Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 07:45

Droighead Nua Urban ED, The Municipal District of Kildare — Newbridge, County Kildare, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

53.18207, -6.80429

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). A building site 297 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=117 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–54 2open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov–23 Nov 10homes approved nearby, not startednearest 380 m · 221302

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 months after
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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

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

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (KD023-010----)

Vacant land tax · not on the map

1 in 10

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

What it says

Existing Residential / Infill: To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

kildare county development plan 2023 2029 newbridge settlement plan · 23 Feb 2026 – 23 Mar 2029

Monument zoneOn this site Enclosure, Piercetown

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Curragh Tintawn Carpets Limited (751 m); Schlötter (Ireland) Designated Activity Company (880 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	39	water pump; house
Radon grid squares	1
Monuments	2	Enclosure; R147969

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 radon map, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open
SMR zones of notification	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:34	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:21	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

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 here: 83–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 92% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 27%

96% · council 97%

Two-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 33%

100% · council 93%

Single-storey side15 decided · more info asked 13%

100% · council 99%

Attic or dormer18 decided · more info asked 28%

83% · council 89%

First-floor12 decided · more info asked 25%

100% · council 93%

New house in a garden or site25 decided · more info asked 64%

92% · 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 · 108 nearby, 2,843 council-wide

Figure 3

Newbridge, file by file since 2021

21 of 22 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 5 of 6.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

84 files with "Newbridge" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

1 approved

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Dormer or attic	1	1	—

On Pierce Park: 8 extensions in 10 years, 89% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

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

Calculated117 decided home extensions, 39 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

6 of 16 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed16 decided

6 became permissions

Approvals appealed6 decided

1 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?

Street map around Droighead Nua Urban ED, The Municipal District of Kildare — Newbridge, County Kildare, Leinster, Éire / Ireland with 11 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding site that stoppedApproved, not startedApprovedNo decision yetRefused

1Sharks Entertainment Center, Henry Street 2661157No decision yet · 383 m
21582 Páirc Mhuire, Moorfield 2661079No decision yet · 483 m
3Piercetown, Newbridge 181491Building site that stopped · 297 m
4Market Square 221302Approved, no sign building has started · 380 m
56 College Park, Station Road 2561457Approved with conditions · 105 m
621 A Great Southern, Newbridge 2660716No decision yet · 222 m
7Bank of Ireland, Main Street 2660836Refused · 413 m
8Apartment 1 12 George’s Street, Newbridge 2660538Approved with conditions · 423 m
914 Eyre Street, Newbridge 2561344No decision yet · 446 m
10Jame's Lane, Newbridge 2660121Approved with conditions · 471 m
11O’Rourke’s Bar, Main Street 2561407Approved with conditions · 480 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 52 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

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.

Measured60 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 3 Nov 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 3 Nov 20262 days left
22661079 · application received — RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DETACHED GARDEN ROOM, PREVIOUSLY…
€20 to the council · 483 m away
Comments close 23 Nov 202622 days left
12661157 · application received — (a) Change of use of part of entertainment center / snooker hall from internet café and seating…
€20 to the council · 383 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

10 homes 380 m away were approved May 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2028. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

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 2 within 500 m

Building site that stopped 1

3Piercetown, Newbridge · 12 homes, started Dec 2022, never signed off · 297 m

Approved, not started 1

Market Square · 10 homes approved May 2023, not started · 380 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 11 and 11 a year; busiest 2022. 83% of decisions were approvals.

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

21582 Páirc Mhuire , Moorfield , Newbridge Co. Kildare comments close 3 Nov 2026
RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DETACHED GARDEN ROOM, PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER…
266107929 Sept 2026483 m
1Sharks Entertainment Center , Henry Street , Newbridge comments close 23 Nov 2026
(a) Change of use of part of entertainment center / snooker hall from internet café and seating area use to…
266115719 Oct 2026383 m

Every application within 500 m 13 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

7Bank of Ireland , Main Street , Newbridge Refused
for the installation of 2no. digital screens at ground floor level along the southeast elevation. All screens…
26608367 Sept 2026413 m
BANK OF IRELAND , Main Street , Newbridge Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of the installation of 2no. digital screens at ground floor level along the…
26607709 Jul 2026413 m
621 A Great Southern , Newbridge , Co. Kildare No decision yet
for Existing Base to Ground Floor Level & Planning Permission for the Completion of 2 Storey Dwelling with…
266071629 Jun 2026222 m
8Apartment 1 12 George’s Street , Newbridge , Kildare Approved with conditions
(a) retention of alterations and upgrading works to the existing shopfront; and (b) retention of change of…
266053814 Jul 2026423 m
10Jame's Lane , Newbridge , Co. Kildare Approved with conditions
Permission for alterations and partial demolition to existing single storey detached building for use as two…
266012123 Jun 20261 homes471 m
James's Lane , Newbridge , Co.Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
alterations and partial demolition to existing single storey detached building for use as two bedroom house,…
26601129 Feb 20261 homes471 m
James's Lane , Newbridge , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
for alterations and partial demolition to existing single storey detached building for use as two bedroom…
26600996 Feb 20261 homes471 m
56 College Park , Station Road , Newbridge Approved with conditions
single storey side and rear extension to existing single storey detached house as constructed, retention of…
256145717 Feb 20261 homes105 m
11O’Rourke’s Bar , Main Street , Newbridge Approved with conditions
a single storey extension comprising of male & female toilets and a store room to the rear of O’Rourke’s Bar,…
256140710 Feb 2026480 m
914 Eyre Street , Newbridge , Co. Kildare No decision yet
for to demolish an existing large storage shed and for the construction of a two storey apartment block…
256134428 Nov 2025446 m
14 Eyre Street , Newbridge , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
to demolish an existing large storage shed and for the construction of a two storey apartment block…
25612628 Nov 2025446 m

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months

1 no sign-off needed

1732 Páirc Mhuire, Newbridge, Kildare, W12 DY93 · 16 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560894 · 386 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 10 not started

4Market Square · 10 homes · not started · runs out 14 May 2028 · 380 m

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Estate: Pierce Park · 29 applications in 10 years · 89% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Tots Creche & Daycare Nursery Limited · Crèche	7 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	261 m
Newbridge Family Resource Center · Crèche	27 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	391 m
Play and Learn Childcare and Education · Crèche	4 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	416 m
Play and Learn Childcare and Education · Crèche	6 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	416 m
Tots Creche & Daycare Nursery Ltd · Crèche	3 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	596 m
Amanda's Play School · Crèche	9 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	639 m
Tír na Nóg · Crèche	16 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	995 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Housing estates	ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.

Homes approved

Here56

Council middle0

Homes started

Here177

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

70% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 65% owner-occupied (council 71%).

Homes built before 1971

70% · council 16%

Homes built since 2001

10% · council 40%

Owner-occupied

65% · council 71%

Rented

18% · council 24%

Children under 15

15% · council 22%

Aged 65 and over

21% · council 12%

Households with 2+ cars

26% · council 51%

Work mainly from home

5% · council 12%

This small area (407 people)Kildare

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087034009

Bus

102 m

Piercetown · 892 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 10

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

236 m

St Conleth's Community College, 752 pupils

Homes sold nearby

450

in 3 years, 67 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Conleth's Community College · postprimary · 752 pupils · 236 m
St Patricks NS · primary · 187 pupils · 806 m
St Conleths And Marys NS · primary · 345 pupils · 817 m
Scoil Chonnla Phadraig · primary · 306 pupils · 833 m
Patrician Secondary School · postprimary · 932 pupils · 834 m
St Marks Special School · primary · 109 pupils · 845 m
S N Connlaodh Naofa N · primary · 285 pupils · 900 m
Holy Family Secondary School · postprimary · 789 pupils · 964 m

Stops 25

Piercetown · 892 · 0/hour at peak · 102 m
Piercetown · 892 · 1/hour at peak · 110 m
Newbridge Stn · 821, 883, 892 · 1/hour at peak · 285 m
Newbridge Stn · 821, 883, 892 · 0/hour at peak · 314 m
Newbridge · 883 · 370 m
Newbridge · Dublin - Cork, Dublin - Galway, Dublin - Limerick, Dublin - Portlaoise, Dublin - Waterford, Dublin - Westport · 6/hour at peak · 454 m
Edward Street · 892 · 0/hour at peak · 458 m
Newbridge · 120B, 120F, 125, 126, 126A, 126B · 4/hour at peak · 460 m

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

St Conleth's Community College · 236 m-0.1% pupils (752)
St Patricks NS · 806 m-8.3% pupils (187)
St Conleths And Marys NS · 817 m0% pupils (345)
Scoil Chonnla Phadraig · 833 m+0.7% pupils (306)
Patrician Secondary School · 834 m+1.6% pupils (932)
St Marks Special School · 845 m+16% pupils (109)

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
Seller · council
High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
Application 383 m away open for comments until 23 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Piercetown
Electoral division: Droichead Nua (Newbridge) Urban
Electoral area: Newbridge
Council: Kildare County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
2 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Nov 2026.
10 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 10 at Market Square.
Newbridge (train Dublin - Cork, Dublin - Galway) 454 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 17 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 65% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1919–1945; 46% drive to work (council 61%); population up 1% since 2016.
1 home extension within 250 m since 2025. On Pierce Park: 8 in 10 years, 89% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 62 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.

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.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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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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	—
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data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
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services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR zones)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
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cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	1 Nov 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 1 Nov 2026, 07:45 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.

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