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Planning report · Galway County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 00:30

The Walks, Tuam

53.51328, -8.84775

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 149 homes approved 1.1 km away haven't started.

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Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=57 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–556open for comments nearbyclose 4 Nov–19 Nov175homes approved nearby, not startednearest 748 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built

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

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

On this site
S3
Zoning · Community infrastructure
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
ZoningS3 · Community infrastructure
What it says

Community Facilities: To provide for civic, community and educational facilities

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

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

Protected building3 within 100 m Convent of Mercy; Archbishop's House
Heritage inventory3 within 100 m Hermitage; Convent of Mercy
Monument zone1 within 100 m Designed landscape feature, Townparks (3Rd Division - Tuam)

Not on this site: 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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings58mill (wind); Prospect House
Monuments98Ringfort - rath; Graveyard
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: 219 on the draft 2027 map; 219 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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
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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
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 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 30%
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, 3,271 council-wide

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
Other11—

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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 71 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 126 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=47)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 126 days (n=10)126 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 off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated57 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed3 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501451 Refused · Blackacre , Tuam , Co Galway · 1.6 km
    • 501160 Granted · Farrannamartin , Cloontooa Tuam , Tuam Celtic AFC · 1.1 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:12
    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 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around The Walks, Tuam with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Parkmore Townparks (3rd division) & Townparks (4th division), Bishop Street 2661632No decision yet · 132 m
    2. 2Townparks (2nd division), Tuam 2661657No decision yet · 593 m
    3. 3Tuam Townparks (2nd division), 24 Mill Stream Park 2661674No decision yet · 882 m
    4. 4Tirboy, Tuam 2661720No decision yet · 1.1 km
    5. 5Rinkippeen, Tuam 2661691No decision yet · 1.4 km
    6. 6Killaloonty, Bealach Na Gaoith 2661633No decision yet · 1.7 km
    7. 7Toberjarlath, Tuam 26168Approved with conditions · 715 m
    8. 8Tirboy 2560998Approved, no sign building has started · 748 m
    9. 9Farrannamartin 2660906Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    10. 100.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 234 m
    11. 111.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 250 m
    12. 120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 285 m
    13. 130.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 302 m
    14. 140.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 310 m
    15. 152.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 330 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 42 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    44 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 42 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 42 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 26 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT42: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused42: approved → approved2: refused → refused26: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out44 lodged44 lodged42 approved42 approved2 refused2 refused42 approved42 approved2 refused2 refused26 no start notice found26 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off3 ran out3 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured44 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    8 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

    8 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 2661632: application received — for a sports facility, comprising; full size GAA synthetic playing pitch; associated pitch fencing; floodlighting; sport; 2026-11-04 2661633: application received — for the provision of no.2 three storey duplex blocks comprising of 5 no. one bed units, 8 no. two bed units, 3 no. three; 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 p; 2026-11-12 26168: CONDITIONAL — of a porch to the front, extensions to the rear & a garden shed; 2026-11-13 2661691: application received — for construction of an agricultural shed to include a new milking parlour, dairy & ancillary rooms, erection of a meal b; 2026-11-19 2661720: application received — to demolish 2 No. existing walled silos, retention of slatted cow shed extension, milking parlour, slatted cow shed and ; 2026-11-23 ACP 501451: Refuse permissiontoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2661632: application received — for a sports facility, comprising; full size GAA synthetic playing pitch; associated pitch fencing; floodlighting; sport · 132 m away · 2026-11-042661633: application received — for the provision of no.2 three storey duplex blocks comprising of 5 no. one bed units, 8 no. two bed units, 3 no. three · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-042661657: application received — sought to construct four meal bins/silo’s. Full planning permission also sought to retain the change of use of an agricu · 593 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 · 882 m away · 2026-11-1226168: CONDITIONAL — of a porch to the front, extensions to the rear & a garden shed · 715 m away · 2026-11-122661691: application received — for construction of an agricultural shed to include a new milking parlour, dairy & ancillary rooms, erection of a meal b · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-132661720: application received — to demolish 2 No. existing walled silos, retention of slatted cow shed extension, milking parlour, slatted cow shed and · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-19ACP 501451: Refuse permission · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-23
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20264 days left
      12661632 · application received — for a sports facility, comprising; full size GAA synthetic playing pitch; associated pitch…
      €20 to the council · 132 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20264 days left
      62661633 · application received — for the provision of no.2 three storey duplex blocks comprising of 5 no. one bed units, 8 no.…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • 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 · 593 m away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202612 days left
      32661674 · application received — of changes to the roof of dwelling house, window to side elevation of dwelling house and change…
      €20 to the council · 882 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202612 days left
      726168 · CONDITIONAL — of a porch to the front, extensions to the rear & a garden shed
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 715 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202613 days left
      52661691 · application received — for construction of an agricultural shed to include a new milking parlour, dairy & ancillary…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202619 days left
      42661720 · application received — to demolish 2 No. existing walled silos, retention of slatted cow shed extension, milking…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 23 Nov 202623 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.6 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    149 homes 1.1 km 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 homes1.1 km · 2660906149 homes approved Sep 2026, not started149 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedTirboy · 26 homes748 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 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 2

