Planning report · Galway County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 23:27

Dunkellin Street, Loughrea

53.19904, -8.57201

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 43 homes approved 917 m away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=79 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–55 3open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct–13 Nov 59homes approved nearby, not startednearest 751 m · 2460496

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 54 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 · Major town centre

Yes

Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (GA105-234----)

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningM2 · Major town centre

What it says

Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including retail, commercial, office and civic/community uses and to provide for “Living over the Shop” scheme Residential accommodation, or other ancillary residential ac

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

loughrea local area plan 2024 2030 · 26 Aug 2024 – 25 Aug 2030

Protected building4 within 100 m M Keane; 2 Bay 3 storey House Large 18th Century House

Heritage inventory3 within 100 m M. Keane; mill race

Monument zoneOn this site Architectural fragment, Loughrea; House - 18th/19th century, Loughrea

Not on this site: 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 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	39	Saint Joseph's Convent; The Abbey
Monuments	104	Castle - unclassified; Bawn

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: 174 on the draft 2027 map; 174 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29

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Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:24	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	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
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	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: 82–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 69% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 20%

100% · council 95%

Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 18%

82% · council 93%

New house in a garden or site26 decided · more info asked 23%

69% · council 81%

Approved nearbyGalway 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 · 47 nearby, 5,673 council-wide

Figure 3

Loughrea, file by file since 2017

28 of 29 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 6.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

93 files with "Loughrea" 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 · 2017–2026

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
Two-storey rear	1	1	—

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 124 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

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

Calculated79 decided home extensions, 28 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

5 of 13 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed13 decided

5 became permissions

Approvals appealed15 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

Appeals nearby 6 in the last 12 months

500239 Granted · Caheronaun & Caherwalter , Loughrea , County Galway · 1.3 km
324484 Pending · Baunoge , Loughrea , Co. Galway · 1.1 km
500747 Refused · Gorteenapheebera , Fortlands Meadows , Loughrea · 1.5 km
500716 Refused · Cosmona , Athenry Road , Loughrea · 720 m
500442 Granted · Cosmona , Loughrea Shopping Centre , Athenry Road · 696 m
500451 Refused · Cosmona , Loughrea Shopping Centre , Athenry Road · 696 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	21 Oct 2026, 01:40	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Dunkellin Street, Loughrea with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet

1Loughrea, Pigott's Street 2661690No decision yet · 391 m
2Loughrea, Bride Street 2661564No decision yet · 562 m
3Caherwalter, Dublin Road & Droim na Cille 2661692No decision yet · 1.1 km
4Caheronaun, Loughrea 2660187Approved with conditions · 821 m
5Cosmona, The Loughrea Service Station Athenry Road 2661421Approved with conditions · 854 m
6Caheronaun 2560297Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
81.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 95 m
90.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 206 m
106.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 209 m
110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 212 m
120.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 268 m
13Loughrea, Dunkellin Street 2561599Approved with conditions · 55 m
14Loughrea, Fairgreen Td. 2661113Approved with conditions · 67 m
15Loughrea, O'Kelly House Castle St 2661539No decision yet · 70 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 74 permissions since 2016, 24 show a start notice and 4 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.

Measured86 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 21 Oct 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Comments close 21 Oct 2026closes today
22661564 · application received — for restoration of an existing terraced dwelling, construction of a 2-storey extension to the…
€20 to the council · 562 m away
Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 202616 days left
42660187 · CONDITIONAL — is sought for a residential development to comprise of (a) 43 new residential units comprising of 20 no.…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 821 m away
Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 202619 days left
52661421 · CONDITIONAL — of advertising signage, flagpoles & all associated structures
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 854 m away
Comments close 13 Nov 202623 days left
32661692 · application received — for the construction of a 20 unit residential development comprising 14 No. 3 bed…
€20 to the council · 1.1 km away
Comments close 13 Nov 202623 days left
12661690 · application received — for the demolition of 3 No. existing domestic garages/stores and the construction of a new 1 No.…
€20 to the council · 391 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

43 homes 917 m away were approved Oct 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031.

