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Planning report · Longford County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 22 Oct 2026, 20:45

L1130, Rathmore

53.54526, -7.78656

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Longford County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202349 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–561open for comments nearbyclose 23 Oct

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
  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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 2001–2010. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of RathmoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2023: 2360121 · garden room, approved2022: 22116 · demolition, approved2017: 1 file on Rathmore2018: 2 files on Rathmore2020: 2 files on Rathmore2022: 1 file on Rathmore2023: 2 files on Rathmore2024: 1 file on Rathmore2025: 1 file on Rathmore10 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    2360121 · garden room · approved 2023 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2022
    22116 · demolition · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
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 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1gates/railings/walls
Monuments11Ringfort - rath; Fulacht fia
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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 33%
67% · council 85%
Approved nearbyLongford 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 · 6 nearby, 561 council-wide

Figure 3

Rathmore, file by file since 2017

7 of 7 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

10 planning files on Rathmore since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 17165No number · 2018 · two-storey rear · approved · 1822No number · 2020 · rear · approved · 20254No number · 2020 · single-storey rear · approved · 20272No number · 2023 · rear · approved · 2360121No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2377No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560305Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18143New house in a side gardenNo number · 2022 · new house · approved · 22116No number · 2024 · new house · refused · 2460260
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Rathmore" 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 · 2017–2026

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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 46–56 (n=10)49 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off75% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated13 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L1130, Rathmore with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved
    1. 1Rathmore, Ballymahon 2660301No decision yet · 343 m
    2. 2Rathmore, Ballymahon 2560305Approved with conditions · 492 m
    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 23 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-23 2660301: application received — a single storey extension to the north east elevation of the existing dwelling and all associated site workstoday27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov2660301: application received — a single storey extension to the north east elevation of the existing dwelling and all associated site works · 343 m away · 2026-10-23
    Comments close
    • Comments close 23 Oct 20261 day left
      12660301 · application received — a single storey extension to the north east elevation of the existing dwelling and all…
      €20 to the council · 343 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 2 a year; busiest 2023. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2018: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 105102018: 1 approved1’18*2020: 1 approved1’202022: 1 approved1’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 1 refused1’242025: 1 approved1’25
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2018 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1Rathmore , Ballymahon , Co Longford comments close 23 Oct 2026
      a single storey extension to the north east elevation of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
      266030118 Sept 20261 homes343 m
    Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 2Rathmore , Ballymahon , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
      a new single storey extension to existing house, a new domestic garage, the reconfiguration of an existing…
      256030516 Feb 20261 homes492 m
    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    0
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Longford County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1
    Council middle1
    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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    86% owner-occupied (council 61%).

    Homes built before 1971
    25% · council 24%
    Homes built since 2001
    39% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 61%
    Rented
    8% · council 31%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    57% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 8%
    This small area (244 people)Longford

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 137009001

    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 22 Oct 2026, 02:38
        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 portalsPublic22 Oct 2026, 01:44open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public22 Oct 2026, 02:38open
        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. Garden room (2360121) built without official sign-off: built properly?
          Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Demolition (22116) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
          Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
          Seller · solicitor
        3. Application 342 m away open for comments until 23 Oct 2026: comment?
          Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
          Council
        4. Any work done without planning permission?
          Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
          Seller · solicitor
        Reference

        Where this is, the terms, the sources

        Townland
        Rathmore
        Electoral division
        Ballymahon
        Electoral area
        Ballymahon
        Council
        Longford County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 2 applications on this site; latest 2360121, approved 2023, started, no sign-off needed.
        • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 61%); 7% of homes empty (council 14%); most built 2001–2010; 68% drive to work (council 59%); population up 11% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
        • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        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.
        • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
        • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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        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 4.022 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
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        cso.ie—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 22 Oct 2026, 20:45 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.