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Planning report · Meath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 19:19

The Avenue

53.42521, -6.48390

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 810 homes approved 1.5 km away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
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99%of home extensions approved nearbyn=69 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–543open for comments nearbyclose 21 Oct–18 Nov1,681homes approved nearby, not startednearest 800 m · 2660001

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 53 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 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (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 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential

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.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential

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.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

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: Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd (351 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites3P1192; P1229
Heritage inventory buildings18Dunboyne Railway Station; bridge
Radon grid squares10
Monuments54Settlement cluster; Church
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: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 9 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), OPW flood maps (NIFM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
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
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
OPW flood maps (NIFM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 73% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear18 decided · more info asked 17%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer14 decided · more info asked 21%
93% · council 92%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site26 decided · more info asked 50%
73% · council 78%
Approved nearbyMeath 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 · 68 nearby, 4,595 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 side11—

On Plunkett Hall: 7 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common two-storey side.

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 52 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 106 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 126 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 51–54 (n=59)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 106 days (n=10)106 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 126 days after permission (n=36)126 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated69 decided home extensions, 36 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. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    • 324353 Other · Principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the west of the R157… · 719 m
    • 324555 Pending · Principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the south of the M3… · 777 m
    • 324557 Pending · Bennetstown (townland) to the south of the M3 Parkway park and ride… · 1.2 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher21 Oct 2026, 01:40open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around The Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding site that stoppedApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Kennedy Road, Dunboyne 2661213No decision yet · 748 m
    2. 216 The View, Dunboyne Castle Dunboyne 2661271No decision yet · 1.3 km
    3. 3Paddingstown, Clonee 2661153No decision yet · 1.6 km
    4. 424 Saint Peters Park, Dunboyne 2661013Approved with conditions · 399 m
    5. 5Summerhill Road, Dunboyne RA151431Building site that stopped · 619 m
    6. 6Principally located in Bennetstown 2660001Approved, no sign building has started · 800 m
    7. 7Old Navan Road 2460625Approved, no sign building has started · 858 m
    8. 8Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa 212141Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 1.1 km
    9. 9Station Road and Old Navan Road 2460709Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    10. 10Dunboyne 2660481Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    11. 11lands bounded by Summerhill Road (L2228) R157, Plunkett Hall Estate and Dunboyne Business Park 2661080No decision yet · 47 m
    12. 120.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 739 m
    13. 130.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 743 m
    14. 141.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 808 m
    15. 150.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 975 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 35 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    36 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 35 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 35 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 10 with no start notice found, 8 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT35: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused35: approved → approved1: refused → refused10: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off8: approved → ran out36 lodged36 lodged35 approved35 approved1 refused1 refused35 approved35 approved1 refused1 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off5 signed off5 signed off8 ran out8 ran out

    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.

    Measured36 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-21 2661153: application received — The proposed development will consist of the demolition and clearance of the existing agri-retail building (c.651 sqm gr; 2026-10-30 2661013: CONDITIONAL — the development consists of permission for retention of change of use of attic to storage area and retention of 2 x Velu; 2026-11-04 2661213: application received — the development will consist of the construction of new two storey dwelling, new sewage treatment system and percolation; 2026-11-05 ACP 324353: Contribution Appeal Decided; 2026-11-18 2661271: application received — for the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling involving the removal of the existintoday26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov2661153: application received — The proposed development will consist of the demolition and clearance of the existing agri-retail building (c.651 sqm gr · 1.6 km away · 2026-10-212661013: CONDITIONAL — the development consists of permission for retention of change of use of attic to storage area and retention of 2 x Velu · 399 m away · 2026-10-302661213: application received — the development will consist of the construction of new two storey dwelling, new sewage treatment system and percolation · 748 m away · 2026-11-04ACP 324353: Contribution Appeal Decided · 719 m away · 2026-11-052661271: application received — for the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling involving the removal of the existin · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 21 Oct 2026closes today
      32661153 · application received — The proposed development will consist of the demolition and clearance of the existing…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 30 Oct 20269 days left
      42661013 · CONDITIONAL — the development consists of permission for retention of change of use of attic to storage area and…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 399 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 202614 days left
      12661213 · application received — the development will consist of the construction of new two storey dwelling, new sewage…
      €20 to the council · 748 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 5 Nov 202615 days left
      Contribution Appeal Decided
      719 m away
    • Comments close 18 Nov 202628 days left
      22661271 · application received — for the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling involving…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 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

    810 homes 1.5 km away were approved Aug 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2035. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Station Road and Old… · 810 homes: 810 homes approved Aug 2025, not started; Principally located in… · 356 homes: 356 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Dunboyne · 314 homes: 314 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Old Navan Road · 171 homes: 171 homes approved Mar 2025, not started2024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036Station Road and Old… · 810 homes1.5 km · 2460709810 homes approved Aug 2025, not started810 homes approved Aug 2025, not startedPrincipally located in… · 356 homes800 m · 2660001356 homes approved Sep 2026, not started356 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedDunboyne · 314 homes1.5 km · 2660481314 homes approved Aug 2026, not started314 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedOld Navan Road · 171 homes858 m · 2460625171 homes approved Mar 2025, not started171 homes approved Mar 2025, 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 13 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 5Summerhill Road, Dunboyne · 15 homes, started Aug 2016, never signed off · 619 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 7