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

Approved, not started 2

Caheronaun · 43 homes approved Oct 2026, not started · 917 m
Caheronaun · 16 homes approved Jun 2025, not started · 1.4 km

Empty land zoned for homes 10

70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
81.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 95 m
90.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 206 m
106.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 209 m
110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 212 m
120.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 268 m
0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 281 m
1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 285 m
3.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 m
0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 344 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:17	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 6 and 13 a year; busiest 2018. 86% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

2Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway comments close 21 Oct 2026
for restoration of an existing terraced dwelling, construction of a 2-storey extension to the rear of the…
266156416 Sept 20261 homes562 m
3Caherwalter , Dublin Road & Droim na Cille , Loughrea comments close 13 Nov 2026
for the construction of a 20 unit residential development comprising 14 No. 3 bed semi-detached/terraced two…
26616929 Oct 20262 homes1.1 km
1Loughrea , Pigott's Street , Co. Galway comments close 13 Nov 2026
for the demolition of 3 No. existing domestic garages/stores and the construction of a new 1 No. two-storey…
26616909 Oct 20261 homes391 m

Every application within 2.0 km 41 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

15Loughrea , O'Kelly House Castle St , Loughrea No decision yet
for a change of use of a ground floor commercial unit to a one-bedroom residential unit
266153910 Sept 20261 homes70 m
Farranalynch and Loughrea , Loughrea , Co Galway No decision yet
for the construction of 46 no. residential units comprising; 38 no. houses (comprising 2 no. two-bed units,…
266153810 Sept 20261 homes843 m
Cuscarrick , Loughrea , Co. Galway No decision yet
for 2 storey extension to the rear, 1st floor extension over single storey to side of house, outdoor balcony…
266147428 Aug 20261 homes1.1 km
5Cosmona , The Loughrea Service Station Athenry Road , Loughrea Co. Galway Approved with conditions
of advertising signage, flagpoles & all associated structures
266142112 Oct 2026854 m
Farranalynch and Loughrea , Loughrea , Co Galway Withdrawn or not valid
for the construction of 46 no. residential units comprising; 38 no. houses (comprising 2 no. two-bed units,…
266133130 Jul 20261 homes843 m
Loughrea , Arch House No.35 Barrack Street , Co.Galway Approved with conditions
for change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side gable window…
266132821 Sept 2026304 m
Cosmona , Eir Site Rathruddy Road , Loughrea Approved with conditions
for the construction of a single storey storage building, 2 No. modular units containing ancillary…
266127515 Sept 2026815 m
Loughrea , Cross Street and Moore Street , Co. Galway Refused
for the renovation and conversion of existing three-storey buildings with car parking and green area, total…
266121410 Sept 2026494 m
Pollroebuck , Loughrea 13 An Chrannóg , Galway road Approved with conditions
for proposed ground floor and first floor extension to the north of an existing two storey dwelling house…
266115527 Aug 20261 homes772 m
Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway Refused
for redevelopment of a site, which is within an Architectural Conservation Area, comprising: provision of an…
266113226 Aug 20261 homes562 m
14Loughrea , Fairgreen Td. , Loughrea Approved with conditions
for the construction of a sports building to accommodate 3 No. padel courts, ancillary uses and all…
266111322 Sept 202667 m
Knockanima Loughrea , Lake Road , Co Galway No decision yet
for a residential development and associated site services. The development will consist of the following:…
266110630 Jun 20261 homes683 m
Cosmona , The Loughrea Service Station , Athenry Road Withdrawn or not valid
of advertising signage, flagpoles & all associated structures
266107626 Jun 2026854 m
Cosmona , Cois Clochair , Loughrea Approved with conditions
for minor alterations to the front elevation of house 10 (Type 7) of the existing housing development under…
26610246 Aug 2026710 m
Loughrea , Gallows Hill Road , County Galway No decision yet
for a residential development at a site of approximately 1.3 hectares. The proposed development consists of…
26608762 Jun 20261 homes276 m
Pollroebuck , 13 An Chrannóg Galway Road , Loughrea Withdrawn or not valid
