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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 22 Oct 2026, 06:06

L2012

53.20788, -7.60026

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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

1open for comments nearbyclose 11 Nov

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
  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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built

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

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

  • 21 Jul 2020 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 1 Jan 2015 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
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.

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m The Rectory

Not on this site: protected building, 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 buildings3Saint Evehy's Church (Killoughy); The Rectory
Monuments15Enclosure; House - fortified house
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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
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: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 50%
88% · council 87%
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 · 8 nearby, 1,406 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
    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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 323980 Pending · in the counties of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Kildare, and… · 1.9 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher21 Oct 2026, 01:40open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L2012 with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1BALLYNACANTY, BLUEBALL 2690No decision yet · 589 m
    2. 2BALLYNACANTY, MOUNTBOLUS 25108Approved with conditions · 469 m
    3. 3Lugamarla, Mountbolus 2560676Approved with conditions · 677 m
    4. 4Lugamarla, Mountbolus 2560596Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    5. 5RATHROBIN, MOUNTBOLUS 2669No decision yet · 1.4 km
    6. 6MULLAGHCROHY, MOUNT BOLUS 2663No decision yet · 1.7 km
    7. 7LOWERTON BEG, LOWERTON MORE AND CURRAGHMEELAGH TD.'S 25122Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    Figure 4

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 11 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-11 2690: application received — DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AS CONSTRUCTED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT MACHINERY STORAGE SHED/ WORKStoday27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov2690: application received — DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AS CONSTRUCTED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT MACHINERY STORAGE SHED/ WORKS · 589 m away · 2026-11-11
    Comments close
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202620 days left
      12690 · application received — DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AS CONSTRUCTED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT…
      €20 to the council · 589 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 5

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2021. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2018: 2, 2021: 1, 2025: 105102018: 2 approved2’18*2021: 1 approved1’212025: 1 approved1’25
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2018 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1BALLYNACANTY , BLUEBALL , CO.OFFALY comments close 11 Nov 2026
      DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AS CONSTRUCTED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT MACHINERY STORAGE…
      26907 Oct 20261 homes589 m
    Every application within 2.0 km 11 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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    1 no sign-off needed
    • Lugamarla, Black Lion, Offaly · 28 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60676 · 679 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 22 Oct 2026, 02:10
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    0
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Offaly County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here0
    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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 6

    This street block against the council

    66% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    25% · council 30%
    Homes built since 2001
    31% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    66% · council 72%
    Rented
    24% · council 22%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    51% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 8%
    This small area (298 people)Offaly

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187054002

    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    None nearby.

      Stops 0

        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 22 Oct 2026, 02:38
        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 portalsPublic22 Oct 2026, 01:44open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public22 Oct 2026, 02:38open
        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 589 m away open for comments until 11 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
        Lugamarla
        Electoral division
        Killoughy
        Electoral area
        Tullamore
        Council
        Offaly County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 66% owner-occupied (council 72%); 10% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 68% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 77 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
        • 11 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 0 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
        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.
        • 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
        SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
        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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026
        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
        dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public22 Oct 2026
        www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
        transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
        meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public22 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026
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        services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
        propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence22 Oct 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 22 Oct 2026, 06:06 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.