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Planning report · Galway County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 19:50

Church View

53.51129, -8.85675

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 149 homes approved 493 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

5planning files on this houselatest 202694%of home extensions approved nearbyn=53 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–552open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov–12 Nov175homes approved nearby, not startednearest 272 m · 2560998

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 54 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945. 5 planning files on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Townparks (2nd Division)Built: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2026: 2661657 · work already done, undecided2025: 2461623 · to construct one, approved2024: 2460680 · to construct one, refused2022: 22893 · work already done, approved2022: 22599 · work already done, approved2021: 1 file on Townparks (2nd Division)2022: 1 file on Townparks (2nd Division)2024: 2 files on Townparks (2nd Division)2025: 2 files on Townparks (2nd Division)2026: 2 files on Townparks (2nd Division)8 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. 2026
    2661657 · work already done · no decision yet
    approved?startedsigned off?
  2. 2025
    2461623 · to construct one · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  3. 2024
    2460680 · to construct one · refused 2024
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  4. 2022
    22893 · work already done · approved 2022 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  5. 2022
    22599 · work already done · approved 2022 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
C2.1
Zoning · Economic development and employment
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
ZoningC2.1 · Economic development and employment
What it says

Business and Enterprise: To provide for the development of business and enterprise

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

tuam local area plan 2023 2029 · 23 Oct 2023 – 22 Oct 2029

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 not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings12Saint Mary's Cathedral; house
Monuments23Ritual site - holy well; Religious house - Premonstratensian canons
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: 43 on the draft 2027 map; 43 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 50%
100% · 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 · 10 nearby, 3,279 council-wide

Figure 3

Townparks (2nd Division), file by file since 2021

8 planning files on Townparks (2nd Division) since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21579No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22893No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460680No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2461623No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560086No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560630No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660110No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660587New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

8 files with "Townparks (2nd Division)" 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 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 50 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 106 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 191 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 52–55 (n=42)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 106 days (n=11)106 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 191 days after permission (n=9)191 days after permissionSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated53 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    0 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

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501160 Granted · Farrannamartin , Cloontooa Tuam , Tuam Celtic AFC · 452 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Church View with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Tuam Townparks (2nd division), 24 Mill Stream Park 2661674No decision yet · 446 m
    2. 2Townparks (2nd division), Tuam 2661657No decision yet · 0 m
    3. 3Tirboy 2560998Approved, no sign building has started · 272 m
    4. 4Farrannamartin 2660906Approved, no sign building has started · 493 m
    5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 7 m
    6. 62.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 18 m
    7. 71.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 67 m
    8. 80.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    9. 92.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 153 m
    10. 100.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 155 m
    11. 11Tirboy, Liam Mellow Street 2660142Approved with conditions · 85 m
    12. 12Townparks (2nd Division), Church View Tuam 26186No decision yet · 167 m
    13. 13Killaloonty Townparks (2nd Division), Tuam 2661410No decision yet · 204 m
    14. 14Townparks 2nd Division, Mall Medical Centre 2660110Approved with conditions · 245 m
    15. 15Townparks 2nd Division, Galway Road Tuam 2660587Approved with conditions · 304 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 42 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    45 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 42 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 42 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 33 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT42: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused42: approved → approved3: refused → refused33: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out45 lodged45 lodged42 approved42 approved3 refused3 refused42 approved42 approved3 refused3 refused33 no start notice found33 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured45 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 2661657: application received — sought to construct four meal bins/silo’s. Full planning permission also sought to retain the change of use of an agricu; 2026-11-12 2661674: application received — of changes to the roof of dwelling house, window to side elevation of dwelling house and change of use of dog grooming ptoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2661657: application received — sought to construct four meal bins/silo’s. Full planning permission also sought to retain the change of use of an agricu · 0 m away · 2026-11-092661674: application received — of changes to the roof of dwelling house, window to side elevation of dwelling house and change of use of dog grooming p · 446 m away · 2026-11-12
    Comments close
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20269 days left
      22661657 · application received — sought to construct four meal bins/silo’s. Full planning permission also sought to retain the…
      €20 to the council · 0 m away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202612 days left
      12661674 · application received — of changes to the roof of dwelling house, window to side elevation of dwelling house and change…
      €20 to the council · 446 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

    149 homes 493 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031.

