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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 22:40

14 Presentation Road

53.27331, -9.06103

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2020. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). 3 applications nearby open for comments.

See on the mapWatch this area
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

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 54 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918. 1 planning file on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2021: 20182 · extension, 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. 2021
    20182 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R3
Zoning · Rural cluster
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building (Rivers and Waterways)
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 buildingOn this site Rivers and Waterways
Heritage inventory8 within 100 m Saint Jarlath's; Saint Joseph's Catholic Church

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 buildings88University of Galway; kiln
Monuments44Bridge; Causeway
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: 53 on the draft 2027 map; 53 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, rps.galwaycity, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
rps.galwaycityCC-BY-4.0—open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
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bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
Question 2

Could you extend?

This is a protected building: almost any change, inside or out, needs permission.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 83–97% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 77% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear74 decided · more info asked 18%
91% · council 94%
Two-storey rear74 decided · more info asked 45%
97% · council 94%
Two-storey side20 decided · more info asked 30%
95% · council 98%
Attic or dormer49 decided · more info asked 33%
86% · council 89%
First-floor33 decided · more info asked 27%
91% · council 90%
Garage conversion12 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 98%
Porch or front30 decided · more info asked 27%
83% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site47 decided · more info asked 49%
77% · 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 · 339 nearby, 1,039 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved4 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic10—
First-floor10—
Rear10—
Single-storey rear10—
Two-storey rear11—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: npad, acp · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 147 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 216 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 50–55 (n=308)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 147 days (n=131)147 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 216 days after permission (n=73)216 days after permissionSigned off75% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated439 decided home extensions, 73 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    20 of 44 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 74 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed44 decided
    20 became permissions
    Approvals appealed74 decided
    7 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
    • 501486 Refused · 14 Endas Road , Shantalla , Galway · 207 m
    • 501824 Pending · McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway… · 205 m
    • 501601 Pending · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 135 m
    • 501594 Invalid · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 135 m
    • 501410 Pending · No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City · 171 m
    • 500089 Other · Former Connacht Tribune Printworks , 15 Market Street , Galway · 461 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved10 Oct 2026, 01:25open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 14 Presentation Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1No.9 & No.10, Presentation Road 2660348No decision yet · 46 m
    2. 24 Shantalla Road, Galway 2660343No decision yet · 163 m
    3. 3St. Ignatius, 27 Raleigh Row 2660353No decision yet · 364 m
    4. 420 St. Helen's Street, Galway 2660118Refused · 135 m
    5. 5No. 7 Shantalla Road, Galway 501410Appeal: no decision yet · 171 m
    6. 61.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 36 m
    7. 70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 39 m
    8. 82.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 102 m
    9. 90.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 132 m
    10. 102.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 137 m
    11. 112.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 155 m
    12. 127 Lower Canal Road, Galway 2660243No decision yet · 43 m
    13. 136 Presentation Road, Galway. 2560329Approved with conditions · 66 m
    14. 1416 Mill Street, Galway 2660295No decision yet · 147 m
    15. 15McLaughlin Building, Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island 2560380Approved with conditions · 205 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 183 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    217 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 181 approved, 36 refused. After appeals: 183 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 12 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 79 with no start notice found, 87 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT181: lodged → approved36: lodged → refused179: approved → approved32: refused → refused2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal4 refused by the council, approved after an appeal79: approved → no start notice found12: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off87: approved → ran out217 lodged217 lodged181 approved181 approved36 refused36 refused183 approved183 approved34 refused34 refused79 no start notice found79 no start notice found12 built, owner opted out12 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off87 ran out87 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.

    Measured217 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 ACP 501486: Refuse permission; 2026-10-27 2660343: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing sub-standard gr; 2026-10-29 2660348: application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demol; 2026-11-02 2660353: application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations ctoday15 Oct20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 NovACP 501486: Refuse permission · 207 m away · 2026-10-212660343: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing sub-standard gr · 163 m away · 2026-10-272660348: application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demol · 46 m away · 2026-10-292660353: application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations c · 364 m away · 2026-11-02
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 21 Oct 202611 days left
      Refuse permission
      207 m away
    • Comments close 27 Oct 202617 days left
      22660343 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of…
      €20 to the council · 163 m away
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202619 days left
      12660348 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first…
      €20 to the council · 46 m away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202623 days left
      32660353 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the…
      €20 to the council · 364 m away

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

    Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 61.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 36 m
    • 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 39 m
    • 82.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
    • 90.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 132 m
    • 102.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 137 m
    • 112.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 155 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 158 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 163 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 164 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 14 and 31 a year; busiest 2018. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 27, 2018: 31, 2019: 21, 2020: 31, 2021: 22, 2022: 23, 2023: 19, 2024: 14, 2025: 22, 2026: 70102030402017: 19 approved2017: 8 refused27’17*2018: 25 approved2018: 6 refused31’182019: 19 approved2019: 2 refused21’192020: 30 approved2020: 1 refused31’202021: 20 approved2021: 2 refused22’212022: 17 approved2022: 6 refused23’222023: 15 approved2023: 4 refused19’232024: 13 approved2024: 1 refused14’242025: 19 approved2025: 3 refused22’252026: 4 approved2026: 3 refused7’26*
    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

    • 24 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway comments close 27 Oct 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing…
      266034321 Sept 20261 homes163 m
    • 1No.9 & No.10 , Presentation Road , Galway City comments close 29 Oct 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors…
      266034824 Sept 20261 homes46 m
    • 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 2026364 m
    Every application within 500 m 23 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
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    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
    5 no sign-off needed
    • 17 Shantalla Road, Galway, H91 T2C2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21364 · 275 m
    • 7 Palmyra Avenue, Galway, H91 EFR3 · 9 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 437 m
    • 40 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, H91K6R3 · 26 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60094 · 399 m
    • 1 Palmyra Avenue, Galway · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20/9-ABP-308344-20 · 474 m
    • 16 Mill Street, Galway, H91 H6WE · 7 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60194 · 152 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: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
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    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    Homes coming 0 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Scoil Croi Iosa Presentation Early Year Services · Crèche10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate139 m
    Naíonra Iognáid · Crèche5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate325 m
    St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate411 m
    Little Red Hen Creche · Crèche16 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate488 m
    Wonder Kids Creche · Crèche11 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate488 m
    SALI Childcare Service Ltd · Crèche3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate549 m
    Oakwood Creche Limited · Crèche9 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate595 m
    Child's Play Creche · Crèche7 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate643 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle5
    Homes started
    Here420
    Council middle36
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    57% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 37% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    57% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    7% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    37% · council 46%
    Rented
    51% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    10% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    26% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    12% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 11%
    This small area (201 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068014005

    Road noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    246 m
    Costello Rd · 402 · busiest stop within 500 m: 11 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    139 m
    Scoil Croi Iosa, 122 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 139 m
    • St Joseph's College · postprimary · 791 pupils · 212 m
    • S N Iognaid · primary · 480 pupils · 325 m
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · postprimary · 637 pupils · 374 m
    • S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 394 m
    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · postprimary · 738 pupils · 477 m
    • Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 379 pupils · 495 m
    • Scoil An Linbh Iosa · primary · 236 pupils · 552 m

    Stops 66

    • Costello Rd · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 246 m
    • Galway Cathedral · 438, 439, GM13 · 0/hour at peak · 258 m
    • Galway Cathdrl · 430, 964, NG01 · 1/hour at peak · 286 m
    • Costello Rd · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 313 m
    • Galway Cathdrl · 402, 404, 405, 410, 411, 412 · 11/hour at peak · 339 m
    • University South · 402, 404, 405, 410, 411, 412 · 11/hour at peak · 343 m
    • Galway Cathdrl · 433 · 0/hour at peak · 350 m
    • University Hospl · 402, 410, 424 · 3/hour at peak · 351 m

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

    • Scoil Croi Iosa · 139 m-10.3% pupils (122)
    • St Joseph's College · 212 m+3.1% pupils (791)
    • S N Iognaid · 325 m-3.8% pupils (480) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · 374 m+0.2% pupils (637) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
    • S N Padraic Naofa · 394 m-7.4% pupils (214)
    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · 477 m-3.5% pupils (738)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
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    consultpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:23open
    moderngovpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:24open
    lda_landsCC-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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Extension (20182) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
      Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
      Council
    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 46 m away open for comments until 29 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
    Nuns Island
    Electoral area
    Galway City Central
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 20182, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); protected building; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 29 Oct 2026.
    • Galway Cathdrl (bus 402, 404) 339 m away: 11 an hour at morning peak; 60 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 51% rent (council 47%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built before 1919; 19% drive to work (council 47%); population up 16% since 2016.
    • 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • 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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    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 10 Oct 2026, 22:40 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.