L16628
Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).
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- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 48 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202222199 · porch · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 2 | Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes; farm house |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 76% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 88 nearby, 1,339 council-wide
Moneymore, file by file since 2021
4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved.
13 files with "Moneymore" 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 · 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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 48 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 161 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated106 decided home extensions, 31 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Windmill Road 2660116
- 2118 Crushrod Ave, Drogheda 2660083
- 32 Shamrock Villas, Ballymakenny Road 2660165
- 4Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Windmill Road Moneymore 2560729
- 561 Ascal a hAon, Drogheda 2660281
- 634 Windmill Road, Drogheda 2660490
- 7Rosaire, Moneymore Cross Lanes 2660151
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 57 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured64 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 30 Oct 20261 day left12660116 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building,…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 305 m away
- Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202615 days left22660083 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, front porch at existing…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 358 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 12 a year; busiest 2024. 91% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 10 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 634 Windmill Road , Drogheda , Co Louth RefusedRetention permission for the addition of an upper floor and a change of use from a residential accommodation…
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Windmill Rd , Moneymore Drogheda Approved with conditionsPermission will consist of the installation of mechanical and electrical plant rooms within an existing…
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Windmill Rd , Moneymore Drogheda Withdrawn or not validPermission for the installation of mechanical and electrical plant rooms within an existing building at the…
- 561 Ascal a hAon , Drogheda , Co. Louth Approved with conditionsRetention and completion of construction of domestic shed and all ancillary site works
- 32 Shamrock Villas , Ballymakenny Road , Drogheda Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for revised site vehicular entrance, vehicular footpath crossover and hard landscaped…
- 7Rosaire , Moneymore Cross Lanes , Co. Louth Approved with conditionsRetention permission is sought for two rear extensions to an existing dwelling house and all associated site…
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Windmill Road , Drogheda Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for the construction of a single storey extension to existing two storey Oncology Building,…
- 1Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Windmill Road , Drogheda Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for the construction of a first floor extension on top of existing single storey building,…
- 2118 Crushrod Ave , Drogheda , Co. Louth. Approved with conditionsPermission for a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, front porch at existing dwelling…
- 4Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Windmill Road Moneymore , Drogheda Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for 1. Removal of existing MRI Scanner prefabricated unit (53 SQ.M) and Modular prefabricated…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Windmill Road, Moneymore,, Drogheda, Louth, A92 VW28 · 27 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560729 · 417 m
- Windmill Road, Drogheda, Louth, A92 VW28 · 18 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460385 · 440 m
- 62 Pearse Park, Drogheda, Louth, A92Y016 · 17 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560474 · 439 m
- Windmill Road, Moneymore,, Drogheda, Louth, A92 VW28 · 26 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 433 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Crushrod Avenue · 55 homes · building started · 230 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clever Clogs · Crèche | 7 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 474 m |
| Olive Tree Daycare · Crèche | 18 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 633 m |
| Just Kids Creche & Montessori · Crèche | 2 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 679 m |
| Just Kids Pre-School and Afterschool · Crèche | 8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 679 m |
| Little Steps Creche & Pre-School · Crèche | 25 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 789 m |
| Peter Pan Crèche & Montessori · Crèche | 11 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 889 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Louth County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
69% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 75% owner-occupied (council 67%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147014018
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Itas Special School · primary · 207 pupils · 266 m
- St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School · primary · 575 pupils · 419 m
- S N Aonghusa · primary · 147 pupils · 691 m
- Scoil na mBraithre Sn · primary · 359 pupils · 704 m
- Presentation Convent · primary · 385 pupils · 706 m
- Ballymakenny College · postprimary · 998 pupils · 804 m
- S N Naomh Peadar · primary · 92 pupils · 908 m
- Scoil OilibhéIr Naofa · primary · 353 pupils · 911 m
Stops 33
- Brookville · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 243 m
- Brookville · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 269 m
- Hardman's Gdns · 168 · 1/hour at peak · 353 m
- Drogheda Hospl · 100, 168, 182, 188, 190, D4 · 7/hour at peak · 373 m
- Crushrod Ave · D5 · 2/hour at peak · 387 m
- Drogheda Hospl · 100, 101X, 168, 173, 182, 188 · 9/hour at peak · 387 m
- Crushrod Ave · 173, D5 · 2/hour at peak · 419 m
- Moneymore · 173 · 0/hour at peak · 422 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Itas Special School · 266 m+6.7% pupils (207)
- St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School · 419 m+0.3% pupils (575) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
- S N Aonghusa · 691 m-9.3% pupils (147)
- Scoil na mBraithre Sn · 704 m+4.1% pupils (359)
- Presentation Convent · 706 m+10% pupils (385)
- Ballymakenny College · 803 m-0.5% pupils (998)
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 01:01 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 02:14 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Porch (22199) approved 2022, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Moneymore
- Electoral division
- Fair Gate
- Electoral area
- Drogheda Urban
- Council
- Louth County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 22199, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- Drogheda Hospl (bus 100, 101X) 387 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 30 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 67%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1961–1970; 53% drive to work (council 59%); population up 6% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 5 in the last year, 75 three years before.
- 10 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 89% 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.
Sources and licences 25
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 29 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 28 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |