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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 19:18

Church Road

53.27431, -7.48405

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 95 homes approved 383 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Offaly County Council: council consultations.

97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=87 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m114homes approved nearby, not startednearest 383 m · 22212

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of TullamoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 12 files on Tullamore2022: 12 files on Tullamore2023: 11 files on Tullamore2024: 7 files on Tullamore2025: 6 files on Tullamore2026: 2 files on Tullamore50 files

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

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

On this site
M1
Zoning · Metro / rail economic corridor
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM1 · Metro / rail economic corridor
What it says

Town Centre/Mixed Use: The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

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

ZoningM1 · Metro / rail economic corridor
What it says

Town Centre/Mixed Use: The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

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

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Castle Paints (Tullamore) Limited (864 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings23Irish National Foresters Hall; cinema
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 12 on the draft 2027 map; 10 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 95–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 93% approved, and 87% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 95%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 45%
100% · council 89%
Attic or dormer20 decided · more info asked 35%
95% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site15 decided · more info asked 87%
93% · council 88%
Approved nearbyOffaly 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 · 56 nearby, 1,086 council-wide

Figure 3

Tullamore, file by file since 2021

17 of 17 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 4.

50 planning files on Tullamore since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · rear · approved · 21130No. 68 · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21177No number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21503No number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21764No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21783No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 22174No number · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22262No number · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 23167No. 4 · 2023 · two-storey rear · approved · 23325No. 5 · 2023 · two-storey rear · approved · 2380No. 17 · 2023 · two-storey rear · approved · 2386No. 9 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460074No. 5 · 2024 · two-storey side · approved · 2460234No number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2460341No number · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 25113No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560041No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560149Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2113No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21135No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21314No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21351No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21352No. 19 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21447No. 47 · 2021 · other work · refused · 21580No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22118No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22212No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22234No number · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22264No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22322No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22371No. 2 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22376No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22523No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22671No number · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 23112No. 3A · 2023 · other work · approved · 23212No. 47 · 2023 · other work · refused · 23236No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360161No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360168No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2370No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2426No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 243No. 6 · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460038No. 09 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460324No. 15 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560066No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660265No. 11 · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2676New house in a side gardenNo. 31 · 2022 · new house · approved · 2241331No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23221No. 33 · 2025 · new house · approved · 256030733No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560319
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

50 files with "Tullamore" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 78 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 133 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 90 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=55)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 133 days (n=32)133 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 90 days after permission (n=22)90 days after permissionSigned off68% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated87 decided home extensions, 22 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 13 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed13 decided
    1 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Church Road with 8 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING HOPHILL AVENUE AND THE CEDARS RESI 22212Approved, no sign building has started · 383 m
    2. 2DAINGEAN ROAD 23112Approved, no sign building has started · 402 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 168 m
    4. 4Bachelor's Walk, Tullamore 23221Building started · 181 m
    5. 53.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 254 m
    6. 6Riverside, Tullamore 2660024No decision yet · 210 m
    7. 7CAPPALAHY HOUSE, CHURCH ROAD 25113Approved with conditions · 315 m
    8. 8Taco Kebab and Halal Butcher, Church Street Tullamore 2660265Approved with conditions · 487 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 11 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    31 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 28 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 28 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 12 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT28: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused28: approved → approved3: refused → refused12: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out31 lodged31 lodged28 approved28 approved3 refused3 refused28 approved28 approved3 refused3 refused12 no start notice found12 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off5 ran out5 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.

    Measured31 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      95 homes 383 m away were approved May 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Mar 2029.

      ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING… · 95 homes: 95 homes approved May 2023, not started; DAINGEAN ROAD · 19 homes: 19 homes approved Aug 2023, not started20232024202520262027202820292030ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING… · 95 homes383 m · 2221295 homes approved May 2023, not started95 homes approved May 2023, not startedDAINGEAN ROAD · 19 homes402 m · 2311219 homes approved Aug 2023, not started19 homes approved Aug 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 4 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 2

      Empty land zoned for homes 2

      • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
      • 53.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 254 m

      Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 8 a year; busiest 2022. 90% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 8, 2022: 8, 2023: 7, 2024: 2, 2025: 5, 2026: 105102021: 6 approved2021: 2 refused8’21*2022: 8 approved8’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 refused7’232024: 2 approved2’242025: 5 approved5’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
      1 signed off as finished3 no sign-off needed
      • 4Bachelor's Walk, Tullamore, Offaly · 16 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23221 · 181 m
      • Ivy Leigh, Bachelors Walk, Tullamore, Offaly, R35 WY68 · 14 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60319 · 375 m
      • 33 Ashley Court, Tullamore, Offaly · 11 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60307 · 456 m
      • 15 O'CARROLL STREET, TULLAMORE, Offaly, R35 X789 · 5 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60066 · 262 m
      How we work this out
      Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
      Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Homes coming 114 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Play Pals · Crèche29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Sunflowers Montessori School · Crèche30 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Tullamore Community Pre School Ltd · Crèche24 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Castleview Pre- School · Crèche7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Durrow Pre-School No 2 · Crèche5 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Early Years Childcare · Crèche17 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Killeigh Preschol CLG · Crèche4 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      Rhode Community Pre-School Ltd. · Crèche17 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 317 m
      How we work this out
      Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
      Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Offaly County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here25
      Council middle1
      How we work this out
      Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 10

      This street block against the council

      13% of homes built before 1971 (council 30%). 19% owner-occupied (council 72%).

      Homes built before 1971
      13% · council 30%
      Homes built since 2001
      74% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      19% · council 72%
      Rented
      76% · council 22%
      Children under 15
      30% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      5% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      16% · council 47%
      Work mainly from home
      5% · council 8%
      This small area (372 people)Offaly

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187087014

      Road noise
      55–59 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      271 m
      Tullamore Coll · 120C, 120D · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      205 m
      Charleville NS, 173 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Charleville NS · primary · 173 pupils · 205 m
      • Tullamore College · postprimary · 742 pupils · 223 m
      • Sacred Heart Secondary School · postprimary · 571 pupils · 285 m
      • S N Naomh Philomena · primary · 164 pupils · 545 m
      • Colaiste Choilm · postprimary · 699 pupils · 578 m
      • Gaelscoil An Eiscir Riada · primary · 185 pupils · 747 m

      Stops 10

      • Tullamore Coll · 120C, 120D · 0/hour at peak · 271 m
      • Tullamore Coll · 120C, 120D · 292 m
      • Tullamore Coll · 829 · 0/hour at peak · 335 m
      • Tullamore College · 829 · 0/hour at peak · 347 m
      • High Street · 835 · 0/hour at peak · 530 m
      • Tullamore · 73, 815, 830, 837, 840, 843 · 2/hour at peak · 579 m
      • Tullamore · 73, 815, 830, 837, 840, 845 · 5/hour at peak · 594 m
      • High Street · 843 · 0/hour at peak · 594 m

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

      • Charleville NS · 205 m+1.8% pupils (173)
      • Tullamore College · 223 m+2.2% pupils (742)
      • Sacred Heart Secondary School · 285 m-1.4% pupils (571)
      • S N Naomh Philomena · 545 m-1.2% pupils (164)
      • Colaiste Choilm · 578 m+0.4% pupils (699)
      • Gaelscoil An Eiscir Riada · 747 m-2.1% pupils (185)
      Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. Any work done without planning permission?
        Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
        Seller · solicitor
      Reference

      Where this is, the terms, the sources

      Townland
      Tullamore
      Electoral division
      Tullamore Urban
      Electoral area
      Tullamore
      Council
      Offaly County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned M1 (metro / rail economic corridor); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 4 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 2 empty zoned plots.
      • 114 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 95 at ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING HOPHILL….
      • Tullamore Coll (bus 120C, 120D) 271 m away: 7 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 76% rent (council 22%); 7% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 55% drive to work (council 65%); population up 4% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 62 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 6 in the last year, 28 three years before.
      What the terms mean 5 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.
      • 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 26
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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 4.030 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
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      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
      data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
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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 1 Nov 2026, 19:18 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.