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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:02

53 Threadneedle Road

53.26350, -9.08855

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 25 homes approved 278 m away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=200 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–551open for comments nearbyclose 25 Nov25homes approved nearby, not startednearest 278 m · 21307

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).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 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 built

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
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

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 buildings1Coláiste Éinde
Monuments3House - 18th/19th century; Stone circle
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: 27 on the draft 2027 map; 27 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), 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
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 84–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear41 decided · more info asked 10%
98% · council 94%
Two-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 92%
Attic or dormer25 decided · more info asked 12%
84% · council 88%
First-floor14 decided · more info asked 7%
93% · council 96%
Garage conversion13 decided · more info asked 23%
100% · council 97%
Porch or front18 decided · more info asked 6%
89% · 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 · 175 nearby, 585 council-wide

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

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor11—

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 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 6): 138 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 217 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 47–55 (n=169)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 138 days (n=31)138 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 217 days after permission (n=77)217 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.

    Calculated200 decided home extensions, 77 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 11 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 27 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed11 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed27 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
    • 501751 Open · No 29 Threadneedle Road , Salthill , Galway · 198 m
    • 501292 Invalid · Rockbarton House Hotel , 5-7 Rockbarton Park , Salthill · 354 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 53 Threadneedle Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 11 Rutledge Terrace, Rockbarton 2660385No decision yet · 430 m
    2. 2Rockbarton Court 21307Approved, no sign building has started · 278 m
    3. 3No 29 Threadneedle Road, Salthill 501751Appeal: open · 198 m
    4. 42.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 27 m
    5. 55.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 119 m
    6. 62.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 167 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 171 m
    8. 80.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 186 m
    9. 94 Glenard Avenue, Galway PP2660115Building started · 189 m
    10. 105.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 212 m
    11. 1161 Threadneedle Road, Salthill 2660213Approved with conditions · 71 m
    12. 124 Glenard Avenue, Salthill 2660115Approved with conditions · 180 m
    13. 1364 Rockbarton Park, Salthill 2660172Approved with conditions · 210 m
    14. 1422 Glenard Avenue, Salthill 2560394Approved with conditions · 248 m
    15. 1514 Gortard Avenue, Rockbarton 2660219Approved with conditions · 281 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 64 permissions since 2016, 29 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    67 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 66 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 64 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 19 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 32 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT66: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused64: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal32: approved → no start notice found19: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out67 lodged67 lodged66 approved66 approved1 refused1 refused64 approved64 approved2 refused2 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn32 no start notice found32 no start notice found19 built, owner opted out19 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured67 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 25 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-25 2660385: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake alterations to an existtoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660385: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake alterations to an exist · 430 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments close
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202625 days left
      12660385 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: the construction of an extension, and to undertake…
      €20 to the council · 430 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 278 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 homes278 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

