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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:51

Ballyfermot Drive

53.34185, -6.35566

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202197%of home extensions approved nearbyn=191 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–552open for comments nearbyclose 24 Nov–27 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 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960. 1 planning file on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2021: 3070/21 · driveway, withdrawn or invalid

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

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

  1. 2021
    3070/21 · driveway · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
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
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

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.

development plan 2022 2028 · 14 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

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.

development plan 2022 2028 variation no 11 · 14 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 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: Henkel Ireland Operations and Research Limited (Ballyfermot) (683 m); Thorntons Recycling Centre (Ballyfermot) (735 m); Britvic Ireland Ltd. (757 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3Saint John's College; Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Radon grid squares2
Monuments4Castle - tower house; Church
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.
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 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 93% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear32 decided · more info asked 9%
94% · council 97%
Two-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 19%
92% · council 96%
Two-storey side14 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer67 decided · more info asked 13%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 36%
93% · council 71%
Approved nearbyDublin 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 · 153 nearby, 4,865 council-wide

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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 50 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 108 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +122 days; Building starts: 111 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 52–55 (n=163)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 108 days (n=28)108 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 122 days (n=18, all appeals within 1.5 km)+122 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 111 days after permission (n=65)111 days after permissionSigned off68% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated191 decided home extensions, 65 start notices, 18 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 decided
    2 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

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 500696 Refused · 304 Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 · 192 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ballyfermot Drive with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedAppealApproved
    1. 1142, Le Fanu Road 5235/26No decision yet · 454 m
    2. 2304 Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 WEB5611/25Refused · 191 m
    3. 3304 Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 500696Appeal: refused · 192 m
    4. 493 Rossmore Avenue, Ballyfermot WEB1859/26Approved · 168 m
    5. 536, Blackditch Road WEB1767/26Approved · 255 m
    6. 6274b Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot WEB1984/26Approved · 325 m
    7. 7421 Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot 5134/26Approved · 481 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    46 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 31 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 31 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 17 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT31: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused8: lodged → withdrawn or invalid4: lodged → undecided31: approved → approved3: refused → refused8: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn4: undecided → undecided17: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off46 lodged46 lodged31 approved31 approved3 refused3 refused8 withdrawn or invalid8 withdrawn or invalid4 undecided4 undecided31 approved31 approved3 refused3 refused8 withdrawn8 withdrawn4 undecided4 undecided17 no start notice found17 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off4 signed off4 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.

    Measured46 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 24 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-24 5235/26: application received — Planning permission for the construction of a first-floor extension over existing ground floor extension with alteration; 2026-11-27 WEB3605/26: application received — The development will consist of the material change of use of part of the existing learning centre from a non-residentiatoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec5235/26: application received — Planning permission for the construction of a first-floor extension over existing ground floor extension with alteration · 454 m away · 2026-11-24WEB3605/26: application received — The development will consist of the material change of use of part of the existing learning centre from a non-residentia · 454 m away · 2026-11-27
    Comments close
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202623 days left
      15235/26 · application received — Planning permission for the construction of a first-floor extension over existing ground floor…
      €20 to the council · 454 m away
    • Comments close 27 Nov 202626 days left
      WEB3605/26 · application received — The development will consist of the material change of use of part of the existing learning…
      €20 to the council · 454 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    DART+ South West is planned 661 m away.

    DART+ South West, DART+ South…: railway order granted (13 November 2024)20242025202620272028DART+ South West, DART+ South…661 m · plannedrailway order granted (13 November 2024)today

    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)

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 10 a year; busiest 2025. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 8, 2022: 6, 2023: 5, 2024: 5, 2025: 10, 2026: 12051015202021: 7 approved2021: 1 refused8’21*2022: 6 approved6’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 4 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 4 withdrawn or invalid10’252026: 4 approved2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 4 undecided12’26*
    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

    Every application within 500 m 13 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 304 Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10, D10 CK40 · 31 Oct 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 200 m
    • 40 Kylemore Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, D10 WY01 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1503/25 · 488 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Ballyfermot United Sports and Social Club2222 not started (2026-Q2)100 m
    Former Faulkners Industries Factory2424 not started (2026-Q2)549 m
    Former De La Salle National School897531 built · 139 being built · 227 not started (2026-Q2)674 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Treasure Tots Nursery · Crèche23 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate224 m
    St. Raphael's Preschool & Afterschool Project · Crèche10 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate549 m
    Teanga Beo Baile Formaid Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaíochta · Crèche30 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate571 m
    Littlebells Playschool · Crèche24 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate592 m
    St. Michael's Preschool & Afterschool Service · Crèche19 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate595 m
    Woodlands Creche · Crèche9 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate659 m
    Chestnut Daycare Ltd · Crèche23 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate813 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here24
    Council middle50
    Homes started
    Here849
    Council middle105
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    96% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 63% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    96% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    63% · council 47%
    Rented
    33% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    19% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    11% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 12%
    This small area (203 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268095002

    Bus
    172 m
    Ballyfermot Parade · G1, G2, L55 · busiest stop within 500 m: 18 an hour at peak
    Planned
    661 m
    DART+ South West, DART+ South West: Hazelhatch and Celbridge - Dublin Heuston
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    335 m
    St. Seton's Secondary School, 741 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    33
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St. Seton's Secondary School · postprimary · 741 pupils · 335 m
    • Kylemore College · postprimary · 479 pupils · 450 m
    • St Michaels Ns · primary · 314 pupils · 534 m
    • St Raphaels Ns · primary · 380 pupils · 549 m
    • St Gabriels Ns · primary · 211 pupils · 570 m
    • Bainrion na nAingal 2 · primary · 133 pupils · 627 m
    • S N Banrion na nAingeal 1 · primary · 171 pupils · 627 m
    • St Louise de Marillac Primary School · primary · 256 pupils · 752 m

    Stops 49

    • Ballyfermot Parade · G1, G2, L55, S4 · 17/hour at peak · 172 m
    • Ballyfermot Parade · G1, G2, L55, S4 · 16/hour at peak · 190 m
    • Ballyfermot · 60, G1, G2, L55, S4 · 17/hour at peak · 221 m
    • Ballyfermot · 60, G1, G2, L55, S4 · 18/hour at peak · 229 m
    • Clifden Road · G1 · 5/hour at peak · 410 m
    • Clifden Road · G1 · 5/hour at peak · 429 m
    • Kylemore College · 60 · 1/hour at peak · 458 m
    • Kylemore College · 60 · 1/hour at peak · 458 m

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

    • St. Seton's Secondary School · 335 m-4.8% pupils (741)
    • Kylemore College · 450 m+2.8% pupils (479)
    • St Michaels Ns · 534 m-5.1% pupils (314)
    • St Raphaels Ns · 549 m+0.8% pupils (380)
    • St Gabriels Ns · 570 m-9.8% pupils (211)
    • Bainrion na nAingal 2 · 627 m+18.8% pupils (133)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 15.66 ha · 60 m
    • Dublin City Council · 2.08 ha · 74 m
    • City of Dublin Education and Training Board · 1.98 ha · 174 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.58 ha · 309 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.24 ha · 324 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.25 ha · 388 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Application 454 m away open for comments until 24 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    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

    Electoral division
    Kylemore
    Electoral area
    Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 3070/21, withdrawn.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 24 Nov 2026.
    • Ballyfermot (bus 60, G1) 229 m away: 18 an hour at morning peak; 105 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ South West 661 m away, railway order granted (13 November 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 47%); 9% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1946–1960; 37% drive to work (council 28%); population down 4% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 5 in the last year, 840 three years before.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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.
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 1 Nov 2026, 09:51 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.