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Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:34

Avondale Drive, Trim

53.55831, -6.79384

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 12 homes approved 463 m away haven't started.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202296%of home extensions approved nearbyn=70 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m12homes approved nearby, not startednearest 459 m · 211907

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. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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 1971–1980. 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 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2022: 22235 · extension, approved

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

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

  1. 2022
    22235 · extension · approved 2022 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

Protected building3 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Crowpark House

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Trimproof Limited (720 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings37Castleview House; house
Monuments70Historic town; Bridge
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 12 on the draft 2027 map; 12 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
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
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 73% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear15 decided · more info asked 13%
93% · council 97%
Attic or dormer14 decided · more info asked 7%
93% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site15 decided · more info asked 33%
73% · council 75%
Approved nearbyMeath overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 44 nearby, 2,572 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic10—
Single-storey rear11—

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 101 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 160 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 115 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 51–54 (n=56)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 160 days (n=14)160 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 115 days after permission (n=25)115 days after permissionSigned off60% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated70 decided home extensions, 25 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed1 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 324506 Pending · 'Manorlands', bound by Jonathan Swift Street to the east and… · 351 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Avondale Drive, Trim with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Emmet Street 221176Approved, no sign building has started · 463 m
    2. 2Crowpark 1st Division Trim 2660788No decision yet · 278 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 240 m
    4. 41.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 267 m
    5. 50.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 351 m
    6. 65.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 360 m
    7. 70.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 365 m
    8. 81.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 366 m
    9. 9135 Kirwan Avenue, Townparks north Trim 2561378Approved with conditions · 159 m
    10. 1040 Saint Loman's St, Townparks North 2660525No decision yet · 181 m
    11. 11Saint Loman Street, Trim 2661085No decision yet · 195 m
    12. 1225 Eldergrove, Trim 2561190Approved with conditions · 258 m
    13. 13The lands to the rear of No. 14 Haggard Street and part of access lane (L-40224-4) to the rear of Haggard Street, Trim 2660199Approved with conditions · 318 m
    14. 1419 High Street, Trim 2660123Approved with conditions · 340 m
    15. 15Haggard Street, Trim 2660334Approved with conditions · 345 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 52 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    57 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 52 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 52 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 35 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT52: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused52: approved → approved5: refused → refused35: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out57 lodged57 lodged52 approved52 approved5 refused5 refused52 approved52 approved5 refused5 refused35 no start notice found35 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off5 signed off5 signed off2 ran out2 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.

    Measured57 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

      Figure 7

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      12 homes 463 m away were approved Oct 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2029. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

      Emmet Street · 12 homes: 12 homes approved Oct 2022, not started; Emmet Street, Trim · 11 homes: 11 homes, started Sep 2021, never signed off202120222023202420252026202720282029Emmet Street · 12 homes463 m · 22117612 homes approved Oct 2022, not started12 homes approved Oct 2022, not startedEmmet Street, Trim · 11 homes457 m · ABP-306550-20 & TA/19063411 homes, started Sep 2021, never signed off11 homes, started Sep 2021, never signed offtoday

      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 9 within 500 m

      Building site that stopped 1

      • Emmet Street, Trim · 11 homes, started Sep 2021, never signed off · 457 m

      Approved, not started 1

      • Emmet Street · 12 homes approved Oct 2022, not started · 463 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 7

      • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 240 m
      • 41.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 267 m
      • 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 351 m
      • 65.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 360 m
      • 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 365 m
      • 81.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 366 m
      • 5.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 419 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 8 and 17 a year; busiest 2024. 91% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 6, 2022: 8, 2023: 12, 2024: 17, 2025: 8, 2026: 6051015202021: 4 approved2021: 2 refused6’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused8’222023: 11 approved2023: 1 refused12’232024: 16 approved2024: 1 refused17’242025: 8 approved8’252026: 6 approved6’26*
      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 15 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
      2 signed off as finished3 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
      • 14 Haggard Street, Trim, Meath · 14 Aug 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · PT8MH/196 · 312 m
      • 57 Castle Abbey, Trim, Meath, C15 XW25 · 29 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460179 · 285 m
      • 7 Market Street, Trim, Meath, C15 YX4A · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/61009 · 330 m
      • 22 Market Street, Trim, Meath, C15 YH79 · 24 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 23/1084 · 372 m
      • 135 Boyne View, Trim, Meath, C15 Y0P6 · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61378 · 165 m
      • 25 Elder Grove, Trim, Meath, C15 K250 · 18 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61190 · 264 m
      • 2 Haggard Street, Trim, Meath, C15 C899 · 5 Dec 2025 · 5 homes · start notice signed off · 356 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Homes coming 12 not started
      • 1Emmet Street · 12 homes · not started · runs out 16 Jan 2029 · 463 m
      • Emmet Street · 11 homes · building started · 459 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      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
      Little Rascals Playschool · Crèche22 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate358 m
      Gullivers Childcare · Crèche1 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate418 m
      Secret of Childhood · Crèche29 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate667 m
      Teresa's Playschool · Crèche24 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate827 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 Meath County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here125
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here21
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      45% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 75% owner-occupied (council 75%).

      Homes built before 1971
      45% · council 18%
      Homes built since 2001
      5% · council 45%
      Owner-occupied
      75% · council 75%
      Rented
      16% · council 20%
      Children under 15
      11% · council 23%
      Aged 65 and over
      31% · council 12%
      Households with 2+ cars
      32% · council 54%
      Work mainly from home
      10% · council 11%
      This small area (169 people)Meath

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167091001

      Bus
      354 m
      Trim Centre · 189 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      140 m
      St Patricks NS, 48 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      25
      in 3 years (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • St Patricks NS · primary · 48 pupils · 140 m
      • Scoil Mhuire · postprimary · 814 pupils · 704 m
      • Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli · primary · 294 pupils · 791 m
      • St Marys Convent NS · primary · 521 pupils · 794 m

      Stops 13

      • Trim Centre · 189 · 0/hour at peak · 354 m
      • Trim Centre · 189, 190 · 2/hour at peak · 428 m
      • Whitehall · 111 · 1/hour at peak · 464 m
      • Whitehall · 111 · 2/hour at peak · 559 m
      • Tower View · 109B, 109D, 111, 111X, 189 · 1/hour at peak · 560 m
      • Tower View · 109B, 109D, 111, 111X, 189 · 2/hour at peak · 577 m
      • Barbican Gate · 190 · 1/hour at peak · 688 m
      • Trim · 109B, 111, 111X, 189, 190, DK03 · 3/hour at peak · 793 m

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

      • St Patricks NS · 140 m-7.7% pupils (48)
      • Scoil Mhuire · 703 m-0.7% pupils (814)
      • Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli · 791 m+1.7% pupils (294)
      • St Marys Convent NS · 794 m-5.1% pupils (521)
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      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. Extension (22235): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. 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 North
      Electoral division
      Trim Urban
      Electoral area
      Trim
      Council
      Meath County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 22235, approved 2022, work already done.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 9 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 7 empty zoned plots.
      • 12 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 12 at Emmet Street.
      • Trim Centre (bus 189, 190) 428 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 75%); 16% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 61% drive to work (council 64%).
      • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
      What the terms mean 9 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.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
      • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 licence1 Nov 2026
      services6.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)No licence stated · flag only—
      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 1 Nov 2026, 09:34 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.