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Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 24 Oct 2026, 04:03

Stonebridge Avenue, Kells

53.73080, -6.87366

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
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94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=36 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–541open for comments nearbyclose 30 Oct

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 52 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 2 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 KellsBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 5 files on Kells2022: 10 files on Kells2023: 7 files on Kells2024: 16 files on Kells2025: 7 files on Kells2026: 3 files on Kells48 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

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
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

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m house

Not on this site: monument zone, 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 (881 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings42Saint John's Cemetery; house
Monuments11Cross - High cross; Castle - unclassified
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 50%
100% · council 75%
Approved nearbyMeath 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 · 10 nearby, 1,648 council-wide

Figure 3

Kells, file by file since 2021

13 of 14 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 6 of 6.

48 planning files on Kells since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 3 · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 211319No. 3 · 2021 · porch / front · approved · 21224No number · 2021 · first-floor · approved · 21865No. 5 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21876No. 4 · 2022 · two-storey rear · approved · 2264No. 1 · 2022 · other extension · approved · 22688No number · 2023 · rear · refused · 2360004No. 71 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2360082No. 26 · 2024 · porch / front · approved · 24117No. 7 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 24413No. 19 · 2024 · single-storey side · approved · 24442No number · 2024 · rear · approved · 2460373No number · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460769No. 18 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2461140Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21929No. 23 · 2022 · other work · approved · 221050No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22114No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221741No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22229No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22419No. 21 · 2022 · other work · refused · 22460No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22665No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2327No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360003No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360255No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 24100No. 2 · 2024 · other work · approved · 24334No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460062No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460140No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460152No. 6 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460565No. 30 · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460658No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460882No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460898No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2461069No. 6 · 2025 · other work · approved · 25102No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560217No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560300No. 30 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560434No. 1 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561311No number · 2026 · other work · refused · 2660742No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661008New house in a side gardenNo. 4 · 2022 · new house · approved · 224204No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23115No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23797No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560373No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560522No. 10 · 2026 · new house · approved · 266042510
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

48 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
    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 24 Oct 2026, 02:29
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 122 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 174 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 63 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–54 (n=26)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 174 days (n=10)174 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 63 days after permission (n=13)63 days after permissionSigned off79% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated36 decided home extensions, 14 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 decided
    1 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Stonebridge Avenue, Kells with 5 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesRefusedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 17 Maudlin Street, Kells 2661198No decision yet · 315 m
    2. 22.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 282 m
    3. 3Bank of Ireland, Headfort Place 2660742Refused · 406 m
    4. 41 Castle Street, Kells 2561311Approved with conditions · 438 m
    5. 532 Colmcille's villas, Kells 2660122No decision yet · 446 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 29 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    32 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 29 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 29 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 14 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT29: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused29: approved → approved3: refused → refused14: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off32 lodged32 lodged29 approved29 approved3 refused3 refused29 approved29 approved3 refused3 refused14 no start notice found14 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off5 signed off5 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.

    Measured32 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 2661198: application received — planning permission to retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB hometoday29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov2661198: application received — planning permission to retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB home · 315 m away · 2026-10-30
    Comments close
    • Comments close 30 Oct 20266 days left
      12661198 · application received — planning permission to retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB home
      €20 to the council · 315 m away

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

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 22.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 282 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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 12 a year; busiest 2024. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2022: 8, 2023: 3, 2024: 12, 2025: 5, 2026: 1051015202021: 3 approved3’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused8’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 11 approved2024: 1 refused12’242025: 5 approved5’252026: 1 refused1’26*
    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

    • 17 Maudlin Street , Kells , Co. Meath comments close 30 Oct 2026
      planning permission to retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB home
      266119825 Sept 2026315 m
    Every application within 500 m 4 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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off
    • Castle Street, Kells, Meath, A82W9X2 · 17 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/61311 · 434 m
    • Pitcher Lane, Kells, Meath · 9 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2461069 · 350 m
    • 5A Cross Carrick, Kells, Meath · 6 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 22420 · 437 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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    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

    Estate: Stonebridge · 4 applications in 10 years

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Sunshine Community Childcare CLG · Crèche21 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate528 m
    Kids Klubs Childcare Limited · Crèche24 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate607 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here18
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here29
    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 24 Oct 2026, 02:34
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    50% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    18% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    24% · council 45%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 75%
    Rented
    46% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 23%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    21% · council 54%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 11%
    This small area (342 people)Meath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167040008

    Bus
    449 m
    Kells · 107, 109, 109A · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    718 m
    Our Lady Of Mercy Ns, 313 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    52
    in 3 years, 14 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Our Lady Of Mercy Ns · primary · 313 pupils · 718 m
    • St Ciaran's Community School · postprimary · 619 pupils · 756 m
    • Scoil Cholmcille · primary · 352 pupils · 790 m
    • Kells Parochial NS · primary · 52 pupils · 804 m
    • Eureka Secondary School · postprimary · 735 pupils · 822 m

    Stops 7

    • Kells · 107, 109, 109A, 109X, 177, 178 · 6/hour at peak · 449 m
    • Kells · 107, 109, 109A, 109X, 177, 178 · 5/hour at peak · 457 m
    • Kells West · 107, 109, 109A, 109X, 177, 178 · 5/hour at peak · 512 m
    • Kells West · 187 · 0/hour at peak · 620 m
    • Eureka School · 109, 109A, 109X, 167, 177, 178 · 5/hour at peak · 709 m
    • Eureka School · 109, 109X, 167, 177, 178, 186 · 4/hour at peak · 789 m

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

    • Our Lady Of Mercy Ns · 718 m-4% pupils (313) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • St Ciaran's Community School · 756 m+3.7% pupils (619) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Cholmcille · 790 m-0.8% pupils (352) · 2 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Kells Parochial NS · 804 m-13.3% pupils (52)
    • Eureka Secondary School · 822 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 24 Oct 2026, 02:46
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.024 Oct 2026, 02:29open
    Council consultation portalsPublic24 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public24 Oct 2026, 02:46open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Application 315 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Townparks
    Electoral division
    Ceanannas Mór Urban
    Electoral area
    Kells
    Council
    Meath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
    • Kells (bus 107, 109) 449 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 11 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 75%); 10% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1991–2000; 50% 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, 49 three years before.
    • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
    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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register21 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 24 Oct 2026, 04:03 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.