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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 20:05

1 Glenvale Court, Knocknacarra

53.26771, -9.10705

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 133 homes approved 417 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=233 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–554open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct–6 Nov358homes approved nearby, not startednearest 206 m · 2560034

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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (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
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
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 taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings17gates/railings/walls; Summerdale
Monuments49Bullaun stone; Castle - unclassified
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: 382 on the draft 2027 map; 382 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 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
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: 88–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear44 decided · more info asked 2%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 20%
95% · council 94%
Two-storey side12 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 100%
Attic or dormer41 decided · more info asked 15%
88% · council 89%
First-floor16 decided · more info asked 12%
94% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site56 decided · more info asked 32%
82% · 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 · 200 nearby, 974 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
Single-storey side11—

On Glenvale Court: 2 extensions in 10 years; most common single-storey rear.

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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    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 94 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 148 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 198 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=198)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 148 days (n=35)148 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 198 days after permission (n=79)198 days after permissionSigned off439 days after the start, for the few who file. 59% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated233 decided home extensions, 79 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    9 of 17 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 43 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed17 decided
    9 became permissions
    Approvals appealed43 decided
    5 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 16 in the last 12 months
    • 502196 Open · Acres (T.d.) , La Rochelle Knocknacarra Road , Galway · 992 m
    • 324237 Granted with conditions · Lands at Rahoon , Knocknacarra , Galway · 481 m
    • 501446 Refused · 46 Dalysfort Road , Towland of Cappanaveagh , Salthill · 1.9 km
    • 323873 Granted with conditions · Kingston Park & Millers Lane, County Galway · 218 m
    • 502002 Pending · 7 Seamount , Threadneedle Road , Salthill · 1.5 km
    • 501977 Pending · Mincloon, Rahoon road, Galway City · 959 m
    • 501258 Granted with conditions · No 15 Gleann Na Coille , Barna Road , Galway · 1.6 km
    • 324222 Split · Ballymoneen Road (L5024), Keeraun and Ballynahown East, Galway · 1.2 km
    • 501751 Open · No 29 Threadneedle Road , Salthill , Galway · 1.3 km
    • 500959 Granted with conditions · Clybaun Road and Western Distributor Road , Knocknacarra , Galway City · 180 m
    • 501542 Open · Rahoon Road Mincloon , Rahoon , Galway · 1.1 km
    • 500813 Granted with conditions · Salthill Hotel , The Promenade , Salthill Co. Galway · 1.6 km
    • 501292 Invalid · Rockbarton House Hotel , 5-7 Rockbarton Park , Salthill · 1.5 km
    • 500643 Granted · 8 Gort Greine , Rahoon , Galway · 1.3 km
    • 501221 Pending · Field located in the townlands of Lenabower & Cappagh west of the… · 1.4 km
    • 500403 Granted · Crann Mor , Ballymoneen Road , Galway · 719 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher17 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 1 Glenvale Court, Knocknacarra with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge scheme
    1. 1Saint Joseph's, Shangort Knocknacarra 2660349No decision yet · 659 m
    2. 2No. 65 Slí Gheal., Baile na mBúrcach 2660357No decision yet · 980 m
    3. 3Kerensa, Cappagh Road 2660339No decision yet · 1.3 km
    4. 48 Cuan Glas, Bishop O'Donnell Rd 2660347No decision yet · 1.3 km
    5. 5No. 55, Páirc Cnoc na Cathrach 2660293Approved with conditions · 516 m
    6. 6Mincloon, Clybaun Road Knocknacarra 2660302Approved with conditions · 911 m
    7. 7Clybaun Road and Western Distributor Road 2560034Approved, no sign building has started · 206 m
    8. 8Rahoon 2660282Approved, no sign building has started · 417 m
    9. 9Rahoon 2560320Approved, no sign building has started · 566 m
    10. 10Ballyburke 2460280Approved, no sign building has started · 807 m
    11. 11Ballymoneen Road 2560388Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    12. 12Ballymoneen Road 2660003Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    13. 13Rockbarton Court 21307Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    14. 14Letteragh Road 23121Approved, no sign building has started · 1.9 km
    15. 15Mincloon and Keeraun, Clybaun Road 2660217No decision yet · 1.0 km
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 52 permissions since 2016, 19 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    57 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 53 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 52 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 11 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 21 with no start notice found, 12 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT53: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused52: approved → approved4: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal21: approved → no start notice found11: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off12: approved → ran out57 lodged57 lodged53 approved53 approved4 refused4 refused52 approved52 approved5 refused5 refused21 no start notice found21 no start notice found11 built, owner opted out11 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off12 ran out12 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.

    Measured57 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    10 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.

