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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 18:37

Knocknacarra

53.27104, -9.11684

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 133 homes approved 1.2 km away haven't started.

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

2planning files on this houselatest 202295%of home extensions approved nearbyn=160 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–553open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct–6 Nov305homes approved nearby, not startednearest 78 m · 2460280

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 6 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. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.

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. 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 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2022: 22114 · attic or dormer, approved2020: 2024 · work already done, 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. 2022
    22114 · attic or dormer · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2020
    2024 · work already done · approved 2020 · work already done
    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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3gates/railings/walls; Coláiste Éinde
Monuments36Bullaun 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. 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: 306 on the draft 2027 map; 306 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 here: 80–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear31 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 20%
80% · council 94%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 100%
Attic or dormer35 decided · more info asked 11%
89% · council 89%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site43 decided · more info asked 40%
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 · 141 nearby, 923 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: 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 52 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 110 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 8): 160 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 182 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 48–55 (n=140)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 8)With further information: median 160 days (n=20)160 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 182 days after permission (n=46)182 days after permissionSigned off298 days after the start, for the few who file. 65% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated160 decided home extensions, 46 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    4 of 11 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 36 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed11 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed36 decided
    4 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 11 in the last 12 months
    • 502196 Open · Acres (T.d.) , La Rochelle Knocknacarra Road , Galway · 1.6 km
    • 324237 Granted with conditions · Lands at Rahoon , Knocknacarra , Galway · 1.2 km
    • 323873 Granted with conditions · Kingston Park & Millers Lane, County Galway · 908 m
    • 501977 Pending · Mincloon, Rahoon road, Galway City · 923 m
    • 501258 Granted with conditions · No 15 Gleann Na Coille , Barna Road , Galway · 1.3 km
    • 324222 Split · Ballymoneen Road (L5024), Keeraun and Ballynahown East, Galway · 499 m
    • 500959 Granted with conditions · Clybaun Road and Western Distributor Road , Knocknacarra , Galway City · 661 m
    • 501542 Open · Rahoon Road Mincloon , Rahoon , Galway · 1.2 km
    • 500643 Granted · 8 Gort Greine , Rahoon , Galway · 1.7 km
    • 501221 Pending · Field located in the townlands of Lenabower & Cappagh west of the… · 908 m
    • 500403 Granted · Crann Mor , Ballymoneen Road , Galway · 736 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 Knocknacarra with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1No. 65 Slí Gheal., Baile na mBúrcach 2660357No decision yet · 241 m
    2. 2Saint Joseph's, Shangort Knocknacarra 2660349No decision yet · 1.2 km
    3. 3Kerensa, Cappagh Road 2660339No decision yet · 1.2 km
    4. 4Mincloon, Clybaun Road Knocknacarra 2660302Approved with conditions · 739 m
    5. 5No. 55, Páirc Cnoc na Cathrach 2660293Approved with conditions · 836 m
    6. 6Ballyburke 2460280Approved, no sign building has started · 78 m
    7. 7Ballymoneen Road 2660003Approved, no sign building has started · 392 m
    8. 8Ballymoneen Road 2560388Approved, no sign building has started · 537 m
    9. 9Clybaun Road and Western Distributor Road 2560034Approved, no sign building has started · 704 m
    10. 10Rahoon 2660282Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    11. 11Rahoon 2560320Approved, no sign building has started · 1.3 km
    12. 12Mincloon and Keeraun, Clybaun Road 2660217No decision yet · 747 m
    13. 132.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 54 m
    14. 140.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 77 m
    15. 150.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 82 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 60 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    69 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 60 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 60 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 8 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 26 with no start notice found, 13 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT60: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused59: approved → approved8: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal26: approved → no start notice found8: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off13: approved → ran out69 lodged69 lodged60 approved60 approved9 refused9 refused60 approved60 approved8 refused8 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn26 no start notice found26 no start notice found8 built, owner opted out8 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off13 ran out13 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.

