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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 19:55

31 Shantalla Road, Shantalla

53.27298, -9.06706

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 86 homes approved 410 m away haven't started.

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

2planning files on this houselatest 202389%of home extensions approved nearbyn=281 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–553open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–20 Nov86homes approved nearby, not startednearest 410 m · 22166

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 7 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files 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. 2 planning files on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2024: 2360176 · permission for development, approved2022: 21426 · change of use, 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. 2024
    2360176 · permission for development · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    21426 · change of use · refused 2022
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
R3
Zoning · Rural cluster
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

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

ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

Protected building1 within 100 m Multi Bay 3/4 Storey Educadional Buildings
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m Coláiste Muire Máthair; Coláiste Muire Máthair

Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings50Spire's House; Hansberry House
Monuments7House - 18th/19th century; Earthwork
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: 43 on the draft 2027 map; 43 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, 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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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, 05:04
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 81–96% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 76% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear58 decided · more info asked 17%
93% · council 94%
Two-storey rear45 decided · more info asked 40%
96% · council 92%
Two-storey side11 decided · more info asked 27%
91% · council 96%
Attic or dormer32 decided · more info asked 22%
81% · council 88%
First-floor17 decided · more info asked 12%
94% · council 96%
Garage conversion11 decided · more info asked 27%
91% · council 97%
Porch or front21 decided · more info asked 14%
81% · council 89%
New house in a garden or site33 decided · more info asked 42%
76% · 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 · 228 nearby, 611 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved1 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey rear22—
Other11—
Two-storey side101

On Shantalla Road: 9 extensions in 10 years, 85% of all applications approved; most common two-storey rear.

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, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 146 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 219 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 48–55 (n=213)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 146 days (n=68)146 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 219 days after permission (n=108)219 days after permissionSigned off761 days after the start, for the few who file. 66% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated281 decided home extensions, 108 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    17 of 34 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 30 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed34 decided
    17 became permissions
    Approvals appealed30 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 6 in the last 12 months
    • 501601 Refused · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 369 m
    • 501410 Granted · No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City · 229 m
    • 502044 Pending · 3 B?thar Cholm?in , Shantalla , Galway · 133 m
    • 501486 Refused · 14 Endas Road , Shantalla , Galway · 164 m
    • 501061 Refused · 34 St Mary's Road , Galway , Co.Galway · 339 m
    • 501594 Invalid · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 369 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 31 Shantalla Road, Shantalla with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedRefusedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1NO.5, SAINT HELENS STREET 2660367No decision yet · 337 m
    2. 27 Palmyra Avenue, Galway City 2660376No decision yet · 405 m
    3. 3St. Ignatius, 27 Raleigh Row 2660353No decision yet · 429 m
    4. 4T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site 22166Approved, no sign building has started · 410 m
    5. 53 Bóthar Cholmáin, Shantalla 2660025Refused · 133 m
    6. 614 Endas Road, Shantalla 501486Appeal: refused · 164 m
    7. 70.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    8. 81.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    9. 90.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 97 m
    10. 100.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 102 m
    11. 111.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 125 m
    12. 120.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 128 m
    13. 1317 Shantalla Road, Galway 21364Building started · 137 m
    14. 1416 O'FLAHERTY ROAD, SHANTALLA 2660308Approved with conditions · 149 m
    15. 152 Colmans Road, Shantalla 2560393Approved with conditions · 149 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 90 permissions since 2016, 27 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    105 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 90 approved, 15 refused. After appeals: 90 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 14 built with the owner's opt-out, 9 started, 55 with no start notice found, 8 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT90: lodged → approved15: lodged → refused89: approved → approved14: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal55: approved → no start notice found14: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off8: approved → ran out105 lodged105 lodged90 approved90 approved15 refused15 refused90 approved90 approved15 refused15 refused55 no start notice found55 no start notice found14 built, owner opted out14 built, owner opted out9 started, not signed off9 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off8 ran out8 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.

    Measured105 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2660353: application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations c; 2026-11-05 ACP 501410: Grant permission; 2026-11-16 2660367: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under ; 2026-11-20 2660376: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works carried out to date, comptoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660353: application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations c · 429 m away · 2026-11-02ACP 501410: Grant permission · 229 m away · 2026-11-052660367: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under · 337 m away · 2026-11-162660376: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works carried out to date, comp · 405 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      32660353 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the…
      €20 to the council · 429 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 5 Nov 20265 days left
      Grant permission
      229 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      12660367 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to…
      €20 to the council · 337 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202620 days left
      22660376 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works…
      €20 to the council · 405 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 1 Dec 202631 days left
      Refuse permission
      369 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

    86 homes 410 m away were approved Jan 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Dec 2028.

