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Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 21:52

Moycullen ED, Conamara Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland

53.32927, -9.17189

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202454 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 11 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 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 after 2016, with building records online. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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 2016–2021. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of UggoolBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built2025: 2461357 · garden room, approved2024: 23415 · demolition, refused2023: 2 files on Uggool2026: 1 file on Uggool3 files

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

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

  1. 2025
    2461357 · garden room · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2024
    23415 · demolition · refused 2024
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
P1
Zoning · Rural
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningP1 · Rural
What it says

Agriculture: To promote the development of agriculture and agriculture related uses in accordance with proper planning and sustainable development.

Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

galway county development plan 2022 2028 · 20 Jun 2022 – 19 Jun 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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1mill (water)
Monuments1R179264
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: 27 on the draft 2027 map; 27 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 62% approved, and 88% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 88%
62% · council 79%
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 · 8 nearby, 3,279 council-wide

Figure 3

Uggool, file by file since 2023

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

3 planning files on Uggool since 2023, by kind and decision.2023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2023 · two-storey rear · approved · 2360208Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660936New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · refused · 23415
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Uggool" 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 · 2023–2026

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
Single-storey rear10—

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 69 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 120 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 49–55 (n=12)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 120 days (n=8)120 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off71% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated20 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Moycullen ED, Conamara Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland with 13 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Ogúil, Uggool Moycullen 26264No decision yet · 306 m
    2. 2Baile Uí Chuirc Thiar, Moycullen 2660604Refused · 150 m
    3. 30.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 14 m
    4. 45.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 24 m
    5. 50.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 99 m
    6. 60.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 138 m
    7. 72.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 152 m
    8. 80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 186 m
    9. 9Ogúil, Moycullen 2661021No decision yet · 46 m
    10. 10Ogúil, Uggool 2660936Approved with conditions · 186 m
    11. 11Baile Uí Chuirc Thoir, Wildlands 2660029Approved with conditions · 260 m
    12. 12Baile Uí Chuirc Thiar, Moycullen 2661514No decision yet · 463 m
    13. 13Coill Bhruachláin, Moycullen 2661546No decision yet · 479 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 13 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 13 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 13 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 6 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT13: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused13: approved → approved5: refused → refused6: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off18 lodged18 lodged13 approved13 approved5 refused5 refused13 approved13 approved5 refused5 refused6 no start notice found6 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not 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.

    Measured18 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 11 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-11 26264: application received — of lower semi-basement level from garage/store to domestic use as part of the house & alterations & extension to existintoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov26264: application received — of lower semi-basement level from garage/store to domestic use as part of the house & alterations & extension to existin · 306 m away · 2026-11-11
    Comments close
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202611 days left
      126264 · application received — of lower semi-basement level from garage/store to domestic use as part of the house &…
      €20 to the council · 306 m away

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

    Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 30.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 14 m
    • 45.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 24 m
    • 50.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m
    • 60.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 138 m
    • 72.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 152 m
    • 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 207 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 234 m
    • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 239 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 5 a year; busiest 2023. 72% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 3, 2026: 305102021: 1 refused1’21*2022: 1 approved2022: 1 refused2’222023: 4 approved2023: 1 refused5’232024: 3 approved2024: 1 refused4’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 refused3’26*
    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

    • 1Ogúil , Uggool Moycullen , Co. Galway comments close 11 Nov 2026
      of lower semi-basement level from garage/store to domestic use as part of the house & alterations & extension…
      262647 Oct 20261 homes306 m
    Every application within 500 m 7 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • Oguil, Moycullen, Galway · 10 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60805 · 254 m
    • oguil, Moycullen, Galway · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60805 · 252 m
    • L1309, Baile Uí Chuirc Thiar, Galway · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2260324 · 461 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    0
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here73
    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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    10% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 69% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    10% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    46% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    69% · council 75%
    Rented
    26% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    24% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    17% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    58% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 11%
    This small area (307 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067179003/01

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    330 m
    Ogúil · 419, 923 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    None nearby.

      Stops 2

      • Ogúil · 419, 923 · 1/hour at peak · 330 m
      • Ogúil · 419, 923 · 1/hour at peak · 338 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:21
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      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. Garden room (2461357) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Demolition (23415) refused 2024: built anyway?
        Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
        Seller · solicitor
      3. Zoned P1 (rural), not for homes: could you extend?
        Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
        Solicitor · planner
      4. Application 306 m away open for comments until 11 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      5. 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
      Uggool
      Electoral division
      Moycullen
      Electoral area
      Conamara South
      Council
      Galway County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 2 applications on this site; latest 2461357, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
      • Zoned P1 (rural); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
      • Ogúil (bus 419, 923) 338 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 69% owner-occupied (council 75%); 8% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2016 or later; 69% drive to work (council 66%); population up 15% since 2016.
      • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
      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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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 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 31 Oct 2026, 21:52 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.