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Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 13 Oct 2026, 07:22

Churchfield Grove

53.50737, -6.41606

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).

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98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=112 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 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 after 2016, with building records online.

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 2016–2021.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares3
Monuments12Ringfort - rath; Water mill - horizontal-wheeled
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.
Sources: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.flood_cfram, constraints.flood_nifm, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
constraints.radonCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.flood_cframCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
constraints.flood_nifmCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
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: 100% by type.

Single-storey rear21 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer31 decided · more info asked 23%
100% · council 92%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 9%
100% · council 94%
Garage conversion14 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 97%
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 · 77 nearby, 1,758 council-wide

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: npad, acp · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 125 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 175 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–54 (n=93)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 125 days (n=19)125 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 175 days after permission (n=14)175 days after permissionSigned off71% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated112 decided home extensions, 14 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. 1 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed4 decided
    1 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 10 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    10 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 10 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 10 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 6 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT10: lodged → approved10: approved → approved6: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → ran out10 lodged10 lodged10 approved10 approved10 approved10 approved6 no start notice found6 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured10 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2018. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 305102017: 2 approved2’17*2018: 1 approved1’182021: 1 approved1’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 1 approved1’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 3 approved3’25
      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 0 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
        acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
        Homes coming 0 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
        npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
        social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
        Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

        Named places estate, developments, inspections

        Estate: Churchfields · 15 applications in 10 years · 92% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

        Crèches and schools inspected

        NameLatest inspectionDistance
        Stars of Wonder Ltd · Crèche20 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate729 m
        Churchfields Tiny Tots · Crèche31 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate742 m
        Naíonra Bruach na h Abhann · Crèche12 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate840 m
        Ashbourne Tiny Tots Care Creche & Montessori Ltd · Crèche1 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate999 m
        Reiltini · Crèche7 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate999 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: estates, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 20:18
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        estatesODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) + CC-BY-4.0 (Kildare)27 Sept 2026, 20:18open
        schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
        How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath County Council.
        Homes approved
        Here30
        Council middle0
        Homes started
        Here34
        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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
        npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
        Question 5

        What's the area like?

        Figure 8

        This street block against the council

        0% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 77% owner-occupied (council 75%).

        Homes built before 1971
        0% · council 18%
        Homes built since 2001
        97% · council 45%
        Owner-occupied
        77% · council 75%
        Rented
        21% · council 20%
        Children under 15
        35% · council 23%
        Aged 65 and over
        2% · council 12%
        Households with 2+ cars
        53% · council 54%
        Work mainly from home
        17% · council 11%
        This small area (309 people)Meath

        MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167025005/05

        Road noise
        55–59 dB
        day–night average (EPA 2022)
        Radon
        1 in 20
        homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
        Flood
        Yes
        OPW flood map area within 100 m
        Nearest school
        435 m
        Gaelscoil na Mí, 242 pupils
        Homes sold nearby
        12
        in 3 years (Property Price Register)
        Schools, stops and the council

        Schools

        • Gaelscoil na Mí · primary · 242 pupils · 435 m
        • De Lacy College · postprimary · 929 pupils · 470 m
        • Ashbourne Educate Together National School · primary · 410 pupils · 504 m
        • Ashbourne Community National School · primary · 341 pupils · 770 m

        Stops 2

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

          • Gaelscoil na Mí · 435 m-14.5% pupils (242) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
          • De Lacy College · 470 m+1.8% pupils (929) · 21 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
          • Ashbourne Educate Together National School · 504 m0% pupils (410) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
          • Ashbourne Community National School · 770 m+12.5% pupils (341)

          Public land

          • Meath County Council · 1.24 ha · 234 m
          • Meath County Council · 0.53 ha · 252 m
          • Meath County Council · 0 ha · 266 m
          • The Minister for Education and Skills · 8.57 ha · 319 m
          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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
          SourceLicenceFetchedLink
          gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
          schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
          consultpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
          moderngovpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
          lda_landsCC-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. 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
          Killegland
          Electoral division
          Donaghmore
          Electoral area
          Ashbourne
          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.
          • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
          • Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 75%); 0% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2016 or later; 62% drive to work (council 64%); population up 21% since 2016.
          • Around here the council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 47% are asked for more information.
          • Homes started within 1 km: 1 in the last year, 76 three years before.
          • Gaelscoil na Mí, 435 m away: temporary classrooms approved (2025). Pupils down 14% last year.
          What the terms mean 3 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.
          • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
          • 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 30
          SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
          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-4.09 Oct 2026
          data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
          data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
          s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
          s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
          gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
          services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
          dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public13 Oct 2026
          www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved13 Oct 2026
          cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
          dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
          services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
          esbnetworks.ie—all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only11 Sept 2026
          overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) +…27 Sept 2026
          transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
          lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
          meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public13 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
          services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
          services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
          propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…13 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
          gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
          gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026
          tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.011 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 13 Oct 2026, 07:22 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.