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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 12:45

L10032

53.70903, -6.36030

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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Time
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Not held yet for Louth County Council: council consultations.

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=109 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–512open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov–12 Nov

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 4 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964).

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 1961–1970.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 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 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2021: 10 files on Drogheda2022: 11 files on Drogheda2023: 7 files on Drogheda2024: 8 files on Drogheda2025: 6 files on Drogheda2026: 5 files on Drogheda47 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
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
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

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1Balls Grove
Radon grid squares1
Monuments1R185534
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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 rear30 decided · more info asked 17%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 14%
100% · council 93%
Attic or dormer12 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 92%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 36%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site7 decided · more info asked 57%
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 · 74 nearby, 1,268 council-wide

Figure 3

Drogheda, file by file since 2021

23 of 24 decided extensions on the road were approved.

47 planning files on Drogheda since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 64 · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 211110No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 211513No. 326 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21538No. 97 · 2021 · two-storey side · approved · 21985No. 15 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22169No. 2 · 2022 · two-storey rear · approved · 22451No. 17 · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 22488No. 25 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 2267No. 391 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22693No. 46 · 2022 · side · approved · 22997No. 26 · 2023 · two-storey side · approved · 23372No. 198 · 2023 · rear · refused · 23405No. 389 · 2023 · rear · approved · 23454No. 11 · 2023 · first-floor · approved · 2360037No. 310 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 2360354No. 120 · 2024 · rear · approved · 24203No. 27 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460405No. 219 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 25161No. 106 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560147No. 55 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 2560611No. 168 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560822No. 37 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660111No. 12 · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660505No. 145 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2673Porches, roofs, otherNo. 6 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21112No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2159No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21590No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21752No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21760No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21930No. 183 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22287No. 2 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22334No. 326 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22502No. 183 · 2022 · other work · refused · 22777No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22961No. 21 · 2023 · other work · approved · 23482No. 1 · 2023 · other work · refused · 2360299No. 150 · 2024 · other work · approved · 24227No. 183 · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460146No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460750No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460772No. 9 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460832No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2474No. 1 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560221No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560825No. 183 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660069No. 14 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660404New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

47 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 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

  • 2560825 · demolition · refused 13 Feb 2026 · 57 m
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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 168 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 218 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 135 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–51 (n=82)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 218 days (n=27)218 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 135 days after permission (n=33)135 days after permissionSigned off64% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated109 decided home extensions, 33 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

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

Refusals appealed10 decided
4 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 1 in the last 12 months
  • 500970 Refused · Donore Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth · 57 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around L10032 with 9 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 1Marymount National School, Ballsgrove 26115No decision yet · 179 m
  2. 211 Highfield, Drogheda 2660694No decision yet · 418 m
  3. 3Donore Road, Drogheda 2560825Refused · 57 m
  4. 4No.183 Marian Park, Drogheda 2660069Approved with conditions · 192 m
  5. 5145 Marian Park, Drogheda 2673Approved with conditions · 290 m
  6. 6Unit 1 Donore Business Park, Drogheda 2660228No decision yet · 298 m
  7. 714 Highfield, Drogheda 2660404Approved with conditions · 301 m
  8. 837 Highfield, Drogheda 2660111Approved with conditions · 350 m
  9. 9168 Marian Park, Drogheda 2560822Approved with conditions · 360 m
Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 30 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

35 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 30 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 30 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 21 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT30: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused30: approved → approved5: refused → refused21: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out35 lodged35 lodged30 approved30 approved5 refused5 refused30 approved30 approved5 refused5 refused21 no start notice found21 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 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.

Measured35 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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; 2026-11-12 2660694: application received — Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all associated siteworkstoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec26115: application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/760 - Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24 classroom school including al · 179 m away · 2026-11-062660694: application received — Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all associated siteworks · 418 m away · 2026-11-12
Comments close
  • Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left
    126115 · application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/760 - Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24…
    €20 to the council · 179 m away
  • Comments close 12 Nov 202611 days left
    22660694 · application received — Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all…
    €20 to the council · 418 m away

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

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 8, 2022: 8, 2023: 4, 2024: 5, 2025: 6, 2026: 405102021: 8 approved8’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused8’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 3 approved2024: 2 refused5’242025: 5 approved2025: 1 refused6’252026: 4 approved4’26*
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 500 m 11 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
  • 7 Donore Avenue, Drogheda, Louth · 31 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 21-760 · 248 m
  • 168 Marian Park, Drogheda, Louth, A92 R2NP · 22 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560822 · 370 m
  • 55 Ballsgrove, Drogheda, Louth, A92 YEF8 · 14 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560611 · 335 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Homes coming 0 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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. 413 m
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
How busy is this area Busier than most of Louth County Council.
Homes approved
Here32
Council middle0
Homes started
Here1,529
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

49% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 91% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971
49% · council 28%
Homes built since 2001
4% · council 33%
Owner-occupied
91% · council 67%
Rented
6% · council 28%
Children under 15
12% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
39% · council 14%
Households with 2+ cars
29% · council 38%
Work mainly from home
9% · council 10%
This small area (204 people)Louth

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147039008

Bus
204 m
Cherrymount · 163, 188 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Nearest school
241 m
S N Ard Mhuire C, 315 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • S N Ard Mhuire C · primary · 315 pupils · 241 m
  • ABACAS School · primary · 31 pupils · 522 m
  • St Mary's Diocesan School · postprimary · 917 pupils · 847 m
  • St Pauls Senior Ns · primary · 466 pupils · 937 m
  • Rathmullan NS · primary · 373 pupils · 961 m
  • S N Naomh Peadar · primary · 92 pupils · 962 m

Stops 22

  • Cherrymount · 163, 188 · 1/hour at peak · 204 m
  • Cherrymount · 163, 188 · 1/hour at peak · 206 m
  • Marian Park · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 269 m
  • Ballsgrove · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 304 m
  • Elmwood · UM03 · 493 m
  • Elmwood · UM03 · 0/hour at peak · 497 m
  • Saint Finian's Park · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 520 m
  • Drogheda Bus · 100, 100X, 101, 101X, 105, 163 · 14/hour at peak · 546 m

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

  • S N Ard Mhuire C · 241 m+0.6% pupils (315) · 24 classrooms 2026, no decision yet
  • ABACAS School · 522 m0% pupils (31)
  • St Mary's Diocesan School · 847 m+0.2% pupils (917)
  • St Pauls Senior Ns · 937 m-1.1% pupils (466)
  • Rathmullan NS · 961 m-9.5% pupils (373)
  • S N Naomh Peadar · 962 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
Question 6

What to ask, and who

  1. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
    Ask for: Radon test results.
    Seller
  2. Application 179 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  3. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
    Seller · solicitor
Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland
Lagavooren
Electoral division
St. Lawrence 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; high radon area.
  • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
  • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for demolition (2026).
  • Cherrymount (bus 163, 188) 206 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 3 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 67%); 0% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1961–1970; 59% drive to work (council 59%); population up 4% since 2016.
  • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 39% are asked for more information.
  • Homes started within 1 km: 46 in the last year, 1,365 three years before.
What the terms mean 7 terms
  • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
  • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
  • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
  • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
  • 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.
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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 1 Nov 2026, 12:45 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.