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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 14 Oct 2026, 22:48

University Road

53.29057, -9.06648

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Most home extensions nearby get approved (87%). 272 homes approved 1.7 km away haven't started.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
87%of home extensions approved nearbyn=137 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–5510open for comments nearbyclose 14 Oct–13 Nov476homes approved nearby, not startednearest 436 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 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 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 after 2016, with building records online.

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 2016–2021.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (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
S3
Zoning · Community infrastructure
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningS3 · Community infrastructure
What it says

Community Culture and Institutional: To provide for institutional and community facility use

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

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

ZoningS3 · Community infrastructure
What it says

Community Culture and Institutional: To provide for institutional and community facility use

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

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 taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings66farmyard complex; mill race
Monuments106Quarry; Enclosure
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 311 on the draft 2027 map; 311 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
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zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
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npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
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: 73–92% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 23%
73% · council 94%
Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 42%
92% · council 89%
New house in a garden or site36 decided · more info asked 58%
81% · 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 · 74 nearby, 645 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: npad, acp · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 02:03
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    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 79 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 132 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 203 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=107)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 132 days (n=30)132 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 203 days after permission (n=19)203 days after permissionSigned off58% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated137 decided home extensions, 19 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    8 of 19 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 16 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed19 decided
    8 became permissions
    Approvals appealed16 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 9 in the last 12 months
    • 501486 Refused · 14 Endas Road , Shantalla , Galway · 1.9 km
    • 501966 Pending · 207 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway · 1.3 km
    • 501865 Pending · 20 Riverside , Woodquay , Galway · 1.6 km
    • 501824 Pending · McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway… · 2.0 km
    • 501778 Open · 11 Water Lane , Bohermore , Galway · 1.9 km
    • 501616 Pending · No 7 Cuirt Cherin , Circular Road , Galway · 1.2 km
    • 501410 Pending · No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City · 2.0 km
    • 501206 Pending · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 1.9 km
    • 501194 Invalid · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 1.9 km
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved14 Oct 2026, 01:31open
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around University Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not started
    1. 1134 Castlelawn Heights, Headford Road 2660363No decision yet · 945 m
    2. 2Learning Commons Facility, University of Galway 2660329No decision yet · 1.0 km
    3. 344 Ardilaun Road, Newcastle 2660351No decision yet · 1.0 km
    4. 4Lands off the Sandy Road, Terryland Galway 2660352No decision yet · 1.6 km
    5. 5Site 4B Lakeview Hill, Barnacranny Bushypark 2660361No decision yet · 1.6 km
    6. 614 Lakeview Hill, Bushypark 2660336No decision yet · 1.6 km
    7. 7Site 4A Lakeview Hill, Barnacranny Bushypark 2660360No decision yet · 1.6 km
    8. 8Galway shopping center, Headford road 2660334No decision yet · 1.8 km
    9. 921 Davis Road, Shantalla 2660333No decision yet · 1.8 km
    10. 10No.9 & No.10, Presentation Road 2660348No decision yet · 2.0 km
    11. 11Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre 2660292Refused · 1.7 km
    12. 12Coolough Road 17377Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    13. 13Coolough Road 2660256Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    14. 14Headford Road in the townland of Townparks 22259Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    15. 15Letteragh Road 2460232Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

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

    18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 7 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused12: approved → approved6: refused → refused7: approved → no start notice found2: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out18 lodged18 lodged12 approved12 approved6 refused6 refused12 approved12 approved6 refused6 refused7 no start notice found7 no start notice found2 signed off2 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured18 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    12 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 14 Oct 2026.

