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Planning report · Roscommon County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 2 Nov 2026, 00:50

Convent Court, Roscommon

53.62857, -8.20007

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%).

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Roscommon County Council: council consultations.

100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=34 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 10 months after
  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 ArdnanaghBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2022: 4 files on Ardnanagh2023: 2 files on Ardnanagh2024: 4 files on Ardnanagh2025: 5 files on Ardnanagh2026: 1 file on Ardnanagh16 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
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
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 lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings16Abbey Street; Roscommon Courthouse
Monuments3R184453; Prison
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
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: 85% approved, and 69% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 69%
85% · council 79%
Approved nearbyRoscommon 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 · 13 nearby, 698 council-wide

Figure 3

Ardnanagh, file by file since 2022

7 of 7 decided extensions on the road were approved.

16 planning files on Ardnanagh since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 22160No number · 2022 · two-storey rear · approved · 22260No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2360163No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460092No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460273No number · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2486No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560532Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22240No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22579No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23424No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460516No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560012No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560256No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560295No. 18 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560449No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660355New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

16 files with "Ardnanagh" 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 · 2022–2026

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 96 days. Building starts about 10 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 2): 150 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 300 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=20)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 2)With further information: median 150 days (n=14)150 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 300 days after permission (n=13)300 days after permissionSigned off38% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated34 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    4 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    1 reversed
    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 Convent Court, Roscommon with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingDerelict buildingApproved
    1. 1Roscommon Community College, Ardnanagh 2560532Approved with conditions · 208 m
    2. 218B Convent Cou, Ardnanagh 38-2023Derelict building · 79 m
    3. 3Roscommon 009-2026Derelict building · 381 m
    4. 4Roscommon 008-2026Derelict building · 404 m
    5. 5Convent Road, Ardnanagh 2660355Approved with conditions · 152 m
    6. 6Abbeyside House, Abbey Street 2660282Approved with conditions · 371 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 17 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    19 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 17 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 17 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 12 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT17: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused17: approved → approved2: refused → refused12: approved → no start notice found3: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off19 lodged19 lodged17 approved17 approved2 refused2 refused17 approved17 approved2 refused2 refused12 no start notice found12 no start notice found3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured19 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2560532: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to existing school today7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2 Dec2560532: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to existing school · 208 m away · 2026-11-02
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 2026closes today
      12560532 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 208 m away

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

    Sites that could change 3 within 500 m

    Derelict building 3

    • 218B Convent Cou, Ardnanagh · listed as derelict · 79 m
    • 3Roscommon · listed as derelict · 381 m
    • 4Roscommon · listed as derelict · 404 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, 23:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2025. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 6, 2026: 205102021: 1 approved2021: 1 refused2’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 2 approved2’242025: 5 approved2025: 1 refused6’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    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 3 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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    1 no sign-off needed
    • Abbeytown, Roscommon, F42 V273 · 14 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560295 · 385 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Roscommon Community Playgroup Ltd · Crèche8 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate545 m
    Greenfields Childcare · Crèche19 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate790 m
    Willow Outdoor Preschool · Crèche7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate970 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Roscommon County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here15
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here33
    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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    49% owner-occupied (council 74%).

    Homes built before 1971
    23% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    31% · council 37%
    Owner-occupied
    49% · council 74%
    Rented
    42% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    16% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    31% · council 19%
    Households with 2+ cars
    21% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 9%
    This small area (196 people)Roscommon

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 197098005

    Bus
    504 m
    Roscommon Station · 570
    Nearest school
    214 m
    Mercy College, 505 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Mercy College · postprimary · 505 pupils · 214 m
    • St Cóman's Wood Primary School · primary · 605 pupils · 232 m
    • Roscommon Community College · postprimary · 603 pupils · 369 m
    • C.B.S. Roscommon · postprimary · 450 pupils · 380 m
    • Gaelscoil de hIde · primary · 149 pupils · 842 m

    Stops 5

    • Roscommon Station · 570 · 0/hour at peak · 504 m
    • Roscommon · Dublin - Westport · 1/hour at peak · 532 m

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

    • Mercy College · 214 m-2.5% pupils (505) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • St Cóman's Wood Primary School · 232 m-2.3% pupils (605)
    • Roscommon Community College · 369 m+4.1% pupils (603) · 40 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • C.B.S. Roscommon · 380 m+3.2% pupils (450) · a pitch or play area 2025, approved with conditions
    • Gaelscoil de hIde · 842 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, 23:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. Derelict building 79 m away (18B Convent Cou, Ardnanagh): is action under way?
      Ask for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
      Council
    2. Decision 208 m away can be appealed until 2 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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
    Ardnanagh
    Electoral division
    Roscommon Urban
    Electoral area
    Roscommon
    Council
    Roscommon County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Flood Zone A 61 m away on the Roscommon Town Local Area Plan 2024-2030 flood map.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 3 derelict.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Roscommon Station, 504 m away (3 a day).
    • Here (2022 census): 49% owner-occupied (council 74%); 15% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 2001–2010; 52% 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: 6 in the last year, 16 three years before.
    • 3 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.
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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 2 Nov 2026, 00:50 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.