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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 05:10

71 O'Molloy Street

53.27445, -7.50021

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 18 homes approved 318 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.

2planning files on this houselatest 202197%of home extensions approved nearbyn=92 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–561open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov18homes approved nearby, not startednearest 318 m · 21376

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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 houseAll of SrahBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2023: 21772 · work already done, approved2021: 21711 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2 files on Srah2022: 1 file on Srah2023: 1 file on Srah2025: 2 files on Srah6 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    21772 · work already done · approved 2023 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2021
    21711 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  • 30 Jul 2024 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

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

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

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

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

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Tullamore (392 m); Zoetis Belgium S.A. (933 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings47miller's house; D.E. Williams House
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 19 on the draft 2027 map; 18 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: 100% approved, and 76% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 23%
100% · council 95%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 36%
100% · council 89%
Attic or dormer21 decided · more info asked 29%
95% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 76%
100% · 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 · 62 nearby, 1,086 council-wide

Figure 3

Srah, file by file since 2021

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

6 planning files on Srah since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21689No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25110No. 12 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560155New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21211No number · 2022 · new house · approved · 22420No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23239
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Srah" 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: 77 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–56 (n=63)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 133 days (n=29)133 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 77 days after permission (n=22)77 days after permissionSigned off64% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated92 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 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 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 71 O'Molloy Street with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Hugh Lynch’s Public House (R35 RW31) & 30 Kilbride Street (R35 XR81), Tullamore 2660520No decision yet · 415 m
    2. 2McGinn House, High Street Tullamore 2660448Approved with conditions · 464 m
    3. 3TULLAMORE 21376Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 318 m
    4. 41.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 167 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 176 m
    6. 60.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 355 m
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 383 m
    8. 80.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 468 m
    9. 90.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 476 m
    10. 10S N Naomh Brighde Buach, Kilcruttin 2660294Approved with conditions · 194 m
    11. 119 High Street & Meath Lane, Tullamore 2660503No decision yet · 416 m
    12. 12Florence, High Street 2660374No decision yet · 427 m
    13. 13O’Connell Street, Tullamore 2660187Approved with conditions · 433 m
    14. 1410 Patrick street, Tullamore 2660155No decision yet · 448 m
    15. 159 High Street, Tullamore 2660452No decision yet · 455 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 35 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    42 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 36 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 35 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 24 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT36: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused35: approved → approved6: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal24: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out42 lodged42 lodged36 approved36 approved6 refused6 refused35 approved35 approved7 refused7 refused24 no start notice found24 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off5 signed off5 signed off2 ran out2 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.

    Measured42 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 2660520: application received — 1. Change of use of existing 2 storey building previously known as Hugh Lynch’s Public House (Kilbride street, Tullamore; 2026-11-16 2660448: CONDITIONAL — the temporary change of use from a house, namely McGinn House, a protected structure (OCDP 2021-2027 RPS 23-254 / NIAH Rtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660520: application received — 1. Change of use of existing 2 storey building previously known as Hugh Lynch’s Public House (Kilbride street, Tullamore · 415 m away · 2026-11-092660448: CONDITIONAL — the temporary change of use from a house, namely McGinn House, a protected structure (OCDP 2021-2027 RPS 23-254 / NIAH R · 464 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      12660520 · application received — 1. Change of use of existing 2 storey building previously known as Hugh Lynch’s Public House…
      €20 to the council · 415 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202615 days left
      22660448 · CONDITIONAL — the temporary change of use from a house, namely McGinn House, a protected structure (OCDP 2021-2027 RPS…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 464 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    18 homes 318 m away were approved Jul 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2027.

