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Planning report · Meath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 08:00

Frederick Street, Ashbourne

53.51161, -6.39817

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 233 homes approved 1.4 km away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years
96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=178 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–545open for comments nearbyclose 19 Oct–11 Nov414homes approved nearby, not startednearest 203 m · 2560600

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 3 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.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Frederick StreetBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2018: 2 files on Frederick Street2021: 1 file on Frederick Street2022: 3 files on Frederick Street2023: 1 file on Frederick Street2024: 1 file on Frederick Street8 files

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

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

  • 3 Jan 2018 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 27 Nov 2017 · notice that building work was starting · no official sign-off needed for this kind of work
  • 17 Nov 2017 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 17 Nov 2017 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 9 Nov 2017 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 18 Sept 2017 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 18 Jul 2017 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 18 Jul 2017 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 12 Jul 2017 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished nov 2017
  • 26 Jun 2017 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

Protected building2 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m Ashbourne Parish Hall; Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception
Radon1 in 10 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 riskNearby OPW map area within 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites4Polyglass; Loredo Limited
Heritage inventory buildings2Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception; Ashbourne Parish Hall
Radon grid squares8
Monuments84Ringfort - rath; Burial
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: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 9 on the final 2026 map.
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), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), OPW flood maps (NIFM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
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 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
OPW flood maps (NIFM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
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 here: 82–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 80% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 12%
97% · council 98%
Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 9%
82% · council 97%
Attic or dormer55 decided · more info asked 29%
95% · council 92%
First-floor14 decided · more info asked 7%
100% · council 94%
Garage conversion15 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site15 decided · more info asked 40%
80% · 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 · 144 nearby, 4,982 council-wide

Figure 3

Frederick Street, file by file since 2018

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

8 planning files on Frederick Street since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 212143No number · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 2294Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · AA180095No number · 2018 · other work · refused · AA180865No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221611No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22230No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360224No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460881New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

8 files with "Frederick Street" 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 · 2018–2026

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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 68 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 120 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 105 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 50–54 (n=147)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 120 days (n=31)120 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 105 days after permission (n=73)105 days after permissionSigned off428 days after the start, for the few who file. 51% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated178 decided home extensions, 73 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 decided
    2 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    • 501953 Pending · No. 20 Milltown Road, Ashbourne, Co. Meath · 637 m
    • 500688 Refused · The Maple Clinic , Dublin Road , Ashbourne Co Meath · 610 m
    • 324077 Refused · Southern-Most Point Of Millbourne Avenue, South Of Millbourne Drive,… · 767 m
    • 324291 Pending · 35 Brookville, Hunters Lane, Ashbourne, Co. Meath. · 323 m
    • 500311 Refused · Castle Street and Killegland Street Killegland Townland , Ashbourne ,… · 383 m
    • 323961 Open · Aisling Guesthouse, Dublin Road, Ashbourne, Co. Meath · 464 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher19 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Frederick Street, Ashbourne with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding started
    1. 1Stephen Murtagh & Sons Hardware Store, Fredrick Street 2661219No decision yet · 34 m
    2. 239 The Hawthorns, Ashbourne 2661222No decision yet · 466 m
    3. 3The Compound, Ashbourne Business Park Ashbourne 2661237No decision yet · 1.0 km
    4. 4Ballybin Road (opposite Ashbourne Industrial Estate), Ashbourne 2661146No decision yet · 1.4 km
    5. 5Cornstown, Ashbourne F26A/0864ENo decision yet · 1.8 km
    6. 613 Tara Close, Ashbourne 2661029Refused · 929 m
    7. 7Donaghmore, Milltown Road 2660379Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    8. 8Ashbourne Retail Park, Ballybin Road Ashbourne 2660576Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    9. 9Bridge Street and Bachelors Walk 2560600Approved, no sign building has started · 203 m
    10. 10Nos. 64 & 66 Millbourne Drive, Ashbourne DA130728Building site that stopped · 852 m
    11. 11Located within the townland of Baltrasna 2561044Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    12. 12Mahir House 2460684Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    13. 13Baltrasna 2561359Approved, no sign building has started · 1.8 km
    14. 140.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 104 m
    15. 15Killegland Street, Ashbourne 24/60317Building started · 151 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 84 permissions since 2016, 30 show a start notice and 10 have a completion certificate.

