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Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%).
Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.
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
- 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 1991–2000, 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
- 7 Jul 2023 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Transport Infrastructure: Facilitate the provision and maintenance of essential transportation infrastructure
Tied to the efficient operation and development of the airport under its own plan — which also means aircraft noise contours apply.
galway county development plan 2022 2028 · 20 Jun 2022 – 19 Jun 2028
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 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 1 | Church |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions here: 82% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 79% approved, and 1 in 2 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 · 39 nearby, 3,502 council-wide
Forramoyle East, file by file since 2021
1 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.
20 files with "Forramoyle East" 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 · 2021–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-floor | 1 | 0 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 97 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated48 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.
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
- 502001 Pending · An Fora? Maola Thoir , Barna , Galway · 352 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Forramoyle East, Barna 26224
- 2Na Foraí Maola Thoir, (Forramoyle East) Barna 2661090
- 36.7 ha zoned for homes
- 41.8 ha zoned for homes
- 50.7 ha zoned for homes
- 60.9 ha zoned for homes
- 73.4 ha zoned for homes
- 83.2 ha zoned for homes
- 9Na Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2661294
- 10Na Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2660515
- 11An Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2660517
- 12An Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2661280
- 13An Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2561916
- 14Áit An Ghlugair, 6 Creagan Barna 2660247
- 15Na Foraí Maola Thoir Na Foraí Maola Thiar, Barna 2660590
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 36 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has 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.
Measured37 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left22661090 · CONDITIONAL — to construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, new effluent treatment system and all associated site…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 434 m away
- Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202618 days left126224 · CONDITIONAL — of planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side projection,…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 320 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
- 36.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 3 m
- 41.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 41 m
- 50.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 64 m
- 60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 97 m
- 73.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
- 83.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 227 m
- 3.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 232 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 250 m
- 2.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 265 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2025. 95% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 12 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1Forramoyle East , Barna , Co Galway Approved with conditionsof planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side projection, and 1…
- 9Na Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Co Galway No decision yetfor extensions and alterations to existing dwelling house including first floor extension and a garage/shed…
- 12An Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor a new dwelling house with on-site wastewater treatment system, domestic garage and all associated works
- 2Na Foraí Maola Thoir , (Forramoyle East) Barna , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsto construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, new effluent treatment system and all associated site works
- 15Na Foraí Maola Thoir Na Foraí Maola Thiar , Barna , Co. Galway. Approved with conditionsfor alterations and additions to the existing dwelling house including; a new shed and carport; a new covered…
- 11An Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor the construction of a two storey four bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant and…
- 10Na Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor the construction of a two storey four bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant &…
- 14Áit An Ghlugair , 6 Creagan Barna , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor a new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, alterations to dormer window at the rear…
- 13An Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Galway Approved with conditionsfor a two storey three bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant and percolation area and…
- Na Foraí Maola Thoir Na Foraí Maol Thiar , Forramoyle East , Barna Refusedfor alterations and additions to the existing dwelling house including; 1. a new shed and carport, 2. a new…
- An Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Co. Galway Withdrawn or not validfor the construction of a two storey four bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant &…
- An Foraí Maola Thoir , Barna , Co. Galway Withdrawn or not validfor the construction of a two storey four bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant &…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- Forramoyle East, Bearna, Galway, H91 CDW0 · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/369 · 368 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
84% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067032004
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 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Building work started here Jul 2023 with no planning file: what was it?Seller · councilAsk for: The notice and its completion certificate.
- Zoned N1.5 (airport), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- 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
- Forramoyle East
- Electoral division
- Barna
- Electoral area
- Conamara South
- Council
- Galway County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned N1.5 (airport); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 75%); 14% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 1991–2000; 68% drive to work (council 66%); population up 4% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 39% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 7 in the last year, 17 three years before.
- 12 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 89% approved (council 87%).
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 24
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |