Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 08:59
R334, Headford
53.47202, -9.10949
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 65 homes approved 52 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.
51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–541open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov65homes approved nearby, not startednearest 52 m · 2461601
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
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
R1
Zoning · New residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says
Residential (Phase 1): To protect, provide and improve residential areas within the lifetime of this plan
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
galway county development plan 2022 2028 · 20 Jun 2022 – 19 Jun 2028
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: Headford (934 m)
Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 2 | Saint Mary's Catholic Church |
| Monuments | 3 | Forge; Windmill |
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 22 on the draft 2027 map; 22 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 2 Nov 2026, 23:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 89% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 56%
89% · 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 · 9 nearby, 3,279 council-wide
Headford, file by file since 2021
5 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
33 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
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 1 | — |
| Two-storey rear | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 51 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated13 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
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
What's changing around you?
- 1Headford, Cúl na Coirre 2661662
- 2Headford 2461601
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 41.0 ha zoned for homes
- 51.3 ha zoned for homes
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes
- 80.1 ha zoned for homes
- 9Headford, Headford Rd 2661130
- 10Headford, Headford 2660065
- 11Headford, Co. Galway 2561655
- 12Headford, New Street 2660407
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 24 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.
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.
Measured26 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 9 Nov 20264 days left12661662 · application received — for amendments to the approved already permitted under application Pl Ref 24/61383;…€20 to the council · 85 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
65 homes 52 m away were approved Aug 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2030.
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 · 52 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 112 m
- 41.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 142 m
- 51.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 144 m
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 225 m
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 270 m
- 80.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 316 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 319 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 321 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 371 m
- 5.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 6 a year; busiest 2024. 88% of decisions were approvals.
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 2026for amendments to the approved already permitted under application Pl Ref 24/61383; ABP-321704-25, as amended…
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 9Headford , Headford Rd , Co Galway No decision yetfor the installation of 6 No. floodlighting columns to existing pitch including all associated site…
- Headford , Cúl na Coirre Church Road , County Galway Approved with conditionsfor an amendment to previously approved planning permission, ABP-321704-25 (Reg Ref: 2461383), to include…
- 12Headford , New Street , Co Galway Refusedfor; (1) refurbishment of an existing single storey vacant cottage. (2) Addition of a new two storey…
- Headford , Cúl na Coirre Church Road , Co. Galway Withdrawn or not validfor an amendment to previously approved planning permission, ABP-321704-25 (Reg Ref: 2461383), to include…
- 10Headford , Headford , Co Galway Approved with conditionsfor extensions & alterations to the existing clubhouse previously granted under Planning Reference No. 065046…
- 11Headford , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor a change of plan for the Community Event Centre previously granted under planning ref 202032 & planning…
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Church Road, Headford, Galway, H91 WNN8 · 18 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23359 · 393 m
- High Street, Headford, Galway, H91EN81 · 25 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/60601 · 374 m
- Church Road, Headford, Galway · 24 Mar 2026 · 27 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-321704-25 & 24/61383 · 157 m
- Cordarragh, Headford, Galway · 5 Jan 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/60434 · 131 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Homes coming 65 not started
- 2Headford · 65 homes · not started · runs out 25 Aug 2030 · 52 m
- Headford · 18 homes · building started · 226 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coill na nÓg-Claran Community Childcare Company · Crèche | 10 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 313 m |
| Windfort Creche Ltd · Crèche | 25 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 313 m |
| Footsteps Preschool and Childcare Services Limited · Crèche | 21 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 313 m |
| Footsteps Preschool Headford · Crèche | 13 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 323 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.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway County Council.
Homes approved
Here82
Council middle0
Homes started
Here166
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
86% owner-occupied (council 75%).
Homes built before 1971
24% · council 23%
Homes built since 2001
31% · council 39%
Owner-occupied
86% · council 75%
Rented
8% · council 18%
Children under 15
20% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
20% · council 17%
Households with 2+ cars
56% · council 52%
Work mainly from home
14% · council 11%
This small area (309 people)Galway
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067106001
Bus
381 m
Headford · 422, 435, 438 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
Nearest school
323 m
Headford Primary School, 137 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Headford Primary School · primary · 137 pupils · 323 m
- Presentation College · postprimary · 857 pupils · 410 m
Stops 5
- Headford · 422, 435, 438, 456 · 1/hour at peak · 381 m
- Headford · 435 · 0/hour at peak · 398 m
- Headford · 422, 438, 456 · 1/hour at peak · 467 m
- The Square · 435 · 0/hour at peak · 592 m
- The Square · 435 · 593 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Headford Primary School · 323 m-0.7% pupils (137)
- Presentation College · 410 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 01:15 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 02:33 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- 65 homes approved 52 m away (Headford), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 2461601.
- Application 85 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
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 R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 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) 381 m away: 12 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 75%); 7% 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 6 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 5 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 4 Nov 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 4 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
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 5 Nov 2026, 08:59 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.