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Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 11:27

Main Street

53.26855, -8.92994

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

See on the mapWatch this area

Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

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 2001–10, 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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Oran MoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 9 files on Oran More2022: 8 files on Oran More2023: 11 files on Oran More2024: 20 files on Oran More2025: 12 files on Oran More2026: 8 files on Oran More68 files

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
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (GA095-111001-)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including retail, commercial, office and civic/community uses and to provide for “Living over the Shop” scheme Residential accommodation, or other ancillary residential ac

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

galway county development plan 2022 2028 · 20 Jun 2022 – 19 Jun 2028

Protected building6 within 100 m The Olde Brewery; House
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m Joseph Howley Monument; MacDonagh
Monument zoneOn this site Graveyard, Oran More; Graveslab, Oran More

Not on this site: 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
Heritage inventory buildings6Castle Pier; MacDonagh
Monuments16Well; Mill - corn
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: 64 on the draft 2027 map; 64 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 94%
Attic or dormer13 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 25%
88% · council 79%
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 · 42 nearby, 3,661 council-wide

Figure 3

Oran More, file by file since 2021

20 of 26 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 7 of 7.

68 planning files on Oran More since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · rear · approved · 211407No number · 2021 · rear · refused · 211638No number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 211858No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 212059No number · 2021 · side · approved · 21765No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21813No number · 2021 · rear · refused · 2191No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 221171No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 221243No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22479No number · 2022 · rear · refused · 2261199No number · 2023 · other extension · refused · 23133No number · 2023 · two-storey rear · refused · 2361430No. 5 · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460172No number · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460415No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460495No number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2460822No number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2461219No number · 2024 · rear · refused · 2461506No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2461779No. 37 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560257No number · 2025 · rear · approved · 2560270No. 38 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560285No number · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2660444No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2661018No number · 2026 · side · approved · 2661103Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21331No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21526No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22392No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2260608No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2260763No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 2261240No. 10 · 2023 · other work · approved · 23277No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23481No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360048No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 2360183No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360499No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360551No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360752No. 9 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2361250No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 24354No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460081No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460186No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460240No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460366No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460507No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460840No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2461432No. 10 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2461599No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25120No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25245No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560242No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560616No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561530No. 24 · 2025 · new house · refused · 2561692No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2561888No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2561896No. 5 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2584No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660261No. 24 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2660556No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661017New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360684No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 24246No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 2460304No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 2460308No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 2461616No number · 2026 · new house · approved · 2660481No number · 2026 · new house · approved · 2660633
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

68 files with "Oran More" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other10—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 6 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 6): 149 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 213 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–55 (n=58)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 149 days (n=11)149 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 213 days after permission (n=21)213 days after permissionSigned off57% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated69 decided home extensions, 21 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    6 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed8 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed6 decided
    0 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 Main Street with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Oranmore, Glynn's Bar 2661670No decision yet · 124 m
    2. 2Innplot, Oranmore 2561888Refused · 173 m
    3. 30.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    4. 40.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    5. 5Unit 4 Castle Road, Oranmore 26/60261Building started · 123 m
    6. 61.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 135 m
    7. 70.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 136 m
    8. 8Oranbeg, Oranmore 25/61228Building started · 142 m
    9. 90.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 178 m
    10. 101.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 195 m
    11. 11Oran more, Castle Road 2661558No decision yet · 39 m
    12. 12Oranmore, Castle Court Castle Road 2660261Approved with conditions · 100 m
    13. 13Frenchfort, Oranmore 2660444Approved with conditions · 263 m
    14. 14Innplot, Main street 2660481Approved with conditions · 281 m
    15. 15Oran Beg, The Bog Road 2660633Approved with conditions · 389 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 58 permissions since 2016, 23 show a start notice and 9 have a completion certificate.

    67 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 57 approved, 10 refused. After appeals: 58 approved. Of those: 9 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 31 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT57: lodged → approved10: lodged → refused56: approved → approved8: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal31: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off9: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out67 lodged67 lodged57 approved57 approved10 refused10 refused58 approved58 approved8 refused8 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn31 no start notice found31 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off9 signed off9 signed off4 ran out4 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 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 2561888: REFUSED — to construct a 10 unit residential development consisting of 2No. semi-detached 2 bed dwellings, 2No. 1 bed apartments, ; 2026-11-11 2661670: application received — for (1) the provision of roof canopy over the existing beer garden. (2) Retention of a roof canopy over the goods delivetoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2561888: REFUSED — to construct a 10 unit residential development consisting of 2No. semi-detached 2 bed dwellings, 2No. 1 bed apartments, · 173 m away · 2026-11-062661670: application received — for (1) the provision of roof canopy over the existing beer garden. (2) Retention of a roof canopy over the goods delive · 124 m away · 2026-11-11
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20265 days left
      22561888 · REFUSED — to construct a 10 unit residential development consisting of 2No. semi-detached 2 bed dwellings, 2No. 1 bed…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 173 m away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202610 days left
      12661670 · application received — for (1) the provision of roof canopy over the existing beer garden. (2) Retention of a roof…
      €20 to the council · 124 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

