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Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 20:44

L5047

53.50741, -6.57773

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

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2planning files on this houselatest 201955 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–1160open 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 55 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

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 1971–1980. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DrumreeBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2019: RA191564 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2019: RA191433 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2017: 2 files on Drumree2018: 4 files on Drumree2019: 2 files on Drumree2020: 4 files on Drumree2021: 2 files on Drumree2022: 1 file on Drumree2024: 1 file on Drumree16 files

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

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

  1. 2019
    RA191564 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  2. 2019
    RA191433 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m post box
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2post box; water pump
Radon grid squares1
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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: 73% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site33 decided · more info asked 30%
73% · council 78%
Approved nearbyMeath overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 33 nearby, 2,960 council-wide

Figure 3

Drumree, file by file since 2017

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 7 of 9.

16 planning files on Drumree since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · other extension · approved · RA170015No number · 2019 · garage conversion · approved · RA190213Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · RA180567No number · 2018 · other work · approved · RA181441No number · 2020 · other work · approved · RA200192No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 212208No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460627New house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · approved · RA171179No number · 2018 · new house · approved · RA180682No number · 2018 · new house · approved · RA180955No number · 2019 · new house · approved · RA191663No number · 2020 · new house · refused · RA200165No number · 2020 · new house · approved · RA201334No number · 2020 · new house · approved · RA201637No number · 2021 · new house · refused · 211354No number · 2022 · new house · approved · 22264
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

16 files with "Drumree" 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.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 52–116 (n=9)55 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.

    Calculated10 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed1 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?

    Street map around L5047 with 1 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding started
    1. 1Leshamstown, Drumree 25/61140Building started · 48 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 10 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    13 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 10 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 1 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused10: approved → approved2: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → ran out13 lodged13 lodged11 approved11 approved2 refused2 refused10 approved10 approved3 refused3 refused1 no start notice found1 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off2 ran out2 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.

    Measured13 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2018. 85% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2021: 2, 2022: 1, 2024: 105102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 3 approved3’182019: 2 approved2’192020: 2 approved2020: 1 refused3’202021: 1 approved2021: 1 refused2’212022: 1 approved1’222024: 1 approved1’24
      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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
        An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
        Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
        1 no sign-off needed
        • 1Leshamstown, Drumree, Meath · 18 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61140 · 48 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 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
        0
        Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

        Named places estate, developments, inspections

        Crèches and schools inspected

        NameLatest inspectionDistance
        Maria's Montessori · Crèche11 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 257 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
        How busy is this area About as busy as most of Meath County Council.
        Homes approved
        Here0
        Council middle0
        Homes started
        Here2
        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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
        Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
        National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
        Question 5

        What's the area like?

        Figure 9

        This street block against the council

        32% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 88% owner-occupied (council 75%).

        Homes built before 1971
        32% · council 18%
        Homes built since 2001
        19% · council 45%
        Owner-occupied
        88% · council 75%
        Rented
        6% · council 20%
        Children under 15
        20% · council 23%
        Aged 65 and over
        21% · council 12%
        Households with 2+ cars
        69% · council 54%
        Work mainly from home
        16% · council 11%
        This small area (341 people)Meath

        MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167050004

        Radon
        1 in 20
        homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
        Homes sold nearby
        3
        in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
        Schools, stops and the council

        Schools

        None nearby.

          Stops 0

            Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 01:42
            SourceLicenceFetchedLink
            Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
            Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
            Council consultation portalsPublic16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
            Council meetings (ModernGov)Public16 Oct 2026, 01:42open
            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. Building work started 48 m away: for how long?
              Ask for: The planning conditions for 25/61140.
              Agent · council
            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
            Drumree
            Electoral division
            Killeen
            Electoral area
            Ratoath
            Council
            Meath County Council
            Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
            • 2 applications on this site; latest RA191564, withdrawn.
            • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
            • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
            • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
            • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 75%); 3% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 58% drive to work (council 64%); population up 11% since 2016.
            • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
            • 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
            • 2 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
            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.
            • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
            • 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
            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 4.015 Oct 2026
            data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
            services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
            gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
            dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public16 Oct 2026
            www2.courts.ie—© the publisher16 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—
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            transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
            lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
            meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public16 Oct 2026
            services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
            services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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            services6.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)No licence stated · flag only—
            services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
            gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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            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 16 Oct 2026, 20:44 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.