Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 08:29

Galway Road

53.29445, -8.75672

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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

Zoning · New residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR1 · New residential

What it says

Residential (Phase 1): To protect, provide and improve residential areas within the lifetime of this plan

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

athenry local area plan 2024 2030 · 20 Feb 2024 – 19 Feb 2030

Monument zone1 within 100 m Cross, Prospect (Athenry By.)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Athenry (433 m); Byrne-Mech Limited (746 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	5	house; bridge
Monuments	9	Cist; Quarry

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: 19 on the draft 2027 map; 19 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 23:44

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:13	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 23:44	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:58	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

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

A new house in a garden is harder: 93% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 36%

93% · council 79%

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 · 14 nearby, 3,279 council-wide

Figure 3

Prospect, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Prospect" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated28 decided home extensions, 10 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed6 decided

1 became permissions

Approvals appealed7 decided

2 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

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

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months

324641 Pending · Raheen Ballygarraun North & Ballygarraun South , Athenry , Co. Galway · 403 m
500849 Open · Prospect , Athenry , Galway · 0 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	4 Nov 2026, 23:17	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Galway Road with 11 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApproved

10.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 60 m
20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 67 m
30.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
41.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 89 m
51.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 98 m
60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 137 m
7Raheen Ballygarraun North & Ballygarraun South, Athenry 2661048Approved with conditions · 403 m
8Ballygarraun, Athenry 2660489Approved with conditions · 418 m
9Ballygarraun South, Ballygarraun 2561909Approved with conditions · 426 m
10Ballygarraun South, Ballygarraun 2660548Approved with conditions · 433 m
11Gortnahown, Athenry 2561919Approved with conditions · 486 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.

Measured21 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

10.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 60 m
20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 67 m
30.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
41.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 89 m
51.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 98 m
60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 137 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 236 m
1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 249 m
0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 268 m
1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 285 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 23:17	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:58	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 2 and 5 a year; busiest 2024. 90% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

7Raheen Ballygarraun North & Ballygarraun South , Athenry , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for a Large-Scale Residential Development. The application is being made under the provisions of the Planning…
266104818 Aug 20261 homes403 m
10Ballygarraun South , Ballygarraun , Athenry Co. Galway Approved with conditions
on the grant of outline permission (Ref: 24-348), Works to consist of the construction of 1no dwelling (On…
266054822 May 20261 homes433 m
8Ballygarraun , Athenry , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
to outline permission, Pl. Ref. No. 24/348, for the construction of a single dwelling house on Site No. 01…
266048921 May 20261 homes418 m
9Ballygarraun South , Ballygarraun , Athenry Approved with conditions
to outline permission ref 24348 ( for construction of one private house on Site number 2 ) and connection to…
256190918 Feb 20261 homes426 m
11Gortnahown , Athenry , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for the development of a sports facility which will consist of; 3 no. grassed playing pitches, (Pitch No.’s…
256191920 Feb 2026486 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open

Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months

1 not signed off4 no sign-off needed

Ballygarraun, Athenry, Galway · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2660489 · 440 m
Ballygarraun South, Athenry, Galway · 18 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60548 · 444 m
Ballygarraun South, Athenry, Galway, H65 H580 · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561909 · 441 m
Prospect, Athenry, Galway, H65 PD30 · 27 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 21/55 · 473 m
Ballygarraun South, Athenry, Galway · 13 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460627 · 376 m

How we work this out

Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.

Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 03:55

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Wild Roots Preschool & Afterschool Limited · Crèche	21 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Little Treasures Montessori School · Crèche	9 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Muddy Puddles Preschool · Crèche	7 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Pixie Hollow Montessori & Afterschool · Crèche	4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Pixie Lane Creche Montessori · Crèche	16 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Smarties Montessori School · Crèche	17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Tomorrows World · Crèche	27 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m
Sunnyside Pre- school · Crèche	5 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 705 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 23:36

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	4 Nov 2026, 23:36	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway County Council.

Homes approved

Here328

Council middle0

Homes started

Here83

Council middle2

How we work this out

Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

55% owner-occupied (council 75%).

Homes built before 1971

22% · council 23%

Homes built since 2001

54% · council 39%

Owner-occupied

55% · council 75%

Rented

41% · council 18%

Children under 15

21% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

15% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

39% · council 52%

Work mainly from home

13% · council 11%

This small area (340 people)Galway

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067013008

Nearest school

212 m

Clárin College, 1140 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Clárin College · postprimary · 1140 pupils · 212 m
Presentation College · postprimary · 1100 pupils · 553 m
Gaelscoil Riada · primary · 158 pupils · 944 m
Athenry Primary School · primary · 501 pupils · 946 m
Coláiste an Eachréidh · postprimary · 234 pupils · 990 m

Stops 1

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

Clárin College · 212 m+3.4% pupils (1,140)
Presentation College · 553 m+1.8% pupils (1,100)
Gaelscoil Riada · 944 m-6% pupils (158) · 1 classroom 2024, approved with conditions
Athenry Primary School · 946 m-2.5% pupils (501) · 1 classroom 2024, approved with conditions
Coláiste an Eachréidh · 990 m-1.7% pupils (234) · 1 classroom 2024, 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:05	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
Council consultation portals	Public	5 Nov 2026, 01:15	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	5 Nov 2026, 02:33	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

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

Townland: Prospect
Electoral division: Athenry
Electoral area: Athenry-Oranmore
Council: Galway County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
Here (2022 census): 55% owner-occupied (council 75%); 15% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 63% drive to work (council 66%); population up 5% since 2016.
Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 56 in the last year, 18 three years before.
5 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 87%).
Gaelscoil Riada, 944 m away: 1 classroom approved (2024). Pupils down 6% last year.

What the terms mean 6 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.
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.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	5 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	4 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.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	5 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	5 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	4 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 5 Nov 2026, 08:29 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.

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