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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:29

Mill Road, Rathcoole, Collegeland

53.28335, -6.45065

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%).

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Distance
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Time
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95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=39 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open 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. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of SaggartBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 5 files on Saggart2022: 2 files on Saggart2023: 6 files on Saggart2024: 7 files on Saggart2025: 3 files on Saggart2026: 1 file on Saggart24 files

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
R1
Zoning · New residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

RES-N: To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 2028

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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: Brittas Plastics Ltd. (517 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings4water pump; post box
Radon grid squares3
Monuments15Field system; Historic town
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 4 on the draft 2027 map; 4 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 44% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 33%
44% · council 62%
Approved nearbySouth Dublin 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 · 21 nearby, 1,731 council-wide

Figure 3

Saggart, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

24 planning files on Saggart since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 8 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD21B/0168No. 3 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · SD22B/0501No number · 2023 · single-storey rear · withdrawn or invalid · SD23A/0040No. 6 · 2024 · single-storey rear · withdrawn or invalid · SD24A/0289WNo. 118 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · SD24B/0122WNo. 6 · 2025 · single-storey rear · withdrawn or invalid · SD25A/0003WPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · refused · SD21A/0033No number · 2021 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD21A/0088No. 2 · 2021 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD21A/0141No. 2 · 2021 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD21A/0197No number · 2022 · other work · approved · SHD3ABP-312501-22No number · 2023 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD23A/0019No number · 2023 · other work · approved · SD23A/0100No number · 2023 · other work · refused · SD23A/0184No number · 2023 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD23A/0216No number · 2023 · other work · refused · SD23A/0347No number · 2024 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD24A/0008No number · 2024 · other work · approved · SD24A/0025No number · 2024 · other work · approved · SD24A/0092WNo number · 2024 · other work · approved · SD24A/0187WNo. 13 · 2025 · other work · approved · SD25A/0161WNo. 13 · 2026 · other work · approved · SD26B/0174WNew house in a side gardenNo number · 2024 · new house · refused · SD24A/0227WNo. 6 · 2025 · new house · approved · SD25A/0099W6
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

24 files with "Saggart" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 59 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 118 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +123 days; Building starts: 114 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=28)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 118 days (n=11)118 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 123 days (n=15, all appeals within 1.5 km)+123 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 114 days after permission (n=10)114 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.

    Calculated39 decided home extensions, 12 start notices, 15 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501581 Open · 13, Mill Road, Saggart, Dublin · 148 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Mill Road, Rathcoole, Collegeland with 4 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseAppealEmpty land zoned for homesOther
    1. 113, Mill Road 501581Appeal: open · 148 m
    2. 24.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 58 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 302 m
    4. 434, Millrace Avenue ED26/0074Section 5: needs permission · 326 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 11 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    20 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 11 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 4 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused5: lodged → withdrawn or invalid11: approved → approved3: refused → refused5: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal4: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off20 lodged20 lodged12 approved12 approved3 refused3 refused5 withdrawn or invalid5 withdrawn or invalid11 approved11 approved3 refused3 refused5 withdrawn5 withdrawn1 undecided1 undecided4 no start notice found4 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured20 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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 2 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 2

      • 24.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 58 m
      • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 m
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 7 a year; busiest 2024. 80% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 7, 2025: 4, 2026: 105102021: 1 approved2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid2’21*2022: 2 approved2’222023: 1 approved2023: 2 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid4’232024: 4 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid7’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid4’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 2 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • Land adjacent to Drury Mills & Drury Park, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin, Saggart, Dublin, N/A · 21 Oct 2026 · 72 homes · start notice not signed off · SD24A/0092W ABP-322539-25 · 431 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Homes coming 0 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      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

      Developments within 1.0 km

      SchemeHomesProgressDistance
      Mill Road Development274—58 m
      Drury Mills and Drury Park Extension73—395 m
      Garters Lane223223 not started (2026-Q2)716 m
      Garters Lane Development224no activity on site reported (2025-Q4)716 m
      Fortunestown Lane526526 built (2025-Q2)761 m
      Fortunestown Lane and Parklands Parade86—769 m
      Fortunestown Lane Development524—770 m

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Kidorama Ltd · Crèche31 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate593 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: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here159
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here759
      Council middle3
      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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      41% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 45% owner-occupied (council 67%).

      Homes built before 1971
      41% · council 18%
      Homes built since 2001
      27% · council 27%
      Owner-occupied
      45% · council 67%
      Rented
      43% · council 29%
      Children under 15
      50% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      5% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      27% · council 40%
      Work mainly from home
      7% · council 10%
      This small area (1471 people)South Dublin

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267119013/01

      Road noise
      60–64 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      137 m
      Springbank · 69, 69n, W6 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Flood
      Within 500 m
      OPW flood map area, not beside the house
      Nearest school
      675 m
      S N Naomh Mhuire, 666 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      57
      in 3 years, 34 new (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • S N Naomh Mhuire · primary · 666 pupils · 675 m
      • Rathcoole ETNS · primary · 114 pupils · 781 m
      • Citywest & Saggart Community National School · primary · 413 pupils · 835 m
      • Gaelscoil Lir · primary · 53 pupils · 835 m
      • Coláiste pobail Fóla · postprimary · 758 pupils · 857 m

      Stops 16

      • Springbank · 69, 69n, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 137 m
      • Springbank · 69, 69X, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 151 m
      • Millrace Wk · 69, 69n, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 166 m
      • Millrace Ct · 69, 69X, 69n, W6 · 4/hour at peak · 273 m
      • Saggart Village · 69, 69X, 69n, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 513 m
      • Saggart Village · 69, 69X, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 524 m
      • Fitzmaurice Road · 69, 69X, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 549 m
      • Fitzmaurice Road · 69, 69n, W6 · 3/hour at peak · 555 m

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

      • S N Naomh Mhuire · 675 m-1% pupils (666) · a pitch or play area 2025, approved
      • Rathcoole ETNS · 781 m-4.2% pupils (114)
      • Gaelscoil Lir · 835 m+10.4% pupils (53)
      • Citywest & Saggart Community National School · 835 m-1.4% pupils (413) · 22 classrooms 2025, approved
      • Coláiste pobail Fóla · 857 m+15.2% pupils (758)

      Open consultations

      Council meetings 30 items

      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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
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      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
        Ask for: Radon test results.
        Seller
      2. 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
      Collegeland
      Electoral division
      Saggart
      Electoral area
      Clondalkin
      Council
      South Dublin County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
      • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
      • Millrace Ct (bus 69, 69X) 273 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 13 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 45% owner-occupied (council 66%); 23% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 2001–2010; 44% drive to work (council 54%); population up 35% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 295 in the last year, 181 three years before.
      • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      What the terms mean 6 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.
      • 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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      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
      tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
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      water.ie—© the publisher · flag only—
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      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 31 Oct 2026, 23:29 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.