for a proposed ground floor and first floor extension to the north of an existing two storey dwelling house…
266084628 May 20261 homes772 m
Baunoge , Loughrea , Co. Galway Refused
for a Large-scale Residential development comprising a total of 107no. residential units along with the…
26607162 Jul 20261 homes1.1 km
Greeneenagh , Loughrea Business and Technology Park , Dublin Road Loughrea Approved with conditions
for the construction of a new single storey extension to the side of an existing factory / warehouse building…
26607021 Jul 20261.7 km
Loughrea , Cross Street , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for demolition of the existing single storey rear extension to the dwelling house, construction of a single…
266065722 Jun 20261 homes639 m
Loughrea , Cross Street , Loughrea Approved with conditions
for alterations and extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works, previous planning ref no.…
266062616 Jun 20261 homes836 m
Loughrea , Lake Road , Co Galway Withdrawn or not valid
for; 1. the construction of 35 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following mix; a. 20 no. two-storey,…
266059317 Apr 20261 homes683 m
Cosmona , Cois Clochair , Loughrea Approved with conditions
for; 1. alterations to the orientation of units 13-15. 2. Minor alterations to general site works for units…
266051428 May 2026700 m
Loughrea , Cnoc An Ime Cross Street , Loughrea Withdrawn or not valid
for alterations and extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works, previous planning ref no.…
266044926 Mar 20261 homes836 m
Loughrea , Cross Street , Cnoc An Ime Withdrawn or not valid
for alterations and extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works, previous planning ref no.…
266043023 Mar 20261 homes836 m
Greeneenagh , Loughrea Business and Technology Park CPML1 Building , Dublin Road Loughrea Approved with conditions
for the construction of a new lorry port extension to an existing factory/warehouse building and all…
26604177 May 20261.7 km
Loughrea , Monearmore , No. 02 No. 03 & No. 04 Mount Carmel Road Approved with conditions
for (i) the extensive renovation of the existing dwelling at No.2 Mount Carmel Road and the construction of a…
266033529 Apr 20262 homes247 m
Cosmona , Loughrea , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for the construction of a domestic garage/storage shed and all associated site services
26602317 Apr 20261 homes989 m
4Caheronaun , Loughrea , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
is sought for a residential development to comprise of (a) 43 new residential units comprising of 20 no. 4…
26601879 Oct 20261 homes821 m
An Cheapach Liath , Cosmona , Loughrea Approved with conditions
for extension to previously permitted housing development granted under Pl. Ref. No's 22/748 & 24/61295. The…
26601731 Apr 20261 homes844 m
Loughrea Cuscarrick , The Green Fairgreen Td. , Loughrea Withdrawn or not valid
for the demolition of a one/two storey retail building including ancillary storage yard, car parking and…
26600129 Jan 20261 homes67 m
Caheronaun , Danesfort Road Loughrea , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
to 1. Demolish existing derelict house (Plot 2) along with existing shed to rear of site (Plot 3). 2.…
256192420 Feb 2026825 m
Loughrea , No. 10 Dolphin Street , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for the construction of a two-storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site…
256186917 Feb 20261 homes91 m
Loughrea , Barrack Street , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for the change of use of the ground floor commercial unit to residential use, creating one overall complete…
256184617 Feb 20261 homes365 m
Cuscarrick , Loughrea , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for extension to side of existing commercial garage and vehicle test centre (east elevation) and all…
256169321 Jan 2026334 m
Gorteenapheebera , Fortlands Meadows , Loughrea Refused
for the construction of (a) two number, 3 bedroom dwelling houses, (b) proposed landscaping and car parking,…
256165814 Jan 20261 homes1.5 km
Cosmona , Athenry Road , Loughrea Refused
for a mixed-use development at this site. The proposed development will consist of 2no. offices and 1no. cafe…
25616167 Jan 2026720 m
Cosmona , Donnellan Drive , Co Galway Approved with conditions
of an extension to the existing dwelling house
25616229 Jan 2026491 m
13Loughrea , Dunkellin Street , co Galway Approved with conditions
for construction of a three storey building comprising a commercial unit at ground floor and one 3-bedroomed…
256159916 Dec 20251 homes55 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open

Building work nearby 11 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished6 not signed off4 no sign-off needed