    • 120.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 739 m
    • 130.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 743 m
    • 141.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 808 m
    • 150.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 975 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.8 km
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.9 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 7 a year; busiest 2021. 97% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 6, 2018: 2, 2019: 5, 2020: 4, 2021: 7, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2025: 3, 2026: 205102017: 6 approved6’17*2018: 2 approved2’182019: 5 approved5’192020: 4 approved4’202021: 6 approved2021: 1 refused7’212022: 2 approved2’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 3Paddingstown , Clonee , Co. Meath comments close 21 Oct 2026
      The proposed development will consist of the demolition and clearance of the existing agri-retail building…
      266115316 Sept 20261.6 km
    • 1Kennedy Road , Dunboyne , Co. Meath comments close 4 Nov 2026
      the development will consist of the construction of new two storey dwelling, new sewage treatment system and…
      266121330 Sept 20261 homes748 m
    • 216 The View , Dunboyne Castle Dunboyne , Co. Meath comments close 18 Nov 2026
      for the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling involving the removal of…
      266127114 Oct 20261.3 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 50 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Building work nearby 21 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished18 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 1 Summerhill Road, Dunboyne, Meath · 21 Sept 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560481 · 452 m
    • Castle Farm Court, Dunboyne, Meath · 16 Sept 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460468 · 1.9 km
    • 8 Silver Birches, Dunboyne, Meath, A86 VC04 · 14 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61340 · 1.3 km
    • 58 Chestnut Grove, Dunboyne, Meath, A86 A439 · 7 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/61072 · 1.8 km
    • Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 7 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60290 · 1.2 km
    • Old Navan Road, Dunboyne, Meath · 1 Jul 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/39 · 877 m
    • Castle Farm Court, Dunboyne, Meath · 15 Jun 2026 · 26 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321999-25 & 2460468 · 1.9 km
    • 135-148 Willow Way, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath, A86DT20 · 4 Jun 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/6085 · 1.3 km
    • 119-134 Willow Way, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 4 Jun 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/6085 · 1.3 km
    • 57-70 Willow Way, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath, A86DT20 · 3 Jun 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60805 · 1.2 km
    • 71-78 Willow Way, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 2 Jun 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/6085 · 1.2 km
    • Summercourt Woodlawn, Dunboyne, Meath · 7 Apr 2026 · 8 homes · start notice signed off · 2561045 · 452 m
    • Rooske Gardens, Dunboyne, Meath · 1 Apr 2026 · 55 homes · start notice not signed off · 23580 / 2561086 · 1.2 km
    • 84-97 The Hedgerows, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 23 Feb 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60805 · 977 m
    • 98-113 The Hedgerows, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 23 Feb 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60805 · 1.1 km
    • Rooske Gardens, Dunboyne, Meath · 11 Feb 2026 · 55 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 23580 / 2561086 · 1.3 km
    • Rooske Gardens, Dunboyne, Meath · 11 Feb 2026 · 55 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 23580 · 1.3 km
    • Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 3 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60805 · 1.3 km
    • 31-48 Birch Meadows, Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 2 Jan 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60805 · 972 m
    • Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Meath · 2 Jan 2026 · 309 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60805 · 1.2 km
    • Kennedy Road, Dunboyne, Meath, A86 TK57 · 10 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560510 · 1.2 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Homes coming 1,681 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Plunkett Hall · 8 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: two-storey side

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Small Steps · Crèche31 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate256 m
    Kidology Childcare · Crèche14 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate560 m
    Little Scholars Creche · Crèche22 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate721 m
    Little Scholars Creche · Crèche17 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate721 m
    The ABC Club · Crèche19 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate727 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here527
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here555
    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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 96% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    52% · council 45%
    Owner-occupied
    96% · council 75%
    Rented
    0% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 23%
    Aged 65 and over
    3% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    75% · council 54%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 11%
    This small area (308 people)Meath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167029018

    Aircraft noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022) · airport noise zone C
    Bus
    698 m
    Dunboyne College of Further Education · DY01, DY02
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    1.1 km
    Dunboyne Junior NS, 397 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    273
    in 3 years, 93 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Dunboyne Junior NS · primary · 397 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Dunboyne Senior NS · primary · 470 pupils · 1.1 km
    • St Peter's College · postprimary · 1214 pupils · 1.2 km
    • St Peters National School · primary · 97 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg · primary · 360 pupils · 1.3 km

    Stops 12

    • Dunboyne College of Further Education · DY01, DY02 · 698 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35
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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
    Council consultation portalsPublic21 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public21 Oct 2026, 02:35open
    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. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    2. Application 748 m away open for comments until 4 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

    Townland
    Dunboyne
    Electoral division
    Dunboyne
    Electoral area
    Ratoath
    Council
    Meath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 5 approved schemes, 7 empty zoned plots.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 4 Nov 2026.
    • 1,681 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 810 at Station Road and Old Navan Road.
    • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
    • Noise from aircraft mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone C.
    • Here (2022 census): 96% owner-occupied (council 75%); 2% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 68% drive to work (council 64%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. On Plunkett Hall: 7 in 10 years, 100% approved.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    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 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
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    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
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    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 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 21 Oct 2026, 19:19 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.