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Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 07:01

12 An Maolán

53.25194, -9.16005

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). A building site 144 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
2planning files on this houselatest 202194%of home extensions approved nearbyn=89 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–551open for comments nearbyclose 13 Oct

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 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  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. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.

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. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Forramoyle EastBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 21357 · work already done, approved2021: 21356 · work already done, approved2017: 3 files on Forramoyle East2018: 4 files on Forramoyle East2019: 2 files on Forramoyle East2020: 12 files on Forramoyle East2021: 16 files on Forramoyle East2025: 1 file on Forramoyle East38 files

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

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

  1. 2021
    21357 · work already done · approved 2021 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2021
    21356 · work already done · approved 2021 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
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
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential Existing: To protect and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas

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.

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1The Thatch Cottage
Monuments4Church; Ringfort - cashel
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: 29 on the draft 2027 map; 29 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
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npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 87–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 65% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Attic or dormer15 decided · more info asked 7%
87% · council 94%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site54 decided · more info asked 30%
65% · council 81%
Approved nearbyGalway 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 · 80 nearby, 5,768 council-wide

Figure 3

Forramoyle East, file by file since 2017

3 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

38 planning files on Forramoyle East since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · first-floor · approved · 171781No number · 2018 · porch / front · approved · 181211No number · 2018 · other extension · refused · 181583No number · 2020 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 202066No number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · refused · 21369Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 171314No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17580No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 181527No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18712No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 191749No number · 2019 · other work · refused · 19489No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201137No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201482No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201483No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201484No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201485No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201486No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 201487No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 202003No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 202004No number · 2020 · side · approved · 202005No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20647No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21120No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 211358No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21258No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21354No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21355No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21356No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21357No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21358No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21359No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21360No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21361No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21362No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21363No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21379New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21496No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560196
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

38 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 · 2017–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic21—

On An Maolán: 24 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common side.

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: npad, acp · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
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    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
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    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 104 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 158 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 152 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 52–55 (n=75)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 158 days (n=14)158 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 152 days after permission (n=11)152 days after permissionSigned off64% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated89 decided home extensions, 11 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    6 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501887 Pending · Troscaigh Thiar , Bearna , Co. Galway · 475 m
    • 501794 Pending · Rinn na Mara , Bearna , Co. Galway · 423 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
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    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    courtsall-rights-reserved9 Oct 2026, 01:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 12 An Maolán with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding site that stoppedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 1Forramoyle East, Barna 26224No decision yet · 162 m
    2. 2Creagan Rd, Barna 171314Building site that stopped · 144 m
    3. 33.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 16 m
    4. 42.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 37 m
    5. 54.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 52 m
    6. 61.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 55 m
    7. 77.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 115 m
    8. 8Áit An Ghlugair, 6 Creagan Barna 2660247Approved with conditions · 165 m
    9. 9An Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2561916Approved with conditions · 334 m
    10. 10Na Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2661294No decision yet · 365 m
    11. 11Troscaigh Thiar, Barna 2561684Approved with conditions · 374 m
    12. 12Troscaigh Thiar, Barna 2561681Approved with conditions · 410 m
    13. 13Rinn na Mara, Bearna 2660747Refused · 423 m
    14. 14Na Foraí Maola Thoir, Barna 2660515Approved with conditions · 475 m
    15. 15Troscaigh Thiar, Bearna 2561667Refused · 475 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 88 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    102 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 88 approved, 14 refused. After appeals: 88 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 24 with no start notice found, 56 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT88: lodged → approved14: lodged → refused86: approved → approved12: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal24: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off56: approved → ran out102 lodged102 lodged88 approved88 approved14 refused14 refused88 approved88 approved13 refused13 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn24 no start notice found24 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off56 ran out56 ran 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.

    Measured102 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 13 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-13 26224: application received — of planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side projection, and 1 chimney sttoday14 Oct19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov26224: application received — of planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side projection, and 1 chimney st · 162 m away · 2026-10-13
    Comments close
    • Comments close 13 Oct 20264 days left
      126224 · application received — of planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side…
      €20 to the council · 162 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Creagan Rd, Barna · 48 homes: 48 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Creagan Rd, Barna · 48 homes144 m · 17131448 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off48 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed offtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 11 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 33.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 16 m
    • 42.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 37 m
    • 54.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 52 m
    • 61.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
    • 77.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 115 m
    • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 183 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 198 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
    • 0.4 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).

    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
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    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 22 a year; busiest 2021. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 10, 2018: 14, 2019: 19, 2020: 15, 2021: 22, 2022: 3, 2023: 2, 2024: 5, 2025: 8, 2026: 401020302017: 10 approved10’17*2018: 13 approved2018: 1 refused14’182019: 12 approved2019: 7 refused19’192020: 14 approved2020: 1 refused15’202021: 19 approved2021: 3 refused22’212022: 3 approved3’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 7 approved2025: 1 refused8’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused4’26*
    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

    • 1Forramoyle East , Barna , Co Galway comments close 13 Oct 2026
      of planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side projection, and 1…
      262248 Sept 2026162 m
    Every application within 500 m 13 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
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    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished2 no sign-off needed
    • Forramoyle East, Bearna, Galway, H91 CDW0 · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/369 · 243 m
    • Troscaigh Thiar, Bearna, Galway · 1 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60810 · 495 m
    • Truskey West, Bearna, Galway · 14 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 191983 · 446 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 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
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    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    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).
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
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    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: An Maolán · 32 applications in 10 years · 100% approved

    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: estates, schools · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 20:18
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    estatesODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) + CC-BY-4.0 (Kildare)27 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here18
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here57
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
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    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    84% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    15% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    33% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    84% · council 75%
    Rented
    10% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    22% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    66% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 11%
    This small area (284 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067032004

    Bus
    755 m
    Bearna · 525
    Nearest school
    886 m
    S N Seamus Naofa, 221 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Seamus Naofa · primary · 221 pupils · 886 m

    Stops 3

    • Bearna · 525 · 755 m
    • Bearna · 424 · 2/hour at peak · 762 m
    • Bearna · 424, 525 · 1/hour at peak · 765 m

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

    • S N Seamus Naofa · 886 m-9.1% pupils (221)
    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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
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    consultpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    moderngovpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:22open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Work already done (21357): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Work already done (21356): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    4. Stalled build 144 m away (Creagan Rd, Barna): what happens next?
      Ask for: The planning file for 171314.
      Council
    5. Application 162 m away open for comments until 13 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    6. 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
    Forramoyle East
    Electoral division
    Barna
    Electoral area
    Conamara South
    Council
    Galway County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 21357, approved 2021, work already done.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Oct 2026.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Bearna, 762 m away (2 an hour).
    • 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.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On An Maolán: 24 in 10 years, 100% approved.
    • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 10 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.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    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-4.05 Oct 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) +…27 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public9 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 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 9 Oct 2026, 07:01 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.