Caheronaun, Loughrea, Galway · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · PL-500239-GY-25 & 25/61163 · 902 m
Athenry Rd Loughrea, Baile Locha Riach, Galway · 4 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · LA06-24 · 1.1 km
An Cheapach Liath, Loughrea,, Galway · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 26/60173 · 895 m
Cross Street, Loughrea, Galway · 15 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60781 · 639 m
Caherlavine, Cottage Hill Commercial Park, Galway · 3 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/61063 · 1.9 km
Cosmona, Loughrea, Galway · 2 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660231 · 1.0 km
Bohercom, Loughrea, Galway · 27 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2461741 · 685 m
Cross Street, Loughrea, Galway · 31 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60781 · 639 m
Athenry Road, Loughrea, Galway · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/61366 · 681 m
Cosmona Loughrea, Loughrea, Galway · 31 Dec 2025 · 56 homes · start notice not signed off · LA08-24 · 540 m
Ardán Liam Maoilíosa, Loughrea, Galway, h62A590 · 26 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2461400 · 284 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open

Homes coming 59 not started

Caheronaun & Caherwalter · 55 homes · building started · 1.4 km
4Caheronaun · 43 homes · not started · runs out 9 Oct 2031 · 917 m
Cosmona · 33 homes · building started · 751 m
Caheronaun · 23 homes · ran out · runs out 29 Mar 2025 · 1.3 km
Caherwalter · 21 homes · building started · 1.4 km
6Caheronaun · 16 homes · not started · runs out 23 Jun 2030 · 1.4 km
Tullagh Upper · 14 homes · building started · 1.4 km
Cosmona · 13 homes · building started · 909 m
St. Laurencesfields · 13 homes · building started · 1.1 km
Cosmona · 12 homes · building started · 911 m
Tullagh Upper · 10 homes · building started · 1.2 km

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Loughrea Community Preschool · Crèche	7 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	228 m
Kilcooley Preschool · Crèche	17 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 360 m
Kilnadeema Montessori & Afterschool · Crèche	19 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 360 m
Little All Stars · Crèche	15 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 360 m
St. Therese Montessori Preschool · Crèche	4 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 360 m
Mulberry Childcare Limited · Crèche	28 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 360 m
New Adventures Pre- school · Crèche	13 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 360 m
Riverview Montessori · Crèche	11 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	469 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

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Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	14 Oct 2026, 23:20	open

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

Homes approved

Here76

Council middle0

Homes started

Here129

Council middle2

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

45% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 32% owner-occupied (council 75%).

Homes built before 1971

45% · council 23%

Homes built since 2001

23% · council 39%

Owner-occupied

32% · council 75%

Rented

49% · council 18%

Children under 15

12% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

25% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

18% · council 52%

Work mainly from home

8% · council 11%

This small area (233 people)Galway

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067170016

Bus

232 m

Barrack Street · 934 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak

Nearest school

539 m

S N Ide Naofa, 328 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

S N Ide Naofa · primary · 328 pupils · 539 m
St Raphaels College · postprimary · 749 pupils · 640 m
St Brendans NS · primary · 216 pupils · 864 m
St Brigids College · postprimary · 751 pupils · 924 m
Gaelscoil Riabhach · primary · 170 pupils · 1.1 km

Stops 12

Barrack Street · 934 · 0/hour at peak · 232 m
Loughrea · 439, 548, 763, 844, 920 · 1/hour at peak · 244 m
Ashlawn · 920 · 1/hour at peak · 251 m
Ashlawn · 920 · 0/hour at peak · 254 m
Loughrea · 548, 763, 844, 920, 934 · 2/hour at peak · 337 m
Cosmona · 548 · 0/hour at peak · 771 m

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

S N Ide Naofa · 539 m+7.9% pupils (328)
St Raphaels College · 640 m+1.1% pupils (749)
St Brendans NS · 864 m-4.4% pupils (216)
St Brigids College · 924 m-0.4% pupils (751)

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:44	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Council consultation portals	Public	21 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	21 Oct 2026, 02:35	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
Application 391 m away open for comments until 13 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: Loughrea
Electoral division: Loughrea Urban
Electoral area: Loughrea
Council: Galway County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
59 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 43 at Caheronaun.
Loughrea (bus 548, 763) 337 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 49% rent (council 18%); 19% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 49% drive to work (council 66%); population up 14% since 2016.
1 home extension within 250 m since 2025.
Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.

What the terms mean 9 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.
Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
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.

Sources and licences 28

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
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	21 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	21 Oct 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
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	21 Oct 2026
services1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	CC BY 4.0	—
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	14 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	18 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:27 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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