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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 21:47

Thorn Chase

53.53329, -6.09598

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. Most home extensions nearby get approved (86%).

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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 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2026: F25A/0847E · the development will, refused

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

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

  1. 2026
    F25A/0847E · the development will · refused 2026
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
G4
Zoning · Open space
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.

ZoningG4 · Open space
What it says

OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Kenure Park
Radon grid squares3
Protected buildings1Portico of Kenure Park House
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: 8 on the draft 2027 map; 8 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 85% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 45% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Attic or dormer20 decided · more info asked 20%
85% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site31 decided · more info asked 26%
45% · council 53%
Approved nearbyFingal 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 · 51 nearby, 1,612 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic42—

On Thornchase: 1 extensions in 10 years; most common dormer or attic.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +130 days; Building starts: 160 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–55 (n=39)53 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 130 days (n=26, all appeals within 1.5 km)+130 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 160 days after permission (n=15)160 days after permissionSigned off53% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated51 decided home extensions, 17 start notices, 26 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed12 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed15 decided
    1 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

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

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 501818 Pending · Palmer Avenue, Rush, Co. Dublin · 9 m
    • 500458 Refused · North Hill, Rush, Co. Dublin. · 443 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Thorn Chase with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Palmer Avenue, Rush 501818Appeal: no decision yet · 9 m
    2. 229 & 30 Palmer Avenue, Rush F24A/0450EBuilding started · 94 m
    3. 36.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 131 m
    4. 4Palmer Road, Rush F23A/0169 & ACP 318987-24Building started · 142 m
    5. 51.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 202 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 248 m
    7. 70.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 287 m
    8. 80.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 311 m
    9. 90.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 329 m
    10. 1088 Thorn Chase, Palmer Road F26A/0392EApproved · 75 m
    11. 11Lands at Palmer Road (within the townland of ‘Rush Demesne’), east of F26A/0673ENo decision yet · 175 m
    12. 1231 Ravenswell, Rush F26A/0830ENo decision yet · 188 m
    13. 1319 Palmer Court, Palmer Road F26A/0122EApproved · 227 m
    14. 14Site on Palmer Avenue, Rush F26A/0519ENo decision yet · 356 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 38 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    56 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 38 approved, 12 refused. After appeals: 38 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 25 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT38: lodged → approved12: lodged → refused3: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided37: approved → approved10: refused → refused3: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, undecided after an appeal25: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off56 lodged56 lodged38 approved38 approved12 refused12 refused3 withdrawn or invalid3 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided38 approved38 approved10 refused10 refused4 withdrawn4 withdrawn4 undecided4 undecided25 no start notice found25 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off

    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.

    Measured56 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 8 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 8

      • 36.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 131 m
      • 51.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 202 m
      • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 248 m
      • 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 287 m
      • 80.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 311 m
      • 90.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 329 m
      • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 396 m
      • 5.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 491 m
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 8 and 13 a year; busiest 2023. 76% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 12, 2022: 9, 2023: 13, 2024: 8, 2025: 8, 2026: 6051015202021: 8 approved2021: 3 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid12’21*2022: 6 approved2022: 3 refused9’222023: 10 approved2023: 2 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid13’232024: 7 approved2024: 1 refused8’242025: 5 approved2025: 3 refused8’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided6’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 6 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
      3 not signed off
      • Palmer Road, Rush, Dublin · 28 Oct 2026 · 39 homes · start notice not signed off · F23A/0169 & ACP REF. 318987-24 · 236 m
      • 4Palmer Road, Rush, Dublin · 24 Jul 2026 · 39 homes · start notice not signed off · F23A/0169 & ACP 318987-24 · 142 m
      • 229 & 30 Palmer Avenue, Rush, Fingal · 8 May 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · F24A/0450E · 94 m
      How we work this out
      Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
      Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Homes coming 0 not started
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Estate: Thornchase · 2 applications in 10 years

      Developments within 1.0 km

      SchemeHomesProgressDistance
      Lands North of Palmer Road and West of Palmer Avenue2828 being built (2026-Q2)111 m
      Kenure Park Road Development3232 not started (2026-Q2)195 m
      Palmer Road and Palmer Avenue7474 not started (2025-Q4)201 m
      Lands at Palmer Road and Park Road3939 not started (2026-Q2)203 m
      Park Road Development2222 being built (2026-Q2)483 m
      Goldenridge——520 m
      Kenure Park——683 m
      Upper Main Street Development6765 built · 2 not started (2026-Q2)961 m

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Smarty Pants Montessori Naíonra & Afterschool · Crèche8 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate258 m
      Charlie's Childcare Rush · Crèche12 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate341 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: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      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 Fingal County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here153
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here144
      Council middle3
      How we work this out
      Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      73% owner-occupied (council 67%).

      Homes built before 1971
      3% · council 11%
      Homes built since 2001
      41% · council 43%
      Owner-occupied
      73% · council 67%
      Rented
      24% · council 28%
      Children under 15
      25% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      9% · council 11%
      Households with 2+ cars
      44% · council 42%
      Work mainly from home
      15% · council 12%
      This small area (394 people)Fingal

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267118030

      Bus
      361 m
      Clifflands · 33, 33A, 33E · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 20
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Flood
      Within 500 m
      OPW flood map area, not beside the house
      Nearest school
      289 m
      Scoil Nais Caitriona, 274 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      35
      in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Scoil Nais Caitriona · primary · 274 pupils · 289 m
      • Gaelscoil Ros Eo · primary · 167 pupils · 649 m

      Stops 9

      • Clifflands · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 361 m
      • Clifflands · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 361 m
      • Palmer Road · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 396 m
      • Rush Cricket Club · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 494 m
      • Rush Cricket Club · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 586 m
      • Rush Athletic FC · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 683 m
      • Rush Athletic FC · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 689 m

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

      • Scoil Nais Caitriona · 289 m-1.4% pupils (274) · an extension 2024, approved
      • Gaelscoil Ros Eo · 649 m+5% pupils (167)

      Council meetings 30 items

      Public land

      • Fingal County Council · 0.17 ha · 0 m
      • Fingal County Council · 0.24 ha · 38 m
      • Other · 0.16 ha · 63 m
      • Other · 0.15 ha · 107 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. The development will (F25A/0847E) refused 2026: built anyway?
        Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Zoned G4 (open space), not for homes: could you extend?
        Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
        Solicitor · planner
      3. Building work started 94 m away: for how long?
        Ask for: The planning conditions for F24A/0450E.
        Agent · 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
      Rush Demesne
      Electoral division
      Rush
      Electoral area
      Rush-Lusk
      Council
      Fingal County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest F25A/0847E, refused 2026.
      • Zoned G4 (open space); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 8 sites nearby could change: 8 empty zoned plots.
      • Clifflands (bus 33, 33A) 361 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 73% owner-occupied (council 67%); 4% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 58% drive to work (council 52%); population up 12% since 2016.
      • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 76 in the last year, 1 three years before.
      What the terms mean 6 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • 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.
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      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, 21:47 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.