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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 23 Oct 2026, 05:21

Lynn Heights

53.51145, -7.33947

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
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Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202393%of home extensions approved nearbyn=45 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 30 Oct

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 4 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 2001–2010. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BallinderryBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2023: 2360130 · driveway, approved2023: 2360041 · driveway, refused2022: 2 files on Ballinderry2023: 4 files on Ballinderry2024: 2 files on Ballinderry2025: 1 file on Ballinderry2026: 2 files on Ballinderry11 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. 2023
    2360130 · driveway · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2023
    2360041 · driveway · refused 2023
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Taconic International Ltd. (939 m); Mullingar (943 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Mount Lynn; Lynn Lodge
Monuments4R165398; R165400
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 5 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
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: 62% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 25%
62% · council 82%
Approved nearbyWestmeath 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 · 8 nearby, 1,362 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballinderry, file by file since 2022

5 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

11 planning files on Ballinderry since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2023 · rear · approved · 2360203No number · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460114No. 17 · 2024 · garage conversion · refused · 2460436No. 17 · 2025 · garage conversion · approved · 2560404No. 93 · 2026 · garage conversion · approved · 2660010No. 8 · 2026 · single-storey side · approved · 2660038Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22499No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 2360041No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360130No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360202New house in a side gardenNo number · 2022 · new house · approved · 2251
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

11 files with "Ballinderry" 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 · 2022–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Side11—

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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 74 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 126 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 108 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–55 (n=29)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 126 days (n=16)126 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 108 days after permission (n=17)108 days after permissionSigned off82% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated45 decided home extensions, 17 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Lynn Heights with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Charter Medical Private Hospital, Ballinderry 2660517No decision yet · 237 m
    2. 20.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 158 m
    3. 30.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 199 m
    4. 46.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 270 m
    5. 53 Lynn Heights, Mullingar 2660229Approved with conditions · 13 m
    6. 693 Lynn Heights, Ballinderry 2660010Approved with conditions · 256 m
    7. 7Mount Lynn, Mullingar 2660106Approved with conditions · 283 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    16 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 10 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused12: approved → approved4: refused → refused10: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out16 lodged16 lodged12 approved12 approved4 refused4 refused12 approved12 approved4 refused4 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured16 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 2660517: application received — development which will consist of alterations to previously approved hospital extension granted planning under ref: 23/6today28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov2660517: application received — development which will consist of alterations to previously approved hospital extension granted planning under ref: 23/6 · 237 m away · 2026-10-30
    Comments close
    • Comments close 30 Oct 20267 days left
      12660517 · application received — development which will consist of alterations to previously approved hospital extension granted…
      €20 to the council · 237 m away

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

    Sites that could change 3 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 3

    • 20.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 158 m
    • 30.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
    • 46.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 270 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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 75% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 4, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 305102021: 1 approved2021: 1 refused2’21*2022: 3 approved2022: 1 refused4’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 1 refused1’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 3 approved3’26*
    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 5 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 53 Lynn Heights , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
      development which will consists of demolition of existing sunroom to western side of existing dwelling and…
      266022930 Jun 20261 homes13 m
    • 7Mount Lynn , Mullingar , Co Westmeath Approved with conditions
      development that will consists of the demolition of the existing conservatory to rear of existing dwelling…
      266010623 Sept 20261 homes283 m
    • 693 Lynn Heights , Ballinderry , Mullingar Approved with conditions
      development will consist of (i) the residential conversion of an existing domestic garage (ii) the extending…
      266001012 Mar 20261 homes256 m
    • 93 Lynn Heights , Ballinderry , Mullingar Withdrawn or not valid
      development which will consist of the residential conversion of an existing domestic garage and store to…
      256063819 Dec 2025256 m
    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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Belvedere Hills Nursery & Montessori Ltd. · Crèche3 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate202 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here117
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here142
    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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:22open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 52% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    78% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    52% · council 68%
    Rented
    42% · council 26%
    Children under 15
    24% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    8% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    51% · council 44%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 9%
    This small area (315 people)Westmeath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237079011

    Bus
    770 m
    Ballinderry Road · MU1
    Nearest school
    671 m
    Gaelscoil An Choillín, 154 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil An Choillín · primary · 154 pupils · 671 m
    • Saplings Special School · primary · 36 pupils · 804 m

    Stops 9

    • Ballinderry Road · MU1 · 770 m
    • Ballinderry Road · MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 782 m

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

    • Gaelscoil An Choillín · 671 m+6.2% pupils (154)
    • Saplings Special School · 804 m0% pupils (36)
    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 23 Oct 2026, 02:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Council consultation portalsPublic23 Oct 2026, 01:47open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public23 Oct 2026, 02:42open
    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. Driveway (2360130) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Driveway (2360041) refused 2023: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Application 237 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Ballinderry
    Electoral division
    Mullingar Rural
    Electoral area
    Mullingar
    Council
    Westmeath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2360130, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 3 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Ballinderry Road, 782 m away (2 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 68%); 6% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 2001–2010; 70% drive to work (council 63%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • 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 4 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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    Sources and licences 27
    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 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.023 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
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public23 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher22 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 4.019 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public23 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.023 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)© PSRA, PSI licence23 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 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 register21 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 23 Oct 2026, 05:21 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.