Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 20:47
Finlay Park, Naas
53.22011, -6.67545
Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=184 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov
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 53 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
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built after 2016, with building records online.
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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
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.
naas local area plan 2021 2027 · 1 Dec 2021 – 24 Jan 2028
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: LPD (Ireland) Limited/Weathercreate Coatings Limited (879 m)
Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Natural heritage areas | 1 | Grand Canal |
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Ploopluck Bridge |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Monuments | 1 | R148071 |
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 42 on the draft 2027 map; 41 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.radon, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.nha, 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 |
| constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| epa_leap | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 23:31 | 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.nha | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:27 | 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
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.
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 90% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
Single-storey rear39 decided · more info asked 8%
97% · council 98%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey side15 decided · more info asked 7%
100% · council 96%
Single-storey side19 decided · more info asked 21%
95% · council 98%
Attic or dormer35 decided · more info asked 26%
91% · council 87%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 18%
91% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site21 decided · more info asked 38%
90% · 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 · 156 nearby, 5,191 council-wide
Naas, file by file since 2017
41 of 43 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 5 of 6.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
74 files with "Naas" 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
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 100 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.
Calculated184 decided home extensions, 27 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
6 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 21 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed15 decided
6 became permissions
Approvals appealed21 decided
5 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
What's changing around you?
- 1St. David's Terrace, Naas 2661097
- 20.4 ha zoned for homes
- 30.7 ha zoned for homes
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 51.1 ha zoned for homes
- 61.1 ha zoned for homes
- 70.9 ha zoned for homes
- 822 Finlay Park, Naas 2660135
- 928 Caragh Meadows, Naas 2646
- 10Number 92, New Caragh Court 2660273
- 11St. David's Terrace, Naas 2561224
- 12No. 57 Pacelli Road, Naas 2561335
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 52 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
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.
Measured57 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 9 Nov 202625 days left12661097 · application received — New two storey house, demolition of existing sheds, new site entrance, all associated site…€20 to the council · 423 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 20.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 65 m
- 30.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 129 m
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 133 m
- 51.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 152 m
- 61.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
- 70.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 174 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 182 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 185 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 198 m
- 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 9 a year; busiest 2023. 93% 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
- 1St. David's Terrace , Naas , County Kildare comments close 9 Nov 2026New two storey house, demolition of existing sheds, new site entrance, all associated site development works.…
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 928 Caragh Meadows , Naas , Co. Kildare No decision yetTo remove condition no.3 of previous planning application ref- 25156, this condition states the attic space…
- 10Number 92 , New Caragh Court , Naas Approved with conditionsa 2-storey extension to the side of our existing 2-storey semi-detached dwelling, external insulation with a…
- 822 Finlay Park , Naas , Co. Kildare Approved with conditionsfor A) Single storey garden room for use as a hobby space located to the rear of the existing dwelling, B)…
- 12No. 57 Pacelli Road , Naas , Co. Kildare Approved with conditionsproposed two storey type extension to rear and side of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
- No. 57 Pacelli Road , Naas , Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not validProposed Two storey type extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
- 11St. David's Terrace , Naas , Co. Kildare Refused(a) New storey and a half type house. (b) Demolition of existing sheds. (c) New site entrance. (e) All…
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.
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- 14 Corbally Court, Naas, Kildare, W91 TH5R · 1 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/61194 · 291 m
- 18 Our lady's Place, Naas, Kildare, W91 XW2X · 12 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60528 · 299 m
- Old Caragh Road, Naas, Kildare · 22 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22567 · 272 m
- 156 Old Caragh Road, Naas, Kildare · 22 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22567 · 273 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: bcms · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 15 Oct 2026, 00:44 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- West Naas · 152 homes · building started · 240 m
- Finlay Park · 14 homes · ran out · runs out 29 Dec 2019 · 176 m
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).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Caragh Court Montessori School · Crèche | 13 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 295 m |
| Tender Years Creche · Crèche | 9 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 347 m |
| Maap Childcare Ltd. T/A Tots Crèche and Daycare Nursery Ltd. · Crèche | 3 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 878 m |
| Better Together Preschool · Crèche | 18 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 878 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.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.
Homes approved
Here324
Council middle0
Homes started
Here405
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.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
69% owner-occupied (council 71%).
Homes built before 1971
9% · council 16%
Homes built since 2001
60% · council 40%
Owner-occupied
69% · council 71%
Rented
29% · council 24%
Children under 15
26% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
7% · council 12%
Households with 2+ cars
51% · council 51%
Work mainly from home
15% · council 12%
This small area (346 people)Kildare
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087071019/02
Bus
509 m
J Devoy Road · 125, 126, 126A
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Nearest school
635 m
Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara, 401 pupils
Homes sold nearby
26
in 3 years, 3 new (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara · postprimary · 401 pupils · 635 m
- Coláiste Naomh Mhuire · postprimary · 1076 pupils · 758 m
- Mercy Convent Primary School · primary · 607 pupils · 779 m
Stops 8
- J Devoy Road · 125, 126, 126A, 126D, 126N, 126T · 5/hour at peak · 509 m
- J Devoy Road · 125, 126, 126A, 126B, 126D, 126E · 5/hour at peak · 578 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara · 635 m-0.2% pupils (401)
- Coláiste Naomh Mhuire · 758 m-0.7% pupils (1,076)
- Mercy Convent Primary School · 779 m+1.5% pupils (607)
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 | 15 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| consult | public | 15 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
| moderngov | public | 15 Oct 2026, 01:32 | 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
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Application 423 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- 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
- Naas West
- Electoral division
- Naas Urban
- Electoral area
- Naas
- Council
- Kildare County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map; high radon area.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is J Devoy Road, 509 m away (5 an hour).
- Here (2022 census): 69% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2016 or later; 60% drive to work (council 61%); population up 22% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 6 in the last year, 202 three years before.
What the terms mean 8 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- 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 29
| 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 | 14 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 Parks and Wildlife Service | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | 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 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 15 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 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 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 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 15 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… | 15 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 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 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 15 Oct 2026, 20:47 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.