    Farrannamartin · 149 homes: 149 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Tirboy · 26 homes: 26 homes approved Feb 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Farrannamartin · 149 homes493 m · 2660906149 homes approved Sep 2026, not started149 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedTirboy · 26 homes272 m · 256099826 homes approved Feb 2026, not started26 homes approved Feb 2026, 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 12 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    • Tirboy · 26 homes approved Feb 2026, not started · 272 m
    • Farrannamartin · 149 homes approved Sep 2026, not started · 493 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 7 m
    • 62.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 18 m
    • 71.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 67 m
    • 80.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 92.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
    • 100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 155 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 m
    • 1.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 170 m
    • 2.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
    • 4.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 204 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 6 and 13 a year; busiest 2025. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 7, 2022: 7, 2023: 6, 2024: 7, 2025: 13, 2026: 5051015202021: 7 approved7’21*2022: 7 approved7’222023: 5 approved2023: 1 refused6’232024: 6 approved2024: 1 refused7’242025: 12 approved2025: 1 refused13’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    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

    Every application within 500 m 11 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • TíR An ChóIr, Tuam, Galway · 13 Mar 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2561627 · 494 m
    • 9C Liam Mellows Street, Tuam, Galway, H54 C960 · 5 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560081 · 89 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 175 not started
    • 4Farrannamartin · 149 homes · not started · runs out 29 Sept 2031 · 493 m
    • 3Tirboy · 26 homes · not started · runs out 2 Feb 2031 · 272 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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
    Little All Stars Montessori & Crèche · Crèche9 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate454 m
    Wizkidz · Crèche30 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate561 m
    Socrates Learning Ltd t/a Spraoi Early Learning Centre · Crèche23 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate938 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
    Here175
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here56
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    50% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 39% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    50% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    31% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    39% · council 75%
    Rented
    54% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    26% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    13% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    1% · council 11%
    This small area (210 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067212019

    Bus
    250 m
    Gilmartin Road · 427 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    523 m
    Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha, 223 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha · primary · 223 pupils · 523 m
    • Trinity Primary School · primary · 781 pupils · 561 m
    • St. Oliver's Child Education and Development Centre · primary · 40 pupils · 571 m
    • Archbishop McHale College · postprimary · 479 pupils · 763 m
    • Tuam Educate Together National School · primary · 195 pupils · 805 m
    • High Cross College · postprimary · 777 pupils · 841 m
    • St. Jarlaths College · postprimary · 762 pupils · 872 m

    Stops 13

    • Gilmartin Road · 427 · 3/hour at peak · 250 m
    • Tuam Vicar St · 429, 64, 65, NG05 · 0/hour at peak · 252 m
    • Gilmartin Road · 427 · 1/hour at peak · 255 m
    • Tuam High Street · 427, 64, 964, UL05 · 3/hour at peak · 276 m
    • Tuam High Street · 964, UL05 · 0/hour at peak · 298 m
    • Tuam Vicar St · 429, 438, 64, 65, NG05 · 1/hour at peak · 316 m
    • Tuam High Street · 427 · 1/hour at peak · 330 m
    • Tuam High Street · NG01 · 495 m

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

    • Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha · 523 m-0.4% pupils (223)
    • Trinity Primary School · 561 m+2.8% pupils (781)
    • St. Oliver's Child Education and Development Centre · 571 m+2.6% pupils (40)
    • Archbishop McHale College · 763 m+1.7% pupils (479) · 11 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Tuam Educate Together National School · 805 m-6.7% pupils (195)
    • High Cross College · 841 m-6% pupils (777) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · temporary classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Work already done (2661657) awaits a decision: what is planned?
      Ask for: The application on the council's website.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. To construct one (2461623) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Work already done (22893): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    4. Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    5. Application 446 m away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    6. 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
    Townparks (2nd Division)
    Electoral division
    Tuam Urban
    Electoral area
    Tuam
    Council
    Galway County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 5 applications on this site; latest 2661657, no decision yet.
    • Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
    • 175 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 149 at Farrannamartin.
    • Gilmartin Road (bus 427) 250 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 9 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 54% rent (council 18%); 10% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 1919–1945; 36% drive to work (council 66%); population up 12% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 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.
    • 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.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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 31 Oct 2026, 19:50 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.