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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:15

Plunkett Avenue, Dublin

53.39805, -6.31067

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=120 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–552open for comments nearbyclose 19 Nov–20 Nov

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 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 8 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964).

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 1961–1970.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (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
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 10
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 10 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: Amcor Flexibles Dublin Limited (910 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares2
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 2 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
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 here: 80–98% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 53% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear19 decided · more info asked 21%
89% · council 97%
Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 40%
80% · council 96%
Attic or dormer44 decided · more info asked 9%
98% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site15 decided · more info asked 40%
53% · 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 · 88 nearby, 4,668 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey rear11—

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 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 78 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 166 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +248 days; Building starts: 131 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 50–55 (n=92)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 166 days (n=25)166 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 248 days (n=25, all appeals within 1.5 km)+248 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 131 days after permission (n=40)131 days after permissionSigned off184 days after the start, for the few who file. 22% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated120 decided home extensions, 40 start notices, 25 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Plunkett Avenue, Dublin with 9 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 111 Jamestown Road, Finglas North WEB3538/26No decision yet · 367 m
    2. 21.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 450 m
    3. 33.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 462 m
    4. 420, Northway Estate WEB1305/26Approved · 213 m
    5. 584 Plunkett Rd, Finglas West WEB1497/26Approved · 238 m
    6. 6Saint Joseph's Girls National School, Barry Avenue WEB1967/26Approved · 258 m
    7. 726, Barry Drive WEB2976/26Approved · 298 m
    8. 818 Barry Road, Finglas West WEB1509/26Approved · 461 m
    9. 926 Casement Green, Finglas 5117/26Approved · 461 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 50 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    72 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 47 approved, 11 refused. After appeals: 50 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 10 started, 36 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT47: lodged → approved11: lodged → refused11: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided47: approved → approved8: refused → refused11: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal36: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out10: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off72 lodged72 lodged47 approved47 approved11 refused11 refused11 withdrawn or invalid11 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided50 approved50 approved8 refused8 refused11 withdrawn11 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided36 no start notice found36 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out10 started, not signed off10 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.

    Measured72 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-19 WEB3538/26: application received — Installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels over an area of approximately 3533 m², together with associated a; 2026-11-20 WEB3547/26: application received — The demolition of the existing detached shed, the construction of a new detached garage, home office and home gym at thetoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecWEB3538/26: application received — Installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels over an area of approximately 3533 m², together with associated a · 367 m away · 2026-11-19WEB3547/26: application received — The demolition of the existing detached shed, the construction of a new detached garage, home office and home gym at the · 367 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments close
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202618 days left
      1WEB3538/26 · application received — Installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels over an area of approximately 3533 m²,…
      €20 to the council · 367 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202619 days left
      WEB3547/26 · application received — The demolition of the existing detached shed, the construction of a new detached garage, home…
      €20 to the council · 367 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    Luas extension (Fingal light rail corridor) is planned 695 m away.

    Luas extension (Fingal light…: corridor (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective)20242025202620272028Luas extension (Fingal light…695 m · plannedcorridor (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective)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 2 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 2

    • 21.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 450 m
    • 33.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 462 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · 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
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 16 a year; busiest 2022. 81% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 11, 2022: 16, 2023: 14, 2024: 9, 2025: 7, 2026: 15051015202021: 8 approved2021: 3 refused11’21*2022: 9 approved2022: 6 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid16’222023: 10 approved2023: 2 refused2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid14’232024: 9 approved9’242025: 4 approved2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid7’252026: 7 approved2026: 5 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided15’26*
    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 500 m 15 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 6 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished2 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • 20 Northway Estate, Dublin, Dublin 11 · 4 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1305/26 · 229 m
    • Barry Avenue, Dublin 11 · 17 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 316 m
    • North Road, Dublin, D11 K6KP · 11 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 347 m
    • 84 Plunkett Road, Dublin 11, D11 C9X3 · 22 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1497/26 · 255 m
    • 50B Barry Park, Dublin 11 · 8 Jun 2026 · start notice signed off · WEB1237/26 · 392 m
    • Unit No 1 Barry Avenue Finglas West Shopping Centre, Finglas, Dublin 11, D11 DE29 · 26 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 3230/25 · 319 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
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Charlestown Place243—448 m
    Charlestown Place and St. Margaret's Road——462 m
    Units B01 & B02——598 m
    Jamestown Lands715no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)617 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Baron's Playschool · Crèche22 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate161 m
    The Toddle Inn · Crèche5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate771 m
    The Nest Charlestown · Crèche11 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate788 m
    Oak Tree Creche · Crèche13 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate952 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
    Here243
    Council middle62
    Homes started
    Here575
    Council middle132
    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 9

    This street block against the council

    89% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 65% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    89% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    65% · council 47%
    Rented
    31% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    13% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    19% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    19% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    6% · council 12%
    This small area (243 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268063003

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022) · airport noise zone D
    Bus
    75 m
    Plunkett Avenue · 88n, F2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 7 an hour at peak
    Planned
    695 m
    Luas extension (Fingal light rail corridor), Luas extension (Fingal light rail corridor)
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    244 m
    St Kevins B NS, 131 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    18
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Kevins B NS · primary · 131 pupils · 244 m
    • St Josephs G NS · primary · 146 pupils · 324 m

    Stops 42

    • Plunkett Avenue · 88n, F2 · 4/hour at peak · 75 m
    • Plunkett Green · F2 · 3/hour at peak · 92 m
    • Plunkett Avenue · F2 · 3/hour at peak · 210 m
    • Casement Rd · 88n, F2 · 4/hour at peak · 277 m
    • Barry Ave · 88n, F2 · 4/hour at peak · 278 m
    • North Road · 103, 109X, 88n · 4/hour at peak · 285 m
    • Casement Rd · F2 · 3/hour at peak · 287 m
    • North Road · 103, 109X, 980 · 299 m

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

    • St Kevins B NS · 244 m-0.8% pupils (131)
    • St Josephs G NS · 324 m-6.4% pupils (146)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.32 ha · 318 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.23 ha · 332 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.18 ha · 356 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.21 ha · 380 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.41 ha · 422 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.28 ha · 481 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
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    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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    2. Application 367 m away open for comments until 19 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    Finglas North A
    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; high radon area.
    • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
    • Finglas R Pk (bus F1, F2) 432 m away: 11 an hour at morning peak; 65 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: Luas extension (Fingal light rail corridor) 695 m away, corridor (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone D.
    • Here (2022 census): 65% owner-occupied (council 47%); 11% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1961–1970; 42% drive to work (council 28%); population down 3% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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 1 Nov 2026, 09:15 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.