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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 30 Oct 2026, 11:33

Ashfield

53.72012, -6.36277

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 57 homes approved 448 m away haven't started.

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

95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=98 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–500open for comments nearbywithin 500 m67homes approved nearby, not startednearest 412 m · 2360028

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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of MellBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2022: 2 files on Mell2023: 3 files on Mell2024: 2 files on Mell2025: 1 file on Mell8 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

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 buildings6Boyne View; Mary's Villa
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), 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
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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 79% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear23 decided · more info asked 17%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 93%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 36%
79% · 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 · 58 nearby, 1,077 council-wide

Figure 3

Mell, file by file since 2022

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

8 planning files on Mell since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 76 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22737Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22382No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2312No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2315No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360225No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460223No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460455No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560096New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

8 files with "Mell" 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 · 2022–2026

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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    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 176 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: 142 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 44–50 (n=71)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 227 days (n=27)227 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 142 days after permission (n=27)142 days after permissionSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated98 decided home extensions, 27 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. 2 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed10 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed11 decided
    2 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
    • 501565 Open · 3 Singleton Cottages , Drogheda , Co. Louth, A92 Y67F · 204 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher29 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ashfield with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedRefusedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 147 & 50 North Road, Drogheda 2660568Approved with conditions · 298 m
    2. 230 Windmill Road, Drogheda 2660564Refused · 418 m
    3. 3Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Windmill Road 2660116Approved with conditions · 473 m
    4. 4Gravel Walk 2360028Approved, no sign building has started · 412 m
    5. 526 28 29 30 & 31 George's Street & Trinity Gardens 21396Approved, no sign building has started · 448 m
    6. 63 SINGLETON COTTAGES, DROGHEDA 2660161Refused · 204 m
    7. 717 An Creveen Terrace, Drogheda 2660357No decision yet · 358 m
    8. 8The Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre, Georges Street 2560720Approved with conditions · 380 m
    9. 924 Anneville Cresent, Drogheda 2660315Approved with conditions · 382 m
    10. 1011 Windmill Road, Drogheda 2660Approved with conditions · 407 m
    11. 111 The Court, North Road 2660381Approved with conditions · 435 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 48 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    55 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 50 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 48 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 35 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT50: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused48: approved → approved5: refused → refused2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal35: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off55 lodged55 lodged50 approved50 approved5 refused5 refused48 approved48 approved7 refused7 refused35 no start notice found35 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off

    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.

    Measured55 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 2660116: CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building, together with all ; 2026-11-06 2660564: REFUSED — Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including designated ar; 2026-11-06 2660568: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which is in the curtilage of a protected structure - Ref. DB-310 (NIAH Registration No.136160today4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov2660116: CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building, together with all · 473 m away · 2026-10-302660564: REFUSED — Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including designated ar · 418 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 · 298 m away · 2026-11-06
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 30 Oct 2026closes today
      32660116 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building,…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 473 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20267 days left
      22660564 · REFUSED — Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 418 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20267 days left
      12660568 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which is in the curtilage of a protected structure - Ref. DB-310 (NIAH…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 298 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 448 m away were approved Dec 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2028.

    26 28 29 30 & 31 George's… · 57 homes: 57 homes approved Dec 2021, not started; Gravel Walk · 10 homes: 10 homes approved Dec 2023, not started202120222023202420252026202720282029203026 28 29 30 & 31 George's… · 57 homes448 m · 2139657 homes approved Dec 2021, not started57 homes approved Dec 2021, not startedGravel Walk · 10 homes412 m · 236002810 homes approved Dec 2023, not started10 homes approved Dec 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 2 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 11 a year; busiest 2022. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 11, 2023: 7, 2024: 11, 2025: 11, 2026: 9051015202021: 5 approved2021: 1 refused6’21*2022: 11 approved11’222023: 7 approved7’232024: 10 approved2024: 1 refused11’242025: 10 approved2025: 1 refused11’252026: 7 approved2026: 2 refused9’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 16 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off
    • North Road, Drogheda, Louth · 18 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560096 · 208 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Homes coming 67 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    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
    Just Kids Pre-School and Afterschool · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate449 m
    Just Kids Creche & Montessori · Crèche2 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate449 m
    Olive Tree Daycare · Crèche18 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate533 m
    Playmates Montessori St. Joseph's School · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate602 m
    Clever Clogs · Crèche7 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate624 m
    The Grove Early Years Education Centre, Lifestyle Development Group CLG · Crèche18 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 854 m
    Peter Pan Crèche & Montessori · Crèche11 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate972 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
    Here40
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here19
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    7% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 57% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    7% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    14% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    57% · council 67%
    Rented
    27% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    24% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 10%
    This small area (296 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147034012

    Bus
    277 m
    O'Raghallaigh's GAA · D4, D5 · busiest stop within 500 m: 7 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    590 m
    S N Naomh Peadar, 92 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Naomh Peadar · primary · 92 pupils · 590 m
    • Naomh Seosamh · primary · 293 pupils · 602 m
    • St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School · primary · 575 pupils · 691 m
    • Scoil na mBraithre Sn · primary · 359 pupils · 882 m
    • S N Aonghusa · primary · 147 pupils · 929 m

    Stops 26

    • O'Raghallaigh's GAA · D4, D5 · 4/hour at peak · 277 m
    • O'Raghallaigh's GAA · D4, D5 · 4/hour at peak · 292 m
    • Windml Rd · D4, D5 · 4/hour at peak · 356 m
    • Mell · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 364 m
    • Windml Rd · D4, D5 · 4/hour at peak · 383 m
    • Melifont Pk · 100X, 101X, 901, 901M, D4, D5 · 7/hour at peak · 410 m
    • Melifont Pk · 100X, 901, D4, D5, UM03 · 5/hour at peak · 423 m
    • Windml Rd · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 436 m

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

    • S N Naomh Peadar · 590 m0% pupils (92)
    • Naomh Seosamh · 602 m-0.7% pupils (293)
    • St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School · 691 m+0.3% pupils (575) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Scoil na mBraithre Sn · 882 m+4.1% pupils (359)
    • S N Aonghusa · 929 m-9.3% pupils (147)
    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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03
    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 4.030 Oct 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
    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. 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
    Mell
    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.
    • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
    • 67 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 57 at 26 28 29 30 & 31 George's Street &….
    • Melifont Pk (bus 100X, 101X) 410 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 29 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 57% owner-occupied (council 67%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 30% 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: 14 in the last year, 87 three years before.
    • 16 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 80% approved (council 85%).
    What the terms mean 6 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.
    • 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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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    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 30 Oct 2026, 11:33 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.