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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 04:43

1 Greenfields Road, Dangan

53.28680, -9.07026

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Most home extensions nearby get approved (86%).

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202586%of home extensions approved nearbyn=102 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–550open 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 54 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 7 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 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 1971–1980. 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 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2025: 2560100 · work already done, refused2022: 22182 · demolition, 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. 2025
    2560100 · work already done · refused 2025
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2022
    22182 · demolition · 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

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Saint Anthony's College
Monuments4Icehouse; Ringfort - unclassified
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: 43 on the draft 2027 map; 43 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
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 here: 75–92% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 79% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 19%
75% · council 94%
Two-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 31%
92% · council 92%
Attic or dormer13 decided · more info asked 38%
85% · council 88%
New house in a garden or site29 decided · more info asked 24%
79% · 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 · 71 nearby, 470 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic22—

On Greenfields: 7 extensions in 10 years, 50% of all applications approved; most common garage conversion.

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 5 Nov 2026, 02:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
    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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 104 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 146 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 219 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 48–55 (n=77)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 146 days (n=25)146 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 219 days after permission (n=29)219 days after permissionSigned off52% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated102 decided home extensions, 29 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    6 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed14 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 1 Greenfields Road, Dangan with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 124 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle 2660201Refused · 158 m
    2. 21.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 25 m
    3. 30.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 89 m
    4. 40.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 93 m
    5. 50.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 113 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 113 m
    7. 70.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 142 m
    8. 899 Upper Newcastle Road, Galway 2660059No decision yet · 15 m
    9. 9No. 60, Upper Newcastle Road 2615Approved with conditions · 100 m
    10. 1077 Newcastle Road Upper, Newcastle 2660134Approved with conditions · 211 m
    11. 1110 Sylvan Heights, Newcastle 2660062Approved with conditions · 217 m
    12. 122 Sylvan Heights, Fairlands 2660310Approved with conditions · 242 m
    13. 1339 Moyola Park, Newcastle 2660089Approved with conditions · 359 m
    14. 14Avondale, 55 Upper Newcastle 2660181Approved with conditions · 362 m
    15. 15SPAR The Westwood, Upper Newcastle 2660104Approved with conditions · 389 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 41 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    49 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 39 approved, 10 refused. After appeals: 41 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 27 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT39: lodged → approved10: lodged → refused39: approved → approved8: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal27: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out49 lodged49 lodged39 approved39 approved10 refused10 refused41 approved41 approved8 refused8 refused27 no start notice found27 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured49 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    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 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 21.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 25 m
      • 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 89 m
      • 40.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 93 m
      • 50.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 113 m
      • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 113 m
      • 70.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 142 m
      • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 147 m
      • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
      • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
      • 2.6 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 4 and 12 a year; busiest 2023. 80% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 8, 2022: 7, 2023: 12, 2024: 4, 2025: 8, 2026: 10051015202021: 5 approved2021: 3 refused8’21*2022: 6 approved2022: 1 refused7’222023: 9 approved2023: 3 refused12’232024: 3 approved2024: 1 refused4’242025: 7 approved2025: 1 refused8’252026: 9 approved2026: 1 refused10’26*
      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 13 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 122 Sylvan Heights , Fairlands , Newcastle Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: convert attic to living space, and to extend dwelling house to…
        266031020 Oct 20261 homes242 m
      • 124 Greenfields Rd , Newcastle , Galway Refused
        Permission for development which consists of: a change of use from dwelling to short term let for a period…
        26602016 Aug 2026158 m
      • 14Avondale , 55 Upper Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: (i) the demolition of the existing front porch, garage and rear…
        266018127 Jul 20261 homes362 m
      • 9No. 60 , Upper Newcastle Road , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: retention planning permission to that permitted under file…
        261519 Aug 20261 homes100 m
      • 1077 Newcastle Road Upper , Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and the…
        266013412 Jun 20261 homes211 m
      • 9 Moyola Park , Newcastle , Galaway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: (A) Relocation of the existing site vehicle access from the…
        266011327 May 2026469 m
      • 15SPAR The Westwood , Upper Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: the proposed development will consist of revisions to the…
        266010421 May 2026389 m
      • 1339 Moyola Park , Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a 1st floor level front/side extension,…
        26600897 May 20261 homes359 m
      • 1110 Sylvan Heights , Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: to retain a first floor bathroom window to the side of his…
        266006224 Apr 2026217 m
      • 899 Upper Newcastle Road , Galway , Co. Galway No decision yet
        Permission for development which consists of: Permission is being sought on behalf of Shawder Ltd for full…
        266005926 Feb 202615 m
      • 16 Dún Daingean , Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: the construction of new single storey extension to side and…
        266004213 Apr 20261 homes477 m
      • 82 Hazel Park , Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: retention for existing carport roof at front of dwelling,…
        256036710 Feb 2026466 m
      • 8 Ardillaun Road , Newcastle , Galway Approved with conditions
        Permission for development which consists of: to retain outside building (gym) to the rear of property
        256034822 Jan 20261 homes486 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
      Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
      • 63 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · PT8GY287 · 272 m
      • 64 Moyola Park, Galway, H91 FEK4 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560083 · 472 m
      • 65 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 C43C · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60212 · 308 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
      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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
      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

      Estate: Greenfields · 17 applications in 10 years · 50% approved · most common: garage conversion

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Bushy Park Pre- School · Crèche14 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate943 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:36
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
      How busy is this area Quieter than most of Galway City Council.
      Homes approved
      Here10
      Council middle5
      Homes started
      Here20
      Council middle36
      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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      37% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 38% owner-occupied (council 46%).

      Homes built before 1971
      37% · council 17%
      Homes built since 2001
      0% · council 31%
      Owner-occupied
      38% · council 46%
      Rented
      46% · council 47%
      Children under 15
      11% · council 15%
      Aged 65 and over
      15% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      32% · council 29%
      Work mainly from home
      12% · council 11%
      This small area (330 people)Galway

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068006010

      Road noise
      55–59 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      82 m
      Corrib Village · 404, 844, NG05 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      316 m
      Galway Educate Together NS, 373 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Galway Educate Together NS · primary · 373 pupils · 316 m
      • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 80 pupils · 393 m
      • Bushy Park NS · primary · 366 pupils · 927 m

      Stops 24

      • Corrib Village · 404, 844, NG05 · 2/hour at peak · 82 m
      • Corrib Village · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 100 m
      • Corrib Village · 964 · 159 m
      • Up Newcastle · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 207 m
      • Up Newcastle · 404, NG05 · 2/hour at peak · 220 m
      • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 305 m
      • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 321 m
      • Tudor Lawn · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 329 m

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

      • Galway Educate Together NS · 316 m-2.1% pupils (373) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
      • St Josephs Special Sch · 393 m-1.2% pupils (80) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
      • Bushy Park NS · 927 m-1.9% pupils (366)
      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 5 Nov 2026, 02:33
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 02:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
      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. Keeping work already done was refused (2560100, 2025): was it removed?
        Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Demolition (22182) 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. 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
      Dangan
      Electoral area
      Galway City Central
      Council
      Galway City Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 2 applications on this site; latest 2560100, refused 2025.
      • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • Corrib Village (bus 404, 809) 100 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 20 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 46% rent (council 47%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1971–1980; 38% drive to work (council 47%); population up 12% since 2016.
      • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Greenfields: 7 in 10 years, 50% approved.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
      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.
      • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
      • 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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      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
      propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence5 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 register4 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026, 04:43 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.