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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 2 Nov 2026, 10:22

Louisa Manor

53.36940, -6.50439

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 11 homes approved 901 m away haven't started.

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Time
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95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=156 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–541open for comments nearbyclose 18 Nov11homes approved nearby, not startednearest 529 m · 21655

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 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (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
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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: Intel Ireland Limited (220 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites6Hewlett Packard (Manufacturing) Limited; Intel Ireland Limited
Natural heritage areas3Liffey Valley; Rye Water Valley/Carton
Heritage inventory buildings79Leixlip Hydro Power Station; Leixlip Bridge
Radon grid squares14
EU nature sites1Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC
Monuments56Weir - fish; Barrow - ring-barrow
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 246 on the draft 2027 map; 231 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
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 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 91–98% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 64% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear35 decided · more info asked 17%
94% · council 97%
Attic or dormer62 decided · more info asked 13%
98% · council 89%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 36%
91% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 27%
64% · council 57%
Approved nearbyKildare 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 · 119 nearby, 2,460 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic31—
First-floor11—
Garage conversion11—

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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 52 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 106 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 84 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 49–54 (n=128)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 106 days (n=28)106 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 84 days after permission (n=66)84 days after permissionSigned off53% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated156 decided home extensions, 66 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 10 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed10 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed14 decided
    1 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 8 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 500417 Granted · Cooldrinagh Lane, Leixlip, Co.Dublin · 2.0 km
    • 501301 Refused · Hillford House , Old Hill Leixlip , Co. Kildare · 555 m
    • 501300 Split · Hillford House, Old Hill Leixlip, Co. Kildare · 555 m
    • 501992 Pending · The Paddocks , Knockaulin , Leixlip, Co. Kildare · 507 m
    • 501584 Invalid · No.77 Elton Court , Leixlip , Co. Kildare · 857 m
    • 500389 Granted · Site to North of Louisa Park , Station Road , Leixlip · 129 m
    • 500490 Granted · 57 River Forest View , Leixlip , Co. Kildare · 615 m
    • 500521 Granted · 90 Leixlip Park, Leixlip, County Kildare. · 945 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher1 Nov 2026, 23:13open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Louisa Manor with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Kildare Innovation Campus, Barnhall Road 2661126No decision yet · 1.6 km
    2. 224 Beech Park, Leixlip 2660289Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    3. 3Mount View 25189Approved, no sign building has started · 901 m
    4. 4Site to North of Louisa Park, Station Road 500389Appeal: approved · 129 m
    5. 51.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 61 m
    6. 60.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 69 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 84 m
    8. 80.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 107 m
    9. 90.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 108 m
    10. 101.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 118 m
    11. 11Leixlip Louisa Bridge Railway Station, Leixlip 2660984No decision yet · 131 m
    12. 1241 Oaklawn, Leixlip 2660128Approved with conditions · 154 m
    13. 1348 Oaklawn West, Leixlip 2561264Approved with conditions · 214 m
    14. 148 The Rise, Leixlip 2660091Approved with conditions · 243 m
    15. 15St Mary’s GAA Club Grounds at Radley Park, Green Lane 2660167Approved with conditions · 402 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 34 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    39 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 32 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 34 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 15 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT32: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused32: approved → approved5: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal15: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out39 lodged39 lodged32 approved32 approved7 refused7 refused34 approved34 approved5 refused5 refused15 no start notice found15 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off2 ran out2 ran out

    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.

    Measured39 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 2660289: CONDITIONAL — a flat roof garden room to the rear of the property for ancillary home office and storage use; 2026-11-18 2661126: application received — for the installation of 4no. silos (4m diameter x 12m high) in the open yard to rear of Buildings 2, 3 and 4 for the sto; 2026-11-24 ACP 500417: Grant permissiontoday7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2 Dec2660289: CONDITIONAL — a flat roof garden room to the rear of the property for ancillary home office and storage use · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-042661126: application received — for the installation of 4no. silos (4m diameter x 12m high) in the open yard to rear of Buildings 2, 3 and 4 for the sto · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-18ACP 500417: Grant permission · 2 km away · 2026-11-24
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20262 days left
      22660289 · CONDITIONAL — a flat roof garden room to the rear of the property for ancillary home office and storage use
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 18 Nov 202616 days left
      12661126 · application received — for the installation of 4no. silos (4m diameter x 12m high) in the open yard to rear of…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 24 Nov 202622 days left
      Grant permission
      2.0 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    11 homes 901 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031. DART+ West is planned 146 m away.

    Mount View · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; DART+ West, Leixlip(Louisa…: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024)202420252026202720282029203020312032Mount View · 11 homes901 m · 2518911 homes approved Sep 2026, not started11 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedDART+ West, Leixlip(Louisa…146 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, DART+ West:…157 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 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)

    Sites that could change 11 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 1