    T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes: 86 homes approved Jan 2023, not started2023202420252026202720282029T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes410 m · 2216686 homes approved Jan 2023, not started86 homes approved Jan 2023, 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 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 70.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
    • 81.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
    • 90.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 97 m
    • 100.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
    • 111.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 125 m
    • 120.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 128 m
    • 2.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 164 m
    • 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 185 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 240 m
    • 1.9 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 11 and 21 a year; busiest 2025. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 22, 2022: 18, 2023: 20, 2024: 11, 2025: 21, 2026: 1301020302021: 19 approved2021: 3 refused22’21*2022: 15 approved2022: 3 refused18’222023: 20 approved20’232024: 9 approved2024: 2 refused11’242025: 17 approved2025: 4 refused21’252026: 10 approved2026: 3 refused13’26*
    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

    • 3St. Ignatius , 27 Raleigh Row , Galway comments close 2 Nov 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear…
      266035328 Sept 2026429 m
    • 1NO.5 , SAINT HELENS STREET , GALWAY CITY comments close 16 Nov 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans…
      266036712 Oct 20262 homes337 m
    • 27 Palmyra Avenue , Galway City , Galway comments close 20 Nov 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works carried out to…
      266037616 Oct 2026405 m
    Every application within 500 m 29 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, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 7 in the last 12 months
    7 no sign-off needed
    • 1317 Shantalla Road, Galway, H91 T2C2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21364 · 137 m
    • 7 Palmyra Avenue, Galway, H91 EFR3 · 9 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 409 m
    • 3 Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 E4XW · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560145 · 380 m
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91W92F · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60201 · 429 m
    • 45 Bóthar Seantalamh, Galway, H91 RC8V · 19 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460397 · 157 m
    • 1 Palmyra Avenue, Galway · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20/9-ABP-308344-20 · 407 m
    • 9 Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 TW8E · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60206 · 307 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 86 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, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    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

    Estate: Shantalla Road · 16 applications in 10 years · 85% approved · most common: two-storey rear

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Wonder Kids Creche · Crèche11 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate85 m
    Little Red Hen Creche · Crèche16 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate85 m
    Scoil Croi Iosa Presentation Early Year Services · Crèche10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate334 m
    Naíonra Iognáid · Crèche5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate411 m
    Oakwood Creche Limited · Crèche9 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate656 m
    Westside Creche & Preschool LTD T/A Sunflower Creche & Preschool. · Crèche13 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate691 m
    Rosebuds Pre- School · Crèche2 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate800 m
    St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate802 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    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
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here91
    Council middle18
    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, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    88% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 57% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    88% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    57% · council 46%
    Rented
    27% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    7% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    24% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    10% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (198 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068019001

    Road noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    184 m
    Costello Rd · 402 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    214 m
    Coláiste Muire Máthair, 738 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · postprimary · 738 pupils · 214 m
    • S N Bride Naofa · primary · 187 pupils · 299 m
    • Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 334 m
    • S N Iognaid · primary · 480 pupils · 411 m
    • S N Fhursa · primary · 216 pupils · 437 m
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · postprimary · 637 pupils · 506 m
    • St Joseph's College · postprimary · 791 pupils · 600 m
    • S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 783 m

    Stops 60

    • Costello Rd · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 184 m
    • McDara Road · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 226 m
    • O'Conaire Road · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 232 m
    • Costello Rd · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 242 m
    • McDara Road · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 242 m
    • O'Conaire Road · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 249 m
    • Col Muire Máthair · NG05 · 254 m
    • Saint Mary's Road · 410 · 1/hour at peak · 317 m

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

    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · 213 m-3.5% pupils (738)
    • S N Bride Naofa · 299 m-8.3% pupils (187)
    • Scoil Croi Iosa · 334 m-10.3% pupils (122)
    • S N Iognaid · 411 m-3.8% pupils (480) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
    • S N Fhursa · 437 m+8% pupils (216)
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · 506 m+0.2% pupils (637) · a pitch or play area 2026, 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, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    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. Permission for development (2360176) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Change of use (21426) refused 2022: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      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 337 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 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
    Shantalla
    Electoral area
    Galway City Central
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2360176, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • 86 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 86 at T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site.
    • University Hospl (bus 402, 410) 413 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 30 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 57% owner-occupied (council 46%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1946–1960; 18% drive to work (council 47%); population up 5% since 2016.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    Sources and licences 28
    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 4.031 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
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 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
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 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)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
    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
    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, 19:55 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.