    Measured69 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    8 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 ; 2026-10-30 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 ; 2026-11-18 ACP 324237: Grant permission with revised conditionstoday25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 NovACP 501258: Grant permission with conditions · 1.3 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 · 1.2 km away · 2026-10-212660349: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Full planning permission for alteration of previously approved extension a · 1.2 km away · 2026-10-30ACP 323873: Approve with Conditions · 908 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 · 836 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 · 241 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 · 739 m away · 2026-11-10ACP 324237: Grant permission with revised conditions · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 20 Oct 2026closes today
      Grant permission with conditions
      1.3 km away
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20261 day left
      32660339 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: to retain the following works: (i) Vehicular…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 202610 days left
      22660349 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Full planning permission for alteration of…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 202613 days left
      Approve with Conditions
      908 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 202615 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) · 836 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202617 days left
      12660357 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon…
      €20 to the council · 241 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202621 days left
      42660302 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 739 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 18 Nov 202629 days left
      Grant permission with revised conditions
      1.2 km 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 1.2 km 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 homes1.2 km · 2660282133 homes approved Sep 2026, not started133 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedBallymoneen Road · 89 homes392 m · 266000389 homes approved Apr 2026, not started89 homes approved Apr 2026, not startedClybaun Road, Galway · 66 homes1.1 km · 1729666 homes, started Feb 2018, never signed off66 homes, started Feb 2018, never signed offClybaun Road and Western… · 40 homes704 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 18 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    Approved, not started 6

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 132.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 54 m
    • 140.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 77 m
    • 150.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 82 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 100 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 127 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 139 m
    • 4.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 139 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 170 m
    • 1.6 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 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 14 a year; busiest 2024. 87% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 7, 2018: 6, 2019: 9, 2020: 9, 2021: 5, 2022: 10, 2023: 3, 2024: 14, 2025: 4, 2026: 2051015202017: 7 approved7’17*2018: 4 approved2018: 2 refused6’182019: 7 approved2019: 2 refused9’192020: 7 approved2020: 2 refused9’202021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’212022: 9 approved2022: 1 refused10’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 13 approved2024: 1 refused14’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    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 71 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 28 in the last 12 months
    4 signed off as finished12 not signed off12 no sign-off needed
    • 21 Bóthar an Chlaí Bháin, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 YTH2 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 965 m
    • Mincloon, Rahoon Road, Galway · 21 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360172 · 1.4 km
    • Leitrif road, Galway · 27 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560018 · 1.7 km
    • 38 Kingston Road, Galway, H91 X9AH · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560011 · 1.3 km
    • Western Distributor Road, Galway, H91 1F80 · 8 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.3 km
    • Cashelmara, Galway · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460121 · 1.3 km
    • Bóthar Stiofáin, Galway · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460182 · 1.1 km
    • Unit 3 & 4 at Gateway Retail Park, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 E6HW · 16 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.3 km
    • 11 Cluain Mhór, Galway, H91 F8RK · 10 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60062 · 582 m
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 9 Jun 2026 · 15 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460325 · 479 m
    • 233 Maolchnoc, Galway, H91 18C4 · 8 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560344 · 465 m
    • Boleybeg, Barna, Galway · 20 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2461731 · 1.8 km
    • Boleybeg, Barna, Galway · 20 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2461731 · 1.8 km
    • Ballyburke, Galway · 9 Apr 2026 · 84 homes · start notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION LA 01-24 · 230 m
    • 37 Clybaun Heights, Galway, H91 KCW8 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60208 · 961 m
    • Block A , Galway West Business Park, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 WP22 · 26 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60113 · 1.3 km
    • Ballyburke, Knocknacarra, Galway · 18 Mar 2026 · 84 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION LA 01-24 · 1.5 km
    • Knocknacarra Road, Galway, H91PP8E · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560092 · 1.5 km
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 11 Mar 2026 · 44 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60285 · 106 m
    • 54A Cruachan Park, Galway, H91 VYW9 · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60265 · 1.7 km
    • Ballymoneen Road, Bearna, Galway · 23 Feb 2026 · 84 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION - PT8MO189 · 104 m
    • Gleann na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Galway, H91 WPC7 · 5 Jan 2026 · start notice signed off · 24/60407 · 526 m
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 84 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART VIII APPLICATION LA 01-24 · 106 m
    • Ballymoneen Road, Galway · 2 Dec 2025 · 99 homes · start notice signed off · 2460270 & ABP-321970-25 · 106 m
    • 128 Leargán,, Knocknacarra,, Galway, H91 KVY9 · 1 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice signed off · 24/60384 · 594 m
    • 16 Cruachan Park, Galway, H91 TK3D · 29 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60391 · 2.0 km
    • 33 Kingston Road, Galway · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460017 · 1.3 km
    • Knocknacarra Road, Galway · 20 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20270 · 1.4 km
    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
    Homes coming 305 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 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
    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