    • Mount View · 11 homes approved Sep 2026, not started · 901 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 51.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 61 m
    • 60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 69 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 84 m
    • 80.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 107 m
    • 90.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 108 m
    • 101.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 118 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
    • 7.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 177 m
    • 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 10 a year; busiest 2022. 82% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 9, 2022: 10, 2023: 3, 2024: 7, 2025: 5, 2026: 505102021: 6 approved2021: 3 refused9’21*2022: 9 approved2022: 1 refused10’222023: 2 approved2023: 1 refused3’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused7’242025: 4 approved2025: 1 refused5’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    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 2.0 km 91 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Building work nearby 24 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished7 not signed off16 no sign-off needed
    • 36 Rinawade Park, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 DN70 · 16 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660439 · 770 m
    • 325 Castletown, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 W8A0 · 16 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660465 · 660 m
    • 41 Oaklawn, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 V8R2 · 7 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60128 · 317 m
    • The Paddocks, Station Road, Leixlip, Kildare · 5 Aug 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-315988-23 · 530 m
    • 52 Rinawade Vale, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 PT96 · 7 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61442 · 1.4 km
    • 2 Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 N2T6 · 6 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61127 · 1.2 km
    • Colaiste Chiaran, Celbridge Road, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 RW14 · 1 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 691 m
    • Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Kildare · 29 Jun 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.2 km
    • Dublin Road, Leixlip, Kildare · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.4 km
    • 15 Louisa Valley Grove, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 X753 · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/61134 · 309 m
    • 8 Louisa Valley Grove, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 D8X8 · 14 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60091 · 261 m
    • 11 Glen Easton Close, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 EH36 · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61142 · 775 m
    • 147 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 FD60 · 7 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561438 · 1.0 km
    • 5 Glen Easton Green, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 E091 · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2561011 · 693 m
    • 20 Ryemont Abbey, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 V9X0 · 28 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60424 · 443 m
    • 2 Rinawade View, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 E406 · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2461127 · 1.3 km
    • Main Street, Leixlip, Kildare, w23k2x5 · 2 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60132 · 1.2 km
    • Station Road, Leixlip, Kildare · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460595 · 329 m
    • 653 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 X9P6 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61062 · 740 m
    • Celbridge Road, Hereford Park, Leixlip, Kildare, No eircode · 19 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.2 km
    • Easton Road, Leixlip, Kildare, W23XR6N · 2 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460377 · 1.5 km
    • Unit 1&6 Ralph Square, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 K2C6 · 2 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • 49 Ryevale Lawns, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 Y5D4 · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560459 · 856 m
    • Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road, Backweston, Lucan,, South Dublin · 25 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · SD23A/0324 · 1.8 km
    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 2 Nov 2026, 03:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    Homes coming 11 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Shining Stars Pre- School · Crèche13 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate152 m
    Green Lane Montessori and After School · Crèche30 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate370 m
    Leixlip Montessori School · Crèche19 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate471 m
    Ryevale Montessori & Daycare · Crèche28 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate613 m
    Little Graduates Preschool · Crèche16 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate694 m
    Naoinra Leim an Bhraidáin · Crèche10 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate751 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: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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 Kildare County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here11
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here63
    Council middle1
    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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 03:19open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    3% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 77% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    3% · council 16%
    Homes built since 2001
    29% · council 40%
    Owner-occupied
    77% · council 71%
    Rented
    19% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    16% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    61% · council 51%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 12%
    This small area (292 people)Kildare

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087064016

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    99 m
    Louisa Bridge Stn · 139, C3, X26 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Planned
    146 m
    DART+ West, Leixlip(Louisa Bridge)
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 2.0 km
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    443 m
    Scoil Eoin Phoil, 264 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    505
    in 3 years, 353 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Eoin Phoil · primary · 264 pupils · 443 m
    • Scoil Bhride · primary · 295 pupils · 471 m
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 289 pupils · 473 m
    • Confey Community College · postprimary · 934 pupils · 578 m
    • Coláiste Chiaráin · postprimary · 676 pupils · 702 m
    • Leixlip Educate Together National School · primary · 207 pupils · 753 m
    • Scoil C.Ui Dhalaigh · primary · 376 pupils · 770 m
    • San Carlo Senior NS · primary · 301 pupils · 1.1 km

    Stops 55

    • Louisa Bridge Stn · 139, C3, X26 · 5/hour at peak · 99 m
    • Louisa Bridge Stn · 139, C3 · 3/hour at peak · 114 m
    • Leixlip(Louisa Bridge) · Dublin - Maynooth, Dublin - Sligo · 5/hour at peak · 146 m
    • Green Lane · 139, C3 · 3/hour at peak · 290 m
    • Ryevale Lawns · 139, C3, X26 · 5/hour at peak · 349 m
    • Scoil Bhride · 52, C5, L59, X25 · 5/hour at peak · 386 m
    • Leixlip GAA Club · 52, C5, L59, X25 · 3/hour at peak · 399 m
    • Oaklawn · 52, C5, L59, X25 · 3/hour at peak · 473 m

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

    • Scoil Eoin Phoil · 443 m-2.9% pupils (264) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Bhride · 471 m-3.6% pupils (295) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Mhuire · 473 m-3% pupils (289) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Confey Community College · 578 m+2.5% pupils (934)
    • Coláiste Chiaráin · 702 m+6% pupils (676)
    • Leixlip Educate Together National School · 753 m+15.6% pupils (207)

    Public land

    • Kildare County Council · 0.12 ha · 34 m
    • Kildare County Council · 1.43 ha · 149 m
    • The National Building Agency · 3.74 ha · 154 m
    • Kildare County Council · 11.08 ha · 288 m
    • Kildare County Council · 0.36 ha · 397 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 2.05 ha · 484 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic2 Nov 2026, 01:11open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public2 Nov 2026, 02:27open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 1.6 km away open for comments until 18 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Leixlip
    Electoral division
    Leixlip
    Electoral area
    Leixlip
    Council
    Kildare County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 18 Nov 2026.
    • 11 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 11 at Mount View.
    • Scoil Bhride (bus 52, C5) 386 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 31 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West Leixlip(Louisa Bridge) 146 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 77% owner-occupied (council 71%); 2% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1991–2000; 44% drive to work (council 61%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    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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    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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public2 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher1 Nov 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 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public2 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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
    water.ie—© the publisher · flag only—
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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 2 Nov 2026, 10:22 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.