Planning report · Galway County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 06:23

Graigabbey ED, Athenry-Oranmore Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland

53.32714, -8.68695

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

Distance

Time

Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

1open for comments nearbyclose 29 Oct

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
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

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

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

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 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	1	Graigabbey House
Monuments	31	Chapel; Sheela-na-gig (present location)

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.

Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
zoning	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:18	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 00:14	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

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

Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 00:44

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 00:44	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 02:04	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 92% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 38%

92% · council 81%

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 · 13 nearby, 5,261 council-wide

Figure 3

Bingarra, file by file since 2020

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Bingarra" 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 · 2020–2026

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: npad, acp · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 02:04	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 00:44	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 02:04	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months

500493 Pending · Gannow Attimonmore South Attimonbeg Attimonmore North Ballynanulty… · 691 m

Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
courts	all-rights-reserved	15 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 02:04	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Graigabbey ED, Athenry-Oranmore Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland with 5 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApprovedRefused

1Ballyboggan, Athenry 26248No decision yet · 1.2 km
2Shoodaun, Athenry 25318Approved with conditions · 828 m
3Shoodaun, Athenry 25300Approved with conditions · 828 m
4Ballyboggan, Athenry 2661079Approved with conditions · 1.2 km
5Templemoyle, Newcastle Athenry 2660301Refused · 1.5 km

Figure 4

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 29 Oct 202614 days left
126248 · application received — of an extension & renovation works to an exisiting dwelling house including all associated works…
€20 to the council · 1.2 km away

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

Figure 5

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2021. 100% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2020 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

1Ballyboggan , Athenry , Co. Galway comments close 29 Oct 2026
of an extension & renovation works to an existing dwelling house including all associated works & services
2624824 Sept 20261 homes1.2 km

Every application within 2.0 km 5 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

4Ballyboggan , Athenry , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
to construct a dwelling house and a garage with treatment plant and percolation area
26610798 Sept 20261 homes1.2 km
5Templemoyle , Newcastle Athenry , Co. Galway Refused
to construct a dwelling house with treatment plant and percolation area
266030121 Apr 20261 homes1.5 km
2Shoodaun , Athenry , Co Galway Approved with conditions
for an existing granny flat/independent living unit adjacent to existing dwellinghouse. Permission also is…
2531822 Jan 2026828 m
3Shoodaun , Athenry , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
for an existing horse stables within her existing farmyard including all associated works and services
2530019 Dec 2025828 m

How we work this out

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

Sources: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 02:04	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 00:44	open

How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway County Council.

Homes approved

Here0

Council middle0

Homes started

Here2

Council middle2

How we work this out

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

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 00:44	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	15 Oct 2026, 02:04	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 6

This street block against the council

90% owner-occupied (council 75%).

Homes built before 1971

17% · council 23%

Homes built since 2001

50% · council 39%

Owner-occupied

90% · council 75%

Rented

9% · council 18%

Children under 15

25% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

13% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

67% · council 52%

Work mainly from home

15% · council 11%

This small area (421 people)Galway

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067103001

Nearest school

1.8 km

St Oliver Plunketts Ns, 199 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Oliver Plunketts Ns · primary · 199 pupils · 1.8 km

Stops 0

Sources: gtfs, schools, 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
consult	public	15 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
moderngov	public	15 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Application 1.2 km away open for comments until 29 Oct 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Bingarra
Electoral division: Graigabbey
Electoral area: Athenry-Oranmore
Council: Galway County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Not protected; no vacant land tax.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 29 Oct 2026.
No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 75%); 6% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 70% drive to work (council 66%); population up 9% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
5 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
2 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).

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.
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.

Sources and licences 25

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	9 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https:	Local authorities (consultation portals)	public	15 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	15 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	12 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	public	15 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	15 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)	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…	15 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC-BY-4.0	11 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
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 15 Oct 2026, 06:23 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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