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Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 17:08

Eallagh, Headford

53.46909, -9.10973

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 65 homes approved 378 m away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–541open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov65homes approved nearby, not startednearest 310 m · 2261127

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
  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 houseAll of HeadfordBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 6 files on Headford2022: 5 files on Headford2023: 7 files on Headford2024: 10 files on Headford2025: 5 files on Headford2026: 4 files on Headford37 files

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

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

On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including retail, commercial, office and civic/community uses and to provide for “Living over the Shop” scheme Residential accommodation, or other ancillary residential ac

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

galway county development plan 2022 2028 · 20 Jun 2022 – 19 Jun 2028

Protected building2 within 100 m St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church; Detached convent, built c.1910, comprising two-storey entrance block having five-bay first floor and three-bay ground floor, latter having single-storey canted-bay windows to front flanking gabled shallow entrance breakfront
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m Saint Mary's Catholic Church; Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Not on this site: 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: Headford (761 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Monuments2Forge; R150858
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: 30 on the draft 2027 map; 30 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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
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 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

A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 62%
88% · council 79%
Approved nearbyGalway 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 · 8 nearby, 3,279 council-wide

Figure 3

Headford, file by file since 2021

6 of 7 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

37 planning files on Headford since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · side · approved · 211989No number · 2021 · rear · approved · 21453No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560462No number · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560695No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660065No number · 2026 · two-storey rear · refused · 2660407No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660867Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211147No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211203No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211503No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221194No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2260826No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2261127No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 2261135No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2261192No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23359No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23462No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360134No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360434No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360601No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 2360909No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2361498No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460178No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460556No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460561No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460786No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460857No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2461197No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2461383No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2461601No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560223No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560433No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561655No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660507New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 211620No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 2461046No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 2461525
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

37 files with "Headford" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other11—
Two-storey rear101

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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–54 (n=12)52 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated12 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    2 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    2 became permissions
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

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

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501879 Pending · Headford , Si?l?id Fhursa , Co. Galway. · 372 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Eallagh, Headford with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 1Headford, Cúl na Coirre 2661662No decision yet · 211 m
    2. 2Headford 2461601Approved, no sign building has started · 378 m
    3. 30.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 67 m
    4. 4Church Road, Headford 23359Building started · 96 m
    5. 51.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 103 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 153 m
    7. 70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 198 m
    8. 82.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 201 m
    9. 95.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 211 m
    10. 10Headford, Co. Galway 2561655Approved with conditions · 81 m
    11. 11Headford, Headford 2660065Approved with conditions · 137 m
    12. 12Headford, Headford Rd 2661130No decision yet · 140 m
    13. 13ELLAGH 26188Approved with conditions · 192 m
    14. 14Headford, New Street 2660407Refused · 218 m
    15. 15Headford, Eallagh 2661327No decision yet · 309 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    35 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 29 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 31 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 6 started, 19 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT29: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused29: approved → approved4: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal19: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out6: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off35 lodged35 lodged29 approved29 approved6 refused6 refused31 approved31 approved4 refused4 refused19 no start notice found19 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out6 started, not signed off6 started, not signed off1 signed off1 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.

    Measured35 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 2661662: application received — for amendments to the approved already permitted under application Pl Ref 24/61383; ABP-321704-25, as amended by Pl Ref today6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2661662: application received — for amendments to the approved already permitted under application Pl Ref 24/61383; ABP-321704-25, as amended by Pl Ref · 211 m away · 2026-11-09
    Comments close
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      12661662 · application received — for amendments to the approved already permitted under application Pl Ref 24/61383;…
      €20 to the council · 211 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    65 homes 378 m away were approved Aug 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2030.

    Headford · 65 homes: 65 homes approved Aug 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Headford · 65 homes378 m · 246160165 homes approved Aug 2025, not started65 homes approved Aug 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 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    • Headford · 65 homes approved Aug 2025, not started · 378 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 30.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 67 m
    • 51.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 103 m
    • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
    • 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 198 m
    • 82.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 201 m
    • 95.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 m
    • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 230 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 259 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 260 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 290 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 9 a year; busiest 2024. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 5, 2022: 5, 2023: 7, 2024: 9, 2025: 5, 2026: 405102021: 5 approved5’21*2022: 4 approved2022: 1 refused5’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 refused7’232024: 6 approved2024: 3 refused9’242025: 5 approved5’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused4’26*
    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

