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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 18:05

Rathvilly Drive

53.38184, -6.31407

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years
97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=203 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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 6 months
  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 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 houseAll of Rathvilly DriveBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Rathvilly Drive2023: 1 file on Rathvilly Drive2024: 1 file on Rathvilly Drive3 files

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
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: Toruro Enterprises Limited (693 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Cardiff's Bridge
Radon grid squares2
Monuments2Bridge; R149673
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 radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (NIFM), 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 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
OPW flood maps (NIFM)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 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: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 77% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear30 decided · more info asked 20%
97% · council 97%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 12%
94% · council 96%
Two-storey side10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer97 decided · more info asked 8%
98% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 62%
77% · 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 · 166 nearby, 4,865 council-wide

Figure 3

Rathvilly Drive, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

3 planning files on Rathvilly Drive since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 51 · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · WEB1547/21No. 37 · 2024 · two-storey side · approved · 3150/24Porches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo. 36 · 2023 · new house · approved · 4987/2336
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Rathvilly Drive" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: 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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 66 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 119 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +175 days; Building starts: 96 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=168)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 119 days (n=33)119 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 175 days (n=21, all appeals within 1.5 km)+175 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 96 days after permission (n=77)96 days after permissionSigned off60% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated203 decided home extensions, 78 start notices, 21 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    4 of 10 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed10 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed11 decided
    0 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
    • 501802 Pending · 21, Phelan Avenue, Royal Canal Park, Dublin 15 · 493 m
    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 Rathvilly Drive with 4 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Glenties Park, Dublin WEB2622/25Building started · 137 m
    2. 242, Deanstown Avenue WEB2853/26No decision yet · 339 m
    3. 311, Dunsink Drive WEB1810/26Approved · 359 m
    4. 421, Phelan Avenue WEB2312/26Approved · 493 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 27 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    35 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 28 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 27 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 19 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT28: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused4: lodged → withdrawn or invalid1: lodged → undecided27: approved → approved1: refused → refused4: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn1: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 refused by the council, undecided after an appeal19: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off35 lodged35 lodged28 approved28 approved2 refused2 refused4 withdrawn or invalid4 withdrawn or invalid1 undecided1 undecided27 approved27 approved1 refused1 refused4 withdrawn4 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided19 no start notice found19 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not 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.

    Measured35 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      DART+ West is planned 734 m away.

      DART+ West, Pelletstown: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024)20242025202620272028DART+ West, Pelletstown734 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, DART+ West:…737 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)

      Figure 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2023. 93% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 9, 2022: 4, 2023: 8, 2024: 6, 2025: 5, 2026: 305102021: 8 approved2021: 1 refused9’21*2022: 3 approved2022: 1 refused4’222023: 7 approved2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid8’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 2 approved2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid5’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 undecided3’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 3 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 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • 1Glenties Park, Dublin, Dublin 11 · 6 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB2622/25 · 137 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
      Homes coming 0 not started
      • Ratoath Avenue, Finglas South, Dublin 11 · Completed · 1 homes · 478 m
      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 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
      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

      Developments within 1.0 km

      SchemeHomesProgressDistance
      Meridian Court2929 being built (2026-Q2)548 m
      Former Church of the Annunciation3636 not started (2026-Q2)756 m
      Capel Site, Pelletstown725725 being built (2026-Q2)936 m

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Blooming Lillies Early Education Centre Ltd · Crèche19 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate320 m
      Queen B's Creche, Montessori and Afterschool · Crèche24 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate522 m
      Discovery Queen B’s Creche & Montessori · Crèche20 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate532 m
      St Helena's Resource Centre · Crèche12 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate830 m
      Oak Tree Creche · Crèche13 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate873 m
      St. Helena's Childcare Centre · Crèche20 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate896 m
      Giraffe Childcare Rathborne · Crèche4 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate945 m
      Barnardos-Finglas Early Intervention Service · Crèche8 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate949 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
      Here65
      Council middle50
      Homes started
      Here174
      Council middle110
      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 10

      This street block against the council

      33% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 58% owner-occupied (council 47%).

      Homes built before 1971
      33% · council 52%
      Homes built since 2001
      16% · council 19%
      Owner-occupied
      58% · council 47%
      Rented
      37% · council 45%
      Children under 15
      17% · council 15%
      Aged 65 and over
      20% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      13% · council 19%
      Work mainly from home
      8% · council 12%
      This small area (186 people)Dublin

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268069006

      Bus
      163 m
      Rathvilly Drive · 40E · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
      Planned
      734 m
      DART+ West, Pelletstown
      Radon
      1 in 20
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Flood
      Within 500 m
      OPW flood map area, not beside the house
      Nearest school
      189 m
      S N Naomh Finnin, 266 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      24
      in 3 years (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • S N Naomh Finnin · primary · 266 pupils · 189 m
      • Scoil Sinead NS · primary · 62 pupils · 363 m
      • Youth Encounter Project · primary · 14 pupils · 363 m
      • St Brigids Senior Girls · primary · 137 pupils · 556 m
      • St Brigids Infant NS · primary · 140 pupils · 614 m
      • Pelletstown ETNS · primary · 386 pupils · 632 m
      • Coláiste Eoin · postprimary · 257 pupils · 758 m
      • S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior · primary · 180 pupils · 805 m

      Stops 44

      • Rathvilly Drive · 40E · 2/hour at peak · 163 m
      • Rathvilly Drive · 40E · 2/hour at peak · 189 m
      • Deanstown Avenue · 220, 220A, 40E · 4/hour at peak · 214 m
      • Glenties Pk · 220, 220A, 88n, F3 · 5/hour at peak · 216 m
      • Deanstown Drive · 220, 220A · 2/hour at peak · 233 m
      • Wellmount Dr · 220, 220A, 88n, F3 · 5/hour at peak · 236 m
      • Rathvilly Road · 40E · 2/hour at peak · 237 m
      • Glenties Pk · 220, 220A, F3 · 5/hour at peak · 242 m

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

      • S N Naomh Finnin · 189 m-4% pupils (266) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved
      • Scoil Sinead NS · 363 m-3.1% pupils (62)
      • Youth Encounter Project · 363 m-12.5% pupils (14)
      • St Brigids Senior Girls · 556 m-12.2% pupils (137) · a new school building 2024, approved
      • St Brigids Infant NS · 614 m-10.3% pupils (140) · a new school building 2024, approved
      • Pelletstown ETNS · 632 m-0.5% pupils (386)

      Open consultations

      Council meetings 30 items

      Public land

      • Dublin City Council · 0.24 ha · 199 m
      • Dublin City Council · 0.53 ha · 229 m
      • Dublin City Council · 4.9 ha · 310 m
      • Dublin City Council · 3.28 ha · 379 m
      • Dublin City Council · 0.17 ha · 382 m
      • Dublin City Council · 1.02 ha · 428 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
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      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——
      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

      Electoral division
      Finglas South D
      Electoral area
      Ballymun-Finglas
      Council
      Dublin City Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Wellmount Dr (bus 220, 220A) 266 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 52 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West Pelletstown 734 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
      • Here (2022 census): 58% owner-occupied (council 47%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 41% drive to work (council 28%); population up 5% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
      • 3 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • S N Naomh Finnin, 189 m away: temporary classrooms approved (2025). Pupils down 4% last year.
      • 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
      What the terms mean 6 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.
      • 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 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, 18:05 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.