    9 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-20 ACP 501258: Grant permission with conditions; 2026-10-21 2660339: application received — Permission for development which consists of: to retain the following works: (i) Vehicular entrance to the property as ; 2026-10-28 2660347: application received — Permission for development which consists of: design changes to planning application ref No. 25/60165. The proposed chan; 2026-10-30 2660349: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Full planning permission for alteration of previously approved extension a; 2026-11-02 ACP 323873: Approve with Conditions; 2026-11-04 2660293: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: To Retain a) The Partial Conversion of Existing House to Granny Flat; b) A; 2026-11-06 2660357: application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon unit to apartment/resident; 2026-11-10 2660302: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom dwelling houses (290 ; 2026-11-13 ACP 501446: Refuse permissiontoday22 Oct27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 NovACP 501258: Grant permission with conditions · 1.6 km away · 2026-10-202660339: application received — Permission for development which consists of: to retain the following works: (i) Vehicular entrance to the property as · 1.3 km away · 2026-10-212660347: application received — Permission for development which consists of: design changes to planning application ref No. 25/60165. The proposed chan · 1.3 km away · 2026-10-282660349: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Full planning permission for alteration of previously approved extension a · 659 m away · 2026-10-30ACP 323873: Approve with Conditions · 218 m away · 2026-11-022660293: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: To Retain a) The Partial Conversion of Existing House to Granny Flat; b) A · 516 m away · 2026-11-042660357: application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon unit to apartment/resident · 980 m away · 2026-11-062660302: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom dwelling houses (290 · 911 m away · 2026-11-10ACP 501446: Refuse permission · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 20 Oct 20263 days left
      Grant permission with conditions
      1.6 km away
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20264 days left
      32660339 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: to retain the following works: (i) Vehicular…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
    • Comments close 28 Oct 202611 days left
      42660347 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: design changes to planning application ref No.…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 202613 days left
      12660349 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Full planning permission for alteration of…
      €20 to the council · 659 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 202616 days left
      Approve with Conditions
      218 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 202618 days left
      52660293 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: To Retain a) The Partial Conversion of Existing House to…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 516 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202620 days left
      22660357 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon…
      €20 to the council · 980 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202624 days left
      62660302 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 911 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 13 Nov 202627 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.9 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 18 Nov 202632 days left
      Grant permission with revised conditions
      481 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

    133 homes 417 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2036. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Rahoon · 133 homes: 133 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Ballymoneen Road · 89 homes: 89 homes approved Apr 2026, not started; Clybaun Road, Galway · 66 homes: 66 homes, started Feb 2018, never signed off; Clybaun Road and Western… · 40 homes: 40 homes approved Feb 2026, not started20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028202920302031203220332034203520362037Rahoon · 133 homes417 m · 2660282133 homes approved Sep 2026, not started133 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedBallymoneen Road · 89 homes1.1 km · 266000389 homes approved Apr 2026, not started89 homes approved Apr 2026, not startedClybaun Road, Galway · 66 homes1.2 km · 1729666 homes, started Feb 2018, never signed off66 homes, started Feb 2018, never signed offClybaun Road and Western… · 40 homes206 m · 256003440 homes approved Feb 2026, not started40 homes approved Feb 2026, 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 20 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    Approved, not started 8

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 4 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 17 m
    • 12.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 27 m
    • 2.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 27 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 32 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 110 m
    • 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 117 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 134 m
    • 3.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 155 m
    • 2.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 9 a year; busiest 2025. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 5, 2018: 8, 2019: 5, 2020: 7, 2021: 6, 2022: 4, 2023: 6, 2024: 4, 2025: 9, 2026: 305102017: 3 approved2017: 2 refused5’17*2018: 8 approved8’182019: 5 approved5’192020: 6 approved2020: 1 refused7’202021: 5 approved2021: 1 refused6’212022: 4 approved4’222023: 6 approved6’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 9 approved9’252026: 3 approved3’26*
    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

