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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 09:06

Knocknacarra

53.27574, -9.11343

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 18 homes approved 126 m away haven't started.

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

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=78 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–551open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov18homes approved nearby, not startednearest 126 m · 2560388

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built

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
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

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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: 49 on the draft 2027 map; 49 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 75% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Attic or dormer17 decided · more info asked 12%
94% · council 88%
New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 45%
75% · 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 · 37 nearby, 271 council-wide

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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 88 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 150 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 162 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 44–55 (n=64)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 150 days (n=14)150 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 162 days after permission (n=18)162 days after permissionSigned off61% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated78 decided home extensions, 18 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 20 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed8 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed20 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

    Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501977 Pending · Mincloon, Rahoon road, Galway City · 445 m
    • 324222 Split · Ballymoneen Road (L5024), Keeraun and Ballynahown East, Galway · 299 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher4 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Knocknacarra with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1No. 65 Slí Gheal., Baile na mBúrcach 2660357No decision yet · 494 m
    2. 2Mincloon, Clybaun Road Knocknacarra 2660302Approved with conditions · 270 m
    3. 3Ballymoneen Road 2560388Approved, no sign building has started · 126 m
    4. 4Mincloon and Keeraun, Clybaun Road 2660217No decision yet · 177 m
    5. 52.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 35 m
    6. 67.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 45 m
    7. 70.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 138 m
    8. 80.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 197 m
    9. 91.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 199 m
    10. 102.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 204 m
    11. 11Clybaun Road, Galway 2660210No decision yet · 251 m
    12. 12UNIT 1 MAOLCHNOC, BALLYMONEEN ROAD 2560344Approved with conditions · 272 m
    13. 13Cnocan Na Cluana, Mincloon 2560371Approved with conditions · 302 m
    14. 14Keeraun, Rahoon 2660252Approved with conditions · 377 m
    15. 15Mincloon, Rahoon road 2560375Approved with conditions · 445 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 24 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    24 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 23 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 24 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 15 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT23: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused23: approved → approved1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal15: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off24 lodged24 lodged23 approved23 approved1 refused1 refused24 approved24 approved15 no start notice found15 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off

    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.

    Measured24 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 2660357: application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon unit to apartment/resident; 2026-11-10 2660302: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom dwelling houses (290 today10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 Dec2660357: application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon unit to apartment/resident · 494 m away · 2026-11-062660302: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom dwelling houses (290 · 270 m away · 2026-11-10
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20261 day left
      12660357 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: proposed change of use of existing beauty salon…
      €20 to the council · 494 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 20265 days left
      22660302 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: 1) the construction of 2 No. two storey four bedroom…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 270 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

    18 homes 126 m away were approved Mar 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031.

    Ballymoneen Road · 18 homes: 18 homes approved Mar 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Ballymoneen Road · 18 homes126 m · 256038818 homes approved Mar 2026, not started18 homes approved Mar 2026, 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 10 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 9

    • 52.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 35 m
    • 67.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
    • 70.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 138 m
    • 80.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 197 m
    • 91.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
    • 102.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 204 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 m
    • 3.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 237 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 8 a year; busiest 2025. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 7, 2025: 8, 2026: 305102021: 3 approved3’21*2022: 2 approved2’222023: 1 approved1’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused7’242025: 8 approved8’252026: 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 13 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 21 Bóthar an Chlaí Bháin, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 YTH2 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 465 m
    • 233 Maolchnoc, Galway, H91 18C4 · 8 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560344 · 272 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Homes coming 18 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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: Maolchnoc · 5 applications in 10 years · 80% approved

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Galway Steiner Kindergarten CLG · Crèche19 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate338 m
    Little Wonders Creche & Montessori · Crèche21 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate357 m
    Rosies Childcare · Crèche6 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate490 m
    Bubbles Creche · Crèche21 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate641 m
    Teddy House Creche · Crèche17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate779 m
    Slí Burca Childcare CLG · Crèche3 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate924 m
    Sonas Early Learning Centre · Crèche24 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate969 m
    Sonas Early Years Centre · Crèche18 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate969 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:36
    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 register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here219
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here607
    Council middle12
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    84% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    20% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    27% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    84% · council 46%
    Rented
    8% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    16% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    64% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    10% · council 11%
    This small area (235 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068003006/01

    Bus
    411 m
    Slí na Craoibhe · 411 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    976 m
    Coláiste na Coiribe, 711 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Coláiste na Coiribe · postprimary · 711 pupils · 976 m

    Stops 9

    • Slí na Craoibhe · 411 · 1/hour at peak · 411 m
    • Cul Aitinn · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 413 m
    • Ard Fraoigh · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 564 m
    • Mincloon · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 641 m
    • Hawthorn Pl · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 750 m
    • Hawthorn Pl · 411 · 1/hour at peak · 773 m

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

    • Coláiste na Coiribe · 976 m+6.8% pupils (711)
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. 18 homes approved 126 m away (Ballymoneen Road), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2560388.
      Council
    3. Application 494 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Barna
    Electoral area
    Galway City West
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 9 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 18 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 18 at Ballymoneen Road.
    • Cul Aitinn (bus 411) 413 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 46%); 6% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 64% drive to work (council 47%); population up 9% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 314 in the last year, 242 three years before.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 5 Nov 2026, 09:06 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.