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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 13:15

N52

53.61368, -7.09072

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. 19 homes approved 270 m away haven't started.

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1planning file on this houselatest 20240open for comments nearbywithin 500 m19homes approved nearby, not startednearest 270 m · 2560071

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. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of CastletowndelvinBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2024: 2438 · change of use, approved2023: 1 file on Castletowndelvin2024: 1 file on Castletowndelvin2025: 1 file on Castletowndelvin2026: 1 file on Castletowndelvin4 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. 2024
    2438 · change of use · approved 2024 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M1
Zoning · Metro / rail economic corridor
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (WM014-024----)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM1 · Metro / rail economic corridor
What it says

Expanded Settlement Centre: Provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of town centres, through encouraging a mix of uses and maximising the use of land.

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

wcc cdp 2021 2027 delvin · 3 May 2021 – 2 May 2027

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Monument zoneOn this site Town, Castletowndelvin; Castle - motte, Castletowndelvin

Not on this site: heritage inventory, 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 buildings12Bank of Ireland; Laurel Grove
Monuments6R172112; Castle - tower house
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. 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), SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
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
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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

Castletowndelvin, file by file since 2023

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Castletowndelvin since 2023, by kind and decision.2023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660288Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360424No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460048No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560071New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Castletowndelvin" 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 · 2023–2026

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 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 500715 Granted with conditions · Athboy Road , Castletowndelvin , Delvin Co. Westmeath · 204 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher25 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around N52 with 8 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Athboy Road 2560071Approved, no sign building has started · 270 m
    2. 20.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 57 m
    3. 30.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 158 m
    5. 51.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 169 m
    6. 61.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 177 m
    7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 303 m
    8. 8Castletowndelvin, Delvin 2660288Approved with conditions · 381 m
    Figure 3

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    13 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 6 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused12: approved → approved1: refused → refused6: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off13 lodged13 lodged12 approved12 approved1 refused1 refused12 approved12 approved1 refused1 refused6 no start notice found6 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off

    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.

    Measured13 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 4

    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 5

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      19 homes 270 m away were approved Jan 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031.

      Athboy Road · 19 homes: 19 homes approved Jan 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Athboy Road · 19 homes270 m · 256007119 homes approved Jan 2026, not started19 homes approved Jan 2026, not startedtoday

      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 11 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 1

      • Athboy Road · 19 homes approved Jan 2026, not started · 270 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 20.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 57 m
      • 30.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
      • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 158 m
      • 51.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
      • 61.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 177 m
      • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 303 m
      • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 370 m
      • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 384 m
      • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 386 m
      • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 396 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 5 a year; busiest 2024. 92% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 5, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102021: 1 approved1’21*2022: 2 approved2’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 4 approved2024: 1 refused5’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      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 1 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • 35 Lacora Glen, Delvin, Westmeath, N91 V6D0 · 14 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560598 · 493 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
      Homes coming 19 not started
      • Cluain Lorcain · 24 homes · building started · 465 m
      • 1Athboy Road · 19 homes · not started · runs out 4 Jun 2031 · 270 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      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
      Peter Pan Pre- school · Crèche3 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate654 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here43
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here28
      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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 7

      This street block against the council

      63% owner-occupied (council 68%).

      Homes built before 1971
      24% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      33% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      63% · council 68%
      Rented
      32% · council 26%
      Children under 15
      21% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      15% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      38% · council 44%
      Work mainly from home
      6% · council 9%
      This small area (321 people)Westmeath

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237035002

      Bus
      246 m
      Delvin · 111, 111A, 111X · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      543 m
      Earnain Mxd NS, 105 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      1
      in 3 years (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Earnain Mxd NS · primary · 105 pupils · 543 m

      Stops 2

      • Delvin · 111, 111A, 111X, 167 · 1/hour at peak · 246 m
      • Delvin · 111, 111A, 111X, 167 · 1/hour at peak · 269 m

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

      • Earnain Mxd NS · 543 m-4.5% pupils (105)
      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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      Council consultation portalsPublic26 Oct 2026, 00:55open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public26 Oct 2026, 01:54open
      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. Change of use (2438) started Mar 2025, never signed off: is it finished?
        Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
        Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
        Seller · 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
      Castletowndelvin
      Electoral division
      Delvin
      Electoral area
      Kinnegad
      Council
      Westmeath County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
      • Zoned M1 (metro / rail economic corridor); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
      • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
      • 19 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 19 at Athboy Road.
      • Delvin (bus 111, 111A) 269 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 68%); 18% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 2001–2010; 65% drive to work (council 63%); population up 6% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
      • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      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.
      • 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.
      • 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 4.023 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.026 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
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public26 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher25 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 4.019 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public26 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.026 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)© PSRA, PSI licence26 Oct 2026
      services7.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 Sept 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
      tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register21 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 26 Oct 2026, 13:15 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.