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Planning report · Kildare County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 16:05

The Avenue, Leixlip, Leixlip

53.37219, -6.50361

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 11 homes approved 1.1 km away haven't started.

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Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years
95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=149 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–544open for comments nearbyclose 28 Oct–18 Nov11homes approved nearby, not startednearest 742 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 2001–10, 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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (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
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Protected building1 within 100 m Rye Water Aquaduct
EU nature siteOn this site Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC
Natural heritage areaOn this site Rye Water Valley/Carton
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU bird site, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Intel Ireland Limited (162 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · 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 buildings77Leixlip Hydro Power Station; Leixlip Bridge
Radon grid squares11
EU nature sites1Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC
Monuments53Weir - 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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 245 on the draft 2027 map; 230 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), EPA radon map, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), 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
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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
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
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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
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: 90–98% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 64% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 18%
94% · council 97%
Attic or dormer58 decided · more info asked 14%
98% · council 89%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 36%
91% · council 93%
Garage conversion10 decided · more info asked 30%
90% · council 96%
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 · 124 nearby, 2,528 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic31—

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 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    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: 80 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–54 (n=123)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 106 days (n=26)106 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 80 days after permission (n=61)80 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated149 decided home extensions, 61 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    4 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    4 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 7 in the last 12 months
    • 501301 Refused · Hillford House , Old Hill Leixlip , Co. Kildare · 737 m
    • 501300 Split · Hillford House, Old Hill Leixlip, Co. Kildare · 737 m
    • 501992 Pending · The Paddocks , Knockaulin , Leixlip, Co. Kildare · 690 m
    • 501584 Invalid · No.77 Elton Court , Leixlip , Co. Kildare · 1.2 km
    • 500389 Granted · Site to North of Louisa Park , Station Road , Leixlip · 114 m
    • 500490 Granted · 57 River Forest View , Leixlip , Co. Kildare · 307 m
    • 500521 Granted · 90 Leixlip Park, Leixlip, County Kildare. · 1.2 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher25 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around The Avenue, Leixlip, Leixlip with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Station Road, Leixlip 26113No decision yet · 690 m
    2. 2Intel Ireland Limited, Collinstown Leixlip Blakestown Kellystown 2661054No decision yet · 963 m
    3. 3164 Glendale Meadows, Leixlip 2661103No decision yet · 1.7 km
    4. 4Kildare Innovation Campus, Barnhall Road 2661126No decision yet · 1.9 km
    5. 524 Beech Park, Leixlip 2660289Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    6. 6Mount View 25189Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    7. 7Site to North of Louisa Park, Station Road 500389Appeal: approved · 114 m
    8. 80.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    9. 92.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 116 m
    10. 100.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 141 m
    11. 111.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 148 m
    12. 121.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 160 m
    13. 131.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 170 m
    14. 14Leixlip Louisa Bridge Railway Station, Leixlip 2660984No decision yet · 161 m
    15. 158 The Rise, Leixlip 2660091Approved with conditions · 221 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 20 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    21 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 17 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 20 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 9 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT17: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused17: approved → approved1: refused → refused3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal9: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out21 lodged21 lodged17 approved17 approved4 refused4 refused20 approved20 approved1 refused1 refused9 no start notice found9 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured21 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 28 Oct 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-28 2661054: application received — for the proposed development consists of the construction of link structures with associated plant and equipment, for th; 2026-10-28 26113: application received — a residential development of 57 dwellings, as follows;- 12 no. 3-storey, 4-bedroom semidetached houses; 9 no. 3-storey 3; 2026-11-04 2660289: CONDITIONAL — a flat roof garden room to the rear of the property for ancillary home office and storage use; 2026-11-11 2661103: application received — Two-storey side extension, including alteration of the existing hipped roof profile to form a gable-ended roof with a fu; 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 stotoday31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov2661054: application received — for the proposed development consists of the construction of link structures with associated plant and equipment, for th · 963 m away · 2026-10-2826113: application received — a residential development of 57 dwellings, as follows;- 12 no. 3-storey, 4-bedroom semidetached houses; 9 no. 3-storey 3 · 690 m away · 2026-10-282660289: CONDITIONAL — a flat roof garden room to the rear of the property for ancillary home office and storage use · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-042661103: application received — Two-storey side extension, including alteration of the existing hipped roof profile to form a gable-ended roof with a fu · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-112661126: 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 · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 28 Oct 20262 days left
      22661054 · application received — for the proposed development consists of the construction of link structures with associated…
      €20 to the council · 963 m away
    • Comments close 28 Oct 20262 days left
      126113 · application received — a residential development of 57 dwellings, as follows;- 12 no. 3-storey, 4-bedroom semidetached…
      €20 to the council · 690 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20269 days left
      52660289 · 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) · 1.6 km away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202616 days left
      32661103 · application received — Two-storey side extension, including alteration of the existing hipped roof profile to form a…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 18 Nov 202623 days left
      42661126 · application received — for the installation of 4no. silos (4m diameter x 12m high) in the open yard to rear of…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 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 1.1 km away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031. DART+ West is planned 59 m away.

    Mount View · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, Leixlip(Louisa…: railway order granted (July 2024)202420252026202720282029203020312032Mount View · 11 homes1.1 km · 2518911 homes approved Sep 2026, not started11 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedDART+ West, DART+ West:…59 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, Leixlip(Louisa…296 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 · 1.1 km

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 80.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
    • 92.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 116 m
    • 100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
    • 111.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
    • 121.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 160 m
    • 131.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 170 m
    • 7.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 185 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 202 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 288 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 367 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2022. 81% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2024: 2, 2025: 6, 2026: 205102021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’21*2022: 6 approved6’222024: 1 approved2024: 1 refused2’242025: 4 approved2025: 2 refused6’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    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 93 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Building work nearby 26 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished7 not signed off18 no sign-off needed
    • 325 Castletown, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 W8A0 · 16 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660465 · 969 m
    • 36 Rinawade Park, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 DN70 · 16 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660439 · 1.0 km
    • 41 Oaklawn, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 V8R2 · 7 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60128 · 631 m
    • The Paddocks, Station Road, Leixlip, Kildare · 5 Aug 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-315988-23 · 718 m
    • 52 Rinawade Vale, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 PT96 · 7 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61442 · 1.6 km
    • 2 Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 N2T6 · 6 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61127 · 1.3 km
    • Colaiste Chiaran, Celbridge Road, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 RW14 · 1 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 951 m
    • Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Kildare · 29 Jun 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.1 km
    • Dublin Road, Leixlip, Kildare · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.6 km
    • 15 Louisa Valley Grove, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 X753 · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/61134 · 379 m
    • 8 Louisa Valley Grove, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 D8X8 · 14 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60091 · 230 m
    • 11 Glen Easton Close, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 EH36 · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61142 · 998 m
    • 147 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 FD60 · 7 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561438 · 852 m
    • 5 Glen Easton Green, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 E091 · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2561011 · 845 m
    • 20 Ryemont Abbey, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 V9X0 · 28 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60424 · 487 m
    • 2 Rinawade View, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 E406 · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2461127 · 1.5 km
    • Main Street, Leixlip, Kildare, w23k2x5 · 2 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60132 · 1.3 km
    • Station Road, Leixlip, Kildare · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460595 · 470 m
    • 653 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 X9P6 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61062 · 489 m
    • Celbridge Road, Hereford Park, Leixlip, Kildare, No eircode · 19 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.5 km
    • Easton Road, Leixlip, Kildare, W23XR6N · 2 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460377 · 1.7 km
    • Unit 1&6 Ralph Square, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 K2C6 · 2 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.4 km
    • 49 Ryevale Lawns, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 Y5D4 · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560459 · 958 m
    • 39 Forest Park, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 T1F6 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/1061 · 1.1 km
    • 9A Old Hill, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 PK44 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460219 · 1.1 km
    • 554 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare, W23 T760 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/121 · 698 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    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 Inspectorate467 m
    Ryevale Montessori & Daycare · Crèche28 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate677 m
    Green Lane Montessori and After School · Crèche30 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate681 m
    Leixlip Montessori School · Crèche19 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate739 m
    Little Graduates Preschool · Crèche16 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate852 m
    Naoinra Leim an Bhraidáin · Crèche10 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate919 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here58
    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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    2% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 54% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    2% · council 16%
    Homes built since 2001
    95% · council 40%
    Owner-occupied
    54% · council 71%
    Rented
    44% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    6% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    29% · council 51%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 12%
    This small area (367 people)Kildare

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087064011

    Rail noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Train
    296 m
    Leixlip(Louisa Bridge) · Dublin - Maynooth, Dublin - Sligo · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Planned
    59 m
    DART+ West, DART+ West: Connolly - Maynooth
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    358 m
    Confey Community College, 934 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    501
    in 3 years, 349 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Confey Community College · postprimary · 934 pupils · 358 m
    • Scoil Eoin Phoil · primary · 264 pupils · 734 m
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 289 pupils · 737 m
    • Scoil Bhride · primary · 295 pupils · 740 m
    • Scoil C.Ui Dhalaigh · primary · 376 pupils · 948 m
    • Coláiste Chiaráin · postprimary · 676 pupils · 968 m
    • Leixlip Educate Together National School · primary · 207 pupils · 1.0 km
    • San Carlo Junior Ns · primary · 265 pupils · 1.1 km

    Stops 52

    • Leixlip(Louisa Bridge) · Dublin - Maynooth, Dublin - Sligo · 5/hour at peak · 296 m
    • Louisa Bridge Stn · 139, C3, X26 · 5/hour at peak · 334 m
    • Louisa Bridge Stn · 139, C3 · 3/hour at peak · 350 m
    • Green Lane · 139, C3 · 3/hour at peak · 508 m
    • Ryevale Lawns · 139, C3, X26 · 5/hour at peak · 547 m
    • Intel East · 139, C3, X26 · 5/hour at peak · 599 m
    • Intel East · 139, C3 · 3/hour at peak · 643 m
    • Scoil Bhride · 52, C5, L59, X25 · 5/hour at peak · 658 m

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

    • Confey Community College · 358 m+2.5% pupils (934)
    • Scoil Eoin Phoil · 734 m-2.9% pupils (264) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Mhuire · 737 m-3% pupils (289) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Bhride · 739 m-3.6% pupils (295) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Scoil C.Ui Dhalaigh · 948 m-1.3% pupils (376)
    • Coláiste Chiaráin · 968 m+6% pupils (676)

    Public land

    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 2.05 ha · 293 m
    • Kildare County Council · 0.12 ha · 342 m
    • Kildare County Council · 1.43 ha · 403 m
    • The National Building Agency · 3.74 ha · 413 m
    • Kildare County Council · 11.08 ha · 437 m
    • Kildare County Council · 0.43 ha · 663 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Council consultation portalsPublic26 Oct 2026, 00:55open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public26 Oct 2026, 01:54open
    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. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    2. Application 690 m away open for comments until 28 Oct 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
    • Eu nature site; natural heritage area; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 28 Oct 2026.
    • 11 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 11 at Mount View.
    • Leixlip(Louisa Bridge) (train Dublin - Maynooth, Dublin - Sligo) 296 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West 59 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Noise from rail mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 54% owner-occupied (council 71%); 2% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 52% drive to work (council 61%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    What the terms mean 8 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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 26 Oct 2026, 16:05 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.