Planning report · Kildare County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:40

6 Pound Lane, Maynooth

53.38201, -6.59216

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 195 homes approved 382 m away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=148 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–54 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m 310homes approved nearby, not startednearest 92 m · 2460774

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

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

Zoning · Major town centre

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningM2 · Major town centre

What it says

Town Centre: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

maynooth and environs joint local area plan 2025 2031 · 1 Apr 2025 – 25 May 2031

Protected building8 within 100 m Pound Lane, Maynooth, Co. Kildare; Pound Lane, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Heritage inventory15 within 100 m Maynooth National School; Maynooth National School

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Natural heritage areas	1	Royal Canal
Heritage inventory buildings	79	Leinster House; house
Radon grid squares	2
Monuments	13	Building; Architectural feature

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: 39 on the draft 2027 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:27	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

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: 93–98% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 78% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear41 decided · more info asked 29%

95% · council 97%

Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 36%

93% · council 93%

Attic or dormer41 decided · more info asked 39%

98% · council 89%

New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 56%

78% · 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 · 105 nearby, 2,523 council-wide

Figure 3

Maynooth, file by file since 2021

19 of 20 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

65 files with "Maynooth" 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 1 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Single-storey rear	1	0	—

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

2660837 · the development will · refused 9 Sept 2026 · 93 m

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 67 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated148 decided home extensions, 48 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

1 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed5 decided

1 became permissions

Approvals appealed15 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 1 in the last 12 months

324107 Granted with conditions · Parson Street , Maynooth , Co. Kildare · 245 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	31 Oct 2026, 23:12	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around 6 Pound Lane, Maynooth with 12 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedRefusedBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet

1Mill Street 2460774Approved, no sign building has started · 92 m
2Parson Street 2560877Approved, no sign building has started · 382 m
3Bank of Ireland, Main Street 2660837Refused · 93 m
4Fagan's Lane, Maynooth 26/60376Building started · 57 m
513 Main Street, Maynooth 25/61153Building started · 83 m
6Units 6 & 7 Fagan's Lane, Maynooth 2660376Approved with conditions · 57 m
7The Roost Public House Licensed Premises, Main Street / Leinster Street 2660055Approved with conditions · 105 m
8McMahons Gastrobar, Main Street 2660601Approved with conditions · 128 m
9Buckley House, Parson Street Maynooth 2660019Approved with conditions · 135 m
1018 Leinster Cottages, Maynooth 2660339No decision yet · 148 m
11No. 6 Main Street, Maynooth 2660870No decision yet · 179 m
12Moyglare Hall and the Dunboyne Road, Mariavilla 2641No decision yet · 390 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 46 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

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.

Measured54 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

195 homes 382 m away were approved Jun 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031. DART+ West is planned 455 m away.

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 2 within 500 m

Approved, not started 2

Mill Street · 115 homes approved Jan 2025, not started · 92 m
Parson Street · 195 homes approved Jun 2026, not started · 382 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 6 and 12 a year; busiest 2022. 89% of decisions were approvals.

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 14 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

11No. 6 Main Street , Maynooth , Co. Kildare No decision yet
existing single storey extension to the rear of existing commercial premises including addition to main…
266087029 Jul 2026179 m
3Bank of Ireland , Main Street , Maynooth Co. Kildare Refused
The development will consist of the installation of 2no. digital screens at ground floor level along the…
26608379 Sept 202693 m
Bank of Ireland , Main Street , Maynooth Co. Kildare Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of the installation of 2no. digital screens at ground floor level along the…
26607719 Jul 202693 m
8McMahons Gastrobar , Main Street , Maynooth Approved with conditions
will consist of merging and extending part of the existing McMahon Public Bar into part of existing adjoining…
266060130 Jul 2026128 m
6Units 6 & 7 Fagan's Lane , Maynooth , Kildare Approved with conditions
(i) Change of use from office accommodation to an orthodontic clinic on first floor level, including…
26603762 Jun 202657 m
12Moyglare Hall and the Dunboyne Road , Mariavilla , Maynooth No decision yet
1. Construction of a vehicle bridge (c.58m in length) spanning the River Rye, connecting Moyglare Hall Estate…
26412 Apr 2026390 m
1018 Leinster Cottages , Maynooth , Co. Kildare No decision yet
(1) The demolition of the existing rear extension and storage room; (2) Construction of a new part one and a…
266033931 Mar 2026148 m
The site consists of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. , Cullaghreeva Conf Withdrawn or not valid
a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38…
266007427 Jan 2026464 m
7The Roost Public House Licensed Premises , Main Street / Leinster Street , Maynooth Approved with conditions
six independently accessed student accommodation units at first and second floors (including two 3 bed and…
266005517 Jul 2026105 m
The Roost Public House Licensed Premises , Main Street / Leinster Street , Maynooth Withdrawn or not valid
six independently accessed student accommodation units at first and second floors (including two 3 bed and…
266004216 Jan 2026105 m
The site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. , The proposed de Withdrawn or not valid
a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38…
266004416 Jan 2026464 m
9Buckley House , Parson Street Maynooth , Co Kildare Approved with conditions
to change the use from restaurant (305m²) to office accommodation, remove the existing open area refuse bin…
266001921 May 2026135 m
Buckley House , Parson Street , Maynooth Withdrawn or not valid
a change of use at Buckley House, (total site area: 0.0618 ha). The building is a protected structure (RPS…
256146719 Dec 2025135 m
KELA00002460 , Town Centre (GZT Zoning: M2 – City/Town/Village Centre central area) , Maynooth Withdrawn or not valid
SITE NOTICE (Planning Application) Planning Authority: Kildare County Council Application Type: Planning…
25613834 Dec 2025311 m

