Ballinasloe Urban ED, Ballinasloe Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. 50 homes approved 458 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.
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 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560734 · to erect four · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Industrial: Promote the sustainable development of industrial and industrial related uses, including manufacturing, processing of materials, warehousing and distribution on suitable lands, with adequate services and facilities and a high level of access to the major
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
ballinasloe local area plan 2022 2028 · 6 Jul 2022 – 5 Jul 2028
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: Ballinasloe Town and Environs (540 m); Premier Proteins Limited (856 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 2 | House - 18th/19th century; Quarry |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:51 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 64% approved, and 1 in 6 is asked for more information.
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 · 11 nearby, 5,278 council-wide
Pollboy, file by file since 2017
5 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.
19 files with "Pollboy" 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 · 2017–2026
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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated28 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Pollboy & Dunlo 2461417
- 24.3 ha zoned for homes
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes
- 42.6 ha zoned for homes
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes
- 60.3 ha zoned for homes
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes
- 8Dunlo, Ballinasloe 2561880
- 9Pollboy, Ballinasloe 2561753
- 10Dunlo, Ballinasloe 2660859
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 20 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured25 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
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
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
50 homes 458 m away were approved Jun 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2030.
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 11 within 500 m
Approved, not started 1
- Pollboy & Dunlo · 50 homes approved Jun 2025, not started · 458 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 24.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 52 m
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
- 42.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 219 m
- 60.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 279 m
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 281 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 289 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 294 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 297 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 301 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2019. 80% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 4 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10Dunlo , Ballinasloe , Co Galway No decision yetfor demolition of existing derelict dwelling and shed structure fronting onto the Dunlo Quay Road (L-4602).…
- Dunlo , Ballinasloe , Co Galway Withdrawn or not validfor the; 1. Demolition of existing derelict dwelling and shed structure fronting onto the Dunlo Quay Road…
- 8Dunlo , Ballinasloe , Co. Galway No decision yetfor construction of 74 no. two, three and four bedroom houses comprising of the following mix: a. 34 no.…
- 9Pollboy , Ballinasloe , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor the construction of a community dwellinghouse, activity studio and for all associated site development…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- Pollboy, M6 Business Park, Galway, H53 X9X0 · 5 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60550 · 131 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Homes coming 50 not started
- 1Pollboy & Dunlo · 50 homes · not started · runs out 15 Jun 2030 · 458 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ballinasloe Community Childcare Group · Crèche | 4 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 611 m |
| Headstart Montessori School · Crèche | 14 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 611 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
9% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 66% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067017007
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 0
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 02:32 | 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 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- To erect four (2560734) approved 2025, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Zoned C2.2 (economic development and employment), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Pollboy
- Electoral division
- Ballinasloe Urban
- Electoral area
- Ballinasloe
- Council
- Galway County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 2560734, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2028.
- Zoned C2.2 (economic development and employment); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 50 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 50 at Pollboy & Dunlo.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 66% owner-occupied (council 75%); 17% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 70% drive to work (council 66%); population up 10% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
What the terms mean 5 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.
- 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 26
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 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 Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 20 Oct 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 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 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 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |