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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 00:41

Bóthar an Chóiste

53.29781, -9.02609

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 168 homes approved 160 m 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.
95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=58 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–565open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–16 Nov295homes approved nearby, not startednearest 160 m · 2560148

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 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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 buildings8farmyard complex; Bohermore Cemetery
Monuments45Castle - tower house; 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: 221 on the draft 2027 map; 221 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
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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bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 93% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 64%
93% · 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 · 14 nearby, 295 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 54 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 74 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 126 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 46–56 (n=42)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 126 days (n=16)126 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated58 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed8 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 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 10 in the last 12 months
    • 501966 Pending · 207 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway · 1.8 km
    • 324537 Pending · Tuam Road, Castlegar, Co. Galway · 854 m
    • 501712 Pending · Unit 7A corner unit fronting onto Dublin Road Wellpark Retail &… · 1.8 km
    • 500942 Granted · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 1.6 km
    • 500690 Granted with conditions · Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site , Radharc na Gr?ine ,… · 1.2 km
    • 324248 Open · Centrepoint, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Rd, Galway · 1.4 km
    • 500505 Granted with conditions · Unit N3 Block D, Oldenway Business Park, Monivea Road, Galway. · 1.7 km
    • 500940 Open · The Lantern Bar Ballybane , Ballybane Shopping Centre Ballybane Road… · 1.6 km
    • 500474 Invalid · Unit N3 Block D, Oldenway Business Park, Monivea Road, Galway. · 1.7 km
    • 500348 Pending · An Phairc Mhor , Parkmore Castlegar , Galway · 844 m
    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 Bóthar an Chóiste with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Castlegar Village, Castlegar 2660354No decision yet · 325 m
    2. 2Estelle, Tuam Road 2660364No decision yet · 1.1 km
    3. 3Block J Crown Square, located at the junction of Monivea Road and Joyces Road 2660358No decision yet · 1.1 km
    4. 467 Monivea Park, Ballybane 2660366No decision yet · 1.5 km
    5. 5Lands off the Sandy Road, Terryland Galway 2660352No decision yet · 1.8 km
    6. 6Bóthar an Chóiste 2560148Approved, no sign building has started · 160 m
    7. 7Lands known as Glasshouse Commercial Site 2560072Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    8. 8Coolough Road 17377Approved, no sign building has started · 1.8 km
    9. 9Coolough Road 2660256Approved, no sign building has started · 1.8 km
    10. 10Tuam Road, Castlegar 2660301No decision yet · 588 m
    11. 110.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 20 m
    12. 124.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 37 m
    13. 130.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 61 m
    14. 141.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 65 m
    15. 150.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 69 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 9 permissions since 2016, 0 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    13 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 10 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 9 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 3 with no start notice found, 6 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT10: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused9: approved → approved3: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal3: approved → no start notice found6: approved → ran out13 lodged13 lodged10 approved10 approved3 refused3 refused9 approved9 approved3 refused3 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn3 no start notice found3 no start notice found6 ran out6 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.

    Measured13 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2660352: application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a 24-hours opening Electric V; 2026-11-02 2660354: application received — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic garage at Castlegar Vill; 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 ; 2026-11-13 2660364: application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic & Garage. • Construction of today19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov2660352: application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a 24-hours opening Electric V · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-022660354: application received — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic garage at Castlegar Vill · 325 m away · 2026-11-022660358: application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block J (c. 480 sq. m. Site · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-062660364: application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic & Garage. • Construction of · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-13
    Comments close
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202619 days left
      52660352 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202619 days left
      12660354 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic…
      €20 to the council · 325 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202623 days left
      32660358 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: permission for a Proposed Development within Block…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202630 days left
      22660364 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic &…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202633 days left
      42660366 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission and Retention permission.…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    168 homes 160 m away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2030. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Bóthar an Chóiste · 168 homes: 168 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; Tornóg, Galway · 75 homes: 75 homes, started Nov 2020, never signed off; Coolough Road · 47 homes: 47 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Lands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Dec 2025, not started2020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Bóthar an Chóiste · 168 homes160 m · 2560148168 homes approved Jul 2025, not started168 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedTornóg, Galway · 75 homes782 m · 19/4275 homes, started Nov 2020, never signed off75 homes, started Nov 2020, never signed offCoolough Road · 47 homes1.8 km · 266025647 homes approved Sep 2026, not started47 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedLands known as Glasshouse… · 38 homes1.2 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 17 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • Estelle · 12 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 2027 · 1.1 km

