Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 07:06
Hospital Road, Clifden
53.49072, -10.01774
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s.
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
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 52 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
S3
Zoning · Community infrastructure
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
ZoningS3 · Community infrastructure
What it says
Community Facilities: To provide for civic, community and educational facilities
Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.
galway county development plan 2022 2028 · 20 Jun 2022 – 19 Jun 2028
Protected building1 within 100 m St. Joseph's Industrial School
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: Clifden (916 m)
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 21 | Christ Church (Omey); Hill House |
| Monuments | 14 | Church; Graveyard |
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: 32 on the draft 2027 map; 32 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rps.galwayco, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| epa_leap | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| rps.galwayco | CC-BY-4.0 | — | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.smr | 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.
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: 64% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 36%
64% · council 81%
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 · 14 nearby, 5,261 council-wide
Clifden, file by file since 2017
16 of 18 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 3.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
67 files with "Clifden" 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 · 2017–2026
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.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 132 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated28 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed3 decided
2 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
What's changing around you?
- 1Ardbear, 4 Lee's Terrace Clifden 2661004
- 20.5 ha zoned for homes
- 30.4 ha zoned for homes
- 41.8 ha zoned for homes
- 50.3 ha zoned for homes
- 62.1 ha zoned for homes
- 74.1 ha zoned for homes
- 8Clifden, 16 Cannons Lane 2660269
- 9Tullyvoheen, Clifden 2660959
- 10Clifden, Westport Road 2660530
- 11Clifden, Clifden 2561740
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 55 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have 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.
Measured67 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 28 Oct 2026.
Time to appeal ends
- Time to appeal ends 28 Oct 202618 days left12661004 · CONDITIONAL — which involves a protected structure (RPS 805) to comprise: removal/demolition of non historic sub…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 398 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 20.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 54 m
- 30.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 76 m
- 41.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m
- 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 101 m
- 62.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 121 m
- 74.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 146 m
- 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 150 m
- 2.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 174 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 219 m
- 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 223 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 10 a year; busiest 2019. 81% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Ardbear , Clifden , Co Galway Withdrawn or not validof existing horse stables and storage shed as well as all associated works and ancillary services
- 1Ardbear , 4 Lee's Terrace Clifden , Co. Galway Approved with conditionswhich involves a protected structure (RPS 805) to comprise: removal/demolition of non historic sub standard…
- 9Tullyvoheen , Clifden , Co Galway Approved with conditionsof Nos.3 & 4 the low road as a single dwelling to include retention of alterations to the front elevation of…
- Clifden , Bridge Street , Co Galway Withdrawn or not validfor (1) the connection and amalgamation of an existing public house with overhead apartments and an adjoining…
- 10Clifden , Westport Road , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsof a rear extension to the existing dwelling house, roof windows to rear and side elevations, minor…
- 8Clifden , 16 Cannons Lane , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsfor change of use of existing dwelling house from Holiday Home use to Private Residential use
- 11Clifden , Clifden , Co Galway Approved with conditionsfor private garage building and for shed/store building with all associated works and ancillary services
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.
Homes coming 0 not started
- Clifden · 30 homes · building started · 455 m
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).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clifden Community Playgroup · Crèche | 15 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 383 m |
| Ballyconneely Community Playschool · Crèche | 10 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 383 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
Here30
Council middle0
Homes started
Here29
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.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
8% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 38% owner-occupied (council 75%).
Homes built before 1971
8% · council 23%
Homes built since 2001
61% · council 39%
Owner-occupied
38% · council 75%
Rented
59% · council 18%
Children under 15
21% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
24% · council 17%
Households with 2+ cars
17% · council 52%
Work mainly from home
13% · council 11%
This small area (307 people)Galway
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067059007
Bus
365 m
Clifden East · 923 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
Nearest school
20 m
Scoil Mhuire, 241 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Scoil Mhuire · primary · 241 pupils · 20 m
Stops 5
- Clifden East · 923 · 1/hour at peak · 365 m
- Clifden East · 923 · 0/hour at peak · 368 m
- Clifden · 419, 423, 432, 923 · 2/hour at peak · 401 m
- Tullyvoheen · 923 · 1/hour at peak · 740 m
- Tullyvoheen · 923 · 0/hour at peak · 740 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Scoil Mhuire · 20 m0% pupils (241) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026, 01:42 | open |
| consult | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:23 | open |
| moderngov | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:24 | open |
| lda_lands | 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
- Zoned S3 (community infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- 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
- Clifden
- Electoral division
- Clifden
- Electoral area
- Conamara North
- Council
- Galway County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned S3 (community infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Clifden (bus 419, 423) 401 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 59% rent (council 18%); 18% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 2001–2010; 48% drive to work (council 66%); population down 5% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- 7 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 87%).
- Scoil Mhuire, 20 m away: an extension approved (2025).
- 29 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
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.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- 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.
Sources and licences 28
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 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 | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 10 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 10 Oct 2026 |
| services1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC-BY-4.0 | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 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 10 Oct 2026, 07:06 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.