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Planning report · Galway County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 04:51

Cloonkeen ED, Ballinasloe Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland

53.53706, -8.42271

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Galway County Council: council consultations.

0open for comments nearbywithin 2 km

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
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (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
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

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Saint Brendan's House
Monuments19Ringfort - rath; Quarry
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
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 site5 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 81%
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 · 5 nearby, 5,278 council-wide

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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Cloonkeen ED, Ballinasloe Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Éire / Ireland with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved
    1. 1Cloonkeen (Ffrench), Newbridge 2661052Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    2. 2Cloonkeen (Kelly), Newbridge 2561781Approved with conditions · 1.0 km
    3. 3Boherbannagh, Newbridge 26119Approved with conditions · 2.0 km
    Figure 3

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 23 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-23 2661052: CONDITIONAL — to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter domestic garage & all associated sittoday25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov2661052: CONDITIONAL — to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter domestic garage & all associated sit · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-23
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 23 Oct 20263 days left
      12661052 · CONDITIONAL — to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter domestic garage & all…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.1 km away

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

    Every application within 2.0 km 4 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 no sign-off needed
    • Creeveroe (Ffench), Creevroe, Galway · 10 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22/807 · 2.0 km
    • Lissavruggy, Knockatee, Galway · 15 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/61457 · 615 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 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    0
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Galway County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here2
    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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 4

    This street block against the council

    46% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 83% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    46% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    34% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    83% · council 75%
    Rented
    7% · council 18%
    Children under 15
    24% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    50% · council 52%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 11%
    This small area (353 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 067065001

    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    None nearby.

      Stops 0

        Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
        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
        Council consultation portalsPublic20 Oct 2026, 01:41open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
        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. 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
        Lissavruggy
        Electoral division
        Cloonkeen
        Electoral area
        Ballinasloe
        Council
        Galway County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 7 lines
        • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 83% owner-occupied (council 75%); 21% of homes empty (council 16%); most built 1946–1960; 63% drive to work (council 66%); population up 16% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
        • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 2 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
        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.
        Sources and licences 25
        SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
        EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
        Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
        Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
        National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.020 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)Public20 Oct 2026
        www2.courts.ie—© the publisher20 Oct 2026
        cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
        dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
        transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
        meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public20 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.020 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 licence20 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
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        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
        Measured
        counted from a public register
        Calculated
        a rate or median we worked out from those counts
        Our classification
        we sorted it by reading each description
        Estimate
        inferred from another source (census, map data)
        Rule summary
        the law, simplified: check before relying on it
        How we work this out
        Generated 20 Oct 2026, 04:51 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.