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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 25 Oct 2026, 19:18

Forster Court

53.27751, -9.04438

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 272 homes approved 437 m away haven't started.

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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202289%of home extensions approved nearbyn=151 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 10 Nov290homes approved nearby, not startednearest 331 m · 21102

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 53 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 8 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 1981–1990. 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 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2023: 22224 · extension, approved2022: 22126 · extension, refused

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
    22224 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    22126 · extension · refused 2022
    approvedstarted?signed off?
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

Protected building1 within 100 m 3 Bay 2 Storey Residential Building

Not on this site: 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
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings22water trough; house
Monuments10Ritual site - holy well; Leacht
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: 54 on the draft 2027 map; 54 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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
Sites and Monuments RecordCC 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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
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: 72–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 84% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 15%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear30 decided · more info asked 30%
97% · council 92%
Attic or dormer18 decided · more info asked 17%
72% · council 88%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 25%
92% · council 96%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 50%
80% · council 89%
New house in a garden or site25 decided · more info asked 32%
84% · council 84%
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 · 115 nearby, 552 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear10—

On Forster Court: 9 extensions in 10 years, 91% of all applications approved; most common single-storey rear.

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 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 112 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 164 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 258 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 49–55 (n=111)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 164 days (n=40)164 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 258 days after permission (n=42)258 days after permissionSigned off58% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated151 decided home extensions, 43 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    13 of 26 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 27 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed26 decided
    13 became permissions
    Approvals appealed27 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 4 in the last 12 months
    • 501778 Refused · 11 Water Lane , Bohermore , Galway · 205 m
    • 502154 Pending · Galway Shopping Centre Townparks , Headford Road Galway , Co. Galway · 383 m
    • 501206 Pending · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 240 m
    • 501194 Invalid · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 240 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher24 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Forster Court with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yet
    1. 1Hardiman Hotel (formerly Meyrick Hotel), Eyre Square 2632No decision yet · 446 m
    2. 2Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre 2660292Refused · 380 m
    3. 3Forster Street House 21102Approved, no sign building has started · 331 m
    4. 4Headford Road in the townland of Townparks 22259Approved, no sign building has started · 437 m
    5. 57 The Green (Townparks T.D.), College Road 2660309Refused · 165 m
    6. 62.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 20 m
    7. 70.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 56 m
    8. 80.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    9. 92.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 72 m
    10. 101.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 126 m
    11. 110.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 129 m
    12. 1211 Water Lane, Bohermore 2660153Refused · 205 m
    13. 1314 St Bridgets Place, Bohermore 2602Refused · 240 m
    14. 14Galway shopping center, Headford road 2660334No decision yet · 289 m
    15. 1520 Prospect Hill, Galway 2660283Refused · 334 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 82 permissions since 2016, 18 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    102 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 80 approved, 22 refused. After appeals: 82 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 10 started, 61 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT80: lodged → approved22: lodged → refused78: approved → approved18: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal4 refused by the council, approved after an appeal61: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out10: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out102 lodged102 lodged80 approved80 approved22 refused22 refused82 approved82 approved19 refused19 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn61 no start notice found61 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out10 started, not signed off10 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured102 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 2660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr; 2026-11-10 2632: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) amendments to the ground floor layout including reconfiguration of thetoday30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov2660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr · 380 m away · 2026-11-042632: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) amendments to the ground floor layout including reconfiguration of the · 446 m away · 2026-11-10
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 202610 days left
      22660292 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 380 m away
    • Comments close 10 Nov 202616 days left
      12632 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) amendments to the ground floor layout…
      €20 to the council · 446 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 3 Dec 202639 days left
      Refuse permission
      205 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

    272 homes 437 m away were approved Jan 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2028.

