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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:26

Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra

53.27106, -9.10037

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 133 homes approved 459 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202194%of home extensions approved nearbyn=143 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 43–551open for comments nearbyclose 19 Nov186homes approved nearby, not startednearest 409 m · 2560320

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 5 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: 21351 · change of use, approved2021: 21261 · attic or dormer, refused

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
    21351 · change of use · approved 2022 · built, signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2021
    21261 · attic or dormer · refused 2021
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
C2.1
Zoning · Economic development and employment
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC2.1 · Economic development and employment
What it says

Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

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

ZoningC2.1 · Economic development and employment
What it says

Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

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 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments3Designed landscape feature; R127121
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: 44 on the draft 2027 map; 44 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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: 90–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 84% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear23 decided · more info asked 4%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 92%
Attic or dormer24 decided · more info asked 12%
92% · council 88%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 10%
90% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site43 decided · more info asked 40%
84% · 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 · 112 nearby, 518 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
Two-storey rear11—

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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 139 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 166 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 43–55 (n=118)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 139 days (n=25)139 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 166 days after permission (n=51)166 days after permissionSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated143 decided home extensions, 51 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 29 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed8 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed29 decided
    2 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 324237 Granted with conditions · Lands at Rahoon , Knocknacarra , Galway · 242 m
    • 323873 Granted with conditions · Kingston Park & Millers Lane, County Galway · 206 m
    • 500959 Granted with conditions · Clybaun Road and Western Distributor Road , Knocknacarra , Galway City · 408 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Manor Drive, The Orchard Kingston 2660373No decision yet · 489 m
    2. 2Rahoon 2560320Approved, no sign building has started · 409 m
    3. 3Clybaun Road and Western Distributor Road 2560034Approved, no sign building has started · 448 m
    4. 4Rahoon 2660282Approved, no sign building has started · 459 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 73 m
    6. 61.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 88 m
    7. 720.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 106 m
    8. 86.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 123 m
    9. 90.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 171 m
    10. 100.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 173 m
    11. 11Units 3 and 4 Gateway Shopping Park, Western Distributor Road 2660313Approved with conditions · 167 m
    12. 1246 Hawthorn Place, Clybaun Road 2560364Approved with conditions · 221 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 30 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    32 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 29 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 30 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 23 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT29: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused29: approved → approved2: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal23: approved → no start notice found2: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out32 lodged32 lodged29 approved29 approved3 refused3 refused30 approved30 approved2 refused2 refused23 no start notice found23 no start notice found2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured32 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 ACP 323873: Approve with Conditions; 2026-11-18 ACP 324237: Grant permission with revised conditions; 2026-11-19 2660373: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission sought to erect dwelling house, garden shed/gym and all associatoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovACP 323873: Approve with Conditions · 206 m away · 2026-11-02ACP 324237: Grant permission with revised conditions · 242 m away · 2026-11-182660373: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission sought to erect dwelling house, garden shed/gym and all associa · 489 m away · 2026-11-19
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 20262 days left
      Approve with Conditions
      206 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 18 Nov 202618 days left
      Grant permission with revised conditions
      242 m away
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202619 days left
      12660373 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission sought to erect dwelling house, garden…
      €20 to the council · 489 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 459 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2036.

    Rahoon · 133 homes: 133 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Clybaun Road and Western… · 40 homes: 40 homes approved Feb 2026, not started; Rahoon · 13 homes: 13 homes approved Apr 2026, not started20242025202620272028202920302031203220332034203520362037Rahoon · 133 homes459 m · 2660282133 homes approved Sep 2026, not started133 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedClybaun Road and Western… · 40 homes448 m · 256003440 homes approved Feb 2026, not started40 homes approved Feb 2026, not startedRahoon · 13 homes409 m · 256032013 homes approved Apr 2026, not started13 homes approved Apr 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 13 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 73 m
    • 61.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 88 m
    • 720.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 106 m
    • 86.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 123 m
    • 90.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 m
    • 100.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 173 m
    • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 185 m
    • 15.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 m
    • 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 206 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 10 a year; busiest 2025. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 10, 2026: 305102021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’21*2022: 6 approved6’222023: 4 approved2023: 1 refused5’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 9 approved2025: 1 refused10’252026: 3 approved3’26*
    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

    Every application within 500 m 5 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished2 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Western Distributor Road, Galway, H91 1F80 · 8 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 287 m
    • Bóthar Stiofáin, Galway · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460182 · 206 m
    • Unit 3 & 4 at Gateway Retail Park, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 E6HW · 16 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 315 m
    • Block A , Galway West Business Park, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 WP22 · 26 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60113 · 402 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 186 not started
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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
    Sonas Early Learning Centre · Crèche24 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate301 m
    Sonas Early Years Centre · Crèche18 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate301 m
    Creative Kids Childcare Services · Crèche10 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate455 m
    Little Wonders Creche & Montessori · Crèche21 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate666 m
    Galway Steiner Kindergarten CLG · Crèche19 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate689 m
    Teddy House · Crèche19 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate917 m
    Play Together Plus · Crèche11 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate917 m
    Teddyhouse Childcare · Crèche20 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate917 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 City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here246
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here368
    Council middle34
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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
    23% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    61% · council 46%
    Rented
    38% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    5% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    41% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 11%
    This small area (216 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068003052

    Road noise
    60–64 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    108 m
    Altan · 412 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    379 m
    Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh, 643 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · primary · 643 pupils · 379 m
    • St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS · primary · 400 pupils · 455 m
    • Coláiste Einde · postprimary · 808 pupils · 930 m

    Stops 38

    • Altan · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 108 m
    • Altan · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 117 m
    • An Logan · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 176 m
    • An Logan · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 183 m
    • Gateway Shop Pk · 405 · 3/hour at peak · 283 m
    • Knocknacarragh · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 302 m
    • Knocknacarragh · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 304 m
    • Gort na Bró · 412 · 2/hour at peak · 387 m

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

    • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · 379 m-0.9% pupils (643)
    • St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS · 455 m+0.8% pupils (400)
    • Coláiste Einde · 930 m+0.2% pupils (808) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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 (21261) refused 2021: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    3. Application 489 m away open for comments until 19 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    Barna
    Electoral area
    Galway City West
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 21351, approved 2022, built, signed off.
    • Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
    • 186 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 133 at Rahoon.
    • Gateway Shop Pk (bus 405) 283 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 20 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 46%); 6% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1991–2000; 57% drive to work (council 47%); population up 9% since 2016.
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    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 Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 Oct 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:26 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.