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Planning report · Meath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 12 Oct 2026, 16:23

L1618

53.61264, -6.30512

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

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Time
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1open for comments nearbyclose 29 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 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 HerbertstownBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2019: 1 file on Herbertstown2020: 2 files on Herbertstown2021: 1 file on Herbertstown2023: 2 files on Herbertstown6 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
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 riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Herbertstown House
Radon grid squares12
Monuments68Barrow - mound barrow; Habitation site
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_cfram, constraints.flood_nifm, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
constraints.radonCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.flood_cframCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
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 12 Oct 2026, 00:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:09open
npadCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 01:44open
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: 50% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 30%
50% · 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 · 10 nearby, 2,960 council-wide

Figure 3

Herbertstown, file by file since 2019

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

6 planning files on Herbertstown since 2019, by kind and decision.20192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2019 · other work · refused · AA190842No number · 2020 · other work · approved · AA200461No number · 2020 · other work · approved · AA200520No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23313No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23997New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · refused · 212070
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Herbertstown" 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 · 2019–2026

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: npad, acp · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 01:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 01:44open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:09open
    npadCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 01:44open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L1618 with 5 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Greenanstown, Stamullen 2661192No decision yet · 1.1 km
    2. 2Herbertstown, Stamullen 2561123Approved with conditions · 749 m
    3. 3Herbertstown, Stamullen 2660047Approved with conditions · 779 m
    4. 4Damselstown, Stamullen 2561109Approved with conditions · 1.2 km
    5. 5Hillview Stables, Herbertstown 26194No decision yet · 1.3 km
    Figure 4

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 2661192: application received — A dwelling, detached ancillary outbuilding, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance & all associated site workstoday17 Oct22 Oct27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov2661192: application received — A dwelling, detached ancillary outbuilding, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance & all associated site works · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-29
    Comments close
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202617 days left
      12661192 · application received — A dwelling, detached ancillary outbuilding, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance &…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away

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

    Figure 5

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 2 a year; busiest 2020. 63% of decisions were approvals.

    2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2025: 105102019: 1 refused1’19*2020: 2 approved2’202021: 1 refused1’212022: 1 refused1’222023: 2 approved2’232025: 1 approved1’25
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2019 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1Greenanstown , Stamullen , Co. Meath comments close 29 Oct 2026
      A dwelling, detached ancillary outbuilding, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance & all associated…
      266119224 Sept 20261 homes1.1 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 6 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 01:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 01:44open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:09open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Saddlestown, Stamullen, Meath, K32 PD63 · 23 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60320 · 292 m
    • Lacystown, Stamullen, Meath · 22 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60479 · 2.0 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 12 Oct 2026, 00:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:09open
    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 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:09open
    npadCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 01:44open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 6

    This street block against the council

    86% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    26% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    46% · council 45%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 75%
    Rented
    7% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 23%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    70% · council 54%
    Work mainly from home
    21% · council 11%
    This small area (244 people)Meath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167085003/02

    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Homes sold nearby
    3
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    None nearby.

      Stops 2

        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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
        schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        consultpublic12 Oct 2026, 01:26open
        moderngovpublic12 Oct 2026, 01:27open
        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. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
          Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
          Insurer
        2. Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural), not for homes: could you extend?
          Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
          Solicitor · planner
        3. Application 1.1 km away open for comments until 29 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
        Herbertstown
        Electoral division
        Stamullin
        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; flood risk area within 100 m.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 29 Oct 2026.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 75%); 5% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 62% drive to work (council 64%); population up 9% since 2016.
        • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
        • 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 1 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.
        • 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 29
        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-4.09 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.011 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
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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 12 Oct 2026, 16:23 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.