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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 2 Nov 2026, 15:19

18 Elm Park Road, Dangan

53.28688, -9.07433

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Most home extensions nearby get approved (88%). 272 homes approved 1.8 km away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

88%of home extensions approved nearbyn=83 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–558open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–23 Nov386homes approved nearby, not startednearest 276 m · 21146

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 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).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 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 built

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
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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings93mill race; aviary/dovecote/pigeon house
Monuments118Quarry; Barrow - 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: 341 on the draft 2027 map; 341 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 71–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 21%
71% · council 94%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 45%
91% · council 92%
Attic or dormer10 decided · more info asked 50%
100% · council 88%
New house in a garden or site26 decided · more info asked 23%
88% · 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 · 61 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 82 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 134 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 53 days, middle half 46–55 (n=59)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 134 days (n=24)134 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 219 days after permission (n=21)219 days after permissionSigned off62% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated83 decided home extensions, 21 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 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 16 in the last 12 months
    • 501601 Refused · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 1.8 km
    • 502233 Pending · Coolough Road , Ballinfoile , Galway City · 1.5 km
    • 502154 Pending · Galway Shopping Centre Townparks , Headford Road Galway , Co. Galway · 1.8 km
    • 501410 Granted · No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City · 1.7 km
    • 502074 Pending · Ballagh , Bushypark , Galway · 1.6 km
    • 502048 Pending · Seamus Quirke Road , Rahoon Road , Galway · 1.3 km
    • 323873 Granted with conditions · Kingston Park & Millers Lane, County Galway · 1.9 km
    • 502044 Pending · 3 B?thar Cholm?in , Shantalla , Galway · 1.5 km
    • 501486 Refused · 14 Endas Road , Shantalla , Galway · 1.7 km
    • 501966 Pending · 207 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway · 1.7 km
    • 501865 Pending · 20 Riverside , Woodquay , Galway · 1.7 km
    • 501824 Pending · McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway… · 1.9 km
    • 501061 Refused · 34 St Mary's Road , Galway , Co.Galway · 2.0 km
    • 501616 Pending · No 7 Cuirt Cherin , Circular Road , Galway · 634 m
    • 501594 Invalid · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 1.8 km
    • 500643 Granted · 8 Gort Greine , Rahoon , Galway · 1.7 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher1 Nov 2026, 23:13open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 18 Elm Park Road, Dangan with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeRefused
    1. 135A Laurel Park, Newcastle 2660377No decision yet · 336 m
    2. 244 Ardilaun Road, Newcastle 2660351No decision yet · 699 m
    3. 3Site 4B Lakeview Hill, Barnacranny Bushypark 2660361No decision yet · 1.2 km
    4. 4Site 4A Lakeview Hill, Barnacranny Bushypark 2660360No decision yet · 1.2 km
    5. 529 Ashe Road, Shantalla 2660378No decision yet · 1.2 km
    6. 6134 Castlelawn Heights, Headford Road 2660363No decision yet · 1.4 km
    7. 7NO.5, SAINT HELENS STREET 2660367No decision yet · 1.8 km
    8. 8The Presbytery, Gaol Road 2660381No decision yet · 1.9 km
    9. 916 Mill Street, Galway 2660295Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    10. 10Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre 2660292Refused · 2.0 km
    11. 11Letteragh Road 23121Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    12. 12T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site 22166Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    13. 13Headford Road in the townland of Townparks 22259Approved, no sign building has started · 1.8 km
    14. 14Circular Road, Galway 2660220No decision yet · 976 m
    15. 1524 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle 2660201Refused · 116 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 43 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    53 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 40 approved, 13 refused. After appeals: 43 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 29 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT40: lodged → approved13: lodged → refused40: approved → approved10: refused → refused3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal29: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out53 lodged53 lodged40 approved40 approved13 refused13 refused43 approved43 approved10 refused10 refused29 no start notice found29 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off3 signed off3 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.

    Measured53 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    13 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    13 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 ACP 323873: Approve with Conditions; 2026-11-02 2660351: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garag; 2026-11-04 2660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr; 2026-11-05 ACP 501410: Grant permission; 2026-11-05 2660295: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling a; 2026-11-09 2660360: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a new d; 2026-11-09 2660361: application received — Permission for the development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a n; 2026-11-13 2660363: application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front garden and structure to t; 2026-11-16 2660367: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under ; 2026-11-20 2660378: application received — Permission for development which consists of: demolition of an existing rear shed. Construction of a part single and par; 2026-11-20 2660377: application received — Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing vehicular entrance as granted in; 2026-11-23 2660381: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a) removal/demolition of existing attached garage/; 2026-12-01 ACP 501601: Refuse permissiontoday7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2 DecACP 323873: Approve with Conditions · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-022660351: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garag · 699 m away · 2026-11-022660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr · 2 km away · 2026-11-04ACP 501410: Grant permission · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-052660295: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling a · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-052660360: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a new d · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-092660361: application received — Permission for the development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a n · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-092660363: application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front garden and structure to t · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-132660367: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-162660378: application received — Permission for development which consists of: demolition of an existing rear shed. Construction of a part single and par · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-202660377: application received — Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing vehicular entrance as granted in · 336 m away · 2026-11-202660381: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a) removal/demolition of existing attached garage/ · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-23ACP 501601: Refuse permission · 1.8 km away · 2026-12-01
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 2026closes today
      Approve with Conditions
      1.9 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 2026closes today
      22660351 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat…
      €20 to the council · 699 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20262 days left
      102660292 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 2.0 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 5 Nov 20263 days left
      Grant permission
      1.7 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 20263 days left
      92660295 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20267 days left
      42660360 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20267 days left
      32660361 · application received — Permission for the development which consists of: the development will consist of the following:…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202611 days left
      62660363 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202614 days left
      72660367 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202618 days left
      52660378 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: demolition of an existing rear shed. Construction…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202618 days left
      12660377 · application received — Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing…
      €20 to the council · 336 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202621 days left
      82660381 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a) removal/demolition of…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 1 Dec 202629 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.8 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    272 homes 1.8 km away were approved Jan 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2028.

    Headford Road in the… · 272 homes: 272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes: 86 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; Letteragh Road · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Feb 2024, not started202320242025202620272028202920302031Headford Road in the… · 272 homes1.8 km · 22259272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started272 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedT O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes1.5 km · 2216686 homes approved Jan 2023, not started86 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedLetteragh Road · 28 homes1.2 km · 2312128 homes approved Feb 2024, not started28 homes approved Feb 2024, 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 13 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 10 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 42 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 73 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 74 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 81 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 86 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 91 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 95 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
    • 0.3 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 6 and 9 a year; busiest 2024. 75% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 12, 2022: 8, 2023: 8, 2024: 9, 2025: 6, 2026: 10051015202021: 7 approved2021: 5 refused12’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused8’222023: 5 approved2023: 3 refused8’232024: 8 approved2024: 1 refused9’242025: 5 approved2025: 1 refused6’252026: 8 approved2026: 2 refused10’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 106 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Building work nearby 40 in the last 12 months
    4 signed off as finished19 not signed off17 no sign-off needed
    • Newcastle Park, Galway · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/83 · 1.2 km
    • 17 Shantalla Road, Galway, H91 T2C2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21364 · 1.7 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 7 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-322424-25 · 1.7 km
    • PaIrc Na Gcapaill, Galway · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360071 · 1.9 km
    • Mincloon, Rahoon Road, Galway · 21 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360172 · 1.9 km
    • Woodquay, Galway · 17 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 27 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.7 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 13 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.7 km
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91KP0N · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560003 · 1.9 km
    • 63 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · PT8GY287 · 453 m
    • Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road,, Galway, H91 WP96 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560202 · 2.0 km
    • 23 Dún Daingean, Galway · 23 Jun 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/359 · 403 m
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 22 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.7 km
    • Letteragh road, Galway · 12 Jun 2026 · 30 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60394 · 1.2 km
    • Woodquay, Galway, H91WN8E · 26 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360062 · 1.8 km
    • 2 Ashdown, Circular Road, Galway · 22 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560230 · 487 m
    • 3 Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 E4XW · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560145 · 1.9 km
    • 17 R864, Galway, H91 X8EK · 24 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/34 · 1.1 km
    • 7 Castlelawn Heights, Galway, H91 FX3A · 23 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560357 · 1.6 km
    • 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 22 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560222 · 732 m
    • 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 X9DF · 21 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560222 · 732 m
    • 64 Moyola Park, Galway, H91 FEK4 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560083 · 550 m
    • 4 Seamus Quirke Road, Galway · 15 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-318194-23 · 1.4 km
    • 50 Sycamore Drive, Galway, H91 A72H · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60246 · 1.9 km
    • 5 Saint Anthony's Place, Galway · 31 Mar 2026 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/100 · 1.9 km
    • 58 John Coogan Park, Galway, H91 P22F · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/7. & ABP-322383-25 · 848 m
    • 54A Cruachan Park, Galway, H91 VYW9 · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60265 · 1.9 km
    • Letteragh Road, Galway · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 23139 & ABP-318465-23 · 1.4 km
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91 E7R2 · 4 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.9 km
    • Letteragh Road, Galway · 4 Feb 2026 · 30 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460394 · 1.2 km
    • 12 Rockfield Park, Galway, H91 Y43C · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560106 · 1.6 km
    • 7A Sráid Naomh Proinsias, Galway, H91 W6X4 · 19 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60163 · 1.9 km
    • 45 Bóthar Seantalamh, Galway, H91 RC8V · 19 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460397 · 1.6 km
    • 16 Lakeview Hill, Galway · 8 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60319 · 1.2 km
    • 16 Cruachan Park, Galway, H91 TK3D · 29 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60391 · 1.7 km
    • 12 Lakeview Hill, Galway · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460406 · 1.1 km
    • 9 Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 TW8E · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60206 · 1.9 km
    • 16 Mill Street, Galway, H91 H6WE · 7 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60194 · 1.9 km
    • 65 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 C43C · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60212 · 520 m
    • Galway Shopping center, Headford Road, Galway, H91 E3P8 · 4 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60202 · 2.0 km
    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 2 Nov 2026, 03:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Homes coming 386 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 Inspectorate520 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    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 register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here10
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here20
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    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

    Bus
    142 m
    Tudor Lawn · 404 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    398 m
    Galway Educate Together NS, 373 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Galway Educate Together NS · primary · 373 pupils · 398 m
    • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 80 pupils · 424 m
    • Bushy Park NS · primary · 366 pupils · 676 m
    • S N Bride Naofa · primary · 187 pupils · 1.5 km
    • Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 1.6 km
    • S N Brighde · primary · 130 pupils · 1.7 km
    • Parochial NS · primary · 75 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Coláiste Muire Máthair · postprimary · 738 pupils · 1.8 km

    Stops 88

    • Tudor Lawn · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 142 m
    • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 144 m
    • Tudor Lawn · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 183 m
    • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 255 m
    • Corrib Village · 964 · 298 m
    • Corrib Village · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 327 m
    • Corrib Village · 404, 844, NG05 · 2/hour at peak · 353 m
    • T Hynes Road · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 375 m

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

    • Galway Educate Together NS · 398 m-2.1% pupils (373) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • St Josephs Special Sch · 424 m-1.2% pupils (80) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • Bushy Park NS · 676 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    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 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic2 Nov 2026, 01:11open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public2 Nov 2026, 02:27open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 336 m away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 8 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • 386 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 272 at Headford Road in the townland of….
    • Hazel Park (bus 404) 144 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 18 from all stops within 500 m.
    • 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.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 12 in the last year, 14 three years before.
    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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 27
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 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
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public2 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher1 Nov 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public2 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    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
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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 2 Nov 2026, 15:19 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.