    • Tirboy · 26 homes approved Feb 2026, not started · 748 m
    • Farrannamartin · 149 homes approved Sep 2026, not started · 1.1 km

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 100.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 234 m
    • 111.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 250 m
    • 120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 285 m
    • 130.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 m
    • 140.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 310 m
    • 152.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 330 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 342 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 348 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 367 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 370 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 11 a year; busiest 2024. 95% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 8, 2022: 8, 2023: 5, 2024: 11, 2025: 9, 2026: 3051015202021: 8 approved8’21*2022: 6 approved2022: 2 refused8’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 11 approved11’242025: 9 approved9’252026: 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 2.0 km 42 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished5 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • Bishop Street, Tuam, Galway, H54 DX02 · 27 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460391 · 335 m
    • Woodfield, Galway Road, Killaloonty, Tuam, Galway · 23 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/61291 · 1.6 km
    • Milltown Road, Tuam, Galway, H54AX61 · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660114 · 948 m
    • TíR An ChóIr, Tuam, Galway · 13 Mar 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2561627 · 625 m
    • Archbishop McHale College, Tuam, Galway, H54KC66 · 20 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60301 · 353 m
    • Ballymote Road, Tuam, Galway · 10 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60991 · 1.1 km
    • 7 Dublin Road, Tuam, Galway, H54 AH66 · 9 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/156 · 222 m
    • 61 Dublin Road, Tuam, Galway, h54vp23 · 9 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2361308 · 196 m
    • 9C Liam Mellows Street, Tuam, Galway, H54 C960 · 5 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560081 · 599 m
    • Carrowpeter, Tuam, Galway · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/61573 · 1.7 km
    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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Homes coming 175 not started
    • 9Farrannamartin · 149 homes · not started · runs out 29 Sept 2031 · 1.1 km
    • 8Tirboy · 26 homes · not started · runs out 2 Feb 2031 · 748 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    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
    Wizkidz · Crèche30 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate159 m
    Little All Stars Montessori & Crèche · Crèche9 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate610 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
    Here26
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here61
    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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    60% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 32% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    60% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    16% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    32% · council 75%
    Rented
    48% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    14% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    33% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    24% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 11%
    This small area (115 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067212018

    Bus
    168 m
    Bishop Street · 427 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    159 m
    Trinity Primary School, 781 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Trinity Primary School · primary · 781 pupils · 159 m
    • Tuam Educate Together National School · primary · 195 pupils · 238 m
    • St. Oliver's Child Education and Development Centre · primary · 40 pupils · 240 m
    • St. Jarlaths College · postprimary · 762 pupils · 304 m
    • Archbishop McHale College · postprimary · 479 pupils · 351 m
    • High Cross College · postprimary · 777 pupils · 523 m
    • Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha · primary · 223 pupils · 765 m

    Stops 19

    • Bishop Street · 427 · 3/hour at peak · 168 m
    • Tuam O'Toole's · 441, 484, 488, 527 · 326 m
    • Tuam Vicar St · 429, 438, 64, 65, NG05 · 1/hour at peak · 336 m
    • Tuam Vicar St · 429, 64, 65, NG05 · 0/hour at peak · 389 m
    • Tuam Holy Cross Col · 430, 721 · 2/hour at peak · 456 m
    • Tuam High Street · NG01 · 561 m
    • Tuam High Street · 427 · 1/hour at peak · 589 m
    • Tuam High Street · 964, UL05 · 0/hour at peak · 606 m

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

    • Trinity Primary School · 159 m+2.8% pupils (781)
    • Tuam Educate Together National School · 238 m-6.7% pupils (195)
    • St. Oliver's Child Education and Development Centre · 240 m+2.6% pupils (40)
    • St. Jarlaths College · 304 m+7.9% pupils (762) · a pitch or play area 2026, no decision yet · a pitch or play area 2024, approved with conditions
    • Archbishop McHale College · 351 m+1.7% pupils (479) · 11 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • High Cross College · 523 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    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 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
    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. Zoned S3 (community infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 132 m away open for comments until 4 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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 (3rd Division)
    Electoral division
    Tuam Urban
    Electoral area
    Tuam
    Council
    Galway County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned S3 (community infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 6 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 4 Nov 2026.
    • 175 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 149 at Farrannamartin.
    • Bishop Street (bus 427) 168 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 48% rent (council 18%); 40% of homes empty (council 16%); most built before 1919; 42% drive to work (council 66%); population up 12% 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 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.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 27
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    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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.030 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)Public30 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 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 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public30 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.030 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 licence31 Oct 2026
    services1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 31 Oct 2026, 00:30 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.