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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 05:06

Beechwood Park, Mervue

53.28562, -9.01184

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 38 homes approved 477 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202390%of home extensions approved nearbyn=113 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–541open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov38homes approved nearby, not startednearest 477 m · 2560072

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 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). 1 planning file 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 1961–1970. 1 planning file 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 built2023: 239 · 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. 2023
    239 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
C2.1
Zoning · Economic development and employment
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC2.1 · Economic development and employment
What it says

Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

ZoningC2.1 · Economic development and employment
What it says

Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

Protected building1 within 100 m Uni-Vallet Earthen Enclosure with Souterrain
Monument zone2 within 100 m Ringfort - unclassified, Ballybaan More; Souterrain, Ballybaan More

Not on this site: heritage inventory, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland Ltd (484 m); Thermo King Ireland Limited (714 m); Boston Scientific Limited (724 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments3Ringfort - unclassified; Souterrain
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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 58 on the draft 2027 map; 58 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 88–93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 87% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 0%
93% · council 94%
Two-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 6%
88% · council 92%
Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 8%
92% · council 88%
New house in a garden or site15 decided · more info asked 33%
87% · 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 · 58 nearby, 470 council-wide

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

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

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

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 73 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 8): 123 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 183 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 46–54 (n=100)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 8)With further information: median 123 days (n=13)123 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 183 days after permission (n=36)183 days after permissionSigned off337 days after the start, for the few who file. 58% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated113 decided home extensions, 36 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 decided
    2 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 500942 Granted · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 29 m
    • 500690 Granted with conditions · Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site , Radharc na Gr?ine ,… · 445 m
    • 500940 Open · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 29 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Beechwood Park, Mervue with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 167 Monivea Park, Ballybane 2660366No decision yet · 143 m
    2. 2Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site 2560072Approved, no sign building has started · 477 m
    3. 3The Lantern Bar Ballybane, Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road 500942Appeal: approved · 29 m
    4. 40.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 39 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 42 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 53 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 58 m
    8. 84.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    9. 91.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 80 m
    10. 10No. 25. Tone Avenue, Mervue 2660111Approved with conditions · 296 m
    11. 11Galway Crystal Murrough Drive, Dublin Road 2560339Approved with conditions · 319 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 30 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    32 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 30 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 30 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 20 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT30: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused30: approved → approved2: refused → refused20: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out32 lodged32 lodged30 approved30 approved2 refused2 refused30 approved30 approved2 refused2 refused20 no start notice found20 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured32 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 16 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-16 2660366: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for alterations ttoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660366: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for alterations t · 143 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments close
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
      12660366 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission.…
      €20 to the council · 143 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

    38 homes 477 m away were approved Dec 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2031.

    Lands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Dec 2025, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Lands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes477 m · 256007238 homes approved Dec 2025, not started38 homes approved Dec 2025, 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 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 39 m
    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 42 m
    • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 53 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 58 m
    • 84.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
    • 91.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 80 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 90 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 93 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 114 m
    • 2.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 10 a year; busiest 2024. 94% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 5, 2023: 7, 2024: 10, 2025: 7, 2026: 105102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 5 approved5’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 refused7’232024: 9 approved2024: 1 refused10’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 167 Monivea Park , Ballybane , Galway comments close 16 Nov 2026
      Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for…
      266036612 Oct 2026143 m
    Every application within 500 m 4 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 no sign-off needed
    • 11 Rocklands Avenue, Galway, H91 RWN3 · 1 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460262 · 238 m
    • 02. Connolly Avenue, Mervue, Galway, H91 W7DW · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560117 · 489 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 38 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bright Sparks Early Years (Radharc Na Mara) Limited · Crèche12 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate446 m
    Acorn Pre-School · Crèche23 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate494 m
    Glasan Creche · Crèche3 Nov 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate771 m
    Friendly Fellows Club- Connacht Hotel · Crèche30 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate906 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: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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 Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here244
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here136
    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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    74% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 68% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    74% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    68% · council 46%
    Rented
    25% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    13% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    22% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    20% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 11%
    This small area (217 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068011008

    Bus
    97 m
    Ballybane SC · 401, 405 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    446 m
    Radharc na Mara National School, 353 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Radharc na Mara National School · primary · 353 pupils · 446 m

    Stops 50

    • Ballybane SC · 401, 405 · 6/hour at peak · 97 m
    • Ballybane SC · 401, 405 · 6/hour at peak · 127 m
    • Monivea Park · 401, 425A · 3/hour at peak · 318 m
    • Monivea Park · 401, 425A · 3/hour at peak · 322 m
    • Rahylin Glebe · 401, 405, NG05 · 6/hour at peak · 330 m
    • Mervue · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 411 m
    • Ballybane IE · 405 · 3/hour at peak · 439 m
    • Mervue · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 444 m

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

    • Radharc na Mara National School · 446 m+0.6% pupils (353)
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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 (239) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    3. Application 143 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    Mervue
    Electoral area
    Galway City East
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 239, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • 38 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 38 at Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial….
    • Ballybane SC (bus 401, 405) 97 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 45 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 68% owner-occupied (council 46%); 2% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1961–1970; 50% drive to work (council 47%); population up 24% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 1 Nov 2026, 05:06 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.