    12 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-14 2660329: application received — Permission for development which consists of: The University of Galway is applying for planning permission for developme; 2026-10-15 2660333: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the construction of: (1) New single storey extensi; 2026-10-16 2660334: application received — Permission for development which consists of: PERMISSION for a change of use of an external garden-centre area, (previou; 2026-10-20 2660336: application received — Permission for development which consists of: change of house design including a roof terrace with 42 solar panels on pr; 2026-10-21 ACP 501486: Refuse permission; 2026-10-29 2660348: application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demol; 2026-11-02 2660351: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garag; 2026-11-02 2660352: application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a 24-hours opening Electric V; 2026-11-04 2660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr; 2026-11-09 2660361: application received — Permission for the development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a n; 2026-11-09 2660360: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a new d; 2026-11-13 2660363: application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front garden and structure to ttoday19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov2660329: application received — Permission for development which consists of: The University of Galway is applying for planning permission for developme · 1 km away · 2026-10-142660333: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the construction of: (1) New single storey extensi · 1.8 km away · 2026-10-152660334: application received — Permission for development which consists of: PERMISSION for a change of use of an external garden-centre area, (previou · 1.8 km away · 2026-10-162660336: application received — Permission for development which consists of: change of house design including a roof terrace with 42 solar panels on pr · 1.6 km away · 2026-10-20ACP 501486: Refuse permission · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-212660348: application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demol · 2 km away · 2026-10-292660351: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garag · 1 km away · 2026-11-022660352: application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a 24-hours opening Electric V · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-022660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-042660361: application received — Permission for the development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a n · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-092660360: application received — Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a new d · 1.6 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 · 945 m away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 14 Oct 2026closes today
      22660329 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: The University of Galway is applying for planning…
      €20 to the council · 1.0 km away
    • Comments close 15 Oct 20261 day left
      92660333 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the construction of: (1)…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 16 Oct 20262 days left
      82660334 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: PERMISSION for a change of use of an external…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 20 Oct 20266 days left
      62660336 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: change of house design including a roof terrace…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 21 Oct 20267 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.9 km away
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202615 days left
      102660348 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first…
      €20 to the council · 2.0 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202619 days left
      32660351 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat…
      €20 to the council · 1.0 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202619 days left
      42660352 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 202621 days left
      112660292 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202626 days left
      52660361 · application received — Permission for the development which consists of: the development will consist of the following:…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202626 days left
      72660360 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202630 days left
      12660363 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front…
      €20 to the council · 945 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    272 homes 1.7 km away were approved Jan 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2028. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    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; Coolough Road · 47 homes: 47 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Coolough Road · 30 homes: 30 homes approved Aug 2018, not started201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Headford Road in the… · 272 homes1.7 km · 22259272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started272 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedT O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes1.9 km · 2216686 homes approved Jan 2023, not started86 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedCoolough Road · 47 homes1.2 km · 266025647 homes approved Sep 2026, not started47 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedCoolough Road · 30 homes1.1 km · 1737730 homes approved Aug 2018, not started30 homes approved Aug 2018, 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 18 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    • Béal Taoide, Galway · 14 homes, started Feb 2018, never signed off · 1.5 km
    • Field to rear of Dunnes Stores, Westside · 16 homes, started Aug 2019, never signed off · 1.6 km

    Approved, not started 6

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 341 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 374 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 386 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 396 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 399 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 400 m
    • 2.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 438 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 441 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 491 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 492 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    derelictCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2023. 67% of decisions were approvals.

    2019: 3, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102019: 2 approved2019: 1 refused3’19*2020: 1 approved1’202021: 2 approved2021: 1 refused3’212022: 2 approved2022: 1 refused3’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 1 refused1’242025: 1 approved2025: 1 refused2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2019 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 95 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 02:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    Building work nearby 39 in the last 12 months
    3 signed off as finished23 not signed off13 no sign-off needed
    • Newcastle Park, Galway · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/83 · 1.4 km
    • 17 Shantalla Road, Galway, H91 T2C2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21364 · 2.0 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 7 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-322424-25 · 1.0 km
    • Tornog, Headford Road, Galway · 3 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60016 · 2.0 km
    • Tornog, Headford Road, Galway · 3 Sept 2026 · 16 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60016 · 1.9 km
    • Tornog, Headford road,, Galway · 20 Aug 2026 · 14 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60016 · 1.9 km
    • Woodquay, Galway · 17 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.8 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 27 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.0 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 13 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.0 km
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91KP0N · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560003 · 1.7 km
    • 63 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · PT8GY287 · 691 m
    • Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road,, Galway, H91 WP96 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560202 · 1.7 km
    • 23 Dún Daingean, Galway · 23 Jun 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/359 · 712 m
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 22 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.0 km
    • Letteragh road, Galway · 12 Jun 2026 · 30 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60394 · 1.8 km
    • Sean Mulvoy Road, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 · 27 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560038 · 1.9 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 · 1.1 km
    • 17 R864, Galway, H91 X8EK · 24 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/34 · 1.5 km
    • 7 Castlelawn Heights, Galway, H91 FX3A · 23 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560357 · 1.2 km
    • 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 22 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560222 · 903 m
    • 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 X9DF · 21 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560222 · 903 m
    • 64 Moyola Park, Galway, H91 FEK4 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560083 · 927 m
    • 4 Seamus Quirke Road, Galway · 15 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-318194-23 · 1.9 km
    • 5 Saint Anthony's Place, Galway · 31 Mar 2026 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/100 · 1.9 km
    • 144 Bohermore, Galway · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360064 · 2.0 km
    • 23 Connolly Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 K16V · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360080 · 2.0 km
    • 10. St. Anthony's Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 DP1H · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560131 · 1.9 km
    • 180 Bohermore, Galway, H91 DC43 · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 22220-ABP 316298-23 · 2.0 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 · 1.4 km
    • Letteragh Road, Galway · 4 Feb 2026 · 30 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460394 · 1.8 km
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91 E7R2 · 4 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.6 km
    • 7A Sráid Naomh Proinsias, Galway, H91 W6X4 · 19 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60163 · 1.9 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 31 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560277 · 2.0 km
    • 45 Bóthar Seantalamh, Galway, H91 RC8V · 19 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460397 · 2.0 km
    • 16 Lakeview Hill, Galway · 8 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60319 · 1.6 km
    • 12 Lakeview Hill, Galway · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460406 · 1.6 km
    • 65 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 C43C · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60212 · 674 m
    • Galway Shopping center, Headford Road, Galway, H91 E3P8 · 4 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60202 · 1.7 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: bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
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    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    Homes coming 476 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here10
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here16
    Council middle13
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    12% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    11% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    41% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    12% · council 46%
    Rented
    63% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    5% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    4% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    15% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    2% · council 11%
    This small area (368 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068006014

    Bus
    373 m
    Corrib Village · 964 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    788 m
    Galway Educate Together NS, 373 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Galway Educate Together NS · primary · 373 pupils · 788 m
    • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 80 pupils · 874 m
    • Bushy Park NS · primary · 366 pupils · 1.1 km
    • S N Brighde · primary · 130 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Tirellan Heights NS · primary · 330 pupils · 1.5 km
    • Parochial NS · primary · 75 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Scoil An Linbh Iosa · primary · 236 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 83

    • Corrib Village · 964 · 373 m
    • Corrib Village · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 390 m
    • Corrib Village · 404, 844, NG05 · 2/hour at peak · 445 m
    • Up Newcastle · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 565 m
    • Up Newcastle · 404, NG05 · 2/hour at peak · 570 m
    • Tudor Lawn · 404, 809 · 2/hour at peak · 594 m
    • Tudor Lawn · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 609 m
    • Hazel Park · 404 · 2/hour at peak · 764 m

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

    • Galway Educate Together NS · 788 m-2.1% pupils (373) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • St Josephs Special Sch · 874 m-1.2% pupils (80) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
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    moderngovpublic14 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    lda_landsCC-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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Zoned S3 (community infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 945 m away open for comments until 13 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 S3 (community infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 18 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 6 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 10 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
    • 476 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 272 at Headford Road in the townland of….
    • Corrib Village (bus 404, 809) 390 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 63% rent (council 47%); 0% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 2016 or later; 23% 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: 10 in the last year, 11 three years before.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    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—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
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    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 14 Oct 2026, 22:48 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.