    95 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 85 approved, 10 refused. After appeals: 84 approved. Of those: 10 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 11 started, 32 with no start notice found, 22 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT85: lodged → approved10: lodged → refused84: approved → approved9: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal32: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out11: approved → started, not signed off10: approved → signed off22: approved → ran out95 lodged95 lodged85 approved85 approved10 refused10 refused84 approved84 approved10 refused10 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn32 no start notice found32 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out11 started, not signed off11 started, not signed off10 signed off10 signed off22 ran out22 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.

    Measured95 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    8 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 19 Oct 2026.

    8 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-19 2661146: application received — the development will consist of the construction of a 2 storey office building with ancillary facilities, new vehicular ; 2026-10-27 F26A/0864E: application received — The development will consist of: 1. Storey and a half dwelling and detached garage. 2. New domestic entrance shared with; 2026-11-05 2661029: REFUSED — the proposed development consists of constructing a projecting dormer window to the front elevation, joining it to the e; 2026-11-05 2661219: application received — planning permission sought for change of use from existing first floor restaurant with ground floor stair/lift-well entr; 2026-11-06 2660379: CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the decommissioning of an existing se; 2026-11-09 2661222: application received — planning permission for a Single storey extension to rear of existing house, new door to side all with associated ancill; 2026-11-09 2660576: CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of the construction of 3 no. external padel courts with an associated canopy enclosure, a s; 2026-11-11 2661237: application received — indefinite retention of an existing builder's storage yard (c. 5514 Sq M) used for the storage of building materials, pltoday24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov2661146: application received — the development will consist of the construction of a 2 storey office building with ancillary facilities, new vehicular · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-19F26A/0864E: application received — The development will consist of: 1. Storey and a half dwelling and detached garage. 2. New domestic entrance shared with · 1.8 km away · 2026-10-272661029: REFUSED — the proposed development consists of constructing a projecting dormer window to the front elevation, joining it to the e · 929 m away · 2026-11-052661219: application received — planning permission sought for change of use from existing first floor restaurant with ground floor stair/lift-well entr · 34 m away · 2026-11-052660379: CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the decommissioning of an existing se · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-062661222: application received — planning permission for a Single storey extension to rear of existing house, new door to side all with associated ancill · 466 m away · 2026-11-092660576: CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of the construction of 3 no. external padel courts with an associated canopy enclosure, a s · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-092661237: application received — indefinite retention of an existing builder's storage yard (c. 5514 Sq M) used for the storage of building materials, pl · 1 km away · 2026-11-11
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 19 Oct 2026closes today
      42661146 · application received — the development will consist of the construction of a 2 storey office building with ancillary…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 27 Oct 20268 days left
      5F26A/0864E · application received — The development will consist of: 1. Storey and a half dwelling and detached garage. 2. New…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202617 days left
      62661029 · REFUSED — the proposed development consists of constructing a projecting dormer window to the front elevation, joining…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 929 m away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 202617 days left
      12661219 · application received — planning permission sought for change of use from existing first floor restaurant with ground…
      €20 to the council · 34 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 202618 days left
      72660379 · CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the decommissioning of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202621 days left
      22661222 · application received — planning permission for a Single storey extension to rear of existing house, new door to side…
      €20 to the council · 466 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 202621 days left
      82660576 · CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of the construction of 3 no. external padel courts with an associated canopy…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202623 days left
      32661237 · application received — indefinite retention of an existing builder's storage yard (c. 5514 Sq M) used for the storage…
      €20 to the council · 1.0 km away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    233 homes 1.4 km away were approved Apr 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2031. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Located within the… · 233 homes: 233 homes approved Apr 2026, not started; Nos. 92 & 94 Millbourne… · 117 homes: 117 homes, started Jun 2014, never signed off; Nos. 64 & 66 Millbourne… · 114 homes: 114 homes, started Mar 2015, never signed off; Baltrasna · 71 homes: 71 homes approved May 2026, not started2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Located within the… · 233 homes1.4 km · 2561044233 homes approved Apr 2026, not started233 homes approved Apr 2026, not startedNos. 92 & 94 Millbourne… · 117 homes948 m · DA140046117 homes, started Jun 2014, never signed off117 homes, started Jun 2014, never signed offNos. 64 & 66 Millbourne… · 114 homes852 m · DA130728114 homes, started Mar 2015, never signed off114 homes, started Mar 2015, never signed offBaltrasna · 71 homes1.8 km · 256135971 homes approved May 2026, not started71 homes approved May 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 14 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    • 10Nos. 64 & 66 Millbourne Drive, Ashbourne · 114 homes, started Mar 2015, never signed off · 852 m
    • Nos. 92 & 94 Millbourne Drive, Ashbourne · 117 homes, started Jun 2014, never signed off · 948 m

    Approved, not started 5

    Empty land zoned for homes 7

    • 140.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 104 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 394 m
    • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 439 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 512 m
    • 5.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 515 m
    • 12.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 861 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 992 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 16 a year; busiest 2024. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 8, 2018: 12, 2019: 5, 2020: 8, 2021: 7, 2022: 12, 2023: 13, 2024: 16, 2025: 10, 2026: 4051015202017: 7 approved2017: 1 refused8’17*2018: 10 approved2018: 2 refused12’182019: 5 approved5’192020: 8 approved8’202021: 6 approved2021: 1 refused7’212022: 12 approved12’222023: 10 approved2023: 3 refused13’232024: 14 approved2024: 2 refused16’242025: 9 approved2025: 1 refused10’252026: 4 approved4’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 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 2.0 km 62 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Building work nearby 33 in the last 12 months
    4 signed off as finished14 not signed off15 no sign-off needed
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 30 Oct 2026 · 233 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/61044 · 1.1 km
    • 108 The Briars, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 DK49 · 23 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60555 · 1.2 km
    • 12 Maple Grove, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 HF96 · 23 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2660364 · 283 m
    • Dublin Road, Ashbourne, Meath · 14 Oct 2026 · 40 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/873 · 1.6 km
    • Hickey's Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660720 · 1.6 km
    • 6 Ballybin Road, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 YY86 · 28 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60734 · 1.7 km
    • 15Killegland Street, Ashbourne, Meath · 11 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60317 · 151 m
    • 31 Cedar Road, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 E297 · 18 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23390 · 679 m
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 13 Aug 2026 · 18 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460848 · 986 m
    • Frederick St, Ashbourne, Meath, A84PA03 · 13 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60704 · 1.0 km
    • Hickey's Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 29 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560648 · 1.6 km
    • Ratoath Road, Ashbourne, Meath, A84CT93 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560122 · 1.8 km
    • 37 Crestwood Road, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 W582 · 1 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660056 · 346 m
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 22 Jun 2026 · 247 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-314550-22 · 1.1 km
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 19 Jun 2026 · 247 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-314550-22 · 1.1 km
    • 2 Castle Crescent, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 R886 · 19 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560487 · 406 m
    • Milltown Road, Ashbourne, Meath, A84F993 · 16 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660017 · 802 m
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 25 May 2026 · 247 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-314550-22 · 1.0 km
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 25 May 2026 · 247 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-314550-22 · 1.0 km
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 25 May 2026 · 247 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-314550-22 · 1.0 km
    • 23 Castle Crescent, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 RY26 · 1 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60062 · 433 m
    • Race Hill, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 RX67 · 17 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/61197 · 823 m
    • 16 Tara Lawns, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 X759 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25116 · 929 m
    • CORNSTOWN, Ballymadun, Fingal · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0912E · 1.7 km
    • 39 Crestwood Road, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 X279 · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2461046 · 392 m
    • Frederick Street, Ashbourne, Meath, A84PH26 · 11 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 24/60881 · 119 m
    • 23 Castle Crescent, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 RY26 · 3 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60521 · 433 m
    • 139 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 E167 · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60996 · 945 m
    • Block A, Baltrasna and Milltown, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 · 27 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · ABP-314550-22 / SH314500 · 1.1 km
    • Unit 15 Ashbourne Business Park, Ashbourne, Meath · 18 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560426 · 1.6 km
    • Cherry Lane, Ashbourne, Meath · 6 Nov 2025 · 247 homes · start notice signed off · ABP-314550-22 · 1.1 km
    • Ashbourne Business Park, Ashbourne, Meath, A84N201 · 27 Oct 2025 · start notice signed off · 1.7 km
    • 65 Johnswood Drive, Ashbourne, Meath, A84 FX50 · 20 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60578 · 702 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 19 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Homes coming 414 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Cazzy Cuddles Pre- School · Crèche11 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate252 m
    Reiltini · Crèche7 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate346 m
    Ashbourne Tiny Tots Care Creche & Montessori Ltd · Crèche1 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate346 m
    Naíonra Bruach na h- Abhann · Crèche12 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate437 m
    Little Buddies Playscool · Crèche11 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate583 m
    Churchfields Tiny Tots · Crèche31 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate612 m
    Bumblebee Daycare · Crèche29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate739 m
    Bumblebee Kids Ltd · Crèche24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate739 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 Busier than most of Meath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here92
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here407
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 32% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    72% · council 45%
    Owner-occupied
    32% · council 75%
    Rented
    66% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    27% · council 23%
    Aged 65 and over
    3% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    18% · council 54%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 11%
    This small area (393 people)Meath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167025034

