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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 19:50

Ardnaglew ED, The Municipal District of Athlone — Moate, County Westmeath, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

53.33763, -7.47443

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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

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
  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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of PallasBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2022: 2261 · new house, approved2018: 3 files on Pallas2019: 1 file on Pallas2022: 1 file on Pallas5 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. 2022
    2261 · new house · approved 2022 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
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 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments2R143767; Moated site
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.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
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: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 44%
67% · council 82%
Approved nearbyWestmeath 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 · 9 nearby, 1,356 council-wide

Figure 3

Pallas, file by file since 2018

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

5 planning files on Pallas since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · 186006No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 186007No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 186008New house in a side gardenNo number · 2019 · new house · approved · 196054No number · 2022 · new house · approved · 2261
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Pallas" 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 · 2018–2026

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 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Figure 4

    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

      Figure 5

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2019. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2022: 205102018: 3 approved3’18*2019: 1 approved1’192022: 2 approved2’22
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2018 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 0 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 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
        acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
        Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
        1 not signed off
        • Pallas, Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2261 · 6 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: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
        0
        How busy is this area About as busy as most of Westmeath 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
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
        npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
        Question 5

        What's the area like?

        Figure 6

        This street block against the council

        90% owner-occupied (council 68%).

        Homes built before 1971
        27% · council 26%
        Homes built since 2001
        29% · council 34%
        Owner-occupied
        90% · council 68%
        Rented
        8% · council 26%
        Children under 15
        22% · council 21%
        Aged 65 and over
        16% · council 15%
        Households with 2+ cars
        72% · council 44%
        Work mainly from home
        13% · council 9%
        This small area (323 people)Westmeath

        MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237001001

        Schools, stops and the council

        Schools

        None nearby.

          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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
            SourceLicenceFetchedLink
            gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
            schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
            consultpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:23open
            moderngovpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:24open
            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. New house (2261) started Mar 2026, never signed off: is it finished?
              Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
              Seller · solicitor
            2. 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
            Pallas
            Electoral division
            Ardnaglew
            Electoral area
            Moate
            Council
            Westmeath County Council
            Everything we found, as a list 7 lines
            • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
            • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
            • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
            • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
            • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 68%); 10% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1991–2000; 68% drive to work (council 63%); population up 17% since 2016.
            • The council decides in a median 60 days (about 9 weeks); 44% are asked for more information.
            • 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.
            • 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.
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            SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
            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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
            data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
            data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
            services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 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-4.05 Oct 2026
            transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
            lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
            meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public10 Oct 2026
            services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.010 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 10 Oct 2026, 19:50 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.