Roscommon
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).
Not held yet for Roscommon County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
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 2023.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20232350 · extension · approved 2023 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Roscommon Town & Environs (672 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 12 | The Lodge; Roscommon County Library |
| Monuments | 17 | R162495; R183701 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 69% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
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 · 16 nearby, 698 council-wide
Ballypheasan, file by file since 2021
4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved.
7 files with "Ballypheasan" 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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 90 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated39 decided home extensions, 15 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
4 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Roscommon Community College, Ardnanagh 2560532
- 214 Antogher Rd, Ballypheasan 47-2023
- 3Roscommon 008-2026
- 4Roscommon Railway Station, Ardnanagh Td. 2660414
- 5Galway Road, Roscommon 2660144
- 6Abbeyside House, Abbey Street 2660282
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured31 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 20261 day left12560532 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 447 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 2 within 500 m
Derelict building 2
- 214 Antogher Rd, Ballypheasan · listed as derelict · 100 m
- 3Roscommon · listed as derelict · 422 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 7 a year; busiest 2022. 90% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 4Roscommon Railway Station , Ardnanagh Td. , Roscommon No decision yetPermission for the addition of a mobility impaired access structure (MIAS) that will be within the curtilage…
- 6Abbeyside House , Abbey Street , Roscommon Approved with conditionsPermission for change of use from office accommodation to residential at
- 5Galway Road , Roscommon , Co. Roscommon Approved with conditionsPermission for the refurbishment of an existing vacant dwelling, including internal and external alterations;…
- Galway Road , Roscommon , Co. Roscommon Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of the refurbishment of a vacant dwelling including internal and external…
- 1Roscommon Community College , Ardnanagh , Roscommon Approved with conditionsPermission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- Ashbrook, St Theresa's Road, Roscommon · 19 Oct 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560400 · 412 m
- Abbeytown, Roscommon, F42 V273 · 14 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560295 · 384 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Abbeytown · 15 homes · building started · 156 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: The Spinney · 1 applications in 10 years
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Outdoor Preschool · Crèche | 7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 217 m |
| Roscommon Community Playgroup Ltd · Crèche | 8 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 447 m |
| Greenfields Childcare · Crèche | 19 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 595 m |
| Little Rascals Day Care · Crèche | 26 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 804 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Roscommon County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
13% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 62% owner-occupied (council 74%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 197098002
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- C.B.S. Roscommon · postprimary · 450 pupils · 396 m
- Roscommon Community College · postprimary · 603 pupils · 502 m
- Mercy College · postprimary · 505 pupils · 553 m
- St Cóman's Wood Primary School · primary · 605 pupils · 591 m
- Gaelscoil de hIde · primary · 149 pupils · 623 m
Stops 4
- Roscommon · Dublin - Westport · 1/hour at peak · 247 m
- Roscommon Station · 570 · 0/hour at peak · 257 m
- Roscommon · UL06 · 796 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- C.B.S. Roscommon · 396 m+3.2% pupils (450) · a pitch or play area 2025, approved with conditions
- Roscommon Community College · 502 m+4.1% pupils (603) · 40 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- Mercy College · 552 m-2.5% pupils (505) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
- St Cóman's Wood Primary School · 591 m-2.3% pupils (605)
- Gaelscoil de hIde · 623 m+2.1% pupils (149)
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 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Extension (2350) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Derelict building 100 m away (14 Antogher Rd, Ballypheasan): is action under way?CouncilAsk for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Ballypheasan
- Electoral division
- Roscommon Urban
- Electoral area
- Roscommon
- Council
- Roscommon County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 2350, approved 2023, started, no sign-off needed.
- Not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 2 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict.
- Roscommon (train Dublin - Westport) 247 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 74%); 11% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 2001–2010; 61% drive to work (council 67%); population up 18% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 98 days (about 14 weeks); 57% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 7 in the last year, 18 three years before.
- 5 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.
- Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
- 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
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |