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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 30 Oct 2026, 11:51

3 Ashdown, Dangan

53.28735, -9.08151

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Most home extensions nearby get approved (87%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202587%of home extensions approved nearbyn=76 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–551open for comments nearbyclose 20 Nov

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 52 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 8 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 1981–90, 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 1981–1990. 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 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2025: 2560230 · garden room, approved2024: 2460052 · garden room, 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. 2025
    2560230 · garden room · approved 2025 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2024
    2460052 · garden room · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned 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
Monuments3Barrow - unclassified; Well
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: 45 on the draft 2027 map; 45 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 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: 69–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 15%
69% · council 94%
Attic or dormer10 decided · more info asked 50%
100% · council 88%
New house in a garden or site32 decided · more info asked 34%
88% · council 84%
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 · 55 nearby, 382 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 74 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 126 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 242 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 46–55 (n=50)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 126 days (n=26)126 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 242 days after permission (n=22)242 days after permissionSigned off59% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated76 decided home extensions, 22 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. 0 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501616 Pending · No 7 Cuirt Cherin , Circular Road , Galway · 169 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher29 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 3 Ashdown, Dangan with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefused
    1. 135A Laurel Park, Newcastle 2660377No decision yet · 479 m
    2. 2No 7 Cuirt Cherin, Circular Road 501616Appeal: no decision yet · 169 m
    3. 32 Ashdown, Circular Road 2560230Building started · 14 m
    4. 47.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 48 m
    5. 52.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 62 m
    6. 62.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 124 m
    8. 80.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 133 m
    9. 90.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 156 m
    10. 10Site B, Circular Road 2660164Approved with conditions · 101 m
    11. 11Site A, Circular Road 2660169Approved with conditions · 112 m
    12. 124 The Baily, Circular Road 2660050Approved with conditions · 317 m
    13. 13Dangan Upper, Circular Road 2660270Approved with conditions · 351 m
    14. 142 Dangan Court, Newcastle 2660307Refused · 360 m
    15. 1516 Dún Daingean, Newcastle 2660042Approved with conditions · 448 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 29 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    31 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 28 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 29 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 21 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT28: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused28: approved → approved2: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal21: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off31 lodged31 lodged28 approved28 approved3 refused3 refused29 approved29 approved2 refused2 refused21 no start notice found21 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured31 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 20 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-20 2660377: application received — Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing vehicular entrance as granted intoday4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov2660377: application received — Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing vehicular entrance as granted in · 479 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments close
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202621 days left
      12660377 · application received — Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing…
      €20 to the council · 479 m away

    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

    • 47.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 48 m
    • 52.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 62 m
    • 62.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
    • 80.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 133 m
    • 90.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 156 m
    • 1.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 188 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 m
    • 3.0 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2024. 90% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 7, 2025: 4, 2026: 705102021: 4 approved2021: 2 refused6’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 6 approved2026: 1 refused7’26*
    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

    • 135A Laurel Park , Newcastle , Galway comments close 20 Nov 2026
      Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing vehicular entrance as…
      266037716 Oct 2026479 m
    Every application within 500 m 10 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 142 Dangan Court , Newcastle , Co.Galway Refused
      Permission for development which consists of: The demolition of an existing single-storey side porch attached…
      266030713 Oct 20261 homes360 m
    • 13Dangan Upper , Circular Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the construction of a new…
      266027018 Sept 20261 homes351 m
    • 2 Dangan Court , Newcastle , Co.Galway Withdrawn or not valid
      Permission for development which consists of: the demolition of an existing single-storey side porch attached…
      26602331 Jul 20261 homes360 m
    • 11Site A , Circular Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: for changes to proposed plans, previously granted under Pl.…
      266016917 Jul 2026112 m
    • 10Site B , Circular Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: for changes to proposed plans, previously granted under Pl.…
      266016415 Jul 20261 homes101 m
    • No 7 Cuirt Cherin , Circular Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of; subdivision of residential site to construct two detached…
      266010124 Jun 20262 homes169 m
    • 124 The Baily , Circular Road , Galway Approved with conditions
      Permission for development which consists of: 1) Construct new pitched roof over redesigned front bay window…
      266005015 Apr 2026317 m
    • 1516 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 homes448 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 2026450 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 23 Dún Daingean, Galway · 23 Jun 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/359 · 423 m
    • 32 Ashdown, Circular Road, Galway · 22 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560230 · 14 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Ashdown · 5 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: two-storey rear

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bushy Park Pre- School · Crèche14 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate55 m
    Sonas Early Learning Centre · Crèche13 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate746 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 Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here111
    Council middle5
    Homes started
    Here218
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    1% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 67% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    1% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    67% · council 46%
    Rented
    31% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    15% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    32% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 11%
    This small area (316 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068006015

    Bus
    466 m
    Tudor Lawn · 404 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    296 m
    Bushy Park NS, 366 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Bushy Park NS · primary · 366 pupils · 296 m
    • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 80 pupils · 784 m
    • Galway Educate Together NS · primary · 373 pupils · 805 m

    Stops 16

    • Tudor Lawn · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 466 m
    • Tudor Lawn · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 472 m
    • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 516 m
    • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 614 m
    • T Hynes Road · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 707 m
    • T Hynes Road · 404, 844, NG05 · 2/hour at peak · 728 m
    • Corrib Village · 964 · 744 m
    • Corrib Village · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 797 m

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

    • Bushy Park NS · 296 m-1.9% pupils (366)
    • St Josephs Special Sch · 784 m-1.2% pupils (80) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • Galway Educate Together NS · 805 m-2.1% pupils (373) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
    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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Garden room (2560230) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Garden room (2460052) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      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. Application 479 m away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Building work started 14 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 2560230.
      Agent · council
    6. 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 2560230, approved 2025, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • Tudor Lawn (bus 404, 809) 472 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 67% owner-occupied (council 46%); 3% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1981–1990; 52% 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: 44 in the last year, 43 three years before.
    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.
    • 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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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 30 Oct 2026, 11:51 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.