    • 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 40.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
    • 61.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 135 m
    • 70.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 136 m
    • 90.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 178 m
    • 101.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 195 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 200 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 218 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 227 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 244 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 14 a year; busiest 2024. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 15, 2022: 10, 2023: 10, 2024: 14, 2025: 12, 2026: 6051015202021: 13 approved2021: 2 refused15’21*2022: 8 approved2022: 2 refused10’222023: 8 approved2023: 2 refused10’232024: 12 approved2024: 2 refused14’242025: 10 approved2025: 2 refused12’252026: 6 approved6’26*
    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

    • 1Oranmore , Glynn's Bar , Old Dublin Road comments close 11 Nov 2026
      for (1) the provision of roof canopy over the existing beer garden. (2) Retention of a roof canopy over the…
      26616707 Oct 2026124 m
    Every application within 500 m 12 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 15 in the last 12 months
    3 signed off as finished3 not signed off9 no sign-off needed
    • 8Oranbeg, Oranmore, Galway · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/61228 · 142 m
    • Carnmore West, Oranmore, Galway · 1 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61314 · 423 m
    • The Bog Road, Galway · 14 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660633 · 415 m
    • Bog Road, Órán Mór, Galway · 14 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660633 · 417 m
    • Coast Road, Oranmore, Galway · 17 Aug 2026 · 209 homes · start notice not signed off · 26/60056 · 342 m
    • 5Unit 4 Castle Road, Oranmore, Galway, H91 XH60 · 22 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 26/60261 · 123 m
    • Ballinacregg, Oranmore, Galway · 28 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61649 · 423 m
    • Oranbeg, Oranmore, Galway · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24246 · 451 m
    • 37 An Fuarán, Oranmore, Galway, H91 R9YV · 24 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560257 · 340 m
    • 38 An Fuarán, Oranmore, Galway, H91 YX2K · 24 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560285 · 331 m
    • Unit 4 First Floor, Howley Square, Galway, H91 RRF1 · 16 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 117 m
    • Main Street, Oranmore, Galway, H91D7X2 · 2 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/245 · 196 m
    • Rooaunmore, Claregalway, Galway · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60366 · 423 m
    • Unit 2, First Floor, Castlecourt, Main Street, Oranmore, Galway, H91 Y668 · 29 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 119 m
    • Rooaunmore, Oranmore, Galway · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60345 · 423 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • ORANBEG · 13 homes · building started · 487 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Blath Beag Creche · Crèche16 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate198 m
    Abacus Montessori & Creche · Crèche28 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate330 m
    Oranmore Pre- School · Crèche16 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate455 m
    Little Angels Daycare · Crèche21 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate655 m
    Bluebells & Buttercups Creche · Crèche4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate710 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 County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here22
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here538
    Council middle2
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    28% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    14% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    63% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    28% · council 75%
    Rented
    67% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    8% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    40% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    22% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 11%
    This small area (170 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067184010

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    221 m
    Oranmore Centre · 404 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    185 m
    Scoil Íosa, 770 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Íosa · primary · 770 pupils · 185 m
    • Calasanctius College · postprimary · 906 pupils · 243 m
    • Gaelscoil de hIde · primary · 399 pupils · 409 m

    Stops 3

    • Oranmore Centre · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 221 m
    • Oranmore North · 350, 351, 434, 51, 763 · 2/hour at peak · 475 m
    • Oranmore North · 350, 351, 404, 434, 439, 51 · 5/hour at peak · 476 m

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

    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    2. Application 124 m away open for comments until 11 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Decision 173 m away can be appealed until 6 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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

    Townland
    Oran More
    Electoral division
    Oranmore
    Electoral area
    Athenry-Oranmore
    Council
    Galway County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
    • Oranmore North (bus 350, 351) 476 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 9 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 67% rent (council 18%); 13% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 54% drive to work (council 66%); population up 10% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    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 4.01 Nov 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
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    services1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 1 Nov 2026, 11:27 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.