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Planning report · Offaly County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 14:30

Rachra Park, Shannonbridge

53.28006, -8.04483

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

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6planning files on this houselatest 20240open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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). 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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. 6 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of RaghraBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2025: 2460087 · work already done, refused2023: 2360246 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2023: 2360211 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2023: 2360173 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2023: 22302 · work already done, approved2022: 22275 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2020: 1 file on Raghra2023: 1 file on Raghra2024: 2 files on Raghra2025: 1 file on Raghra5 files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. 2025
    2460087 · work already done · refused 2025
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2023
    2360246 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  3. 2023
    2360211 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  4. 2023
    2360173 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  5. 2023
    22302 · work already done · approved 2023 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  6. 2022
    22275 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
On this site
M1
Zoning · Metro / rail economic corridor
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
ZoningM1 · Metro / rail economic corridor
What it says

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

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

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

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Saint Kieran's Catholic Church

Not on this site: 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: Shannonbridge (499 m); Shannonbridge TEG (617 m); Electricity Supply Board (West Offaly Power) (739 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings10Oliver Plunkett National School; Saint Kieran's Catholic Church
Monuments11Castle - unclassified; Bridge
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: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 8 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rps.offaly, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:09open
rps.offalyunstated (council's public ArcGIS service; no licence published) · not redistributable — shown as a flag only—open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
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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bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

Raghra, file by file since 2020

0 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

5 planning files on Raghra since 2020, by kind and decision.2020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2023 · other extension · refused · 23414Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20245No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 24135No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2431No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560390New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Raghra" 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 · 2020–2026

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 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—

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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 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 Rachra Park, Shannonbridge with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 10.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 12 m
    2. 20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 77 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 109 m
    4. 40.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 248 m
    5. 51.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 298 m
    6. 60.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 423 m
    7. 7Main Street, Shannonbridge 2660067Approved with conditions · 59 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 13 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    15 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 13 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 13 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 10 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT13: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused13: approved → approved2: refused → refused10: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → ran out15 lodged15 lodged13 approved13 approved2 refused2 refused13 approved13 approved2 refused2 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 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.

    Measured15 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 7 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 7

      • 10.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 12 m
      • 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 77 m
      • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 109 m
      • 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 248 m
      • 51.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 298 m
      • 60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 423 m
      • 0.4 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
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2024. 87% of decisions were approvals.

      2018: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2025: 3, 2026: 105102018: 1 approved1’18*2020: 1 approved1’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 2 approved2’222023: 1 approved2023: 1 refused2’232024: 2 approved2024: 1 refused3’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2018 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 7Main Street , Shannonbridge , Co. Offaly Approved with conditions
        the demolition of a previous rear extension, selected walls and the removal of a dilapidated roof structure.…
        266006724 Jun 20261 homes59 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
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      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 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • Main Street, Shannonbridge, Offaly · 20 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560360 · 74 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
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      0
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Offaly County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here3
      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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 7

      This street block against the council

      56% of homes built before 1971 (council 30%). 79% owner-occupied (council 72%).

      Homes built before 1971
      56% · council 30%
      Homes built since 2001
      9% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      79% · council 72%
      Rented
      10% · council 22%
      Children under 15
      13% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      37% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      38% · council 47%
      Work mainly from home
      8% · council 8%
      This small area (167 people)Offaly

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187077001/02

      Bus
      130 m
      Shannonbridge · 850 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 1

        • Shannonbridge · 850 · 1/hour at peak · 130 m
        Sources: gtfs, schools, 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
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
        schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        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——
        EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
        Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
        Question 6

        What to ask, and who

        1. Keeping work already done was refused (2460087, 2025): was it removed?
          Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Work already done (22302): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
          Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
          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. 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
        Raghra
        Electoral division
        Shannonbridge
        Electoral area
        Birr
        Council
        Offaly County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 6 applications on this site; latest 2460087, refused 2025.
        • Zoned M1 (metro / rail economic corridor); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
        • 7 sites nearby could change: 7 empty zoned plots.
        • Shannonbridge (bus 850) 130 m away: 12 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
        • Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 72%); 16% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1961–1970; 66% drive to work (council 65%); population up 2% since 2016.
        • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
        • The council decides in a median 80 days (about 11 weeks); 51% are asked for more information.
        • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        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.
        • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
        • 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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        Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
        Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
        National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026
        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
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        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
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        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
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        Measured
        counted from a public register
        Calculated
        a rate or median we worked out from those counts
        Our classification
        we sorted it by reading each description
        Estimate
        inferred from another source (census, map data)
        Rule summary
        the law, simplified: check before relying on it
        How we work this out
        Generated 11 Oct 2026, 14:30 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.