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Planning report · Longford County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 4 Nov 2026, 12:52

R392, Ballymahon

53.56966, -7.77333

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Longford County Council: council consultations.

43 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 42–461open for comments nearbyclose 12 Nov

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 43 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.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DrinanBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 3 files on Drinan2023: 1 file on Drinan2025: 2 files on Drinan6 files

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
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 buildings37Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Colmcille; Convent of Mercy
Monuments32Ringfort - rath; House - indeterminate date
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 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 03:43open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
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: 20% approved.

New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 0%
20% · council 83%
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 · 5 nearby, 330 council-wide

Figure 3

Drinan, file by file since 2021

1 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

6 planning files on Drinan since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2025 · rear · approved · 2560270No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · refused · 2560297Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21144No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2116No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21323No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360195New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Drinan" 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 · 2021–2026

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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 03:43open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 43 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 43 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 43 days, middle half 42–46 (n=11)43 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated14 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 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 4 in the last 12 months
    • 501476 Split · Tirlickeen Td, Cartronbrack Td, Clogh Td, Corryena Td, Lismacmorrough… · 1.2 km
    • 501710 Refused · Drinagh, Ballymahon, Co. Longford · 317 m
    • 500638 Refused · The Bridge House Athlone Road , Ballymahon , Co Longford · 1.2 km
    • 500589 Invalid · The Bridge House Athlone Road , Ballymahon , Co Longford · 1.2 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher3 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around R392, Ballymahon with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedApproved
    1. 1The Bridge House Athlone Road, Ballymahon 2660318No decision yet · 1.2 km
    2. 2Drinan, Ballymahon 2560297Refused · 317 m
    3. 3Drinan, Ballymahon 2560270Approved with conditions · 449 m
    4. 4Main Street, Ballymahon 2660108Approved with conditions · 630 m
    5. 5Parkside, Ballymahon 2660004Refused · 717 m
    6. 6Main Street, Ballymahon 2660200Refused · 744 m
    7. 7Drinan, Ballymahon 2660137Approved with conditions · 761 m
    8. 8Antley (or Antely Cottage), Ballybranigan 2660021Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    9. 9Tirlickeen Td. Cartronbrack Td. Clogh Td., Corryena Td. Lismacmorrough Td. 2560265Approved with conditions · 1.2 km
    10. 10Unit 1 Athlone Road Industrial Estate, Creevagh Beg 2660051Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 12 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-12 2660318: application received — & retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey domestic garage & all ancillary s; 2026-11-19 ACP 501710: Refuse permission; 2026-12-02 ACP 501476: Split Decisiontoday9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov4 Dec2660318: application received — & retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey domestic garage & all ancillary s · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-12ACP 501710: Refuse permission · 317 m away · 2026-11-19ACP 501476: Split Decision · 1.2 km away · 2026-12-02
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 12 Nov 20268 days left
      12660318 · application received — & retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey domestic…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 19 Nov 202615 days left
      Refuse permission
      317 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Dec 202628 days left
      Split Decision
      1.2 km 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 2025. 75% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102021: 3 approved3’21*2023: 1 approved1’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 1 approved2025: 1 refused2’252026: 1 refused1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 14 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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 03:43open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • Ballbranigan, Antley, Longford, N39 E316 · 14 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60021 · 1.2 km
    • Terelicken, Longford, N39D8N3 · 3 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21234 · 1.9 km
    • Main Street, Ballymahon, Longford, N39 X7D1 · 24 Feb 2026 · 7 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560095 · 686 m
    • Edgeworthstown Road, Ballymahon, Longford, N39 W6H0 · 2 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 18293 & 247 · 806 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 4 Nov 2026, 03:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 03:43open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Cluain Ri · 16 homes · building started · 1.6 km
    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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 03:43open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    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
    ABC Childcare Ltd · Crèche9 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 780 m
    Center Parcs Longford Forest Activity Den · Crèche15 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 780 m
    Tumblin Tots · Crèche5 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate860 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 About as busy as most of Longford County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here7
    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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 03:43open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    13% of homes built before 1971 (council 24%). 52% owner-occupied (council 61%).

    Homes built before 1971
    13% · council 24%
    Homes built since 2001
    64% · council 39%
    Owner-occupied
    52% · council 61%
    Rented
    42% · council 31%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    13% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    35% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    4% · council 8%
    This small area (228 people)Longford

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 137009004

    Bus
    672 m
    Ballymahon · 466, 73, AI01
    Nearest school
    171 m
    Ballymahon Vocational School, 391 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ballymahon Vocational School · postprimary · 391 pupils · 171 m
    • St Matthews Mixed N.S · primary · 373 pupils · 420 m
    • Mercy Secondary School · postprimary · 759 pupils · 615 m

    Stops 2

    • Ballymahon · 466, 73, AI01, LD24 · 1/hour at peak · 672 m
    • Ballymahon · 466, 73, AI01, LD24 · 1/hour at peak · 686 m

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

    • Ballymahon Vocational School · 171 m-6.9% pupils (391)
    • St Matthews Mixed N.S · 420 m+0.3% pupils (373)
    • Mercy Secondary School · 615 m-0.1% pupils (759)
    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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 05:17open
    Council consultation portalsPublic4 Nov 2026, 01:13open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public4 Nov 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. Application 1.2 km away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    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
    Drinan
    Electoral division
    Ballymahon
    Electoral area
    Ballymahon
    Council
    Longford County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Ballymahon, 672 m away (1 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 61%); 7% of homes empty (council 14%); most built 2001–2010; 75% drive to work (council 59%); population up 11% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
    • 14 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 50% approved (council 86%).
    • 7 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.04 Nov 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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    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher3 Nov 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
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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 4 Nov 2026, 12:52 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.