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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 17:44

37-38 Preston Brook

53.22041, -7.00657

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s.

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52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–530open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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. Here 52 days
  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 2001–10, 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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of SheeanBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2022: 1 file on Sheean2023: 1 file on Sheean2025: 1 file on Sheean3 files

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
No
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 improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.

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 rathangan · 28 Jan 2023 – 23 Mar 2029

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: Rathangan (567 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3The Lodge; Brooklawn
Radon grid squares1
Monuments3Castle - tower house; R148054
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, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

Sheean, file by file since 2022

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

3 planning files on Sheean since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22462No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 23125New house in a side gardenNo number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560319
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Sheean" 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 · 2022–2026

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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–53 (n=16)52 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated23 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed3 decided
    0 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 37-38 Preston Brook with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved
    1. 1Preston Brook, Rathangan 2660262Approved with conditions · 53 m
    2. 2Sheane, Rathangan 2561397Approved with conditions · 288 m
    3. 3400 Ard Mhuire, Rathangan 2660457Approved with conditions · 375 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 8 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    11 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 8 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 8 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 6 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT8: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused8: approved → approved3: refused → refused6: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out11 lodged11 lodged8 approved8 approved3 refused3 refused8 approved8 approved3 refused3 refused6 no start notice found6 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out

    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.

    Measured11 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 73% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 1, 2025: 3, 2026: 205102021: 1 approved1’21*2022: 2 approved2022: 2 refused4’222023: 1 refused1’232025: 3 approved3’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 3 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      2 no sign-off needed
      • 400 Árd Mhuire, Rathangan, Kildare · 12 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 435 m
      • 400 Árd Mhuire, Rathangan, Kildare, R51 NV20 · 7 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660457 · 398 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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Estate: Preston Brook · 4 applications in 10 years

      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 · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 23:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Kildare County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here6
      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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      1% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 71% owner-occupied (council 71%).

      Homes built before 1971
      1% · council 16%
      Homes built since 2001
      93% · council 40%
      Owner-occupied
      71% · council 71%
      Rented
      26% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      30% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      7% · council 12%
      Households with 2+ cars
      47% · council 51%
      Work mainly from home
      10% · council 12%
      This small area (246 people)Kildare

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087079004

      Bus
      260 m
      Mullantine · 888 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Nearest school
      308 m
      Rathangan B NS, 308 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      16
      in 3 years (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Rathangan B NS · primary · 308 pupils · 308 m
      • Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin · postprimary · 751 pupils · 851 m

      Stops 8

      • Mullantine · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 260 m
      • Mullantine · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 269 m
      • Ard Mhuire · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 453 m
      • Ard Mhuire · 888 · 0/hour at peak · 455 m

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

      • Rathangan B NS · 308 m-3.4% pupils (308) · 6 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
      • Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin · 851 m+1.1% 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
      Council consultation portalsPublic28 Oct 2026, 00:59open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public28 Oct 2026, 02:10open
      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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
        Ask for: Radon test results.
        Seller
      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
      Sheean
      Electoral division
      Rathangan
      Electoral area
      Kildare
      Council
      Kildare County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Mullantine (bus 888) 260 m away: 5 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 71% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 74% drive to work (council 61%); population up 24% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 44% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 2 in the last year, 46 three years before.
      • 3 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • Rathangan B NS, 308 m away: 6 classrooms approved (2025). Pupils down 3% last year.
      What the terms mean 5 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.
      • 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
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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—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026
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      gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 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 28 Oct 2026, 17:44 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.