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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 30 Oct 2026, 17:19

Valleycourt

53.41527, -7.91617

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 91 homes approved 555 m away haven't started.

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Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.

90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=42 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–556open for comments nearbyclose 30 Oct–23 Nov185homes approved nearby, not startednearest 555 m · 2360143

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 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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: Athlone (683 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings103Allied Irish Bank; bridge
Monuments73R142582; R142703
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: 42 on the draft 2027 map; 42 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), 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 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
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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 50%
67% · council 79%
Approved nearbyWestmeath 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 · 6 nearby, 822 council-wide

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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 88 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 140 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 138 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–55 (n=30)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 140 days (n=12)140 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 138 days after permission (n=16)138 days after permissionSigned off50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated42 decided home extensions, 16 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    2 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 501983 Pending · Golden Island Shopping Centre Car Park , Athlone , Westmeath · 1.4 km
    • 500675 Refused · Magheranerla , Athlone , Co Westmeath · 334 m
    • 500372 Granted · St Mary Square & Link Road , Athlone , Co Westmeath · 1.5 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher29 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Valleycourt with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Crosshaven, Bonavalley 2660541No decision yet · 331 m
    2. 2Certa Fuel Depot, Castlemaine St Ankers Bower Athlone 2660549No decision yet · 974 m
    3. 3“Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street, Athlone 2660515No decision yet · 1.0 km
    4. 4Tesla EV Charging Hub Kilmartin Roundabout Dublin Rd, Bunnahinly Athlone 2660514No decision yet · 1.5 km
    5. 523 Mardyke St, Athlone 2660516No decision yet · 1.6 km
    6. 66 Mardyke Street, Athlone 2660563No decision yet · 1.6 km
    7. 7Derries TD, Athlone 2660448Refused · 496 m
    8. 830 St Francis Terrace, Athlone 2660446Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    9. 9Dublin Road 2360143Approved, no sign building has started · 555 m
    10. 10Auburn Dublin Road 2460476Approved, no sign building has started · 773 m
    11. 11Our Lady's Bower 2660236Approved, no sign building has started · 875 m
    12. 12Lissywollen 2560352Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    13. 134.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 213 m
    14. 140.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 399 m
    15. 150.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 8 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    13 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 9 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 8 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 4 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT9: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused8: approved → approved4: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal4: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off13 lodged13 lodged9 approved9 approved4 refused4 refused8 approved8 approved5 refused5 refused4 no start notice found4 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 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.

    Measured13 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    8 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    8 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 2660514: application received — proposed development which will consist of high-power electric vehicle charging points and associated infrastructure con; 2026-10-30 2660515: application received — Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand ; 2026-10-30 2660516: application received — Permission is being sought for change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to “Sit-in” Restauran; 2026-11-11 2660541: application received — to demolish existing garage and to construct an annex to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site wor; 2026-11-13 2660448: REFUSED — retention permission for the following works: change of use of building from domestic to commercial. To retain alteratio; 2026-11-16 2660446: CONDITIONAL — retention permission for a single storey flat roof extension to an existing dwelling including the conversion of existin; 2026-11-16 2660549: application received — The development comprises of the following proposed items: • Demolition of existing overhead gantry and non-commercial ; 2026-11-23 2660563: application received — The development will consist of: (1) Change of use of ground floor from ancillary shop to permanent shop (Area = 73.4 sqtoday4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov2660514: application received — proposed development which will consist of high-power electric vehicle charging points and associated infrastructure con · 1.5 km away · 2026-10-302660515: application received — Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand · 1 km away · 2026-10-302660516: application received — Permission is being sought for change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to “Sit-in” Restauran · 1.6 km away · 2026-10-302660541: application received — to demolish existing garage and to construct an annex to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site wor · 331 m away · 2026-11-112660448: REFUSED — retention permission for the following works: change of use of building from domestic to commercial. To retain alteratio · 496 m away · 2026-11-132660446: CONDITIONAL — retention permission for a single storey flat roof extension to an existing dwelling including the conversion of existin · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-162660549: application received — The development comprises of the following proposed items: • Demolition of existing overhead gantry and non-commercial · 974 m away · 2026-11-162660563: application received — The development will consist of: (1) Change of use of ground floor from ancillary shop to permanent shop (Area = 73.4 sq · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-23
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 30 Oct 2026closes today
      42660514 · application received — proposed development which will consist of high-power electric vehicle charging points and…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 2026closes today
      32660515 · application received — Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is…
      €20 to the council · 1.0 km away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 2026closes today
      52660516 · application received — Permission is being sought for change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202612 days left
      12660541 · application received — to demolish existing garage and to construct an annex to the side of existing dwelling house and…
      €20 to the council · 331 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202614 days left
      72660448 · REFUSED — retention permission for the following works: change of use of building from domestic to commercial. To…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 496 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202617 days left
      82660446 · CONDITIONAL — retention permission for a single storey flat roof extension to an existing dwelling including the…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202617 days left
      22660549 · application received — The development comprises of the following proposed items: • Demolition of existing overhead…
      €20 to the council · 974 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202624 days left
      62660563 · application received — The development will consist of: (1) Change of use of ground floor from ancillary shop to…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    91 homes 555 m away were approved May 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2029.

