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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 27 Oct 2026, 12:04

Parkmore West Industrial Estate

53.29525, -9.00058

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Most home extensions nearby get approved (85%). 168 homes approved 1.9 km away haven't started.

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

85%of home extensions approved nearbyn=39 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–555open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–18 Nov335homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.4 km · 2560072

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 3 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (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
G1
Zoning · Open space with recreation
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningG1 · Open space with recreation
What it says

Recreation and Amenity: To provide for recreational and amenity uses

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

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

ZoningG1 · Open space with recreation
What it says

Recreation and Amenity: To provide for recreational and amenity uses

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Boston Scientific Limited (740 m); Medtronic Vascular Galway Unlimited Company (929 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3house; monument
Monuments42Ringfort - unclassified; Souterrain
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: 217 on the draft 2027 map; 217 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
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: 89% approved, and 78% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 78%
89% · 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 · 9 nearby, 174 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 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 105 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 44–55 (n=32)52 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 105 days after permission (n=13)105 days after permissionSigned off326 days after the start, for the few who file. 31% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated39 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 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 11 in the last 12 months
    • 500348 Granted · An Phairc Mhor , Parkmore Castlegar , Galway · 743 m
    • 501164 Granted · Breanloughaun , Briarhill , Galway · 1.2 km
    • 324537 Pending · Tuam Road, Castlegar, Co. Galway · 774 m
    • 324540 Pending · Doughiska Road, Galway · 1.0 km
    • 500942 Granted · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 1.3 km
    • 324366 Open · Site 4, Briarhill Business Park, Bothar na dTreabhin, the townlands… · 900 m
    • 500690 Granted with conditions · Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site , Radharc na Gr?ine ,… · 1.4 km
    • 500505 Granted with conditions · Unit N3 Block D, Oldenway Business Park, Monivea Road, Galway. · 659 m
    • 500940 Open · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 1.3 km
    • 324076 Pending · Homesavers, Unit 7 Briarhill Business Park, Ballybrit, Co. Galway · 817 m
    • 500474 Invalid · Unit N3 Block D, Oldenway Business Park, Monivea Road, Galway. · 659 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher26 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Parkmore West Industrial Estate with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Unit 21/ 22, Briarhill Business Park Ballybrit 2660356No decision yet · 873 m
    2. 2Tuam Rd, Galway 2660371No decision yet · 1.1 km
    3. 367 Monivea Park, Ballybane 2660366No decision yet · 1.2 km
    4. 4Castlegar Village, Castlegar 2660354No decision yet · 1.4 km
    5. 5Block J Crown Square, located at the junction of Monivea Road and Joyces Road 2660358No decision yet · 1.4 km
    6. 6An Poll Caoin, Parkmore West Business Park 2661442Approved with conditions · 955 m
    7. 7Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site 2560072Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    8. 8Crown Square 2660287Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
    9. 9Bóthar an Chóiste 2560148Approved, no sign building has started · 1.9 km
    10. 10Tuam Road, Castlegar 2660301No decision yet · 716 m
    11. 115.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 459 m
    12. 123.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 472 m
    13. 130.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 536 m
    14. 144.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 549 m
    15. 150.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 555 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 10 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    10 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 10 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 10 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 6 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT10: lodged → approved10: approved → approved6: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off10 lodged10 lodged10 approved10 approved10 approved10 approved6 no start notice found6 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off3 signed off3 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.

    Measured10 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2660354: application received — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic garage at Castlegar Vill; 2026-11-05 2660356: application received — The development will consist of 3no. building mounted signs (totalling 149.8sq.m) at first floor fascia level on the nor; 2026-11-06 2660358: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block J (c. 480 sq. m. Site ; 2026-11-12 2661442: CONDITIONAL — to construct an extension to an existing workshop building including all associated works and services; 2026-11-16 2660366: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for alterations t; 2026-11-18 2660371: application received — Permission for development which consists of: demolish 2 no. existing vacant dwelling houses, to close off the entrance today1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov2660354: application received — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic garage at Castlegar Vill · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-022660356: application received — The development will consist of 3no. building mounted signs (totalling 149.8sq.m) at first floor fascia level on the nor · 873 m away · 2026-11-052660358: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block J (c. 480 sq. m. Site · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-062661442: CONDITIONAL — to construct an extension to an existing workshop building including all associated works and services · 955 m away · 2026-11-122660366: application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission. Permission for alterations t · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-162660371: application received — Permission for development which consists of: demolish 2 no. existing vacant dwelling houses, to close off the entrance · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20266 days left
      42660354 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20269 days left
      12660356 · application received — The development will consist of 3no. building mounted signs (totalling 149.8sq.m) at first floor…
      €20 to the council · 873 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202610 days left
      52660358 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202616 days left
      62661442 · CONDITIONAL — to construct an extension to an existing workshop building including all associated works and services
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 955 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202620 days left
      32660366 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission.…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 18 Nov 202622 days left
      22660371 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: demolish 2 no. existing vacant dwelling houses, to…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 1 Dec 202635 days left
      Grant permission
      743 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

    168 homes 1.9 km away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2030.

    Bóthar an Chóiste · 168 homes: 168 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; Crown Square · 129 homes: 129 homes approved Oct 2026, not started; Lands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Dec 2025, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Bóthar an Chóiste · 168 homes1.9 km · 2560148168 homes approved Jul 2025, not started168 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedCrown Square · 129 homes1.6 km · 2660287129 homes approved Oct 2026, not started129 homes approved Oct 2026, not startedLands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes1.4 km · 256007238 homes approved Dec 2025, not started38 homes approved Dec 2025, 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

    • 115.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 459 m
    • 123.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 472 m
    • 130.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 536 m
    • 144.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 549 m
    • 150.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 555 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 566 m
    • 4.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 602 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 609 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 610 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 627 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2023. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 4, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 205102021: 4 approved4’21*2022: 1 approved1’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 2 approved2’24
    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 43 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Building work nearby 20 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished11 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • 26 Ballybrit Court, Galway · 10 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 829 m
    • 25 Ballybrit Court, Galway · 10 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 836 m
    • 12 Ballybrit Crescent, Galway, H91 YT5D · 3 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 937 m
    • 11 Rocklands Avenue, Galway, H91 RWN3 · 1 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460262 · 1.3 km
    • ATU Office Area, Galway, H91 T8NW · 18 Jun 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.9 km
    • Parkmore West, Galway, H91CH05 · 10 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2461468 · 1.2 km
    • BRIARHILL BUSINESS PARK, Galway Technology Park, Galway, H91 X2E2 · 29 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560065 · 696 m
    • Ballybane Road, Galway · 28 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560288 · 1.8 km
    • Ballybane Road, Galway · 28 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560288 · 1.8 km
    • Bruckey, Castlegar, Galway · 27 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61117 · 1.4 km
    • Three Crown Square, Monivea Road, Galway, 00000 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · PT8GY295 · 1.8 km
    • Site 5, IDA Business Park, Parkmore East, Galway · 16 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60668 · 1.3 km
    • Parkmore, Galway · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560269 · 611 m
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 12 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460118 · 1.7 km
    • Abalta Special School, Parkmore East Business Park, Galway · 13 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/61581 · 1.2 km
    • 02. Connolly Avenue, Mervue, Galway, H91 W7DW · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560117 · 1.7 km
    • Old Dublin Road, Galway, H91 T8NW · 19 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 23/56 · 1.9 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway, H91E9T1 · 11 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 23/60060 · 1.8 km
    • Monivea Road, Galway, H91 CX7A · 30 Oct 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.7 km
    • Ballybane Road, Galway, H91HK7N · 27 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560002 · 1.8 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Homes coming 335 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle12
    Homes started
    Here233
    Council middle17
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    38% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    23% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    45% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    38% · council 46%
    Rented
    48% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    8% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    13% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    25% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 11%
    This small area (328 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068002002

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    551 m
    Ballybrit BP · 405
    Nearest school
    1.2 km
    Ábalta Special School, 30 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ábalta Special School · primary · 30 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Sn Colmcille · primary · 70 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 223 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Radharc na Mara National School · primary · 353 pupils · 1.7 km
    • Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College · postprimary · 710 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Merlin Woods Primary School · primary · 383 pupils · 1.8 km

    Stops 81

    • Ballybrit BP · 405 · 3/hour at peak · 551 m
    • The Meadows · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 626 m
    • The Meadows · 401, NG05 · 3/hour at peak · 630 m
    • Lios Caisil · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 634 m
    • Lios Caisil · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 693 m
    • Claí an Dá Mhíle · 427 · 2/hour at peak · 703 m
    • Claí an Dá Mhíle · 427 · 1/hour at peak · 720 m
    • Ballybane Cot · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 737 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 27 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Council consultation portalsPublic27 Oct 2026, 00:57open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public27 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    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. Zoned G1 (open space with recreation), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 873 m away open for comments until 5 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
    Ballybrit
    Electoral area
    Galway City East
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned G1 (open space with recreation); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
    • 335 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 168 at Bóthar an Chóiste.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Ballybrit BP, 551 m away (3 an hour).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 48% rent (council 47%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 2001–2010; 43% drive to work (council 47%).
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • 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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    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 27 Oct 2026, 12:04 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.