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Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 15:54

An Aill Bhuí, Cill Bhreacáin, Turlough ED, Conamara Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland

53.35558, -9.62373

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s.

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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (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
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

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
Monuments5Graveyard; 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 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 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

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 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear101

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 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around An Aill Bhuí, Cill Bhreacáin, Turlough ED, Conamara Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseRefusedApproved
    1. 1Cill Bhreacáin, Ros Muc 2660416Refused · 243 m
    2. 2Cill Bhreacáin, Ionad Fiontraíochta Ros Muc 2660378Approved with conditions · 453 m
    Figure 2

    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 3

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2023. 88% of decisions were approvals.

      2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2026: 205102020: 1 approved1’20*2021: 1 approved1’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 3 approved3’232026: 1 approved2026: 1 refused2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 2 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 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
      acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here1
      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 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
      npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 4

      This street block against the council

      43% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 64% owner-occupied (council 75%).

      Homes built before 1971
      43% · council 23%
      Homes built since 2001
      18% · council 39%
      Owner-occupied
      64% · council 75%
      Rented
      27% · council 18%
      Children under 15
      15% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      36% · council 17%
      Households with 2+ cars
      25% · council 52%
      Work mainly from home
      4% · council 11%
      This small area (99 people)Galway

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067214002/067214005

      Nearest school
      916 m
      S N Mhuire, 31 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • S N Mhuire · primary · 31 pupils · 916 m

      Stops 0

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

        • S N Mhuire · 916 m-8.8% pupils (31)
        Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, 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
        npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
        consultpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:21open
        moderngovpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:22open
        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. 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
        Kilbrickan
        Electoral division
        Turlough
        Electoral area
        Conamara North
        Council
        Galway County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 64% owner-occupied (council 75%); 27% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 1971–1980; 71% drive to work (council 66%); population up 2% since 2016.
        • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. 1 rear extension refused.
        • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
        • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 1 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.
        Sources and licences 24
        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-4.02 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.08 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
        dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public9 Oct 2026
        www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved9 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.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)public9 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
        propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…9 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
        gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
        gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.04 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 9 Oct 2026, 15:54 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.