Bank Gardens, Roscommon
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%).
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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 32 | house; prison/jail |
| Monuments | 35 | R162495; R184453 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, Derelict sites registers, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | 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 |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | CC BY 4.0 | — | 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 |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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, 05:02 | 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: 79% 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 · 19 nearby, 698 council-wide
Ballypheasan, file by file since 2021
4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
14 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 · 1 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 1 in the last 12 months
- 2660117 · new house · refused 12 May 2026 · 92 m
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, 05:02
| 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, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 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.
Calculated36 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
6 of 7 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
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 501462 Granted with conditions · The Old Stables, ?rd Com?in, Henry Street, Roscommon. · 92 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Church St, Ballypheasan 01-2024
- 2Roscommon 009-2026
- 3Roscommon 015-2026
- 4Roscommon 008-2026
- 5Castle St, Ballypheasan 17-2025
- 6The Old Stables, Árd Comáin 2660117
- 70.8 ha zoned for homes
- 8The Rooster Bar, Church Street 2560555
- 9Abbeyside House, Abbey Street 2660282
- 10Convent Road, Ardnanagh 2660355
- 11Castle Street, Ballypheasan Td. 2560523
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 41 permissions since 2016, 13 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.
Measured47 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 16 Nov 2026.
- Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 16 Nov 202615 days leftGrant permission with conditions92 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 8 within 500 m
Derelict building 6
- 1Church St, Ballypheasan · listed as derelict · 41 m
- 2Roscommon · listed as derelict · 90 m
- 3Roscommon · listed as derelict · 161 m
- 4Roscommon · listed as derelict · 222 m
- 5Castle St, Ballypheasan · listed as derelict · 431 m
- Henry st Ros, Ballypheasan · listed as derelict · 0 m
Empty land zoned for homes 2
- 70.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 253 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 435 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, 05:02
| 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, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 13 a year; busiest 2024. 85% 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 6 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10Convent Road , Ardnanagh , Roscommon Town Approved with conditionsPermission for the installation of a single-storey modular building containing a biomass boiler system,…
- 9Abbeyside House , Abbey Street , Roscommon Approved with conditionsPermission for change of use from office accommodation to residential at
- 6The Old Stables , Árd Comáin , Henry Street RefusedPermission for the following: 1. to construct a 2-storey, 2-bedroom dwelling house neighbouring existing…
- The Old Stables , Árd Comáin Henry Street , Roscommon Withdrawn or not validPermission to construct a 2-storey, 2-bedroom dwelling house neighbouring existing dwelling No. 9 off Henry…
- 8The Rooster Bar , Church Street , Roscommon No decision yetPermission for development which will consist of (A) Proposed partial demolition to the rear of existing…
- 11Castle Street , Ballypheasan Td. , Co. Roscommon. RefusedRetention Permission to retain as constructed security fence to define access road and bin storage areas of…
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, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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 5 in the last 12 months
- 41 Main Street, Roscommon, F42 VR44 · 22 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 207 m
- 2 Lanesborough Street, Roscommon, F42 X678 · 10 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560469 · 399 m
- Gleesons Carpark, Roscommon · 4 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60273 · 237 m
- Abbeytown, Roscommon, F42 V273 · 14 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560295 · 371 m
- Athlone Road, Roscommon · 13 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560274 · 426 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 |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon Community Playgroup Ltd · Crèche | 8 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 169 m |
| Willow Outdoor Preschool · Crèche | 7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 808 m |
How we work this out
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, 05:02
| 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, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
39% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 23% owner-occupied (council 74%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 197098007
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Cóman's Wood Primary School · primary · 605 pupils · 322 m
- C.B.S. Roscommon · postprimary · 450 pupils · 353 m
- Mercy College · postprimary · 505 pupils · 398 m
- Roscommon Community College · postprimary · 603 pupils · 646 m
Stops 5
- Roscommon · AI02 · 0/hour at peak · 382 m
- Roscommon · UL06 · 401 m
- Roscommon · 425, 426, 433, 440, 461, 570 · 3/hour at peak · 467 m
- Roscommon Station · 570 · 0/hour at peak · 503 m
- Roscommon · Dublin - Westport · 1/hour at peak · 556 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Cóman's Wood Primary School · 322 m-2.3% pupils (605)
- C.B.S. Roscommon · 353 m+3.2% pupils (450) · a pitch or play area 2025, approved with conditions
- Mercy College · 398 m-2.5% pupils (505) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
- Roscommon Community College · 646 m+4.1% pupils (603) · 40 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
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, 05:02
| 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, 05:02 | 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
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- Listed by the council as derelict: is a levy owed?Solicitor · councilAsk for: The register entry and any notices.
- Derelict building 41 m away (Church St, 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
- Monument zone; no vacant land tax; listed as derelict.
- 8 sites nearby could change: 6 derelict, 2 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest a new house (2026).
- Roscommon (bus 425, 426) 467 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 74% rent (council 20%); 12% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1991–2000; 42% 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, 17 three years before.
- 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
What the terms mean 8 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.
- 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
| 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 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | 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 |
| 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 |
| data.gov.ie | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| 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 |