    TULLAMORE · 18 homes: 18 homes approved, not started; runs out Jul 20272022202320242025202620272028TULLAMORE · 18 homes318 m · 2137618 homes approved, not started; runs out Jul 202718 homes approved, not started; runs out Jul 2027today

    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 8 within 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • TULLAMORE · 18 homes approved, not started; runs out Jul 2027 · 318 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 7

    • 41.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 176 m
    • 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 355 m
    • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 383 m
    • 80.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 468 m
    • 90.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 476 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 483 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 4 and 9 a year; busiest 2023. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 10, 2022: 7, 2023: 9, 2024: 9, 2025: 4, 2026: 305102021: 9 approved2021: 1 refused10’21*2022: 6 approved2022: 1 refused7’222023: 9 approved9’232024: 6 approved2024: 3 refused9’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 refused4’252026: 3 approved3’26*
    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

    Every application within 500 m 16 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 1 in the last 12 months
    1 no sign-off needed
    • Rahan Road, Tullamore, Offaly · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 375 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 18 not started
    • 3TULLAMORE · 18 homes · runs out soon · runs out 24 Jul 2027 · 318 m
    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
    Little Acorns · Crèche11 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate607 m
    Little Treasures Montessori Pre- School · Crèche4 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate856 m
    Tullamore Community Pre School Ltd · Crèche24 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 982 m
    Castleview Pre- School · Crèche7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 982 m
    Durrow Pre-School No 2 · Crèche5 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 982 m
    Early Years Childcare · Crèche17 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 982 m
    Killeigh Preschol CLG · Crèche4 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 982 m
    Sunflowers Montessori School · Crèche30 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 982 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
    Here98
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here15
    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

    66% of homes built before 1971 (council 30%). 50% owner-occupied (council 72%).

    Homes built before 1971
    66% · council 30%
    Homes built since 2001
    24% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 72%
    Rented
    48% · council 22%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    12% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    14% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 8%
    This small area (438 people)Offaly

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187087012

    Bus
    422 m
    Tullamore Stn · 837 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    236 m
    S N Naomh Brighde Buach, 116 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Naomh Brighde Buach · primary · 116 pupils · 236 m
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 249 pupils · 305 m
    • Offaly School Of Special Education · primary · 42 pupils · 566 m
    • Colaiste Choilm · postprimary · 699 pupils · 743 m
    • S N Naomh Philomena · primary · 164 pupils · 771 m
    • Arden Boys Ns · primary · 215 pupils · 811 m
    • St. Joseph's N.S. · primary · 360 pupils · 867 m
    • Tullamore College · postprimary · 742 pupils · 953 m

    Stops 16

    • Tullamore Stn · 837 · 1/hour at peak · 422 m
    • Rahan Road · 835 · 432 m
    • Tullamore Stn · 847 · 0/hour at peak · 438 m
    • Tullamore Stn · 815, 835, 837, 840, AI12 · 1/hour at peak · 447 m
    • Tullamore · Dublin - Galway, Dublin - Westport · 2/hour at peak · 449 m
    • High Street · 843 · 0/hour at peak · 484 m
    • High Street · 835 · 0/hour at peak · 548 m
    • Spollanstown · 843, 845, UM02 · 1/hour at peak · 561 m

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

    • S N Naomh Brighde Buach · 236 m+1.8% pupils (116)
    • Scoil Mhuire · 305 m-6.4% pupils (249)
    • Offaly School Of Special Education · 566 m0% pupils (42) · 3 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Colaiste Choilm · 743 m+0.4% pupils (699)
    • S N Naomh Philomena · 771 m-1.2% pupils (164)
    • Arden Boys Ns · 811 m+0.9% pupils (215)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Work already done (21772): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 415 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Srah
    Electoral division
    Tullamore Urban
    Electoral area
    Tullamore
    Council
    Offaly County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 21772, approved 2023, work already done.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 8 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 7 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
    • 18 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 18 at TULLAMORE.
    • Tullamore (train Dublin - Galway, Dublin - Westport) 449 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 72%); 9% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1946–1960; 37% 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.
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    Sources and licences 26
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
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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, 05:10 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.