    Every application within 2.0 km 96 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Building work nearby 48 in the last 12 months
    5 signed off as finished19 not signed off24 no sign-off needed
    • 10 Rockbarton Road, Galway · 22 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 1.8 km
    • 10 Rockbarton Road, Galway · 22 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 1.8 km
    • 71 Rockbarton Park, Galway, H91XNX0 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.5 km
    • 21 Bóthar an Chlaí Bháin, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 YTH2 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.1 km
    • 36 Glenard Crescent, Galway, H91 ER2V · 27 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560304 · 1.6 km
    • 4 Glenard Avenue, Galway, H91 P90H · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2660115 · 1.4 km
    • Mincloon, Rahoon Road, Galway · 21 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360172 · 1.2 km
    • Leitrif road, Galway · 27 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560018 · 1.9 km
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway · 22 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560317 · 1.9 km
    • 19 Doctor Mannix Road, Galway, H91 W9HE · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560391 · 1.7 km
    • 38 Kingston Road, Galway, H91 X9AH · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560011 · 520 m
    • Rockbarton North, Galway, H91 KH94 · 16 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60056 · 1.6 km
    • Western Distributor Road, Galway, H91 1F80 · 8 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 868 m
    • Cashelmara, Galway · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460121 · 756 m
    • Bóthar Stiofáin, Galway · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460182 · 705 m
    • Unit 3 & 4 at Gateway Retail Park, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 E6HW · 16 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 877 m
    • Letteragh road, Galway · 12 Jun 2026 · 30 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60394 · 2.0 km
    • 11 Cluain Mhór, Galway, H91 F8RK · 10 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60062 · 261 m
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 9 Jun 2026 · 15 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460325 · 674 m
    • 233 Maolchnoc, Galway, H91 18C4 · 8 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560344 · 1.1 km
    • 28 Dalysfort Road, Salthill, Galway, H91 W08Y · 1 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60343 · 2.0 km
    • 28 Dalysfort Road, Salthill, Galway, H91 W08Y · 19 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/151 · 2.0 km
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 VPV3 · 14 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60163 · 1.5 km
    • 50 Sycamore Drive, Galway, H91 A72H · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60246 · 2.0 km
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 VPV3 · 10 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60163 · 1.5 km
    • Ballyburke, Galway · 9 Apr 2026 · 84 homes · start notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION LA 01-24 · 894 m
    • 37 Clybaun Heights, Galway, H91 KCW8 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60208 · 387 m
    • Block A , Galway West Business Park, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 WP22 · 26 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60113 · 959 m
    • 6 Doctor Mannix Road, Galway, H91 P8KH · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.4 km
    • Ballyburke, Knocknacarra, Galway · 18 Mar 2026 · 84 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION LA 01-24 · 848 m
    • Knocknacarra Road, Galway, H91PP8E · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560092 · 877 m
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 11 Mar 2026 · 44 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60285 · 754 m
    • 54A Cruachan Park, Galway, H91 VYW9 · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60265 · 1.2 km
    • Ballymoneen Road, Bearna, Galway · 23 Feb 2026 · 84 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION - PT8MO189 · 820 m
    • Letteragh Road, Galway · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 23139 & ABP-318465-23 · 2.0 km
    • Blackrock Cottage, Salthill,, Galway, None · 16 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60036 · 1.5 km
    • 5 Glenard Road, Galway, H91 Y83C · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560047 · 1.5 km
    • 12 Rockfield Park, Galway, H91 Y43C · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560106 · 1.7 km
    • Gleann na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Galway, H91 WPC7 · 5 Jan 2026 · start notice signed off · 24/60407 · 717 m
    • Bishop O'Donnell Road, Galway · 18 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560165 · 1.4 km
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 84 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION LA 01-24 · 754 m
    • Rockbarton North, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22/156 · 1.6 km
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 99 homes · start notice signed off · 2460270 & ABP-321970-25 · 754 m
    • 128 Leargán,, Knocknacarra,, Galway, H91 KVY9 · 1 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice signed off · 24/60384 · 966 m
    • 16 Cruachan Park, Galway, H91 TK3D · 29 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60391 · 1.4 km
    • 33 Kingston Road, Galway · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460017 · 559 m
    • 8 Rockbarton Green, Galway, H91 YN1F · 4 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.7 km
    • Knocknacarra Road, Galway · 20 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20270 · 674 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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Homes coming 358 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Glenvale Court · 2 applications in 10 years

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Creative Kids Childcare Services · Crèche10 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate198 m
    Little Rascals Day Nursery & Montessori · Crèche15 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate543 m
    Little Flower Montessori · Crèche8 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate615 m
    Teddy House Creche · Crèche17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate766 m
    Swan Childcare · Crèche23 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate771 m
    Little Wonders Creche & Montessori · Crèche21 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate772 m
    Galway Steiner Kindergarten CLG · Crèche19 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate796 m
    Slí Burca Childcare CLG · Crèche3 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate800 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
    Here213
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here664
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    1% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 54% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    1% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    26% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    54% · council 46%
    Rented
    39% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    8% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    38% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    20% · council 11%
    This small area (163 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068003056

    Bus
    59 m
    Fearnog · 411, 412 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    198 m
    St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS, 400 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS · primary · 400 pupils · 198 m
    • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · primary · 643 pupils · 960 m
    • Coláiste na Coiribe · postprimary · 711 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Coláiste Einde · postprimary · 808 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Jesus & Mary Secondary School · postprimary · 658 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Knocknacarra Educate Together NS · primary · 207 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School · primary · 112 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Scoil Naomh Einde · primary · 119 pupils · 1.6 km

    Stops 80

    • Fearnog · 411, 412 · 4/hour at peak · 59 m
    • Fearnog · 411, 412 · 3/hour at peak · 77 m
    • Hawthorn Pl · 411 · 1/hour at peak · 242 m
    • Hawthorn Pl · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 258 m
    • Knocknacarragh · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 279 m
    • Knocknacarragh · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 284 m
    • Clybaun Ct · 411, 412 · 3/hour at peak · 327 m
    • Ard Fraoigh · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 464 m

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

    • St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS · 198 m+0.8% pupils (400)
    • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · 960 m-0.9% pupils (643)
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
    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. 40 homes approved 206 m away (Clybaun Road and Western…), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2560034.
      Council
    2. Application 659 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 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
    Barna
    Electoral area
    Galway City West
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 20 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 8 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
    • 358 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 133 at Rahoon.
    • Fearnog (bus 411, 412) 59 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 20 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 54% owner-occupied (council 46%); 6% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1991–2000; 55% drive to work (council 47%); population up 9% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    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—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.017 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
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 17 Oct 2026, 20:05 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.