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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 23:46

6 Blackthorn Park, Renmore

53.27279, -9.02162

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2020. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 129 homes approved 1.7 km away haven't started.

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

2planning files on this houselatest 202092%of home extensions approved nearbyn=180 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–545open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct–16 Nov234homes approved nearby, not startednearest 670 m · 2460244

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 51 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2020.

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 1971–1980. 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 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2020: 20213 · attic or dormer, approved2020: 20208 · 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. 2020
    20213 · attic or dormer · approved 2020 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2020
    20208 · work already done · approved 2020 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  • 25 Nov 2017 · notice that building work was starting · no official sign-off needed for this kind of work
  • 22 Sept 2016 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 11 Dec 2015 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 25 Feb 2015 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
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

Protected building1 within 100 m Site of Earthen Enclosure
Monument zone1 within 100 m Designed landscape - tree-ring, Rinmore

Not on this site: heritage inventory, 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 buildings64Bohermore Cemetery; water trough
Monuments42Ringfort - unclassified; Souterrain
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: 299 on the draft 2027 map; 299 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 79–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear30 decided · more info asked 7%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear21 decided · more info asked 10%
90% · council 94%
Two-storey side14 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer24 decided · more info asked 12%
79% · council 89%
First-floor14 decided · more info asked 7%
86% · council 90%
Porch or front12 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site24 decided · more info asked 29%
83% · 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 · 139 nearby, 998 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor21—

On Blackthorn Park: 9 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 153 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 168 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–54 (n=155)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 153 days (n=25)153 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 168 days after permission (n=65)168 days after permissionSigned off462 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.

    Calculated180 decided home extensions, 66 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 17 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed12 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed17 decided
    3 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 14 in the last 12 months
    • 502154 Pending · Galway Shopping Centre Townparks , Headford Road Galway , Co. Galway · 2.0 km
    • 501189 Granted with conditions · 75 Renmore Road , Galway , Galway · 402 m
    • 501778 Open · 11 Water Lane , Bohermore , Galway · 1.8 km
    • 324442 Pending · A site of 1.621 Ha in Galway Port at Dock Road and Lough Atalia Road,… · 1.5 km
    • 501712 Pending · Unit 7A corner unit fronting onto Dublin Road Wellpark Retail &… · 1.3 km
    • 500942 Granted · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 1.6 km
    • 501415 Pending · Renmore , Galway City , Ireland · 660 m
    • 500690 Granted with conditions · Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site , Radharc na Gr?ine ,… · 1.7 km
    • 324248 Pending · Centrepoint, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Rd, Galway · 1.7 km
    • 501206 Pending · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 1.8 km
    • 501194 Invalid · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 1.8 km
    • 500208 Granted · Saint Josephs, 41 Dublin Road, Galway, Co. Galway. · 644 m
    • 500940 Open · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 1.6 km
    • 500148 Refused · Ballyloughane , Renmore , Galway · 608 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher17 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 6 Blackthorn Park, Renmore with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Rowan Avenue, Renmore 2660340No decision yet · 219 m
    2. 2N0. 10 Seagrove, Ballyloughane Road Renmore 2660362No decision yet · 584 m
    3. 367 Monivea Park, Ballybane 2660366No decision yet · 1.7 km
    4. 4Estelle, Tuam Road 2660364No decision yet · 1.7 km
    5. 5Block J Crown Square, located at the junction of Monivea Road and Joyces Road 2660358No decision yet · 1.7 km
    6. 6Galway Harbour Company, New Docks Galway 2660002Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    7. 7Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre 2660292Refused · 1.9 km
    8. 81 Williamsgate Street, Townparks Td 2660294Refused · 1.9 km
    9. 947 49 & 51 Dublin Road 2460244Approved, no sign building has started · 670 m
    10. 10No. 4 Moneenageisha Road 2660289Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    11. 11Forster Street House 21102Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    12. 12Crown Square 2660287Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    13. 13Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site 2560072Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    14. 141.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 8 m
    15. 150.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 33 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 78 permissions since 2016, 33 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    85 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 76 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 78 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 24 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 28 with no start notice found, 17 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT76: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused76: approved → approved7: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal28: approved → no start notice found24: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off17: approved → ran out85 lodged85 lodged76 approved76 approved9 refused9 refused78 approved78 approved7 refused7 refused28 no start notice found28 no start notice found24 built, owner opted out24 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off17 ran out17 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.