    Headford Road in the… · 272 homes: 272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; Forster Street House · 18 homes: 18 homes approved Feb 2022, not started202220232024202520262027202820292030Headford Road in the… · 272 homes437 m · 22259272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started272 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedForster Street House · 18 homes331 m · 2110218 homes approved Feb 2022, not started18 homes approved Feb 2022, 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 12 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 62.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 20 m
    • 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 56 m
    • 80.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 92.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 72 m
    • 101.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 126 m
    • 110.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 129 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 145 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 152 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 177 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 9 and 25 a year; busiest 2022. 78% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 20, 2022: 25, 2023: 21, 2024: 9, 2025: 17, 2026: 1001020302021: 16 approved2021: 4 refused20’21*2022: 21 approved2022: 4 refused25’222023: 17 approved2023: 4 refused21’232024: 8 approved2024: 1 refused9’242025: 13 approved2025: 4 refused17’252026: 5 approved2026: 5 refused10’26*
    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 17 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished6 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 22-26 Prospect Hill, Galway, H91 PX80 · 15 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 325 m
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91KP0N · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560003 · 349 m
    • Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road,, Galway, H91 WP96 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560202 · 367 m
    • 144 Bohermore, Galway · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360064 · 115 m
    • 11 Cnoc Na Radharc, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 VK27 · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 379 m
    • 23 Connolly Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 K16V · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360080 · 399 m
    • 10. St. Anthony's Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 DP1H · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560131 · 365 m
    • Fairgreen Road, Galway, H91AxK8 · 3 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 20/351 · 374 m
    • 180 Bohermore, Galway, H91 DC43 · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 22220-ABP 316298-23 · 192 m
    • Galway Shopping center, Headford Road, Galway, H91 E3P8 · 4 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60202 · 389 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Homes coming 290 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    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: Forster Court · 12 applications in 10 years · 91% approved · most common: single-storey rear

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Child's Play Creche · Crèche7 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate598 m
    SALI Childcare Service Ltd · Crèche3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate666 m
    St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here13
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here430
    Council middle33
    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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    2% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 34% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    2% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    34% · council 46%
    Rented
    63% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    8% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    9% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    34% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 11%
    This small area (249 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068007004

    Bus
    134 m
    Cill Ard · 402, 405, 425 · busiest stop within 500 m: 12 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    659 m
    Scoil An Linbh Iosa, 236 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil An Linbh Iosa · primary · 236 pupils · 659 m
    • Parochial NS · primary · 75 pupils · 679 m
    • Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 379 pupils · 712 m
    • S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 938 m
    • Galway Community College · postprimary · 395 pupils · 974 m

    Stops 50

    • Cill Ard · 402, 405, 425 · 4/hour at peak · 134 m
    • Prospect Hill · 402, 405, 425 · 4/hour at peak · 134 m
    • Cill Ard · 402, 405 · 5/hour at peak · 154 m
    • Prospect Hill · 402, 405 · 5/hour at peak · 204 m
    • Bóthar B Uí Eithir · 401, 404, 409, 425A, 430 · 12/hour at peak · 204 m
    • College Road · 401, 404, 409, 425A, NG05 · 11/hour at peak · 220 m
    • College Road · 401, 404, 409, 425A, 844, NG05 · 10/hour at peak · 226 m
    • Galway Coach Stn · 251, 660, 760, 761, 763, 923 · 3/hour at peak · 307 m

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

    • Scoil An Linbh Iosa · 659 m-9.6% pupils (236)
    • Parochial NS · 679 m+5.6% pupils (75)
    • Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · 712 m+8.3% pupils (379)
    • S N Padraic Naofa · 938 m-7.4% pupils (214)
    • Galway Community College · 974 m-13% pupils (395)
    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 25 Oct 2026, 01:51
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Council consultation portalsPublic25 Oct 2026, 01:52open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public25 Oct 2026, 01:51open
    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. Extension (22224) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Extension (22126) refused 2022: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    4. Application 446 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    Eyre Square
    Electoral area
    Galway City Central
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 22224, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
    • 290 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 272 at Headford Road in the townland of….
    • Bóthar B Uí Eithir (bus 401, 404) 204 m away: 12 an hour at morning peak; 134 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 63% rent (council 47%); 14% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1981–1990; 31% drive to work (council 47%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. On Forster Court: 9 in 10 years, 91% approved.
    What the terms mean 8 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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 25 Oct 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.