N65
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s.
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
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
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
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.
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 5 | Ballydoogan House; house |
| Monuments | 65 | Quarry; Ringfort - rath |
How we work this out
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 50% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
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 · 6 nearby, 5,261 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
How long, and what if someone objects?
What's changing around you?
- 1Ballydoogan & Ballydavid, Loughrea 2661346
- 2Ballydavid, Kilcooley 2660871
- 3Carrowroe, Hollyhill 2660787
- 4Carrowroe, Hollyhill Gurtymadden 2660838
- 5Carrowroe, Gurtymadden 2561798
- 6Corbaun, Gurtymadden 2660854
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 21 Oct 202610 days left12661346 · CONDITIONAL — for the construction of a domestic garage/fuel store and dog kennel to the rear of their property and all…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.3 km away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 2.0 km 6 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1Ballydoogan & Ballydavid , Loughrea , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor the construction of a domestic garage/fuel store and dog kennel to the rear of their property and all…
- 2Ballydavid , Kilcooley , Loughrea Approved with conditionsfor a change of use of part of the existing national school to a before school/afterschool and preschool…
- 6Corbaun , Gurtymadden , Loughrea Approved with conditionsto erect a dwelling house, garage, install an effluent treatment system and to carry out all necessary site…
- 4Carrowroe , Hollyhill Gurtymadden , Carrowmore Refusedfor reroofing and energy upgrades to the existing dwelling, construction of a rear extension, recessing of…
- 3Carrowroe , Hollyhill , Gurtymadden Refusedfor the restoration and repair of existing stone walls and reroofing existing buildings for the purposes of…
- 5Carrowroe , Gurtymadden , Loughrea Refusedto erect a dwellinghouse, garage, install an effluent treatment system & to carry out all necessary site works
How we work this out
Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
- cooleeny, Kilreekil, Galway · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 212204 · 1.9 km
- Corbaun, Kilcooley, Crossmore, Galway · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660854 · 1.6 km
- Carra, Kilrickle, Loughrea, Galway · 20 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2461349 · 1.4 km
How we work this out
Source: bcms · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:09 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway County Council.
How we work this out
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
81% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067143001
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Cill Cuile · primary · 109 pupils · 422 m
Stops 0
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N Cill Cuile · 422 m-0.9% pupils (109)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:43 | open |
| consult | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:25 | open |
| moderngov | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:26 | open |
| lda_lands | 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 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Ballydavid
- Electoral division
- Kilmeen
- Electoral area
- Loughrea
- Council
- Galway County Council
Everything we found, as a list 7 lines
- Not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 81% owner-occupied (council 75%); 17% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 67% drive to work (council 66%); population up 4% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 50% approved (council 87%).
- 0 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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 25
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 11 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 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 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |