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Planning report · Louth County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 13:37

53 Congress Avenue

53.70894, -6.35240

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 57 homes approved 1 km away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Louth 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
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 48 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 5 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DroghedaBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2021: 16 files on Drogheda2022: 15 files on Drogheda2023: 6 files on Drogheda2024: 12 files on Drogheda2025: 7 files on Drogheda2026: 7 files on Drogheda63 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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

louth county development plan · 11 Nov 2021 – 1 Jan 2027

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Saint Mary's National School

Not on this site: protected building, 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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings324Boyne View; Mary's Villa
Radon grid squares2
Monuments120Souterrain; Burial ground
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 22 on the draft 2027 map; 22 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear35 decided · more info asked 17%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 25%
94% · council 93%
Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 92%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 33%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 50%
100% · council 58%
Approved nearbyLouth 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 · 87 nearby, 1,268 council-wide

Figure 3

Drogheda, file by file since 2021

30 of 30 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

63 planning files on Drogheda since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 5 · 2021 · rear · approved · 211054No. 64 · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 211110No. 5 · 2021 · two-storey side · approved · 21452No. 208 · 2021 · first-floor · approved · 21466No. 185 · 2021 · two-storey side · approved · 21844No. 4 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21945No. 17 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 221024No. 15 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22169No. 48 · 2022 · rear · approved · 22250No. 17 · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 22488No. 3 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22581No. 25 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 2267No number · 2022 · garage conversion · approved · 22914No. 46 · 2022 · side · approved · 22997No. 120 · 2024 · rear · approved · 24203No. 25 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460168No. 13 · 2024 · rear · approved · 2460175No. 50 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2460384No. 27 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460405No. 5 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460654No. 44 · 2024 · single-storey side · approved · 2472No. 219 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 25161No. 2 · 2025 · rear · approved · 2560149No. 3 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560433No. 8O · 2025 · first-floor · approved · 2560436No. 168 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560822No. 37 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660111No. 9 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660152No. 12 · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660505No. 145 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2673Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211023No. 6 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21112No. 43 · 2021 · other work · approved · 211202No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21590No. 13 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21697No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21752No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21760No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21885No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21930No. 21 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21977No. 183 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22287No. 2 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22334No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22687No. 183 · 2022 · other work · refused · 22777No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22961No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22992No. 21 · 2023 · other work · approved · 23482No. 35 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360042No. 6A · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360188No. 35 · 2023 · other work · refused · 2360259No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360410No. 1 · 2024 · other work · approved · 24206No. 183 · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460146No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460750No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460772No. 9 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460832No. 6 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560458No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560825No. 11 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660065No. 183 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660069No. 14 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660404New house in a side gardenNo. 1 · 2022 · new house · approved · 225421No. 35 · 2023 · new house · approved · 236052235
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

63 files with "Drogheda" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other11—
Single-storey rear11—

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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 182 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 227 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 164 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–50 (n=86)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 227 days (n=31)227 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 164 days after permission (n=34)164 days after permissionSigned off62% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated117 decided home extensions, 34 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    3 of 10 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed10 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 decided
    3 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

    Appeals nearby 9 in the last 12 months
    • 502087 Pending · Marsh Road (to the east of Scotch Hall Shopping Centre), Drogheda,… · 749 m
    • 501863 Pending · 'Bells Court' Scholes Lane , and adjacent lands to the rear of Nos.… · 774 m
    • 324562 Pending · Unit 3 & 4 Donore Industrial Estate, Donore Industrial Estate,… · 1.1 km
    • 324455 Open · at a site north of the Drogheda Business and Technology Park, Donore… · 1.9 km
    • 500970 Refused · Donore Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth · 578 m
    • 501565 Open · 3 Singleton Cottages , Drogheda , Co. Louth, A92 Y67F · 1.4 km
    • 500838 Granted · 08 The Anchorage Rathmullen Road , Drogheda , County Louth · 1.2 km
    • 500759 Granted with conditions · Hanwell House, Beamore Road, Bryanstown Co. Meath A92 F9D3 · 791 m
    • 324143 Pending · 10 Shop Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 AXD5. · 599 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher27 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 53 Congress Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding site that stopped
    1. 1Marymount National School, Ballsgrove 26115No decision yet · 482 m
    2. 211 Highfield, Drogheda 2660694No decision yet · 493 m
    3. 3Bodyright Physiotherapy, 27 Fair Street 2660706No decision yet · 809 m
    4. 44 Cromwell's Lane, Drogheda 26121No decision yet · 882 m
    5. 5Danann Air Ltd., Donore Road 2660697No decision yet · 1.2 km
    6. 655 Bryanstown Village, Dublin Road 2661263No decision yet · 1.3 km
    7. 7Rathmullen Road, Drogheda 2660662No decision yet · 1.8 km
    8. 8103 Shrewsbury Manor, Greenhills Newtownstalaban 2660658No decision yet · 1.9 km
    9. 9Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Windmill Road 2660116Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    10. 1047 & 50 North Road, Drogheda 2660568Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    11. 1130 Windmill Road, Drogheda 2660564Refused · 1.4 km
    12. 12118 Crushrod Ave, Drogheda 2660083Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    13. 13The Pharmacy, 3 Cross Lane Moneymore 2660599Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
    14. 14KFC Drive-Thru Restaurant Drogheda Retail Park, Donore Road 2660846Approved with conditions · 1.8 km
    15. 15Saint Mary's Villas, Drogheda ABP-310849-21 & 14/510041 & ABP-PL.15.244345 & 19-1030Building site that stopped · 1.0 km
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 35 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    41 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 35 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 35 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 27 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT35: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused35: approved → approved6: refused → refused27: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out41 lodged41 lodged35 approved35 approved6 refused6 refused35 approved35 approved6 refused6 refused27 no start notice found27 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured41 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    14 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    14 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 2660658: application received — Retention Permission: The development consists of: 1. Retention permission for the subdivision of 103 Shrewsbury Manor ; 2026-10-30 2660116: CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building, together with all ; 2026-10-30 2660662: application received — Permission for amendments to the permitted development as per reference 20/1069 as extended by extension of duration ref; 2026-11-03 2660846: CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of permission for replacement of 2No. internally illuminated fascia letter signs, 1No. repl; 2026-11-06 26115: application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/760 - Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24 classroom school including al; 2026-11-06 2660568: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which is in the curtilage of a protected structure - Ref. DB-310 (NIAH Registration No.136160; 2026-11-06 2660564: REFUSED — Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including designated ar; 2026-11-11 26121: application received — Retention permission for a porch to the front of house, along with the ancillary site development works; 2026-11-12 2660694: application received — Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all associated siteworks; 2026-11-13 2660697: application received — Permission for: (A) The construction of a single storey detached warehouse building (365sqm) located to the rear of the ; 2026-11-13 2660599: CONDITIONAL — Permission for alterations to shopfront of existing pharmacy shop, including removal of existing signage entablature, pi; 2026-11-13 2660083: CONDITIONAL — Permission for a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, front porch at existing dwelling and associat; 2026-11-16 2661263: application received — 1. Proposed single-storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling. 2. Proposed porch extension to the front of exist; 2026-11-20 2660706: application received — Permission for the following: 1. Single storey extension to rear of existing building comprising of pilates studio, satoday2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2660658: application received — Retention Permission: The development consists of: 1. Retention permission for the subdivision of 103 Shrewsbury Manor · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-292660116: CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building, together with all · 1.3 km away · 2026-10-302660662: application received — Permission for amendments to the permitted development as per reference 20/1069 as extended by extension of duration ref · 1.8 km away · 2026-10-302660846: CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of permission for replacement of 2No. internally illuminated fascia letter signs, 1No. repl · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-0326115: application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/760 - Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24 classroom school including al · 482 m away · 2026-11-062660568: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which is in the curtilage of a protected structure - Ref. DB-310 (NIAH Registration No.136160 · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-062660564: REFUSED — Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including designated ar · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-0626121: application received — Retention permission for a porch to the front of house, along with the ancillary site development works · 882 m away · 2026-11-112660694: application received — Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all associated siteworks · 493 m away · 2026-11-122660697: application received — Permission for: (A) The construction of a single storey detached warehouse building (365sqm) located to the rear of the · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-132660599: CONDITIONAL — Permission for alterations to shopfront of existing pharmacy shop, including removal of existing signage entablature, pi · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-132660083: CONDITIONAL — Permission for a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, front porch at existing dwelling and associat · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-132661263: application received — 1. Proposed single-storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling. 2. Proposed porch extension to the front of exist · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-162660706: application received — Permission for the following: 1. Single storey extension to rear of existing building comprising of pilates studio, sa · 809 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 29 Oct 20261 day left
      82660658 · application received — Retention Permission: The development consists of: 1. Retention permission for the subdivision…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 30 Oct 20262 days left
      92660116 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building,…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.3 km away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 20262 days left
      72660662 · application received — Permission for amendments to the permitted development as per reference 20/1069 as extended by…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20266 days left
      142660846 · CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of permission for replacement of 2No. internally illuminated fascia letter…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20269 days left
      126115 · application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/760 - Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24…
      €20 to the council · 482 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20269 days left
      102660568 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which is in the curtilage of a protected structure - Ref. DB-310 (NIAH…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20269 days left
      112660564 · REFUSED — Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202614 days left
      426121 · application received — Retention permission for a porch to the front of house, along with the ancillary site…
      €20 to the council · 882 m away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202615 days left
      22660694 · application received — Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all…
      €20 to the council · 493 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202616 days left
      52660697 · application received — Permission for: (A) The construction of a single storey detached warehouse building (365sqm)…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202616 days left
      132660599 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for alterations to shopfront of existing pharmacy shop, including removal of existing signage…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202616 days left
      122660083 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, front porch at existing…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202619 days left
      62661263 · application received — 1. Proposed single-storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling. 2. Proposed porch…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202623 days left
      32660706 · application received — Permission for the following: 1. Single storey extension to rear of existing building comprising…
      €20 to the council · 809 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    57 homes 1.0 km away were approved Dec 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2028. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    26 28 29 30 & 31 George's… · 57 homes: 57 homes approved Dec 2021, not started; Saint Mary's Villas,… · 55 homes: 55 homes, started Jun 2023, never signed off; Cord Road Greenhills Road… · 40 homes: 40 homes approved Mar 2023, not started; Lough Boy · 13 homes: 13 homes approved Aug 2023, not started202120222023202420252026202720282029203026 28 29 30 & 31 George's… · 57 homes1.0 km · 2139657 homes approved Dec 2021, not started57 homes approved Dec 2021, not startedSaint Mary's Villas,… · 55 homes1.0 km · ABP-310849-21 & 14/510041 & ABP-PL.15.244345 & 19-103055 homes, started Jun 2023, never signed off55 homes, started Jun 2023, never signed offCord Road Greenhills Road… · 40 homes1.5 km · 2250440 homes approved Mar 2023, not started40 homes approved Mar 2023, not startedLough Boy · 13 homes1.8 km · 2270413 homes approved Aug 2023, not started13 homes approved Aug 2023, not startedtoday

    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 15 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 15Saint Mary's Villas, Drogheda · 55 homes, started Jun 2023, never signed off · 1.0 km

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 389 m
    • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 595 m
    • 6.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 601 m
    • 6.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 926 m
    • 6.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.4 km
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
    • 1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.8 km
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.8 km
    • 1.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.8 km

    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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 12 a year; busiest 2022. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 12, 2023: 4, 2024: 10, 2025: 3, 2026: 6051015202021: 6 approved6’21*2022: 9 approved2022: 3 refused12’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 8 approved2024: 2 refused10’242025: 3 approved3’252026: 6 approved6’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 113 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Building work nearby 49 in the last 12 months
    7 signed off as finished27 not signed off15 no sign-off needed
    • Beamore Road, Drogheda, Meath · 6 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560832 · 829 m
    • 72 Bryanstown, Drogheda, Louth · 28 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2525 · 1.3 km
    • Rathmullan Road, Drogheda, Louth · 21 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60399 · 1.6 km
    • 94 Maple Drive, Drogheda, Louth, A92 EH6N · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560091 · 1.7 km
    • Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Louth · 12 Oct 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2474 · 1.1 km
    • Marsh Road, Drogheda, Louth, A92 HF5F · 5 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 696 m
    • Block 3, PH#9 Avourwen, Drogheda, Meath · 26 Sept 2026 · 30 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460832 · 452 m
    • Block 2, PH#9 Avourwen, Duleek rd, Drogheda, Meath · 26 Sept 2026 · 30 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460832 · 565 m
    • Block 1, PH#9 Avourwen, Duleek rd, Drogheda, Meath · 16 Sept 2026 · 30 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460832 · 613 m
    • 2 Cement Road, Drogheda, Louth · 14 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2360225 · 1.9 km
    • 7 Donore Avenue, Drogheda, Louth · 31 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 21-760 · 541 m
    • 39 West Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 XRX9 · 27 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660074 · 718 m
    • 104 Newfield Estate, Drogheda, Louth, A92 YR8D · 17 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660115 · 1.9 km
    • Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Louth · 10 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.8 km
    • Marsh Road, Drogheda, Louth, A92 N627 · 10 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 696 m
    • 3 Legavoureen Park, Drogheda, Louth, A92 E51W · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560433 · 583 m
    • Windmill Road, Moneymore,, Drogheda, Louth, A92 VW28 · 27 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560729 · 1.6 km
    • 20 Saint Laurence Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 FP2N · 10 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 815 m
    • Mayoralty Street, Drogheda, Louth · 9 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 19/490 · 730 m
    • 9 Mount Saint Oliver, Drogheda, Louth, A92 K3VN · 3 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660152 · 208 m
    • Marsh Road, Drogheda, Louth · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2260005 · 1.7 km
    • 6 Bolton Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 AW97 · 22 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 21/808 · 901 m
    • Windmill Road, Drogheda, Louth, A92 VW28 · 18 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460385 · 1.5 km
    • Marsh Road, Drogheda, Louth · 16 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.9 km
    • Marsh Road, Drogheda, Louth, A92 W271 · 15 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 696 m
    • Scarlet Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 DD73 · 8 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460490 · 1.3 km
    • 28 Knights Wood, Drogheda, Louth, A92 RP0K · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60766 · 1.4 km
    • North Road, Drogheda, Louth · 18 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560096 · 1.5 km
    • Upper Mell, Drogheda, Louth, A92 N77E · 17 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560434 · 1.8 km
    • 15 Copper Close, Drogheda, Louth, A92 H97E · 1 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560576 · 1.8 km
    • Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Louth · 24 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560594 · 1.5 km
    • 168 Marian Park, Drogheda, Louth, A92 R2NP · 22 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560822 · 316 m
    • 62 Pearse Park, Drogheda, Louth, A92Y016 · 17 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560474 · 1.4 km
    • 55 Ballsgrove, Drogheda, Louth, A92 YEF8 · 14 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560611 · 840 m
    • Scoth Hall Shopping Centre Marsh Road, Drogheda, Louth, A92 FW99 · 9 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 696 m
    • 15 Park View, Drogheda, Louth, A92 HPC6 · 3 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24214 / 24226 · 1.1 km
    • Upper Mell Raod, A92N77E, Drogheda, Louth · 1 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560434 · 1.9 km
    • 80 West Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 XH95 · 28 Mar 2026 · 5 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 761 m
    • Bryanstown Cross Route, Drogheda, Meath, 000000 · 26 Mar 2026 · 98 homes · start notice not signed off · 22/1365 · 999 m
    • Windmill Road, Moneymore,, Drogheda, Louth, A92 VW28 · 26 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.5 km
    • Dominic Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 R968 · 27 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560706 · 674 m
    • Roslyn, 4 Greenhills Villas, Drogheda, Louth · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560438 · 1.6 km
    • 6 Stockwell Lane, Drogheda, Louth, A92 RD32 · 4 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560458 · 536 m
    • Coolfore, Drogheda, Louth, A92E9DK · 28 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20194 · 691 m
    • Drogheda MacBride railway station, Drogheda, Louth, A92 W422 · 18 Dec 2025 · start notice not signed off · 1.2 km
    • 16 Saint Mary's Villas, Drogheda, Louth, A92 ENX0 · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460487 · 876 m
    • 20 Saint Laurence Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 FP2N · 12 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 814 m
    • Unit 8, Boyne Centre, Bolton Street, Drogheda, Louth, A92 YN40 · 10 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 2560284 · 996 m
    • 1 Oaten Vale, Drogheda, Louth, A92 PK2N · 5 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 20959 · 1.9 km
    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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Homes coming 120 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    The Grove Early Years Education Centre, Lifestyle Development Group CLG · Crèche18 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 626 m
    Little Treasures Preschool · Crèche13 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate688 m
    Peter Pan Crèche & Montessori · Crèche11 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate852 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 27 Oct 2026, 23:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Louth County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here204
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here864
    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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    95% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 73% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    95% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    1% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    73% · council 67%
    Rented
    21% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    10% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    27% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    16% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 10%
    This small area (230 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147034011

    Bus
    140 m
    Platin Road · 173 · busiest stop within 500 m: 14 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    115 m
    ABACAS School, 31 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    503
    in 3 years, 57 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • ABACAS School · primary · 31 pupils · 115 m
    • St Mary's Diocesan School · postprimary · 917 pupils · 327 m
    • S N Ard Mhuire C · primary · 315 pupils · 557 m
    • Sacred Heart Secondary School · postprimary · 717 pupils · 672 m
    • St Marys Parish Primary School · primary · 967 pupils · 877 m
    • S N Naomh Peadar · primary · 92 pupils · 936 m
    • Scoil na mBraithre Sn · primary · 359 pupils · 1.0 km
    • S N Aonghusa · primary · 147 pupils · 1.0 km

    Stops 75

    • Platin Road · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 140 m
    • Elmwood · UM03 · 0/hour at peak · 244 m
    • Elmwood · UM03 · 244 m
    • Marian Park · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 267 m
    • Drogheda Bus · 100, 100X, 101, 101X, 105, 163 · 14/hour at peak · 316 m
    • Drogheda Bus · 163, D4, D5 · 4/hour at peak · 405 m
    • Drogheda Bus · 173, 188, D4, D5 · 5/hour at peak · 420 m
    • Meadow View · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 484 m

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

    • ABACAS School · 115 m0% pupils (31)
    • St Mary's Diocesan School · 327 m+0.2% pupils (917)
    • S N Ard Mhuire C · 557 m+0.6% pupils (315) · 24 classrooms 2026, no decision yet
    • Sacred Heart Secondary School · 672 m+1.6% pupils (717)
    • St Marys Parish Primary School · 877 m-0.5% pupils (967)
    • S N Naomh Peadar · 936 m0% pupils (92)
    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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Council consultation portalsPublic28 Oct 2026, 00:59open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public28 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    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. Application 482 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Lagavooren
    Electoral division
    West Gate
    Electoral area
    Drogheda Urban
    Council
    Louth County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 15 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 4 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 8 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 120 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 57 at 26 28 29 30 & 31 George's Street &….
    • Drogheda Bus (bus 100, 100X) 316 m away: 14 an hour at morning peak; 25 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 73% owner-occupied (council 67%); 14% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 39% drive to work (council 59%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 39% are asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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.
    • 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.
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    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—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public28 Oct 2026
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    cso.ie—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 28 Oct 2026, 13:37 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.