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bubbles Creche · Crèche21 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate193 m
    Teddy House Creche · Crèche17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate209 m
    Rosies Childcare · Crèche6 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate256 m
    Slí Burca Childcare CLG · Crèche3 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate354 m
    Swan Childcare · Crèche23 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate506 m
    Little Wonders Creche & Montessori · Crèche21 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate687 m
    Galway Steiner Kindergarten CLG · Crèche19 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate690 m
    Little Flower Montessori · Crèche8 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate693 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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
    Here174
    Council middle5
    Homes started
    Here625
    Council middle28
    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 9

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 61% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    25% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    61% · council 46%
    Rented
    33% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    7% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    46% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (349 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068003037

    Bus
    434 m
    Port an Chairrín · 410, 411, 412 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    499 m
    Coláiste na Coiribe, 711 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Coláiste na Coiribe · postprimary · 711 pupils · 499 m
    • Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School · primary · 112 pupils · 896 m
    • Knocknacarra Educate Together NS · primary · 207 pupils · 896 m
    • St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS · primary · 400 pupils · 931 m
    • Scoil Naomh Iosef · primary · 183 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · primary · 643 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Coláiste Einde · postprimary · 808 pupils · 1.9 km
    • Jesus & Mary Secondary School · postprimary · 658 pupils · 2.0 km

    Stops 59

    • Port an Chairrín · 410, 411, 412 · 5/hour at peak · 434 m
    • Fána an Bhúrcaigh · 410, 411, 412 · 5/hour at peak · 491 m
    • Mnr Mhóin na Lao · 410, 411, 412 · 3/hour at peak · 499 m
    • Fána an Bhúrcaigh · 410, 411, 412 · 3/hour at peak · 503 m
    • Ard Fraoigh · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 594 m
    • Cúirt an Mhainéir · 410, 411, 412 · 2/hour at peak · 615 m
    • Mnr Mhóin na Lao · 410, 411, 412 · 5/hour at peak · 625 m
    • Hawthorn Pl · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 633 m

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

    • Coláiste na Coiribe · 499 m+6.8% pupils (711)
    • Knocknacarra Educate Together NS · 896 m+1% pupils (207)
    • Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School · 896 m+0.9% pupils (112)
    • St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS · 931 m+0.8% pupils (400)
    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. Attic or dormer (22114) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Work already done (2024): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    4. 12 homes approved 78 m away (Ballyburke), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2460280.
      Council
    5. Application 241 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    6. 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
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 22114, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 18 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 6 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 305 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 133 at Rahoon.
    • Port an Chairrín (bus 410, 411) 434 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 13 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 46%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1991–2000; 53% drive to work (council 47%); population up 9% since 2016.
    • 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 10 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.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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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    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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    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher20 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
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    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 20 Oct 2026, 18:37 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.