    Measured85 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 21 Oct 2026.

    8 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 2660340: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the existing clubhouse to creat; 2026-10-23 2660002: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: Retention Permission for the existing car park for use on a temporary basi; 2026-11-04 2660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr; 2026-11-05 2660294: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of the chang; 2026-11-06 2660358: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block J (c. 480 sq. m. Site ; 2026-11-12 2660362: application received — Permission for development which consists of; 1. Demolish existing single storey bedroom/ shower & wc room to side of ex; 2026-11-13 2660364: application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic & Garage. • Construction of ; 2026-11-16 2660366: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for alterations ttoday22 Oct27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov2660340: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the existing clubhouse to creat · 219 m away · 2026-10-212660002: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: Retention Permission for the existing car park for use on a temporary basi · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-232660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-042660294: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of the chang · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-052660358: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block J (c. 480 sq. m. Site · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-062660362: application received — Permission for development which consists of; 1. Demolish existing single storey bedroom/ shower & wc room to side of ex · 584 m away · 2026-11-122660364: application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic & Garage. • Construction of · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-132660366: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for alterations t · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20264 days left
      12660340 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the…
      €20 to the council · 219 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 23 Oct 20266 days left
      62660002 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: Retention Permission for the existing car park for use on a…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.1 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 202618 days left
      72660292 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202619 days left
      82660294 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202620 days left
      52660358 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202626 days left
      22660362 · application received — Permission for development which consists of; 1. Demolish existing single storey bedroom/ shower…
      €20 to the council · 584 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202627 days left
      42660364 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic &…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202630 days left
      32660366 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission.…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 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

    129 homes 1.7 km away were approved Oct 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031.

    Crown Square · 129 homes: 129 homes approved Oct 2026, not started; Lands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Dec 2025, not started; 47 49 & 51 Dublin Road · 24 homes: 24 homes approved Sep 2024, not started; Forster Street House · 18 homes: 18 homes approved Feb 2022, not started20222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Crown Square · 129 homes1.7 km · 2660287129 homes approved Oct 2026, not started129 homes approved Oct 2026, not startedLands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes1.7 km · 256007238 homes approved Dec 2025, not started38 homes approved Dec 2025, not started47 49 & 51 Dublin Road · 24 homes670 m · 246024424 homes approved Sep 2024, not started24 homes approved Sep 2024, not startedForster Street House · 18 homes1.4 km · 2110218 homes approved Feb 2022, not started18 homes approved Feb 2022, 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 16 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • Estelle · 12 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 2027 · 1.7 km

