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Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 15:37

Ongenstown Road

53.64180, -6.77994

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2019.

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1planning file on this houselatest 201953 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–550open 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 53 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 2 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. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2019.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of OngenstownBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2019: NA190693 · attic or dormer, approved2017: 5 files on Ongenstown2018: 4 files on Ongenstown2019: 1 file on Ongenstown2020: 2 files on Ongenstown2021: 3 files on Ongenstown2023: 2 files on Ongenstown2024: 2 files on Ongenstown2025: 1 file on Ongenstown20 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2019
    NA190693 · attic or dormer · approved 2019 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
P5
Zoning · Rural and agricultural
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningP5 · Rural and agricultural
What it says

RA - Rural Area: Rural Area

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

ZoningP5 · Rural and agricultural
What it says

RA - Rural Area: Rural Area

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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: bcms, npad · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
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: 80% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site30 decided · more info asked 23%
80% · council 78%
Approved nearbyMeath 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 · 30 nearby, 2,960 council-wide

Figure 3

Ongenstown, file by file since 2017

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 8 of 8.

20 planning files on Ongenstown since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2019 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · NA190693Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · NA170143No number · 2017 · other work · approved · NA170152No number · 2017 · other work · approved · NA171090No number · 2018 · other work · approved · NA180054No number · 2018 · other work · approved · NA180703No number · 2018 · other work · approved · NA181014No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211616No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2391No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 24158No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 24403No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561240New house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · approved · NA170219No number · 2017 · new house · approved · NA171412No number · 2018 · new house · approved · NA180346No number · 2020 · new house · approved · NA200660No number · 2020 · new house · approved · NA200795No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 211246No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21376No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2460002
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

20 files with "Ongenstown" 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 · 2017–2026

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: npad, acp · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 151 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 57 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 51–55 (n=13)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 151 days (n=8)151 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 57 days after permission (n=9)57 days after permissionSigned off78% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated21 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ongenstown Road with 1 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved
    1. 1Ongenstown, Boyerstown 25276Approved with conditions · 34 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 14 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    15 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 14 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 14 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 5 with no start notice found, 6 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT14: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused14: approved → approved1: refused → refused5: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → signed off6: approved → ran out15 lodged15 lodged14 approved14 approved1 refused1 refused14 approved14 approved1 refused1 refused5 no start notice found5 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out1 signed off1 signed off6 ran out6 ran out

    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.

    Measured15 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 2 a year; busiest 2018. 93% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 4, 2018: 2, 2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 105102017: 4 approved4’17*2018: 2 approved2’182019: 1 approved1’192020: 2 approved2’202021: 2 approved2’212023: 1 approved1’232024: 1 approved2024: 1 refused2’242025: 1 approved1’25
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 1Ongenstown , Boyerstown , Navan Approved with conditions
        File Ref: 24/60002 & 21376 - Construction of a new detached single dwelling including proprietary waste water…
        2527617 Feb 202634 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      0
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Meath County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here2
      Council middle2
      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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      88% owner-occupied (council 75%).

      Homes built before 1971
      18% · council 18%
      Homes built since 2001
      37% · council 45%
      Owner-occupied
      88% · council 75%
      Rented
      4% · council 20%
      Children under 15
      24% · council 23%
      Aged 65 and over
      16% · council 12%
      Households with 2+ cars
      65% · council 54%
      Work mainly from home
      10% · council 11%
      This small area (361 people)Meath

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167002005

      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 0

          Sources: gtfs, schools, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
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          gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
          schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          consultpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:25open
          moderngovpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:26open
          lda_landsCC-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. Attic or dormer (NA190693) built without official sign-off: built properly?
            Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural), not for homes: could you extend?
            Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
            Solicitor · planner
          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
          Ongenstown
          Electoral division
          Ardbraccan
          Electoral area
          Navan
          Council
          Meath County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 1 application on this site; latest NA190693, approved 2019, started, no sign-off needed.
          • Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural); not protected; no vacant land tax.
          • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 75%); 7% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 72% drive to work (council 64%); population up 14% since 2016.
          • Around here the council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
          • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
          • 2 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
          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.
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          Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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          National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 11 Oct 2026, 15:37 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.