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 110.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 20 m
    • 124.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 37 m
    • 130.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 61 m
    • 141.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 65 m
    • 150.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 69 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 109 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 123 m
    • 6.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 144 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 195 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 200 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 2 and 3 a year; busiest 2020. 77% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2025: 105102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 2 approved2’182019: 2 refused2’192020: 3 approved3’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 1 approved2022: 1 refused2’222025: 1 approved1’25
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 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 51 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
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    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 21 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished11 not signed off9 no sign-off needed
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 7 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-322424-25 · 1.9 km
    • Tornog, Headford Road, Galway · 3 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60016 · 859 m
    • Tornog, Headford Road, Galway · 3 Sept 2026 · 16 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60016 · 884 m
    • Tornog, Headford road,, Galway · 20 Aug 2026 · 14 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60016 · 863 m
    • 11 Rocklands Avenue, Galway, H91 RWN3 · 1 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460262 · 1.9 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 27 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.9 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 13 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.9 km
    • Coolough Road, Galway · 22 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · APB-322424-25 · 1.9 km
    • Bruckey, Castlegar, Galway · 27 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61117 · 316 m
    • Three Crown Square, Monivea Road, Galway, 00000 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · PT8GY295 · 1.2 km
    • Parkmore, Galway · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560269 · 1.1 km
    • Ballindooley, Galway · 19 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460263 · 1.8 km
    • Ballindooley, Galway · 19 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460263 · 1.8 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 12 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460118 · 852 m
    • Ballindooley, Galway · 11 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP23245 · 1.3 km
    • Wellpark Road, Galway, H91K642 · 10 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.7 km
    • 02. Connolly Avenue, Mervue, Galway, H91 W7DW · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560117 · 1.6 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 31 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560277 · 1.6 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway, H91E9T1 · 11 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 23/60060 · 786 m
    • Monivea Road, Galway, H91 CX7A · 30 Oct 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.2 km
    • Monivea Road, Galway, H91 CX7A · 24 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60155 · 1.2 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 00:33open
    Homes coming 295 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
    Here274
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here42
    Council middle32
    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

    1% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 21% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    1% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    82% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    21% · council 46%
    Rented
    73% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    3% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    37% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 11%
    This small area (246 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068004010

    Bus
    104 m
    Lochán · 407 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    631 m
    Sn Colmcille, 70 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Sn Colmcille · primary · 70 pupils · 631 m
    • Tirellan Heights NS · primary · 330 pupils · 1.5 km
    • Galway Community College · postprimary · 395 pupils · 1.7 km
    • Radharc na Mara National School · primary · 353 pupils · 2.0 km

    Stops 74

    • Lochán · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 104 m
    • Lochán · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 107 m
    • Maigh Riocaird · 407 · 134 m
    • Maigh Riocaird · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 154 m
    • Bóthar an Chóiste · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 349 m
    • Bóthar an Chóiste · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 365 m
    • Cairéal Mór · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 539 m
    • Cairéal Mór · 407 · 2/hour at peak · 564 m

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

    • Sn Colmcille · 630 m-14.6% pupils (70)
    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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    npadCC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026, 02:03open
    consultpublic14 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    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——
    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. 168 homes approved 160 m away (Bóthar an Chóiste), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2560148.
      Council
    2. Application 324 m away open for comments until 2 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
    Castlegar
    Electoral area
    Galway City East
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 17 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 5 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 295 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 168 at Bóthar an Chóiste.
    • Lochán (bus 407) 107 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 10 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 73% rent (council 47%); 7% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 2001–2010; 60% drive to work (council 47%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • 51 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 77% approved (council 86%); 20% for work already built (council 27%).
    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—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public14 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 15 Oct 2026, 00:41 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.