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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 14 Oct 2026, 16:06

L50371, Murrough

53.26643, -8.98103

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
2planning files on this houselatest 202354 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–560open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

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. 2 planning files 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 built2024: 23240 · extension, approved2019: 1954 · porch, 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. 2024
    23240 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2019
    1954 · porch · approved 2019 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
G5
Zoning · Open space and amenity
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningG5 · Open space and amenity
What it says

Agriculture and High Amenity: To provide for the development of agriculture and protect areas of visual importance and / or areas of high amenity

Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.

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

ZoningG5 · Open space and amenity
What it says

Agriculture and High Amenity: To provide for the development of agriculture and protect areas of visual importance and / or areas of high amenity

Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.

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

Protected building1 within 100 m Standing Stone
Monument zone2 within 100 m Standing stone, Roscam; Cist, Roscam

Not on this site: heritage inventory, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments17Standing stone; Cist
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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 2 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.smr, rps.galwaycity, rzlt, constraints · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
rps.galwaycityCC-BY-4.0—open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
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bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 29%
100% · 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 · 17 nearby, 295 council-wide

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: npad, acp · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 02:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 48–56 (n=18)54 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated22 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 6 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 decided
    6 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L50371, Murrough with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yet
    1. 110.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 99 m
    2. 20.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 305 m
    3. 30.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 401 m
    4. 40.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 453 m
    5. 514.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 485 m
    6. 6Ashlodge, Rosshill 2660176No decision yet · 264 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 16 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 3 with no start notice found, 7 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT16: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused12: approved → approved2: refused → refused4 approved by the council, refused after an appeal3: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → ran out18 lodged18 lodged16 approved16 approved2 refused2 refused12 approved12 approved6 refused6 refused3 no start notice found3 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not 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.

    Measured18 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 5 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 5

      • 110.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m
      • 20.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 305 m
      • 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 401 m
      • 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 453 m
      • 514.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 485 m

      Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

      Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
      derelictCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 6 a year; busiest 2020. 89% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 4, 2020: 6, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 105102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 2 approved2’182019: 4 approved4’192020: 5 approved2020: 1 refused6’202022: 1 approved1’222023: 2 approved2023: 1 refused3’232024: 1 approved1’24
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 6Ashlodge , Rosshill , Roscam No decision yet
        Permission for development which consists of: Change of use from domestic garage to granny flat 38m2, and all…
        266017628 May 20261 homes264 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 02:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
      • Rosshill Road, Galway · 25 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-310797-21 · 397 m
      • Roscam, Galway · 18 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 20273 · 76 m
      How we work this out
      Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
      Source: bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
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      bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
      0
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here69
      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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
      npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      77% owner-occupied (council 46%).

      Homes built before 1971
      14% · council 17%
      Homes built since 2001
      22% · council 31%
      Owner-occupied
      77% · council 46%
      Rented
      20% · council 47%
      Children under 15
      12% · council 15%
      Aged 65 and over
      29% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      59% · council 29%
      Work mainly from home
      11% · council 11%
      This small area (217 people)Galway

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068012001/068012002

      Bus
      735 m
      Rosshill East · 434
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 2

        • Rosshill East · 434 · 735 m
        • Rosshill East · 434 · 0/hour at peak · 737 m
        Sources: gtfs, schools, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
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        schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        consultpublic14 Oct 2026, 01:30open
        moderngovpublic14 Oct 2026, 01:30open
        lda_landsCC-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 (23240) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
          Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Porch (1954) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?
          Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        3. Zoned G5 (open space and amenity), not for homes: could you extend?
          Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
          Solicitor · planner
        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
        Murroogh
        Electoral area
        Galway City East
        Council
        Galway City Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 2 applications on this site; latest 23240, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
        • Zoned G5 (open space and amenity); not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • 5 sites nearby could change: 5 empty zoned plots.
        • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Rosshill East, 736 m away (1 a day).
        • Here (2022 census): 77% owner-occupied (council 46%); 10% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 65% drive to work (council 47%); population up 2% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
        • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 69 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 18).
        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.
        • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
        • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
        • 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 14 Oct 2026, 16:06 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.