Johnstown
Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). A building site 90 m away stopped before it was finished.
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 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 after 2016, with building records online. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2021211731 · the development will · refused 2021approvedstarted?signed off?
- 2021211468 · the development will · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
A2 - New Residential: New Residential
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
What it says
A2 - New Residential: New Residential
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
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.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | worker's house |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Monuments | 4 | Font (present location); Stone sculpture (present location) |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 1 in 2 is 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 · 41 nearby, 2,566 council-wide
Kilcarn, file by file since 2021
2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.
5 files with "Kilcarn" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 1 | 1 | — |
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 101 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated59 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 3 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?
- 141 KILCARN WOODS, Navan 2661073
- 2Kilcarn Woods 2, Navan NA/180276
- 3Kilcarn 2457
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 50.4 ha zoned for homes
- 62.7 ha zoned for homes
- 770 Carne Hill, Johnstown Navan 2561334
- 874 Carne Hill, Johnstown Navan 2660205
- 9Kilcarn Johnstown, Navan 2660409
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 15 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 1 has 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.
Measured18 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 appeal ends 16 Nov 202618 days left12661073 · CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of the conversion of attic space to existing 2 storey dwelling to…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 138 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
11 homes 93 m away were approved May 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2029. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.
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 5 within 500 m
Building site that stopped 1
- 2Kilcarn Woods 2, Navan · 51 homes, started May 2022, never signed off · 90 m
Approved, not started 1
- Kilcarn · 11 homes approved May 2024, not started · 93 m
Empty land zoned for homes 3
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 339 m
- 50.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 376 m
- 62.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2025. 83% 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
- 141 KILCARN WOODS , Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the conversion of attic space to existing 2 storey dwelling to accommodate a…
- 9Kilcarn Johnstown , Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsPlanning Permission for a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all…
- 874 Carne Hill , Johnstown Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsplanning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning reference number 23731, alterations…
- 74 Carne Hill , Johnstown Navan , Co. Meath Withdrawn or not validplanning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning reference number 23731, alterations…
- 770 Carne Hill , Johnstown Navan , Co.Meath Approved with conditionsconstruction of a single storey extension (32.4m2) at first floor level to the side of existing dwelling, the…
- 74 Carne Hill , Johnstown Navan , Co. Meath Withdrawn or not validplanning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning reference number 23731, alterations…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 70 Carne Hill, Navan, Meath, C15 NR1X · 29 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61334 · 286 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Homes coming 11 not started
- 3Kilcarn · 11 homes · not started · runs out 16 Apr 2029 · 93 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | 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
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Daycare Limited · Crèche | 22 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 358 m |
| Little Champs · Crèche | 4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 495 m |
| Littlebrook Montessori School · Crèche | 25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 495 m |
| The Village Montessori · Crèche | 14 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 495 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
1% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 91% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167065023/02
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 10
- Carne Wood · NV1 · 2/hour at peak · 61 m
- Carne Wood · NV1 · 2/hour at peak · 89 m
- Cois Glaisín · NV1 · 2/hour at peak · 337 m
- Cois Glaisín · NV1 · 2/hour at peak · 362 m
- Johnstown · NV1 · 2/hour at peak · 395 m
- Johnstown · NV1 · 2/hour at peak · 417 m
- Kilcarn · 109, 109A, 179, DY01 · 4/hour at peak · 640 m
- Boyne View · 110D, NV1, NX · 6/hour at peak · 658 m
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 29 Oct 2026, 02:14
| 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 |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 01:01 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 02:14 | 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
- The development will (211731) refused 2021: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Stalled build 90 m away (Kilcarn Woods 2, Navan): what happens next?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for NA/180276.
- 11 homes approved 93 m away (Kilcarn), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 2457.
- Decision 138 m away can be appealed until 16 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- 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
- Kilcarn
- Electoral division
- Navan Rural
- Electoral area
- Navan
- Council
- Meath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 211731, refused 2021.
- Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 5 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 3 empty zoned plots.
- 11 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 11 at Kilcarn.
- Carne Wood (bus NV1) 89 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 11 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 75%); 18% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2016 or later; 64% drive to work (council 64%); population up 14% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
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.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- 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.
- Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
Sources and licences 27
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 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 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | 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 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 28 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 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 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 | 29 Oct 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 |