    Approved, not started 5

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 141.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 8 m
    • 150.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 33 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 50 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 114 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 144 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 145 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 165 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 176 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 182 m
    • 2.2 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 11 a year; busiest 2020. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 14, 2018: 6, 2019: 8, 2020: 11, 2021: 9, 2022: 9, 2023: 4, 2024: 5, 2025: 11, 2026: 8051015202017: 12 approved2017: 2 refused14’17*2018: 4 approved2018: 2 refused6’182019: 8 approved8’192020: 10 approved2020: 1 refused11’202021: 9 approved9’212022: 8 approved2022: 1 refused9’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 8 approved2025: 3 refused11’252026: 8 approved8’26*
    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 81 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Building work nearby 38 in the last 12 months
    7 signed off as finished15 not signed off16 no sign-off needed
    • 136 Dun Na Mara Drive, Galway, H91 NPP9 · 23 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60121 · 226 m
    • 11 Rocklands Avenue, Galway, H91 RWN3 · 1 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460262 · 1.6 km
    • Normal Unit 224 Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Eyre Square, Galway, Galway, H91 Y267 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
    • New Docks, Galway · 23 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60152 · 1.0 km
    • New Docks, Galway · 23 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60152 · 1.0 km
    • 22-26 Prospect Hill, Galway, H91 PX80 · 15 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.8 km
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91KP0N · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560003 · 1.9 km
    • Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road,, Galway, H91 WP96 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560202 · 1.9 km
    • ATU Office Area, Galway, H91 T8NW · 18 Jun 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.0 km
    • Sean Mulvoy Road, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 · 27 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560038 · 1.7 km
    • 73 Renmore Road, Galway, H91 YN35 · 20 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560267 · 416 m
    • 7 Saint Nicholas Street, Galway, H91 ATX0 · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560203 · 1.9 km
    • Ballybane Road, Galway · 28 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560288 · 1.1 km
    • Ballybane Road, Galway · 28 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560288 · 1.1 km
    • 16 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 DY2V · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560068 · 654 m
    • Three Crown Square, Monivea Road, Galway, 00000 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · PT8GY295 · 1.6 km
    • 31 Eyre Square, Galway, H91 P5Y8 · 10 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
    • 11 Cnoc Na Radharc, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 VK27 · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
    • 144 Bohermore, Galway · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360064 · 1.7 km
    • 23 Connolly Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 K16V · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360080 · 1.6 km
    • Ballyloughane, Galway · 12 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · PP22127 · 565 m
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 12 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460118 · 1.9 km
    • Ballyloughane, Galway · 12 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560156 · 565 m
    • Wellpark Road, Galway, H91K642 · 10 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • 31 William Street, Galway, H91 CY64 · 4 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · 2.0 km
    • Fairgreen Road, Galway, H91AxK8 · 3 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 20/351 · 1.6 km
    • 10. St. Anthony's Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 DP1H · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560131 · 1.7 km
    • 180 Bohermore, Galway, H91 DC43 · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 22220-ABP 316298-23 · 1.6 km
    • 02. Connolly Avenue, Mervue, Galway, H91 W7DW · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560117 · 1.3 km
    • 92 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 XV62 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2522 · 613 m
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91 E7R2 · 4 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.9 km
    • Harbour Hotel, Bóthar Na Long, Galway, H91 E9PR · 16 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60221 · 1.7 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 31 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560277 · 1.8 km
    • Old Dublin Road, Galway, H91 T8NW · 19 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 23/56 · 1.0 km
    • Galway Shopping center, Headford Road, Galway, H91 E3P8 · 4 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60202 · 1.9 km
    • Monivea Road, Galway, H91 CX7A · 30 Oct 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.6 km
    • Ballybane Road, Galway, H91HK7N · 27 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560002 · 1.2 km
    • Monivea Road, Galway, H91 CX7A · 24 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60155 · 1.6 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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Homes coming 234 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Blackthorn Park · 10 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Kelly Childcare (Scoil Chaitríona Junior) · Crèche5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate503 m
    Gaelscoil Dara · Crèche12 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate714 m
    Friendly Fellows Club- Connacht Hotel · Crèche30 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate765 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here48
    Council middle5
    Homes started
    Here19
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    33% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 77% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    33% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    2% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    77% · council 46%
    Rented
    17% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    27% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    32% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 11%
    This small area (228 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068016001/068016003

    Bus
    44 m
    Hawthorn Dr · 402 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    504 m
    S N Caitriona Sois, 350 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Caitriona Sois · primary · 350 pupils · 504 m
    • Sn Caitriona Sinsear · primary · 365 pupils · 504 m
    • Gaelscoil Dara · primary · 419 pupils · 714 m
    • Rosedale School · primary · 75 pupils · 860 m
    • Lakeview School · primary · 76 pupils · 887 m
    • Radharc na Mara National School · primary · 353 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Galway Community College · postprimary · 395 pupils · 1.4 km

    Stops 110

    • Hawthorn Dr · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 44 m
    • Hawthorn Dr · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 60 m
    • Arbutus Avenue · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 134 m
    • Rowan Ave · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 189 m
    • Rowan Ave · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 199 m
    • Fuschia Drive · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 367 m
    • Fuschia Drive · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 371 m
    • Dun na Mara · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 418 m

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

    • S N Caitriona Sois · 504 m-4.6% pupils (350)
    • Sn Caitriona Sinsear · 504 m+1.1% pupils (365)
    • Gaelscoil Dara · 714 m-2.1% pupils (419)
    • Rosedale School · 860 m+2.7% pupils (75)
    • Lakeview School · 887 m+2.7% pupils (76)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Attic or dormer (20213) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Work already done (20208): 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. Application 219 m away open for comments until 21 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. 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
    Renmore
    Electoral area
    Galway City East
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 20213, approved 2020, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 16 sites nearby could change: 6 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 21 Oct 2026.
    • 234 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 129 at Crown Square.
    • Hawthorn Dr (bus 402) 44 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 28 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 77% owner-occupied (council 46%); 12% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 52% drive to work (council 47%); population up 10% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were first-floor extensions. On Blackthorn Park: 9 in 10 years, 100% approved.
    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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • 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.
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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—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher17 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 17 Oct 2026, 23:46 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.