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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 25 Oct 2026, 15:30

McAuley Road, Dublin

53.38457, -6.19493

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).

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Time
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98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=483 · 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 5 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 1981–90, 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 1981–1990.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of McAuley RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2024: 1 file on McAuley Road2025: 1 file on McAuley Road2026: 1 file on McAuley Road3 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: Mondelez Ireland Production Limited (Coolock) (662 m); Smurfit Ireland & UK Ltd (806 m); Crown Paints Ireland Ltd (949 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 buildings3Holy Rosary Convent; Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Radon grid squares1
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 licensed sites, EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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
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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
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: 95–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 76% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear62 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 97%
Two-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey side20 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 9%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer214 decided · more info asked 13%
98% · council 96%
First-floor29 decided · more info asked 10%
97% · council 94%
Garage conversion30 decided · more info asked 13%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front19 decided · more info asked 5%
95% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site33 decided · more info asked 24%
76% · 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 · 452 nearby, 5,742 council-wide

Figure 3

McAuley Road, file by file since 2024

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

3 planning files on McAuley Road since 2024, by kind and decision.202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 39 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB1148/24No. 39 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB1375/25Porches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo. 12 · 2026 · new house · undecided · WEB3177/2612
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "McAuley Road" 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 · 2024–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 7 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 7 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved4 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey rear31—
Porch21—
Single-storey rear11—
Single-storey side10—

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 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 62 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 8): 121 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +142 days; Building starts: 122 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=420)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 8)With further information: median 121 days (n=63)121 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 142 days (n=62, all appeals within 1.5 km)+142 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 122 days after permission (n=214)122 days after permissionSigned off486 days after the start, for the few who file. 53% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated483 decided home extensions, 217 start notices, 62 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    8 of 21 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 41 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed21 decided
    8 became permissions
    Approvals appealed41 decided
    4 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around McAuley Road, Dublin with 13 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 11A Ennel Avenue, Artane 5027/26Approved · 43 m
    2. 22, Ennel Avenue WEB1905/26Approved · 56 m
    3. 312, Mcauley Road WEB3177/26No decision yet · 71 m
    4. 424 Ennel Park, Artane 5083/26Approved · 236 m
    5. 560 Moatfield Avenue, Coolock WEB5866/25Approved · 284 m
    6. 642 St. Brendan's Drive, Dublin 5 5030/26Approved · 312 m
    7. 734 Mask Road, Dublin 5 WEB1092/26Approved · 340 m
    8. 876, Gracefield Road WEB2125/26No decision yet · 358 m
    9. 976, Saint Brendan's Drive 5070/26Approved · 370 m
    10. 1012 Mask Green, Artane WEB1860/26No decision yet · 376 m
    11. 119 Moatfield Avenue, Harmonstown WEB5522/25Approved · 406 m
    12. 1212 Brookwood Lawn, Dublin 5 5155/26No decision yet · 432 m
    13. 1322, Moatfield Road WEB2213/26Approved · 475 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 91 permissions since 2016, 37 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    104 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 91 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 91 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 20 built with the owner's opt-out, 14 started, 54 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT91: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused10: lodged → withdrawn or invalid2: lodged → undecided91: approved → approved10: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn2: undecided → undecided1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal54: approved → no start notice found20: approved → built, owner opted out14: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off104 lodged104 lodged91 approved91 approved1 refused1 refused10 withdrawn or invalid10 withdrawn or invalid2 undecided2 undecided91 approved91 approved11 withdrawn11 withdrawn2 undecided2 undecided54 no start notice found54 no start notice found20 built, owner opted out20 built, owner opted out14 started, not signed off14 started, not signed off3 signed off3 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.

