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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 19:53

St. Peter's ED, The Borough District of Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, Éire / Ireland

53.73202, -6.34062

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 97 homes approved 389 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.

97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=66 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 45–510open for comments nearbywithin 500 m363homes approved nearby, not startednearest 75 m · 2660283

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 6 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 GreenbatterBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Greenbatter2022: 4 files on Greenbatter2024: 2 files on Greenbatter2026: 3 files on Greenbatter10 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
R1
Zoning · New residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

New Residential Phase 1: To provide for new residential neighbourhoods and supporting community facilities.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

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 taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 27 on the draft 2027 map; 26 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · 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
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 54% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 100%
New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 38%
54% · 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 · 23 nearby, 683 council-wide

Figure 3

Greenbatter, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

10 planning files on Greenbatter since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21509No. 38 · 2022 · single-storey side · approved · 22586Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221019No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221021No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22894No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460532No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460533No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660279No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660283No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660456New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Greenbatter" 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 136 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 199 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 168 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 45–51 (n=47)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 199 days (n=19)199 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 168 days after permission (n=23)168 days after permissionSigned off57% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated66 decided home extensions, 23 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 decided
    0 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
    • 502071 Invalid · Greenbatter and Newtownstalaban , Drogheda , Co. Louth · 290 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around St. Peter's ED, The Borough District of Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, Éire / Ireland with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Listoke Avenue 2660283Approved, no sign building has started · 75 m
    2. 2Listoke Avenue 2660279Approved, no sign building has started · 94 m
    3. 3Listoke Willows 2560673Approved, no sign building has started · 235 m
    4. 4Greenbatter and Newtownstalaban 2660456Approved, no sign building has started · 389 m
    5. 5Listoke Drive Listoke Avenue 2560017Approved, no sign building has started · 404 m
    6. 6Ballymakenny Road 2456Approved, no sign building has started · 479 m
    7. 7Linenfield, Ballymakenny Road 2660444Approved with conditions · 359 m
    8. 81.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 64 m
    9. 92.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 70 m
    10. 102.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 71 m
    11. 111.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 135 m
    12. 121.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 213 m
    13. 130.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 243 m
    14. 14lands east of Ballymakenny Road south of Listoke Avenue, Listoke 2660277Approved with conditions · 309 m
    15. 15Ballymakenny Business Pk, Ballymakenny road Yellowbatter 2660027Approved with conditions · 388 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 36 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

    39 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 37 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 36 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 19 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT37: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused36: approved → approved2: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal19: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out39 lodged39 lodged37 approved37 approved2 refused2 refused36 approved36 approved2 refused2 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn19 no start notice found19 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off7 signed off7 signed off2 ran out2 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured39 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 3 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-03 ACP 502071: Invalid - Grounds S.37(6)(b)today5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovACP 502071: Invalid - Grounds S.37(6)(b) · 290 m away · 2026-11-03
    High Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 3 Nov 20263 days left
      Invalid - Grounds S.37(6)(b)
      290 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

    97 homes 389 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031.

    Greenbatter and… · 97 homes: 97 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Ballymakenny Road · 97 homes: 97 homes approved Jun 2024, not started; Listoke Avenue · 72 homes: 72 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Listoke Avenue · 68 homes: 68 homes approved Sep 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Greenbatter and… · 97 homes389 m · 266045697 homes approved Sep 2026, not started97 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedBallymakenny Road · 97 homes479 m · 245697 homes approved Jun 2024, not started97 homes approved Jun 2024, not startedListoke Avenue · 72 homes75 m · 266028372 homes approved Aug 2026, not started72 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedListoke Avenue · 68 homes94 m · 266027968 homes approved Sep 2026, not started68 homes approved Sep 2026, 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 16 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 6

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 81.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 64 m
    • 92.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 70 m
    • 102.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 71 m
    • 111.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 135 m
    • 121.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 213 m
    • 130.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 252 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 311 m
    • 1.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 313 m
    • 4.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 10 a year; busiest 2024. 95% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 5, 2022: 7, 2023: 4, 2024: 10, 2025: 7, 2026: 605102021: 5 approved5’21*2022: 7 approved7’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 9 approved2024: 1 refused10’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 6 approved6’26*
    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 8 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 13 Ballymakenny Road, Drogheda, Louth · 16 Apr 2026 · 33 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460722 · 383 m
    • 148 Forest Park, Drogheda, Louth · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2535 · 261 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 363 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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
    Pugwash Bay Ltd · Crèche21 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate586 m
    Clever Clogs · Crèche15 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate674 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
    Here1,655
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1,646
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    3% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 84% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    3% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    17% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    84% · council 67%
    Rented
    16% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    22% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    7% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    42% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    2% · council 10%
    This small area (386 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147035029

    Bus
    355 m
    Ballymakenny Coll · D4 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    280 m
    Scoil OilibhéIr Naofa, 353 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil OilibhéIr Naofa · primary · 353 pupils · 280 m
    • Ballymakenny College · postprimary · 998 pupils · 284 m
    • Presentation Convent · primary · 385 pupils · 310 m
    • Aston Village Educate Together National School · primary · 375 pupils · 749 m

    Stops 17

    • Ballymakenny Coll · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 355 m
    • Ballymakenny Coll · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 361 m
    • Mill Haven · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 403 m
    • Mill Haven · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 408 m
    • Grange Rise · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 558 m
    • Grange Rise · D4 · 2/hour at peak · 628 m
    • Aston Village · 101X, D5 · 2/hour at peak · 719 m
    • Termon Aby · D5 · 2/hour at peak · 757 m

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

    • Scoil OilibhéIr Naofa · 280 m-3.6% pupils (353)
    • Ballymakenny College · 284 m-0.5% pupils (998)
    • Presentation Convent · 310 m+10% pupils (385)
    • Aston Village Educate Together National School · 749 m+0.5% pupils (375)
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. 72 homes approved 75 m away (Listoke Avenue), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2660283.
      Council
    3. 68 homes approved 94 m away (Listoke Avenue), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2660279.
      Council
    4. 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
    Greenbatter
    Electoral division
    St. Peter's
    Electoral area
    Drogheda Rural
    Council
    Louth County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 16 sites nearby could change: 6 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 363 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 97 at Greenbatter and Newtownstalaban.
    • Ballymakenny Coll (bus D4) 354 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 67%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 71% drive to work (council 59%); population up 13% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 46% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 130 in the last year, 209 three years before.
    • 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% 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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    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 31 Oct 2026, 19:53 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.