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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 18:52

N4

53.62243, -7.45466

Homes here mostly date from before 1919.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.

0open for comments nearbywithin 2 km

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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (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
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 buildings8Ballinalack Bridge; Ballinalack House
Monuments70R166289; R166294
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: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 2 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around N4 with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetRefusedApproved
    1. 10.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 955 m
    2. 20.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.1 km
    3. 3Carrick and Leny, Ballinalack 2660418No decision yet · 93 m
    4. 4Carrick, Ballinalack 2660034Refused · 461 m
    5. 5Carrick, Ballinalack 2660035Approved with conditions · 579 m
    6. 6Daybreak, Ballinalack 2660403No decision yet · 1.1 km
    7. 7Ballinalack, Mullingar 2660130Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    Figure 2

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 2.0 km in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 2 within 2.0 km

      Empty land zoned for homes 2

      • 10.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 955 m
      • 20.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km

      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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
      Every application within 2.0 km 6 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 3Carrick and Leny , Ballinalack , Westmeath No decision yet
        RETENTION permission is sought for the existing 1 no. horse stable block (672.326 sqm) consisting of 23 no.…
        26604187 Aug 202693 m
      • 6Daybreak , Ballinalack , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
        the development will consist of: internal alterations to an existing retail shop to accommodate an…
        266040331 Jul 20261.1 km
      • Daybreak , Ballinalack , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
        internal alterations to an existing retail shop to accommodate an off-licence area for the sale of alcohol…
        266021228 Apr 20261.1 km
      • 7Ballinalack , Mullingar , Co Westmeath Approved with conditions
        construction of 01 No. dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system & polishing filter and all associated…
        266013027 Jul 20261 homes1.3 km
      • 4Carrick , Ballinalack , Co. Westmeath Refused
        to construct a single story dwelling, detached domestic garage, install a proprietary wastewater treatment…
        266003420 Mar 20261 homes461 m
      • 5Carrick , Ballinalack , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
        to construct a single story dwelling, detached domestic garage, install a proprietary wastewater treatment…
        26600357 May 20261 homes579 m
      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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • Carrick,, Leney, Westmeath · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60035 · 603 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      0
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Westmeath County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here1
      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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 3

      This street block against the council

      49% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 83% owner-occupied (council 68%).

      Homes built before 1971
      49% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      19% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      83% · council 68%
      Rented
      9% · council 26%
      Children under 15
      27% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      13% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      62% · council 44%
      Work mainly from home
      9% · council 9%
      This small area (351 people)Westmeath

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237007002

      Road noise
      60–64 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 2

          Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35
          SourceLicenceFetchedLink
          Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
          Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          Council consultation portalsPublic21 Oct 2026, 01:42open
          Council meetings (ModernGov)Public21 Oct 2026, 02:35open
          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. 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
          Carrick
          Electoral division
          Ballinalack
          Electoral area
          Moate
          Council
          Westmeath County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
          • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
          • Here (2022 census): 83% owner-occupied (council 68%); 16% of homes empty (council 9%); most built before 1919; 71% drive to work (council 63%).
          • The council decides in a median 59 days (about 8 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
          • 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
          • 1 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
          What the terms mean 5 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.
          • 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 25
          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 4.016 Oct 2026
          data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.021 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
          dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public21 Oct 2026
          www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 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 4.018 Oct 2026
          lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
          meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public21 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.021 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 licence21 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
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          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 21 Oct 2026, 18:52 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.