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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 22:16

Castlegrange Drive

53.32121, -6.42663

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=104 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–552open for comments nearbyclose 29 Oct–9 Nov

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 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 11 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 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 1991–2000, 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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 2028

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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: Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Unlimited Company (Grange Castle) (272 m); licence P1191 (618 m); licence W0306 (826 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites1Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals
Heritage inventory buildings4house; Sky Lawn
Radon grid squares1
Monuments5Castle - unclassified; Castle - tower house
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 5 on the draft 2027 map; 5 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 90–94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 12%
94% · council 94%
Attic or dormer41 decided · more info asked 10%
90% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 36%
82% · council 62%
Approved nearbySouth Dublin 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 · 68 nearby, 3,550 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey side10—

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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 113 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 163 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +330 days; Building starts: 71 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 mo24 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=85)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 163 days (n=19)163 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 330 days (n=8, all appeals within 1.5 km)+330 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 71 days after permission (n=30)71 days after permissionSigned off371 days after the start, for the few who file. 26% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated104 decided home extensions, 31 start notices, 8 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed5 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Castlegrange Drive with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Lands at Oldcastle Park, Clondalkin PT8SD463No decision yet · 53 m
    2. 213 Castlegrange Close, Clondalkin SD26B/0447WNo decision yet · 91 m
    3. 328.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 257 m
    4. 40.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 257 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 259 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 265 m
    7. 71.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 276 m
    8. 82 Grange View Lawn, Clondakin SD26B/0028WApproved · 278 m
    9. 9Deansrath Community College, Westbourne Rise RED26A/0015WNo decision yet · 435 m
    10. 1046, Grange View Road SD25B/0631WApproved · 436 m
    11. 111, Kilmahuddrick Close SD26A/0163WNo decision yet · 459 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 40 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 9 have a completion certificate.

    56 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 40 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 40 approved. Of those: 9 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 27 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT40: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused6: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided40: approved → approved5: refused → refused6: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided27: approved → no start notice found4: approved → started, not signed off9: approved → signed off56 lodged56 lodged40 approved40 approved5 refused5 refused6 withdrawn or invalid6 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided40 approved40 approved5 refused5 refused6 withdrawn6 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided27 no start notice found27 no start notice found4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off9 signed off9 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.

    Measured56 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 PT8SD463: application received — 140 social and affordable units (38 no. 1 bed apartments, 18 no. 2 bed apartments, 8 no. 3 bed apartments, 34 no. 2-bed ; 2026-11-09 SD26B/0447W: application received — Two-storey side and front extension with tiled roof, windows to front, rear and on gable wall side, single storey front today23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 NovPT8SD463: application received — 140 social and affordable units (38 no. 1 bed apartments, 18 no. 2 bed apartments, 8 no. 3 bed apartments, 34 no. 2-bed · 53 m away · 2026-10-29SD26B/0447W: application received — Two-storey side and front extension with tiled roof, windows to front, rear and on gable wall side, single storey front · 91 m away · 2026-11-09
    Comments close
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202611 days left
      1PT8SD463 · application received — 140 social and affordable units (38 no. 1 bed apartments, 18 no. 2 bed apartments, 8 no. 3 bed…
      €20 to the council · 53 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202622 days left
      2SD26B/0447W · application received — Two-storey side and front extension with tiled roof, windows to front, rear and on gable wall…
      €20 to the council · 91 m away

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

    Sites that could change 5 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 5

    • 328.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 257 m
    • 40.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 257 m
    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 259 m
    • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 265 m
    • 71.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 276 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 8 a year; busiest 2020. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2016: 1, 2017: 3, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2020: 8, 2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2023: 7, 2024: 8, 2025: 6, 2026: 505102016: 1 approved1’16*2017: 2 approved2017: 1 refused3’172018: 1 approved2018: 2 refused2018: 1 withdrawn or invalid4’182019: 3 approved3’192020: 6 approved2020: 1 withdrawn or invalid2020: 1 undecided8’202021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’212022: 5 approved2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid6’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid7’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid8’242025: 5 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid6’252026: 1 approved2026: 4 undecided5’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2016 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 500 m 6 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished2 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Kilcarbery Grange Avenue, Dublin · 16 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 473 m
    • Saint Cuthberts Road, Dublin 22, Dublin, D22 R5Y0 · 16 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 328 m
    • 2 Grange View Lawn, Clondakin, South Dublin, D22 T671 · 18 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0028W · 299 m
    • KILCARBERY GRANGE AVENUE, Dublin, South Dublin, D22 FP9X · 5 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 449 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 18 Oct 2026, 01:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Oldcastle Park——53 m
    Kilcarbery1034—257 m
    Kilcarbery Grange88—271 m
    St Cuthbert's Park——293 m
    Grange Castle Mixed Use Development290—319 m
    Corkagh Park——784 m
    New Nangor Road and Fonthill Road South Housing93—858 m
    Bawnogue District Centre——906 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Deansrath Family Centre · Crèche4 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate327 m
    StartBright Deansrath · Crèche20 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 424 m
    StartBright St. Ronan’s · Crèche9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 424 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: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here14
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here2,197
    Council middle4
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 54% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    28% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    54% · council 67%
    Rented
    43% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    26% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    3% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    47% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    6% · council 10%
    This small area (427 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267049023

    Bus
    136 m
    Castlegrange Grn · 13, 151, 68 · busiest stop within 500 m: 11 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    229 m
    St Ronans NS, 396 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    36
    in 3 years, 2 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Ronans NS · primary · 396 pupils · 229 m
    • Scoil Mochua · primary · 69 pupils · 279 m
    • Deansrath Community College · postprimary · 425 pupils · 527 m

    Stops 34

    • Castlegrange Grn · 13, 151, 68 · 9/hour at peak · 136 m
    • Castlegrange Grn · 13, 151, 68, 69n · 8/hour at peak · 139 m
    • Castlegrange Sq · 13, 151, 68, 69n · 8/hour at peak · 191 m
    • Castlegrange Sq · 13, 151, 68 · 9/hour at peak · 195 m
    • Westbourne Drive · 13, 51D · 4/hour at peak · 253 m
    • St Cuthbert's Court · 13 · 5/hour at peak · 259 m
    • St Cuthbert's Court · 13, 51D · 4/hour at peak · 282 m
    • St Cuthbert's Road · 13, 51D · 5/hour at peak · 321 m

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

    • St Ronans NS · 229 m+6.5% pupils (396) · 6 classrooms 2025, approved
    • Scoil Mochua · 279 m-9.2% pupils (69)
    • Deansrath Community College · 527 m0% pupils (425)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.18 ha · 246 m
    • Dublin City Council · 14.64 ha · 262 m
    • Dublin City Council · 4.56 ha · 287 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.22 ha · 303 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.11 ha · 373 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0 ha · 389 m
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Council consultation portalsPublic18 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
    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. Planning here goes back to 2000: is the house built as approved?
      Ask for: The original planning grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 53 m away open for comments until 29 Oct 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

    Townland
    Deansrath
    Electoral division
    Clondalkin-Dunawley
    Electoral area
    Clondalkin
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 5 sites nearby could change: 5 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 29 Oct 2026.
    • Nangor (bus 13, 151) 410 m away: 13 an hour at morning peak; 87 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 54% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1991–2000; 57% drive to work (council 54%).
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 0 in the last year, 1,034 three years before.
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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 18 Oct 2026, 22:16 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.