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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 12:06

Rockbarton North

53.26046, -9.08577

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 25 homes approved 108 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202293%of home extensions approved nearbyn=178 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–551open for comments nearbyclose 25 Nov25homes approved nearby, not startednearest 71 m · 2560056

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. Here about 7 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 1971–1980. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2023: 22323 · new house, approved

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

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

  1. 2023
    22323 · new house · approved 2023 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R3
Zoning · Rural cluster
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

Protected building1 within 100 m 4 Bay 2 Storey Building

Not on this site: 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 buildings5Shore Haven; Salthill Park
Monuments3Ringfort - unclassified; House - 18th/19th century
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: Development plan zoning (councils), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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 here: 83–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear39 decided · more info asked 10%
97% · council 94%
Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 14%
100% · council 92%
Attic or dormer24 decided · more info asked 12%
83% · council 88%
First-floor13 decided · more info asked 8%
92% · council 96%
Garage conversion12 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 97%
Porch or front17 decided · more info asked 6%
88% · council 89%
New house in a garden or site47 decided · more info asked 36%
81% · council 85%
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 · 166 nearby, 585 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other21—
Dormer or attic11—
First-floor11—

On Rockbarton North: 1 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common first-floor.

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 85 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 131 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 224 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 48–55 (n=153)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 131 days (n=25)131 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 224 days after permission (n=68)224 days after permissionSigned off66% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated178 decided home extensions, 68 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    4 of 10 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 19 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed10 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed19 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 5 in the last 12 months
    • 501446 Refused · 46 Dalysfort Road , Towland of Cappanaveagh , Salthill · 439 m
    • 502002 Pending · 7 Seamount , Threadneedle Road , Salthill · 353 m
    • 501751 Open · No 29 Threadneedle Road , Salthill , Galway · 256 m
    • 500813 Granted with conditions · Salthill Hotel , The Promenade , Salthill Co. Galway · 178 m
    • 501292 Invalid · Rockbarton House Hotel , 5-7 Rockbarton Park , Salthill · 130 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Rockbarton North with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 11 Rutledge Terrace, Rockbarton 2660385No decision yet · 131 m
    2. 2Rockbarton Court 21307Approved, no sign building has started · 108 m
    3. 3Rockbarton House Hotel, 5-7 Rockbarton Park 501292Appeal: not valid · 130 m
    4. 4Salthill Hotel, The Promenade 500813Appeal: approved with conditions · 178 m
    5. 55.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 22 m
    6. 63.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 22 m
    7. 7Rockbarton North, Galway 25/60056Building started · 94 m
    8. 8Rockbarton Road, Galway 25/60056Building started · 113 m
    9. 91.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 126 m
    10. 100.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 131 m
    11. 110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 157 m
    12. 1271 Rockbarton Park, Galway CN0147414GYBuilding started · 169 m
    13. 136.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 180 m
    14. 146 Rockbarton Green, Galway 26/60114Building started · 188 m
    15. 152 Gortard Avenue, Rockbarton North 2660069Approved with conditions · 23 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 81 permissions since 2016, 30 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    89 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 82 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 81 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 16 built with the owner's opt-out, 10 started, 44 with no start notice found, 7 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT82: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused81: approved → approved7: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal44: approved → no start notice found16: approved → built, owner opted out10: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off7: approved → ran out89 lodged89 lodged82 approved82 approved7 refused7 refused81 approved81 approved8 refused8 refused44 no start notice found44 no start notice found16 built, owner opted out16 built, owner opted out10 started, not signed off10 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off7 ran out7 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.

    Measured89 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 13 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-13 ACP 501446: Refuse permission; 2026-11-25 2660385: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake alterations to an existtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecACP 501446: Refuse permission · 439 m away · 2026-11-132660385: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake alterations to an exist · 131 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 13 Nov 202612 days left
      Refuse permission
      439 m away
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202624 days left
      12660385 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake…
      €20 to the council · 131 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    25 homes 108 m away were approved May 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2028.