    • 1Headford , Cúl na Coirre , Co Galway comments close 9 Nov 2026
      for amendments to the approved already permitted under application Pl Ref 24/61383; ABP-321704-25, as amended…
      26616625 Oct 20262 homes211 m
    Every application within 500 m 11 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • Headford , No decision yet
      of planning reference 19/1001, for 21 No. residential units, comprising of 16 No. 3 Bedroom semi-detached…
      2625224 Sept 20261 homes372 m
    • 15Headford , Eallagh , Co. Galway No decision yet
      for the construction of 16 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following; 10 no. 3 Bed Semi-Detached 2…
      266132730 Jul 20261 homes309 m
    • 13ELLAGH , Approved with conditions
      for a development consisting of: A. The construction of 56 no. one and two storey houses. These houses to…
      261881 Sept 2026192 m
    • 12Headford , Headford Rd , Co Galway No decision yet
      for the installation of 6 No. floodlighting columns to existing pitch including all associated site…
      26611303 Jul 2026140 m
    • Headford , Siúlóid Fhursa , Co. Galway. Approved with conditions
      for change of house type for 17no. dwellings (Nos. 02-18) from previously permitted 3 storey units to 2…
      266086720 Jul 20261 homes372 m
    • Headford , Cúl na Coirre Church Road , County Galway Approved with conditions
      for an amendment to previously approved planning permission, ABP-321704-25 (Reg Ref: 2461383), to include…
      266050726 May 20261 homes211 m
    • 14Headford , New Street , Co Galway Refused
      for; (1) refurbishment of an existing single storey vacant cottage. (2) Addition of a new two storey…
      26604078 May 20261 homes218 m
    • Headford , Cúl na Coirre Church Road , Co. Galway Withdrawn or not valid
      for an amendment to previously approved planning permission, ABP-321704-25 (Reg Ref: 2461383), to include…
      266022213 Feb 20261 homes211 m
    • 11Headford , Headford , Co Galway Approved with conditions
      for extensions & alterations to the existing clubhouse previously granted under Planning Reference No. 065046…
      266006513 Mar 2026137 m
    • 10Headford , Co. Galway Approved with conditions
      for a change of plan for the Community Event Centre previously granted under planning ref 202032 & planning…
      256165515 Jan 202681 m
    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 5 in the last 12 months
    4 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 4Church Road, Headford, Galway, H91 WNN8 · 18 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23359 · 96 m
    • High Street, Headford, Galway, H91EN81 · 25 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/60601 · 247 m
    • Church Road, Headford, Galway · 24 Mar 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321704-25 & 24/61383 · 245 m
    • Eallagh, Headford, Galway · 5 Jan 2026 · 56 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/2388 · 290 m
    • Cordarragh, Headford, Galway · 5 Jan 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/60434 · 444 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
    Homes coming 65 not started
    • 2Headford · 65 homes · not started · runs out 25 Aug 2030 · 378 m
    • Headford · 18 homes · building started · 310 m
    • Headford · 17 homes · under appeal · runs out 20 Jul 2031 · 401 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Footsteps Preschool Headford · Crèche13 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate49 m
    Coill na nÓg-Claran Community Childcare Company · Crèche10 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 220 m
    Windfort Creche Ltd · Crèche25 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 220 m
    Footsteps Preschool and Childcare Services Limited · Crèche21 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 220 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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 Galway County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here82
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here167
    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 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 10

    This street block against the council

    4% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 79% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    4% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    64% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    79% · council 75%
    Rented
    18% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    28% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    11% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    53% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    16% · council 11%
    This small area (315 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067106003

    Bus
    183 m
    Headford · 422, 435, 438 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    49 m
    Headford Primary School, 137 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Headford Primary School · primary · 137 pupils · 49 m
    • Presentation College · postprimary · 857 pupils · 90 m

    Stops 7

    • Headford · 422, 435, 438, 456 · 1/hour at peak · 183 m
    • Headford · 435 · 0/hour at peak · 195 m
    • Headford · 422, 438, 456 · 1/hour at peak · 239 m
    • The Square · 435 · 0/hour at peak · 548 m
    • The Square · 435 · 552 m

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

    • Headford Primary School · 49 m-0.7% pupils (137)
    • Presentation College · 90 m+1.4% pupils (857)
    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
    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 4.01 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. Application 211 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Building work started 96 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 23359.
      Agent · 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
    Headford
    Electoral division
    Headford
    Electoral area
    Tuam
    Council
    Galway County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
    • 65 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 65 at Headford.
    • Headford (bus 422, 435) 183 m away: 12 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 75%); 4% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 64% drive to work (council 66%); population up 22% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. 1 two-storey rear extension refused.
    • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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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    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, 17:08 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.