    Road noise
    70–74 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    46 m
    Ashbourne · 103, 103X, 105 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 2.0 km
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    490 m
    Scoil Mhuire, 479 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    690
    in 3 years, 234 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 479 pupils · 490 m
    • Scoil Nais Deaglain · primary · 621 pupils · 669 m
    • Ashbourne Community National School · primary · 341 pupils · 673 m
    • Ashbourne Educate Together National School · primary · 410 pupils · 886 m
    • Gaelscoil na Mí · primary · 242 pupils · 1.0 km
    • Gaelscoil na Cille · primary · 227 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Ashbourne Community School · postprimary · 1109 pupils · 1.1 km
    • De Lacy College · postprimary · 929 pupils · 1.1 km

    Stops 25

    • Ashbourne · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 193 · 9/hour at peak · 46 m
    • Ashbourne · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 195 · 8/hour at peak · 66 m
    • Tudor Grove · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 195 · 9/hour at peak · 279 m
    • Tudor Grove · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 193 · 9/hour at peak · 345 m
    • Bourne Avenue · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 193 · 8/hour at peak · 359 m
    • Bourne Avenue · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 197 · 8/hour at peak · 367 m
    • Johnswood Court · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 193 · 9/hour at peak · 750 m
    • Johnswood Court · 103, 103X, 105, 109A, 109D, 195 · 8/hour at peak · 786 m

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

    • Scoil Mhuire · 489 m-0.4% pupils (479)
    • Scoil Nais Deaglain · 669 m-4% pupils (621)
    • Ashbourne Community National School · 673 m+12.5% pupils (341)
    • Ashbourne Educate Together National School · 886 m0% pupils (410) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions

    Public land

    • The Office of Public Works · 0.4 ha · 50 m
    • Meath County Council · 0.38 ha · 193 m
    • Meath County Council · 0.41 ha · 222 m
    • Meath County Council · 0.66 ha · 308 m
    • Meath County Council · 0.66 ha · 315 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.21 ha · 376 m
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
    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 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Council consultation portalsPublic19 Oct 2026, 01:38open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    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 here Jan 2018 with no planning file: what was it?
      Ask for: The notice and its completion certificate.
      Seller · council
    2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    3. 36 homes approved 203 m away (Bridge Street and Bachelors…), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2560600.
      Council
    4. Application 34 m away open for comments until 5 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Mapped at 70–74 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
      Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
      Visit at rush hour
    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
    Killegland
    Electoral division
    Donaghmore
    Electoral area
    Ashbourne
    Council
    Meath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • 14 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 5 approved schemes, 7 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
    • 414 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 233 at Located within the townland of Baltrasna.
    • Ashbourne (bus 103, 103X) 46 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 50 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 70–74 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 66% rent (council 20%); 13% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 50% 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.
    What the terms mean 10 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 19 Oct 2026, 08:00 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.