    Rockbarton Court · 25 homes: 25 homes approved May 2022, not started20222023202420252026202720282029Rockbarton Court · 25 homes108 m · 2130725 homes approved May 2022, not started25 homes approved May 2022, not startedtoday

    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

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 55.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 22 m
    • 63.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 22 m
    • 91.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 126 m
    • 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 131 m
    • 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 m
    • 136.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 180 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
    • 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 257 m
    • 5.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 294 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 11 and 19 a year; busiest 2025. 92% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 23, 2022: 11, 2023: 13, 2024: 12, 2025: 19, 2026: 1101020302021: 22 approved2021: 1 refused23’21*2022: 10 approved2022: 1 refused11’222023: 12 approved2023: 1 refused13’232024: 11 approved2024: 1 refused12’242025: 17 approved2025: 2 refused19’252026: 10 approved2026: 1 refused11’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 11 Rutledge Terrace , Rockbarton , Galway comments close 25 Nov 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake alterations…
      266038521 Oct 20261 homes131 m
    Every application within 500 m 18 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 14 in the last 12 months
    7 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • 8Rockbarton Road, Galway · 2 Nov 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60056 · 113 m
    • 146 Rockbarton Green, Galway, H91 N93C · 21 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60114 · 188 m
    • 10 Rockbarton Road, Galway · 22 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 351 m
    • 10 Rockbarton Road, Galway · 22 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 342 m
    • 1271 Rockbarton Park, Galway, H91XNX0 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 169 m
    • 4 Glenard Avenue, Galway, H91 P90H · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2660115 · 452 m
    • 7Rockbarton North, Galway, H91 KH94 · 16 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60056 · 94 m
    • 2 Dalysfort Road, Galway · 5 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2660022 · 432 m
    • 28 Dalysfort Road, Salthill, Galway, H91 W08Y · 1 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60343 · 405 m
    • 28 Dalysfort Road, Salthill, Galway, H91 W08Y · 19 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/151 · 408 m
    • 6 Doctor Mannix Road, Galway, H91 P8KH · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 395 m
    • 5 Glenard Road, Galway, H91 Y83C · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560047 · 492 m
    • Rockbarton North, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22/156 · 60 m
    • 8 Rockbarton Green, Galway, H91 YN1F · 4 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 203 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 25 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Rockbarton North · 5 applications in 10 years · 100% approved

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bright Minds Preschool · Crèche19 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate492 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.
    Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    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
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here189
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here58
    Council middle33
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    58% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    18% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    6% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    58% · council 46%
    Rented
    35% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    26% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    43% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 11%
    This small area (217 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068017002

    Bus
    285 m
    Ladies Beach · 401, 410, 525 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    400 m
    Scoil Ide, 244 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Ide · primary · 244 pupils · 400 m
    • Jesus & Mary Secondary School · postprimary · 658 pupils · 450 m
    • Scoil Naomh Einde · primary · 119 pupils · 492 m
    • Coláiste Einde · postprimary · 808 pupils · 639 m

    Stops 23

    • Ladies Beach · 401, 410, 525 · 4/hour at peak · 285 m
    • Ladies Beach · 410 · 0/hour at peak · 287 m
    • Threadneedle Road · 401, 434 · 3/hour at peak · 351 m
    • Salthill GAA · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 365 m
    • Salthill Pk · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 388 m
    • Dalysfort Road · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 410 m
    • Seamount · 401, 410, 424 · 5/hour at peak · 436 m
    • Pearse Stadium · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 467 m

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

    • Scoil Ide · 400 m-10.3% pupils (244)
    • Jesus & Mary Secondary School · 450 m-1.2% pupils (658)
    • Scoil Naomh Einde · 492 m+1.7% pupils (119)
    • Coláiste Einde · 639 m+0.2% pupils (808) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. New house (22323) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    3. 25 homes approved 108 m away (Rockbarton Court), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 21307.
      Council
    4. Application 131 m away open for comments until 25 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Building work started 94 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 25/60056.
      Agent · 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

    Electoral division
    Rockbarton
    Electoral area
    Galway City West
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 22323, approved 2023, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 25 Nov 2026.
    • 25 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 25 at Rockbarton Court.
    • Seamount (bus 401, 410) 436 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 25 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 58% owner-occupied (council 46%); 10% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 54% drive to work (council 47%); population down 12% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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.
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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 1 Nov 2026, 12:06 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.