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months

6 not signed off

4Fagan's Lane, Maynooth, Kildare, W23 YRY9 · 19 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/60376 · 57 m
3 Doctor's Lane, Maynooth, Kildare · 4 Aug 2026 · 18 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/61139 & ABP-322728-25 · 224 m
Dunboyne Road, Maynooth, Kildare · 27 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 451 m
513 Main Street, Maynooth, Kildare, W23 N756 · 3 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/61153 · 83 m
Dublin Road, Maynooth, Kildare, W23 C2W6 · 22 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60414 · 318 m
Straffan Road, Maynooth, Kildare, W23C2CV1 · 30 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60015 · 439 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 310 not started

2Parson Street · 195 homes · not started · runs out 1 Jun 2031 · 382 m
1Mill Street · 115 homes · not started · runs out 5 Jan 2030 · 92 m
Doctor's Lane · 18 homes · building started · 245 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
The Montessori Children's Academy (Maynooth) · Crèche	21 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	125 m
Tiddlywinks and Scallywags · Crèche	13 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	417 m
Maynooth University Creche · Crèche	3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	665 m
Maap Childcare Limited T/A Tots Creche and Daycare Nursery · Crèche	30 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	705 m
Moyglare Hall Montessori · Crèche	7 Dec 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	998 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Kildare County Council.

Homes approved

Here328

Council middle0

Homes started

Here537

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

49% of homes built before 1971 (council 16%). 40% owner-occupied (council 71%).

Homes built before 1971

49% · council 16%

Homes built since 2001

23% · council 40%

Owner-occupied

40% · council 71%

Rented

49% · council 24%

Children under 15

10% · council 22%

Aged 65 and over

9% · council 12%

Households with 2+ cars

13% · council 51%

Work mainly from home

9% · council 12%

This small area (195 people)Kildare

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 087066021

Bus

90 m

Manor Mills SC · W6 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak

Planned

455 m

DART+ West, Maynooth

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

102 m

Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad, 154 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 45 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad · postprimary · 154 pupils · 102 m
Maynooth B NS · primary · 595 pupils · 283 m
Presentation Girls Primary School · primary · 621 pupils · 321 m
Stepping Stones Special School · primary · 42 pupils · 402 m

Stops 24

Manor Mills SC · W6 · 2/hour at peak · 90 m
Manor Mills SC · W6 · 2/hour at peak · 107 m
Maynooth · 139, C3, C5, X25 · 3/hour at peak · 137 m
Maynooth · 139, C3, C5, X25, X26 · 5/hour at peak · 144 m
Maynooth University · 139 · 1/hour at peak · 235 m
Maynooth Station · W6 · 2/hour at peak · 315 m
Maynooth Station · 115, 115C, 22 · 2/hour at peak · 332 m
Maynooth Station · C4, C6, UM02, W6, X25, X26 · 6/hour at peak · 355 m

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

Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad · 102 m+19.4% pupils (154)
Maynooth B NS · 283 m-2.9% pupils (595)
Presentation Girls Primary School · 321 m-1.9% pupils (621)
Stepping Stones Special School · 402 m0% pupils (42)

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

115 homes approved 92 m away (Mill Street), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 2460774.
Council
Building work started 57 m away: for how long?
Ask for: The planning conditions for 26/60376.
Agent · council
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: Maynooth
Electoral division: Maynooth
Electoral area: Maynooth
Council: Kildare County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for the development will (2026).
310 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 195 at Parson Street.
Maynooth Station (bus C4, C6) 355 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 44 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West Maynooth 455 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
Here (2022 census): 49% rent (council 24%); 18% of homes empty (council 5%); most built before 1919; 34% drive to work (council 61%); population up 17% since 2016.
1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.

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.
Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
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 and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
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gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
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cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	1 Nov 2026
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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 1 Nov 2026, 09:40 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.

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