    Dublin Road · 91 homes: 91 homes approved May 2024, not started; Lissywollen · 63 homes: 63 homes approved Oct 2025, not started; Auburn Dublin Road · 21 homes: 21 homes approved Oct 2025, not started; Our Lady's Bower · 10 homes: 10 homes approved Aug 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Dublin Road · 91 homes555 m · 236014391 homes approved May 2024, not started91 homes approved May 2024, not startedLissywollen · 63 homes1.2 km · 256035263 homes approved Oct 2025, not started63 homes approved Oct 2025, not startedAuburn Dublin Road · 21 homes773 m · 246047621 homes approved Oct 2025, not started21 homes approved Oct 2025, not startedOur Lady's Bower · 10 homes875 m · 266023610 homes approved Aug 2026, not started10 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedtoday

    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 14 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 134.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 213 m
    • 140.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 399 m
    • 150.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
    • 14.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 2.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km

    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2023. 69% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2025: 1, 2026: 305102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 2 approved2022: 1 refused3’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232025: 1 approved1’252026: 1 approved2026: 2 refused3’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 52 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Building work nearby 22 in the last 12 months
    5 signed off as finished13 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • 1 Sean Costello Street, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 F2N5 · 29 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60297 · 1.6 km
    • Dublin Road, Athlone, Westmeath · 1 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.6 km
    • 14 Saint Bridget's Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 H7N1 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560191 · 1.9 km
    • Lissywollen, Athlone, Westmeath · 18 Sept 2026 · 75 homes · start notice not signed off · 26/60134 · 1.7 km
    • 27 Meadowbrook, Athlone, Westmeath · 14 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 785 m
    • Lower Road, Athlone, Westmeath · 7 Sept 2026 · 55 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/60361 · 1.2 km
    • 93 Sean Costello Street, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 WD63 · 14 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • 12 Castle Street, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 W9V4 · 13 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · C000505 · 2.0 km
    • Grace Park Road, Athlone, Westmeath, N37PX01 · 29 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.5 km
    • Retreat Road, Athlone, Westmeath · 4 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560575 · 725 m
    • Garrycastle, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 XF22 · 29 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 23/60391 · 1.6 km
    • Grace Park Road, Athlone, Westmeath · 11 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60307 · 1.5 km
    • 7 Whitebeam Avenue, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 NV26 · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560287 · 2.0 km
    • Unit 53 Athlone Town Centre, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 C963 · 24 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.6 km
    • Creggan Roundabout, Dublin Rd., Athlone, Westmeath, N37 DK35 · 22 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.6 km
    • Unit 42 Athlone Town Centre, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 K033 · 21 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560586 · 1.6 km
    • Golden Island, Athlone, Westmeath · 20 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2193 & ABP-311530-21 · 1.2 km
    • Dublin Road, Athlone, Westmeath · 10 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60473 · 1.2 km
    • Athlone Business & Technology Park, Garrycastle, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 HY70 · 23 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.6 km
    • Unit 20, Athlone Town Centre,, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 AE62 · 7 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.6 km
    • Grace Park Road, Athlone, Westmeath · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60366 · 1.5 km
    • Fry House, Fry Place, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 K0F5 · 8 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
    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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Homes coming 185 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here122
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here30
    Council middle2
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    85% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    24% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    22% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    85% · council 68%
    Rented
    12% · council 26%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    13% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    57% · council 44%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 9%
    This small area (203 people)Westmeath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237004030

    Bus
    429 m
    Valley Court · ATH1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    893 m
    Our Lady's Bower, 630 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Our Lady's Bower · postprimary · 630 pupils · 893 m
    • Athlone Community College · postprimary · 1117 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Marist College · postprimary · 610 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Scoil na gCeithre Maistri · primary · 235 pupils · 1.3 km
    • St Hildas Sp Sch · primary · 58 pupils · 1.5 km
    • St Marys Ns · primary · 573 pupils · 1.6 km
    • S N Phoil Naofa · primary · 125 pupils · 1.8 km
    • St Peters NS Snr · primary · 112 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 48

    • Valley Court · ATH1 · 2/hour at peak · 429 m
    • TUS West Gate · 850 · 0/hour at peak · 736 m
    • Retreat Park · A1 · 2/hour at peak · 764 m
    • TUS West Gate · 819, 850, AI02, ATH1 · 3/hour at peak · 771 m
    • Retreat Park · A1 · 2/hour at peak · 776 m

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

    • Our Lady's Bower · 893 m-1.3% pupils (630)
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    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 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
    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. Application 331 m away open for comments until 11 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Cartrontroy
    Electoral division
    Athlone East Rural
    Electoral area
    Athlone
    Council
    Westmeath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 14 sites nearby could change: 4 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 6 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
    • 185 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 91 at Dublin Road.
    • Valley Court (bus ATH1) 429 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 85% owner-occupied (council 68%); 10% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1971–1980; 69% drive to work (council 63%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 35% are asked for more information.
    • 52 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 71% approved (council 87%); 23% for work already built (council 20%).
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    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—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public30 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher29 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public30 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence30 Oct 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 30 Oct 2026, 17:19 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.