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Planning report · Meath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 16:44

N2, Waterside Great

53.58460, -6.46484

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
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1open for comments nearbyclose 9 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
  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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 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 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
P5
Zoning · Rural and agricultural
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
ZoningP5 · Rural and agricultural
What it says

RA - Rural Area: Rural Area

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

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

ZoningP5 · Rural and agricultural
What it says

RA - Rural Area: Rural Area

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

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

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 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3farm house; toll house
Radon grid squares19
Monuments35Church; Graveyard
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: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.flood_nifm, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.radonCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.flood_nifmCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
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: 60% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 40%
60% · council 78%
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 · 5 nearby, 2,960 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: npad, acp · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed3 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 N2, Waterside Great with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved
    1. 1Hawkinstown & Riverstown (ed Rathfeigh), Garristown 26201No decision yet · 1.9 km
    2. 2The Old Forge, Rathfeigh 2561321Approved with conditions · 1.0 km
    Figure 4

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 9 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-09 26201: application received — the development will consist of an amendement to the previously granted two storey dwelling house granted under Planningtoday14 Oct19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov26201: application received — the development will consist of an amendement to the previously granted two storey dwelling house granted under Planning · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-09
    Comments close
    • Comments close 9 Oct 2026closes today
      126201 · application received — the development will consist of an amendement to the previously granted two storey dwelling…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away

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

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 2 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 2The Old Forge , Rathfeigh , Co. Meath Approved with conditions
      construction of a single storey extension (36.6 sqm) and one no. fixed, above-ground Liquefied Petroleum Gas…
      25613212 Apr 20261.0 km
    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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Hawkinstown, GARRISTOWN, Meath · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24407 · 2.0 km
    • Cushinstown, Garristown, Meath, A42 X867 · 28 Oct 2025 · start notice not signed off · 21344 · 1.5 km
    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: bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    0
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Meath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 5

    This street block against the council

    89% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    26% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    27% · council 45%
    Owner-occupied
    89% · council 75%
    Rented
    6% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 23%
    Aged 65 and over
    15% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    69% · council 54%
    Work mainly from home
    16% · council 11%
    This small area (519 people)Meath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167074003

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 2.0 km
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    1.7 km
    S N Naomh Cianain, 73 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    4
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Naomh Cianain · primary · 73 pupils · 1.7 km

    Stops 3

      Sources: gtfs, schools, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 Oct 2026, 23:41
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
      schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      consultpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:21open
      moderngovpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:22open
      lda_landsCC-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. Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural), not for homes: could you extend?
        Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
        Solicitor · planner
      2. Application 1.9 km away open for comments until 9 Oct 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      3. 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
      Cushinstown
      Electoral division
      Rathfeigh
      Electoral area
      Ashbourne
      Council
      Meath County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Oct 2026.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 75%); 4% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 63% drive to work (council 64%); population up 12% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% 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.
      Sources and licences 28
      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-4.02 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
      s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
      gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public9 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved9 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-4.05 Oct 2026
      esbnetworks.ie—all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only11 Sept 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public9 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.09 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)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…9 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 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 9 Oct 2026, 16:44 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.