10 Kenlis Crescent, Kells
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%).
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 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20242460152 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential
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.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
What it says
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential
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.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Kells (811 m); ABEC TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LIMITED (839 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 63 | Kenlis Lodge; Kells Courthouse |
| Monuments | 36 | Historic town; Cross - High cross |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are 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 · 12 nearby, 1,651 council-wide
Kells, file by file since 2021
21 of 22 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 7 of 7.
61 files with "Kells" 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 119 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated41 decided home extensions, 17 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 1 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
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 500770 Granted with conditions · Farrell Street, Kells, Meath, A82WV72 · 370 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Bank of Ireland, Headfort Place 2660742
- 24.2 ha zoned for homes
- 32.1 ha zoned for homes
- 47 Maudlin Street, Kells 2661198
- 51 Castle Street, Kells 2561311
- 610 Kenlis Place, Kells 2660425
- 7D. & D.'s Fruit & Veg, Farrell Street 2661008
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 46 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 5 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.
Measured51 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 2 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 2
- 24.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 299 m
- 32.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 421 m
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 8 and 13 a year; busiest 2024. 90% 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 6 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 47 Maudlin Street , Kells , Co. Meath No decision yetplanning permission to retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB home
- 7D. & D.'s Fruit & Veg , Farrell Street , Kells Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of renovations and alterations of the existing first floor apartment located…
- 1Bank of Ireland , Headfort Place , Townparks Kells RefusedThe development will consist of the installation of 1no. digital screen at ground floor level along the front…
- 610 Kenlis Place , Kells , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsplanning permission for the following works: (1) change of use of vacant / derelict restaurant building to a…
- No. 9 Cannon Street , Townparks , Kells Co. Meath Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of (a) conversion of existing 3 storey Protected Structure (NIAH Register No.…
- 51 Castle Street , Kells , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the change of use of the ground floor of the premises from retail to the use…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
- Castle Street, Kells, Meath, A82W9X2 · 17 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/61311 · 218 m
- Jim Brunnock Road, Kells, Meath, A82 N677 · 1 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60335 · 468 m
- Pitcher Lane, Kells, Meath · 9 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2461069 · 349 m
- 1 New Market Street, Kells, Meath, A82 H6D7 · 2 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360003 · 340 m
- 5A Cross Carrick, Kells, Meath · 6 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 22420 · 341 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- PITCHER LANE · 18 homes · building started · 348 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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
Estate: Kenlis Crescent · 2 applications in 10 years
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Community Childcare CLG · Crèche | 21 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 590 m |
| Kids Klubs Childcare Limited · Crèche | 24 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 843 m |
| The Montessori Story · Crèche | 6 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 948 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
47% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167040002
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Ciaran's Community School · postprimary · 619 pupils · 468 m
- Our Lady Of Mercy Ns · primary · 313 pupils · 468 m
- Scoil Cholmcille · primary · 352 pupils · 523 m
- Kells Parochial NS · primary · 52 pupils · 585 m
- Eureka Secondary School · postprimary · 735 pupils · 839 m
Stops 8
- Kells · 107, 109, 109A, 109X, 177, 178 · 6/hour at peak · 154 m
- Kells · 107, 109, 109A, 109X, 177, 178 · 5/hour at peak · 157 m
- Kells West · 107, 109, 109A, 109X, 177, 178 · 5/hour at peak · 492 m
- Kells West · 187 · 0/hour at peak · 574 m
- Eureka School · 109, 109A, 109X, 167, 177, 178 · 5/hour at peak · 747 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Our Lady Of Mercy Ns · 468 m-4% pupils (313) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- St Ciaran's Community School · 468 m+3.7% pupils (619) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- Scoil Cholmcille · 523 m-0.8% pupils (352) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- Kells Parochial NS · 585 m-13.3% pupils (52)
- Eureka Secondary School · 839 m-3.2% pupils (735)
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
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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
- Extension (2460152) approved 2024, 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
- Townparks
- Electoral division
- Ceanannas Mór Urban
- Electoral area
- Kells
- Council
- Meath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 2460152, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
- Kells (bus 107, 109) 154 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 48% rent (council 20%); 7% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 57% drive to work (council 64%); population up 4% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 2 in the last year, 62 three years before.
- 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
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 30
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 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 |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |