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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 17:35

63 Grattan Park, Claddagh

53.26537, -9.06060

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202592%of home extensions approved nearbyn=412 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–552open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct–27 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 53 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 2025.

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 built2025: 2560253 · extension, 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. 2025
    2560253 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    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

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 buildings24Saint Mary's Catholic Church; house
Monuments10Designed landscape feature; Religious house - Dominican friars
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: 35 on the draft 2027 map; 35 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 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
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: 86–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear61 decided · more info asked 20%
97% · council 94%
Two-storey rear74 decided · more info asked 41%
97% · council 94%
Two-storey side19 decided · more info asked 32%
95% · council 98%
Attic or dormer46 decided · more info asked 30%
87% · council 89%
First-floor31 decided · more info asked 29%
90% · council 90%
Garage conversion16 decided · more info asked 19%
100% · council 98%
Porch or front35 decided · more info asked 26%
86% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site52 decided · more info asked 46%
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 · 334 nearby, 1,041 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

2 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor21—
Single-storey rear10—
Two-storey rear11—

On Grattan Park: 10 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common two-storey 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 96 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 149 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 219 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 49–55 (n=293)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 149 days (n=119)149 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 219 days after permission (n=181)219 days after permissionSigned off674 days after the start, for the few who file. 66% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated412 decided home extensions, 182 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    17 of 43 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 69 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed43 decided
    17 became permissions
    Approvals appealed69 decided
    7 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
    • 501453 Granted · 21 Father Burke Road, The Claddagh, Galway City, Co. Galway · 121 m
    • 324583 Pending · Rear of numbers 91, 93, 95 and 97 Fr. Griffin Road · 395 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher20 Oct 2026, 01:39open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 63 Grattan Park, Claddagh with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1WHITE LODGE, 5 GRATTAN PARK 2660338No decision yet · 158 m
    2. 2No.1, Whitestrand Park 2660345No decision yet · 178 m
    3. 321 Father Burke Road, The Claddagh 501453Appeal: approved · 121 m
    4. 40.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 23 m
    5. 52.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 49 m
    6. 60.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 53 m
    7. 70.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 70 m
    8. 80.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 112 m
    9. 91.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 115 m
    10. 10No. 49 Father Burke Road, The Claddagh 2560373Approved with conditions · 92 m
    11. 1111 Beattystown, Fairhill Road 2660260Approved with conditions · 222 m
    12. 1221 Grattan Court, Father Griffin Road 2560363Approved with conditions · 263 m
    13. 13Lands on the grass verge adjacent to the existing above ground ESB enclosure along Fairhill Road Lower The Claddagh Co. Galway., The Claddagh 2660054Approved with conditions · 365 m
    14. 14Coláiste Iognáid, Sea Road 2660014Approved with conditions · 431 m
    15. 1516 Claddagh Quay, Galway 2660331No decision yet · 431 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 146 permissions since 2016, 72 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    159 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 147 approved, 12 refused. After appeals: 146 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 45 built with the owner's opt-out, 20 started, 40 with no start notice found, 34 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT147: lodged → approved12: lodged → refused146: approved → approved12: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal40: approved → no start notice found45: approved → built, owner opted out20: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off34: approved → ran out159 lodged159 lodged147 approved147 approved12 refused12 refused146 approved146 approved13 refused13 refused40 no start notice found40 no start notice found45 built, owner opted out45 built, owner opted out20 started, not signed off20 started, not signed off7 signed off7 signed off34 ran out34 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.

    Measured159 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 2660338: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Retention & Permission to A) Retain semi complete works to the front half; 2026-10-22 ACP 501453: Grant permission; 2026-10-27 2660345: application received — Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OFtoday25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov2660338: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Retention & Permission to A) Retain semi complete works to the front half · 158 m away · 2026-10-21ACP 501453: Grant permission · 121 m away · 2026-10-222660345: application received — Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF · 178 m away · 2026-10-27
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20261 day left
      12660338 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Retention & Permission to A) Retain semi complete…
      €20 to the council · 158 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 22 Oct 20262 days left
      Grant permission
      121 m away
    • Comments close 27 Oct 20267 days left
      22660345 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY…
      €20 to the council · 178 m away

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

    Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 40.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 23 m
    • 52.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 49 m
    • 60.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 53 m
    • 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 70 m
    • 80.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 112 m
    • 91.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 115 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 119 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 121 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 126 m
    • 0.6 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 8 and 22 a year; busiest 2023. 92% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 23, 2018: 21, 2019: 20, 2020: 13, 2021: 19, 2022: 13, 2023: 22, 2024: 8, 2025: 16, 2026: 401020302017: 21 approved2017: 2 refused23’17*2018: 18 approved2018: 3 refused21’182019: 20 approved20’192020: 12 approved2020: 1 refused13’202021: 19 approved19’212022: 11 approved2022: 2 refused13’222023: 19 approved2023: 3 refused22’232024: 8 approved8’242025: 15 approved2025: 1 refused16’252026: 4 approved4’26*
    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

    • 1WHITE LODGE , 5 GRATTAN PARK , GRATTAN ROAD comments close 21 Oct 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: Retention & Permission to A) Retain semi complete works to the…
      266033816 Sept 20261 homes158 m
    • 2No.1 , Whitestrand Park , Galway comments close 27 Oct 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO…
      266034522 Sept 20261 homes178 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Building work nearby 12 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off11 no sign-off needed
    • 5 Fairhill Road Upper, Galway, H91 FKK4 · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60224 · 289 m
    • Upper Fairhill Road, Claddagh, Galway · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2460156 · 241 m
    • 8 Saint Dominick's Avenue, Galway, H91 F6DT · 17 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60199 · 213 m
    • 7 Grattan Road, Galway, H91 PX3C · 11 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560098 · 371 m
    • 25 Whitestrand Road, Galway, H91 RKX8 · 18 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60251 · 155 m
    • 21 Grattan Road, Galway, H91 NXA0 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/176 · 278 m
    • 30 Father Griffin Road, Galway, H91 Y102 · 21 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60294 · 262 m
    • 86 Father Burke Road, Galway, H91 WV9R · 19 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360098 · 215 m
    • 21 Cúirt Grattan, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 E6WR · 12 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560198 · 276 m
    • 11 Beattystown, Fairhill Road Upper, Galway, H91AX0H · 31 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360124 · 240 m
    • 73 Father Burke Road, Galway, H91 RH9C · 4 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360021 · 137 m
    • 36 Father Burke Road, Galway, H91 KW4C · 30 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60200 · 211 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 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Grattan Park · 12 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: two-storey side

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Naíonra Iognáid · Crèche5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate586 m
    Smarties Montessori · Crèche12 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate634 m
    St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate859 m
    Little Red Hen Creche · Crèche16 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate970 m
    Wonder Kids Creche · Crèche11 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate970 m
    Scoil Croi Iosa Presentation Early Year Services · Crèche10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate991 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here157
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here53
    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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    81% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    12% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    4% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    81% · council 46%
    Rented
    16% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    10% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    34% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    29% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    16% · council 11%
    This small area (218 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068005007

    Bus
    264 m
    Fr Griffin Av · 401 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    296 m
    Niochlas NS, 262 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Niochlas NS · primary · 262 pupils · 296 m
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · postprimary · 637 pupils · 514 m
    • S N Fhursa · primary · 216 pupils · 562 m
    • S N Iognaid · primary · 480 pupils · 586 m
    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · postprimary · 738 pupils · 768 m
    • St Joseph's College · postprimary · 791 pupils · 821 m
    • S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 842 m
    • Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 991 m

    Stops 23

    • Fr Griffin Av · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 264 m
    • Fr Griffin Av · 401, NG05 · 3/hour at peak · 322 m
    • Fr Griffin Rd · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 352 m
    • Fr Griffin Rd · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 394 m
    • Lios Ealtan · 401, 410, 424 · 4/hour at peak · 481 m
    • Lios Ealtan · 401, 410, 424 · 4/hour at peak · 492 m
    • Salthill Road Lwr · 401, 410 · 4/hour at peak · 573 m
    • Salthill Road Lwr · 401, 410 · 3/hour at peak · 599 m

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

    • Niochlas NS · 296 m-3.3% pupils (262)
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · 513 m+0.2% pupils (637) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
    • S N Fhursa · 562 m+8% pupils (216)
    • S N Iognaid · 586 m-3.8% pupils (480) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · 768 m-3.5% pupils (738)
    • St Joseph's College · 821 m+3.1% pupils (791)
    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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Council consultation portalsPublic20 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
    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. Extension (2560253) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      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. Application 158 m away open for comments until 21 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Claddagh
    Electoral area
    Galway City Central
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 2560253, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 21 Oct 2026.
    • Lios Ealtan (bus 401, 410) 480 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 19 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 81% owner-occupied (council 46%); 7% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 40% drive to work (council 47%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were first-floor extensions. On Grattan Park: 10 in 10 years, 100% approved.
    • 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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    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 20 Oct 2026, 17:35 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.