barrow View, Portarlington, Laois · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21490 · 790 m
    • Main Street, Portarlington, Laois · 11 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/36 · 1.4 km
    • Treascon, Offaly, R32 NT67 · 10 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560182 · 651 m
    • 26 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlington, Laois · 1 Aug 2026 · 13 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560255 PL500012LS · 532 m
    • Kilnacourt Woods, Portarlington, Laois · 31 Jul 2026 · 24 homes · start notice not signed off · 21419 · 1.1 km
    • Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 CP57., Portarlington, Laois, R32 CP57 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60856 · 1.3 km
    • 55 Crann Nua, Portarlington, Laois, R32 CA32 · 4 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460414 · 388 m
    • Bishopswoods, Portarlington, Laois · 18 Apr 2026 · 49 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60460 · 599 m
    • 19 Station Road, Portarlington, Laois, R32 N883 · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/20 · 1.7 km
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Homes coming 38 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Offaly County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here146
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here164
    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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    89% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    23% · council 30%
    Homes built since 2001
    27% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    89% · council 72%
    Rented
    6% · council 22%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    13% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    64% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 8%
    This small area (485 people)Offaly

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187069001

    Nearest school
    1.6 km
    Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2, 84 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 · primary · 84 pupils · 1.6 km
    • Presentation Primary School · primary · 496 pupils · 1.8 km

    Stops 12

      Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:51
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Council consultation portalsPublic25 Oct 2026, 01:52open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public25 Oct 2026, 01:51open
      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. Application 644 m away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      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
      Tinacrannagh
      Electoral division
      Portarlington North
      Electoral area
      Edenderry
      Council
      Offaly County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 12 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
      • 38 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 38 at Cooltederry.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 89% owner-occupied (council 72%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 66% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
      • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were rear extensions.
      • The council decides in a median 78 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
      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.
      • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
      • 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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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
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      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 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 25 Oct 2026, 17:21 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.