    • 42.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 27 m
    • 55.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 119 m
    • 62.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 m
    • 80.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 m
    • 105.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 212 m
    • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 213 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 269 m
    • 5.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 273 m
    • 6.9 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 6 and 18 a year; busiest 2025. 99% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 11, 2022: 6, 2023: 11, 2024: 12, 2025: 18, 2026: 9051015202021: 11 approved11’21*2022: 6 approved6’222023: 10 approved2023: 1 refused11’232024: 12 approved12’242025: 18 approved18’252026: 9 approved9’26*
    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 homes430 m
    Every application within 500 m 16 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 3 Rockbarton West , Salthill , Salthill No decision yet
      Permission for development which consists of: I, R Byrne, Intend to apply for permission for development at…
      266031628 Aug 20262 homes469 m
    • 14 Glenard Road , Salthill , Galway City Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the demolition of a front…
      266030613 Oct 20261 homes355 m
    • 1514 Gortard Avenue , Rockbarton , Galway Approved with conditions
      Planning permission which consists of: planning permission is sought for the demolition of an existing…
      266021917 Aug 20261 homes281 m
    • 1161 Threadneedle Road , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: A rear raised outdoor terrace, replacement roof to the existing…
      266021322 Jun 20261 homes71 m
    • 1364 Rockbarton Park , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: extension to house at ground and first floor levels, new front…
      266017217 Jul 20261 homes210 m
    • No 29 Threadneedle Road , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: Ferghal Blaney intends to apply for planning permission for the…
      266014726 Jun 20261 homes198 m
    • 124 Glenard Avenue , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: a) the retention of a change of use from domestic garage to…
      266011528 May 2026180 m
    • 6 Rockbarton Green , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: John and Orla Geaney intend to apply to Galway City Council for…
      266011428 May 20261 homes376 m
    • 2 Gortard Avenue , Rockbarton North , Salthill Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: permission for alteration and extension of the existing attic…
      266006929 Apr 20261 homes350 m
    • 4 Glenard Avenue , Salthill , Galway Withdrawn or not valid
      Permission for development which consists of: a change of use from domestic garage to residential living…
      266003816 Feb 20261 homes180 m
    • Rockbarton House Hotel , 5-7 Rockbarton Park , Salthill Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought by Rockbarton Family Holdings Ltd. for…
      26600348 Apr 2026354 m
    • 1422 Glenard Avenue , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: retention permission is sought for garden shed foundation.…
      256039424 Feb 20261 homes248 m
    • 19 Doctor Mannix Road , Salthill , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: Permission for the construction of alterations to existing…
      256039120 Feb 20261 homes491 m
    • 22 Glenard Avenue , Salthill , Galway Withdrawn or not valid
      Permission for development which consists of: retention permission is sought for garden shed foundation.…
      256035627 Nov 20251 homes248 m
    • 17 Ardmore , Taylors Hill Rd , Galway City Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: retention of bay window and canopy to the front at ground floor…
      256034516 Jan 20261 homes476 m
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 13 in the last 12 months
    5 not signed off8 no sign-off needed
    • Rockbarton Road, Galway · 2 Nov 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60056 · 343 m
    • 6 Rockbarton Green, Galway, H91 N93C · 21 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60114 · 391 m
    • 10 Rockbarton Road, Galway · 22 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 451 m
    • 10 Rockbarton Road, Galway · 22 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 457 m
    • 71 Rockbarton Park, Galway, H91XNX0 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 412 m
    • 94 Glenard Avenue, Galway, H91 P90H · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2660115 · 189 m
    • Rockbarton North, Galway, H91 KH94 · 16 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60056 · 343 m
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 VPV3 · 14 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60163 · 471 m
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 VPV3 · 10 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60163 · 471 m
    • 6 Doctor Mannix Road, Galway, H91 P8KH · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 120 m
    • 5 Glenard Road, Galway, H91 Y83C · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560047 · 296 m
    • Rockbarton North, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22/156 · 354 m
    • 8 Rockbarton Green, Galway, H91 YN1F · 4 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 370 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bright Minds Preschool · Crèche19 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate368 m
    Amberley Montessori Preschool · Crèche6 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate721 m
    Rosebuds Pre- School · Crèche2 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate987 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: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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
    Here178
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here149
    Council middle18
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    50% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 82% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    50% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    14% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    82% · council 46%
    Rented
    3% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    16% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    44% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    19% · council 11%
    This small area (277 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068017001

    Bus
    92 m
    Salthill GAA · 401 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    76 m
    Jesus & Mary Secondary School, 658 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Jesus & Mary Secondary School · postprimary · 658 pupils · 76 m
    • Coláiste Einde · postprimary · 808 pupils · 256 m
    • Scoil Naomh Einde · primary · 119 pupils · 368 m
    • Scoil Ide · primary · 244 pupils · 495 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 564 pupils · 961 m
    • Scoil Náisiúnta Róis · primary · 297 pupils · 987 m

    Stops 32

    • Salthill GAA · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 92 m
    • Threadneedle Road · 401, 434 · 3/hour at peak · 101 m
    • The Gardens · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 371 m
    • Pearse Stadium · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 372 m
    • The Gardens · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 431 m
    • Manor Drive · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 473 m
    • Manor Drive · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 495 m
    • Forster Park · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 564 m

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

    • Jesus & Mary Secondary School · 75 m-1.2% pupils (658)
    • Coláiste Einde · 256 m+0.2% pupils (808) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Naomh Einde · 368 m+1.7% pupils (119)
    • Scoil Ide · 495 m-10.3% pupils (244)
    • Dominican College · 961 m-6.2% pupils (564) · a pitch or play area 2025, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Náisiúnta Róis · 987 m-5.7% pupils (297)
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 430 m away open for comments until 25 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    • 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.
    • Salthill GAA (bus 401) 92 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 17 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 82% owner-occupied (council 46%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 50% drive to work (council 47%); population down 12% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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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    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 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
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 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 31 Oct 2026, 20:02 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.