    Measured104 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

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 15 and 20 a year; busiest 2025. 99% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 18, 2022: 17, 2023: 15, 2024: 18, 2025: 20, 2026: 16051015202021: 18 approved18’21*2022: 16 approved2022: 1 refused17’222023: 15 approved15’232024: 18 approved18’242025: 17 approved2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid20’252026: 7 approved2026: 7 withdrawn or invalid2026: 2 undecided16’26*
      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 21 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
      Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
      • 12 Brookwood Lawn, Dublin 5, D05 AW98 · 19 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 5155/26 · 452 m
      • 48 Lein Park, Dublin 5, D05 WR44 · 21 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3248/25 · 407 m
      • 42 Saint Brendan's Drive, Dublin 5, D05 T3C3 · 8 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 5030/26 · 337 m
      • 49 Lein Road, Artane, Dublin 5, D05 XW89 · 7 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2137/25 · 327 m
      • 46 Brookwood Heights, Artane, Dublin 5, D05 TK49 · 28 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1022/25 · 394 m
      • 39 McAuley Road, Artane, Dublin 5, D05 Y8N9 · 16 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1375/25 · 126 m
      • 10 Brookwood Lawn, Artane Dublin 5, Dublin 5, D05 PW63 · 2 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1986/24 · 475 m
      • 40 Bóthar Thóin Le Gaoith, Coolock, Dublin 5, D05 H3A3 · 29 Jan 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 466 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Developments within 1.0 km

      SchemeHomesProgressDistance
      144 Harmonstown Road43no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)636 m
      5 and 6 Malahide Road2626 not started (2026-Q2)918 m

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Naíonra Neasáin · Crèche11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate290 m
      St. Brigid's Playgroup · Crèche6 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate464 m
      Magic Little Kids Limited · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate574 m
      Garden of Eden · Crèche1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate855 m
      Little Rainbows Limited · Crèche14 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate915 m
      Kids World · Crèche11 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate965 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
      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 Quieter than most of Dublin City Council.
      Homes approved
      Here47
      Council middle52
      Homes started
      Here20
      Council middle95
      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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      39% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 52% owner-occupied (council 47%).

      Homes built before 1971
      39% · council 52%
      Homes built since 2001
      3% · council 19%
      Owner-occupied
      52% · council 47%
      Rented
      45% · council 45%
      Children under 15
      12% · council 15%
      Aged 65 and over
      30% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      22% · council 19%
      Work mainly from home
      13% · council 12%
      This small area (306 people)Dublin

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268076003

      Bus
      33 m
      Ennel Drive · 27A · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      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
      90 m
      Scoil Bhreandain, 136 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      41
      in 3 years (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Scoil Bhreandain · primary · 136 pupils · 90 m
      • Sn Caitriona Girls · primary · 185 pupils · 219 m
      • S N Caitriona Naionain · primary · 178 pupils · 272 m
      • Mercy College Coolock · postprimary · 402 pupils · 279 m
      • Scoil Neasain · primary · 241 pupils · 290 m
      • Chanel College · postprimary · 451 pupils · 714 m
      • St Marys Secondary School · postprimary · 320 pupils · 781 m
      • St Brigids Convent NS · primary · 369 pupils · 981 m

      Stops 68

      • Ennel Drive · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 33 m
      • McAuley Road · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 110 m
      • Ennel Drive · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 130 m
      • McAuley Road · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 204 m
      • McAuley Drive · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 267 m
      • McAuley Drive · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 311 m
      • Mask Crescent · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 325 m
      • Ribh Road · 27A · 2/hour at peak · 338 m

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

      • Scoil Bhreandain · 90 m-4.9% pupils (136)
      • Sn Caitriona Girls · 219 m-6.1% pupils (185)
      • S N Caitriona Naionain · 272 m-8.2% pupils (178)
      • Mercy College Coolock · 279 m-4.3% pupils (402)
      • Scoil Neasain · 290 m-1.6% pupils (241)
      • Chanel College · 714 m-3.2% pupils (451)

      Open consultations

      Council meetings 30 items

      Public land

      • Dublin City Council · 0.76 ha · 12 m
      • Dublin City Council · 0.87 ha · 32 m
      • Dublin City Council · 0.25 ha · 40 m
      • Dublin City Council · 4.35 ha · 40 m
      • Dublin City Council · 0.33 ha · 122 m
      • Dublin City Council · 0.18 ha · 217 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:51
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      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
      Council consultation portalsPublic25 Oct 2026, 01:52open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public25 Oct 2026, 01:51open
      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
      Harmonstown A
      Electoral area
      Artane-Whitehall
      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.
      • Coolock Village (bus 15, 27) 491 m away: 20 an hour at morning peak; 65 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 47%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 33% drive to work (council 28%); population up 1% since 2016.
      • 7 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were two-storey rear extensions.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
      • 21 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 90%); 19% for work already built (council 15%).
      • 20 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 95).
      What the terms mean 5 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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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 25 Oct 2026, 15:30 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.