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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 20:00

64 Renmore Park, Renmore

53.27729, -9.02486

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
2planning files on this houselatest 202392%of home extensions approved nearbyn=241 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–551open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct

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 52 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

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 1961–1970. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2024: 2360033 · work already done, approved2019: 1977 · 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. 2024
    2360033 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2019
    1977 · extension · approved 2019 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  • 11 Nov 2019 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Heiton Buckley Limited (Galway) (793 m); Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland Ltd (807 m); Trane Technologies International Limited (813 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments5Boundary stone; Designed landscape - tree-ring
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: 36 on the draft 2027 map; 36 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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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 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
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Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 81–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 84% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear37 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 18%
94% · council 94%
Two-storey side15 decided · more info asked 7%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer27 decided · more info asked 15%
81% · council 89%
First-floor22 decided · more info asked 23%
82% · council 90%
Porch or front14 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site25 decided · more info asked 28%
84% · 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 · 174 nearby, 996 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

5 of 5 approved (100%) · most common: dormer or attic

5 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other22—
Dormer or attic11—
Rear11—
Two-storey side11—

On Renmore Park: 26 extensions in 10 years, 79% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

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 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
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    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 144 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 164 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 48–55 (n=198)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 144 days (n=43)144 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 164 days after permission (n=21)164 days after permissionSigned off86% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated241 decided home extensions, 22 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 19 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 29 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed19 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed29 decided
    4 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501189 Granted with conditions · 75 Renmore Road , Galway , Galway · 111 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    courtsall-rights-reserved11 Oct 2026, 01:26open
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    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 64 Renmore Park, Renmore with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1Rowan Avenue, Renmore 2660340No decision yet · 444 m
    2. 275 Renmore Road, Galway 501189Appeal: approved with conditions · 111 m
    3. 33.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 34 m
    4. 41.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 70 m
    5. 51.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 88 m
    6. 673 Renmore Road, Galway PP2560267Building started · 150 m
    7. 716 Renmore Park, Galway 2560068Building started · 164 m
    8. 80.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 171 m
    9. 91.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 184 m
    10. 101.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 249 m
    11. 1146 Renmore Park, Renmore 2660004Approved with conditions · 39 m
    12. 12129 Renmore Park, Renmore 2660120Approved with conditions · 101 m
    13. 13Galway Crystal Murrough Drive, Dublin Road 2560339Approved with conditions · 120 m
    14. 145 Woodlands Ave, Renmore 2660214Approved with conditions · 156 m
    15. 156 Renmore Road, Galway City 2660001Approved with conditions · 194 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 100 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    115 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 98 approved, 17 refused. After appeals: 100 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 49 with no start notice found, 37 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT98: lodged → approved17: lodged → refused98: approved → approved15: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal49: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off37: approved → ran out115 lodged115 lodged98 approved98 approved17 refused17 refused100 approved100 approved15 refused15 refused49 no start notice found49 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off37 ran out37 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.

    Measured115 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 2660340: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the existing clubhouse to creattoday16 Oct21 Oct26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov2660340: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the existing clubhouse to creat · 444 m away · 2026-10-21
    Comments close
    • Comments close 21 Oct 202610 days left
      12660340 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the…
      €20 to the council · 444 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

    • 33.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 34 m
    • 41.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 70 m
    • 51.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 88 m
    • 80.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 m
    • 91.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 184 m
    • 101.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 249 m
    • 1.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 279 m
    • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 301 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 312 m
    • 5.8 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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    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 17 a year; busiest 2025. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 13, 2018: 9, 2019: 7, 2020: 13, 2021: 14, 2022: 7, 2023: 10, 2024: 13, 2025: 17, 2026: 12051015202017: 12 approved2017: 1 refused13’17*2018: 6 approved2018: 3 refused9’182019: 7 approved7’192020: 10 approved2020: 3 refused13’202021: 13 approved2021: 1 refused14’212022: 5 approved2022: 2 refused7’222023: 9 approved2023: 1 refused10’232024: 12 approved2024: 1 refused13’242025: 12 approved2025: 5 refused17’252026: 12 approved12’26*
    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

