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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 08:13

Ballycumber Road

53.27151, -7.81845

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

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Time
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Not held yet for Offaly County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202455 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 54–580open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960. 1 planning file on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of FerbaneBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2024: 2480 · work already done, approved2021: 6 files on Ferbane2022: 4 files on Ferbane2023: 4 files on Ferbane2024: 4 files on Ferbane2025: 4 files on Ferbane2026: 1 file on Ferbane23 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2024
    2480 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

offaly county development plan 2021 2027 · 22 Oct 2021 – 21 Oct 2027

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

offaly county development plan 2021 2027 variation no 1 · 22 Oct 2021 – 22 Oct 2027

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 lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments1R142035
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 7 on the draft 2027 map; 6 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 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

Ferbane, file by file since 2021

5 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

23 planning files on Ferbane since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21178No number · 2021 · first-floor · approved · 21769No number · 2024 · other extension · refused · 2460233No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2538No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560079No number · 2026 · first-floor · approved · 2660186Porches, roofs, otherNo. 21 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21400No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21479No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21516No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21636No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2215No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 2222No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22434No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22452No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360061No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360094No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 2362No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460050No number · 2024 · rear · approved · 2460536No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2480No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560116No. 17 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560672New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · refused · 2343
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

23 files with "Ferbane" 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 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor11—

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 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 114 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 2): 161 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 54–58 (n=9)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 2)With further information: median 161 days (n=9)161 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated18 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 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 Ballycumber Road with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 10.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 102 m
    2. 20.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 250 m
    3. 30.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 286 m
    4. 44.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 365 m
    5. 50.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 382 m
    6. 61.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 478 m
    7. 7Ballycumber Road, Ferbane 2660186Approved with conditions · 78 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    16 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 7 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused12: approved → approved4: refused → refused7: approved → no start notice found4: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out16 lodged16 lodged12 approved12 approved4 refused4 refused12 approved12 approved4 refused4 refused7 no start notice found7 no start notice found4 started, not signed off4 started, not 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.

    Measured16 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 6 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 6

      • 10.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
      • 20.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 250 m
      • 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 286 m
      • 44.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 365 m
      • 50.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 382 m
      • 61.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 478 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 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 3 a year; busiest 2023. 75% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’21*2022: 1 approved2022: 1 refused2’222023: 2 approved2023: 1 refused3’232024: 2 approved2024: 1 refused3’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 7Ballycumber Road , Ferbane , Co. Offaly Approved with conditions
        Extension to accommodate new first floor access stairs, installation of a lift, wheelchair accessible toilet,…
        26601863 Jun 202678 m
      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: 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 2 in the last 12 months
      2 not signed off
      • Ballycumber Road, Ferbane, Offaly · 3 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 21/636 · 403 m
      • R42 EC91, 19-20 Ballycumber Road, Ferbane, Offaly, A96 F1P3 · 3 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/60061 · 336 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
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Bright Beginnings · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 772 m
      Busy Bees Playschool · Crèche6 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 772 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 Offaly County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here39
      Council middle1
      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 8

      This street block against the council

      56% of homes built before 1971 (council 30%). 85% owner-occupied (council 72%).

      Homes built before 1971
      56% · council 30%
      Homes built since 2001
      10% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      85% · council 72%
      Rented
      12% · council 22%
      Children under 15
      18% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      24% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      43% · council 47%
      Work mainly from home
      15% · council 8%
      This small area (250 people)Offaly

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187040002

      Bus
      649 m
      Ferbane · 72
      Nearest school
      802 m
      Gallen Community School, 441 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Gallen Community School · postprimary · 441 pupils · 802 m
      • St. Cynoc's National School · primary · 189 pupils · 827 m

      Stops 4

      • Ferbane · 72 · 0/hour at peak · 649 m
      • Ferbane · 72 · 663 m
      • Ferbane · 840, AI09 · 0/hour at peak · 668 m
      • Ferbane · 840, AI09 · 1/hour at peak · 677 m

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

      • Gallen Community School · 802 m+1.8% pupils (441)
      • St. Cynoc's National School · 827 m0% pupils (189)
      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. Work already done (2480): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. 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
      Ferbane
      Electoral division
      Ferbane
      Electoral area
      Birr
      Council
      Offaly County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 2480, approved 2024, work already done.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 6 sites nearby could change: 6 empty zoned plots.
      • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Ferbane, 649 m away (3 a day).
      • Here (2022 census): 85% owner-occupied (council 72%); 15% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1946–1960; 59% drive to work (council 65%); population up 5% since 2016.
      • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
      • The council decides in a median 77 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 2 in the last year, 33 three years before.
      What the terms mean 6 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.
      • 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.
      Sources and licences 25
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
      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—
      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 Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 licence1 Nov 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 1 Nov 2026, 08:13 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.