    • 1Rowan Avenue , Renmore , Galway comments close 21 Oct 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the existing…
      266034016 Sept 2026444 m
    Every application within 500 m 18 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • No. 63. Renmore Road , Renmore , Galway No decision yet
      Permission for development which consists of: (1) To demolish the existing dwelling house & (2) To construct…
      266031831 Aug 20261 homes308 m
    • 12 Sycamore Court , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: For a proposed rear, ground and first floor extension to…
      266024925 Aug 20261 homes439 m
    • 43 , Renmore Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: The demolition of the existing garage, store and yard wall to…
      266024127 Aug 20261 homes352 m
    • 145 Woodlands Ave , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: construction of a first floor side extension, rear roof…
      266021414 Aug 20262 homes156 m
    • 3 Dun na Mara , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: Oliver Kelly is applying to Galway City council for permission…
      266020611 Aug 20261 homes475 m
    • 47 Dun na Mara Drive , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: 1) the demolition of a single storey semi-detached dwelling, 2)…
      26601996 Aug 20261 homes290 m
    • No. 12. Dún Na Mara , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: (1) The conversion of the attached garage to residential use.…
      266018830 Jul 20261 homes450 m
    • 12129 Renmore Park , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: to retain and complete the extension previously granted…
      266012022 May 20261 homes101 m
    • 15 Dublin Road , Galway , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: to demolish single store side-extension to dwelling house,…
      266009812 May 20261 homes223 m
    • No 59 Wellpark Grove , Wellpark , Galway City Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the following: 1. Deep retrofit…
      266004614 Apr 20261 homes425 m
    • 2 Renmore Park , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: the extension and renovation of the existing medical practice,…
      26600358 Apr 2026211 m
    • 1146 Renmore Park , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: permission to retain minor alterations of elevations and floor…
      26600046 Mar 202639 m
    • 156 Renmore Road , Galway City , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: to construct a rear two-storey extension, and to convert attic…
      26600013 Mar 20261 homes194 m
    • 9 Dun Na Mara Drive , Renmore , Galway City Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: a change of use from garage to dwelling house, a single storey…
      256036810 Feb 20261 homes461 m
    • 13Galway Crystal Murrough Drive , Dublin Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: we, HeatGrid Ireland Limited, intend to apply for a 10-year…
      256033925 Jun 2026120 m
    • 75 Renmore Road , Galway , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: retention & completion of dwelling house, including the removal…
      256033726 Mar 20261 homes111 m
    • 66D Cúirt Mac Domhnaill , Renmore , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: retention of (1) Change of use from retail to Creche/Montessori…
      256033215 Dec 2025242 m
    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 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
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    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
    Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
    5 no sign-off needed
    • 136 Dun Na Mara Drive, Galway, H91 NPP9 · 23 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60121 · 343 m
    • 673 Renmore Road, Galway, H91 YN35 · 20 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560267 · 150 m
    • 716 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 DY2V · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560068 · 164 m
    • 92 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 XV62 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2522 · 83 m
    • 46 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 R6WR · 13 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460265 · 64 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 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
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    bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Renmore Park · 36 applications in 10 years · 79% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Friendly Fellows Club- Connacht Hotel · Crèche30 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate365 m
    Kelly Childcare (Scoil Chaitríona Junior) · Crèche5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate484 m
    Acorn Pre-School · Crèche23 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate782 m
    Gaelscoil Dara · Crèche12 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate879 m
    Bright Sparks Early Years (Radharc Na Mara) Limited · Crèche12 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate917 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: estates, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 20:18
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    estatesODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) + CC-BY-4.0 (Kildare)27 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    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 About as busy as most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here24
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here25
    Council middle18
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    84% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 64% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    84% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    1% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    64% · council 46%
    Rented
    28% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    27% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (248 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068009001

    Bus
    81 m
    Renmore Pk · 402 · busiest stop within 500 m: 10 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    316 m
    Rosedale School, 75 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Rosedale School · primary · 75 pupils · 316 m
    • Lakeview School · primary · 76 pupils · 354 m
    • Sn Caitriona Sinsear · primary · 365 pupils · 489 m
    • S N Caitriona Sois · primary · 350 pupils · 489 m
    • Galway Community College · postprimary · 395 pupils · 877 m
    • Gaelscoil Dara · primary · 419 pupils · 879 m
    • Radharc na Mara National School · primary · 353 pupils · 917 m

    Stops 45

    • Renmore Pk · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 81 m
    • Renmore Pk · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 87 m
    • Dun na Mara · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 208 m
    • Dun na Mara · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 222 m
    • Bon Secours Hospl · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 234 m
    • Bon Secours Hospl · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 268 m
    • Woodlands Cm · 402, 404, 409 · 10/hour at peak · 286 m
    • Woodlands Cm · 402, 404, 409 · 10/hour at peak · 352 m

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

    • Rosedale School · 316 m+2.7% pupils (75)
    • Lakeview School · 354 m+2.7% pupils (76)
    • Sn Caitriona Sinsear · 489 m+1.1% pupils (365)
    • S N Caitriona Sois · 489 m-4.6% pupils (350)
    • Galway Community College · 877 m-13% pupils (395)
    • Gaelscoil Dara · 879 m-2.1% pupils (419)
    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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    consultpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:25open
    moderngovpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:26open
    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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Work already done (2360033): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Extension (1977) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Building work started here Nov 2019 with no planning file: what was it?
      Ask for: The notice and its completion certificate.
      Seller · council
    4. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    5. Application 444 m away open for comments until 21 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    6. 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
    Lough Atalia
    Electoral area
    Galway City East
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2360033, approved 2024, work already done.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 21 Oct 2026.
    • Woodlands Cm (bus 402, 404) 286 m away: 10 an hour at morning peak; 51 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 64% owner-occupied (council 46%); 16% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1961–1970; 49% drive to work (council 47%); population down 2% since 2016.
    • 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2026: 5 approved (100%). On Renmore Park: 26 in 10 years, 79% approved.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is 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.
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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 11 Oct 2026, 20:00 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.