Planning report · Longford County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 20:17

Battery Road, Longford

53.73507, -7.80030

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). A building site 826 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=65 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 43–52 0open for comments nearbywithin 2 km 10homes approved nearby, not startednearest 542 m · 2460144

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 4 months after
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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

What it says

Residential: To provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.

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.

longford county development plan 2021 2027 · 30 Nov 2021 – 30 Nov 2027

Protected building3 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)

Heritage inventory3 within 100 m Cartron Abbey; cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing

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: Barbour Threads Limited (972 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it

Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km

Within 2.0 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	126	garda station/constabulary barracks; house
Monuments	67	Enclosure; Ringfort - rath

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: 42 on the draft 2027 map; 42 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rps.longford, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11

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zoning	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:11	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
epa_leap	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
rps.longford	unstated (council's public ArcGIS service; no licence published) · not redistributable — shown as a flag only	—	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:59	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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: bcms, npad · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46

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bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

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 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 33%

100% · council 85%

Approved nearbyLongford 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 · 6 nearby, 560 council-wide

Figure 3

Abbeycartron, file by file since 2017

4 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

13 files with "Abbeycartron" 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 · 2017–2026

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: npad, acp · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

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 91 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

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

Calculated65 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 8 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed6 decided

1 became permissions

Approvals appealed8 decided

2 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 4 in the last 12 months

501161 Refused · Bridge Street , Abbeycartron Td , County Longford · 508 m
501208 Refused · IDA & Templemichael Business Park , Lisnamuck , Longford · 1.5 km
500398 Refused · No. 16 Templemichael Glebe , Longford , Co. Longford · 1.1 km
500320 Refused · No. 10 Park Drive , Longford , Longford · 1.4 km

Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
courts	all-rights-reserved	11 Oct 2026, 01:26	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Battery Road, Longford with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefusedNo decision yet

1Killashee Street & Bog Lane 2560060Approved, no sign building has started · 982 m
2Former Longford Creamery Site, and adjoining Residential Site 2660023No decision yet · 818 m
3Glack, Longford 2660223No decision yet · 1.5 km
41.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 118 m
52.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 392 m
60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 455 m
70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 501 m
80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 512 m
90.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 545 m
10No. 26 Abbeycartron, Longford 2617Approved with conditions · 337 m
11Demesne Lane, Battery Road 2660025Approved with conditions · 341 m
12Longford Rugby Club, Demesne 2660033Approved with conditions · 382 m
13No. 8 Abbeycartron, Abbeycartron Td 2552Approved · 411 m
14Bridge Street, Abbeycartron Td 2660024Refused · 508 m
15Little Water Street, Longford 2660240No decision yet · 650 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 29 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.

Measured30 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 14 Oct 2026.

High Court window ends

Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 14 Oct 20263 days left
Refuse permission
508 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

10 homes 982 m away were approved Jan 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2031. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

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 13 within 2.0 km

Building site that stopped 2

Richmond Street, Longford · 23 homes, started Jan 2023, never signed off · 826 m
Richmond Street, Longford · 10 homes, started Oct 2021, never signed off · 967 m

Approved, not started 1

Killashee Street & Bog Lane · 10 homes approved Jan 2026, not started · 982 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

41.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 118 m
52.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 392 m
60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 455 m
70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 501 m
80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 512 m
90.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 545 m
5.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 576 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 657 m
0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 802 m
0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 885 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
derelict	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026, 09:35	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2023. 100% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 2.0 km 28 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

15Little Water Street , Longford , Co. Longford No decision yet
the proposed construction of a warehousing unit adjoining existing warehousing unit granted planning…
266024030 Jul 2026650 m
Richmond Street , Longford , Co. Longford No decision yet
the proposed conversion of existing first floor level habitable accommodation unit into 2 no. studio type…
266023827 Jul 2026696 m
Dublin Road , Longford , Co. Longford No decision yet
the proposed renovations to an existing single-storey dwelling house together with the construction of a…
266023222 Jul 20262 homes1.7 km
Richmond Street , Longford , Co. Longford No decision yet
the proposed demolition of existing derelict two storey terraced type dwelling house together with the…
266022510 Jul 2026667 m
3Glack , Longford , Co. Longford No decision yet
a) demolition of existing industrial building boundary fences, b) proposed construction of 20 no. dwellings…
266022310 Jul 202620 homes1.5 km
No. 16 Dublin Street , Longford , Co. Longford No decision yet
the proposed partial change of use of existing ground floor level currently used as commercial space into…
26602157 Jul 2026871 m
No. 16 Dublin Street , Longford , Co. Longford Withdrawn or not valid
the proposed partial change of use of existing ground floor level currently used as commercial space into…
26601775 Jun 2026871 m
Attic House , Major's Well Road , Deanscurragh Approved with conditions
single storey extension (82sqm) to side of detached single storey multi-purpose building to west boundary and…
266015925 Jun 2026968 m
No. 16 Templemichael Glebe , Longford , Co. Longford Refused
retention & completion of construction works to an existing boiler house type structure, consisting of a…
266015725 Jun 20261.1 km
Langeera , Minard , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
modifications to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 22/258. These modifications include changes…
266014823 Jun 20261 homes1.5 km
Monaghan's Craft Butchers , 2 Killashee Street , Longford Approved with conditions
the following for a.) Partial demolition of a single storey storage at the rear. b.) Proposed construction of…
266014627 Jul 20261 homes927 m
1 Dublin Street & Chapel Lane , Longford , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
the proposed change of use of the ground floor level of existing former public house into retail/commercial…
266014210 Jun 2026856 m
Rear of No. 37 & Rear of No. 38 Ballymahon Street , Longford , and fronting onto Breadens Lane and Saints Quarter Refused
(Ref No. 25/31) of the removal of storage areas and the erection of 4 No. own-door apartments with parking…
261919 Aug 2026980 m
57 Dublin Street (ground floor) , Longford , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
amendments to shopfront and extractor outlet approved under planning ref. 24/18
266010919 May 2026879 m
10No. 26 Abbeycartron , Longford , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
material alterations namely removal of window to elevation at ground floor level of existing dwelling house,…
261719 Jun 2026337 m
Convent Chapel , St Joseph’s Convent of Mercy , Saint Joseph’s Road Approved with conditions
repair & insulation works to roof, repair of rainwater goods and all ancillary works, a PROTECTED STRUCTURE…
266008027 Apr 20261.1 km
Rear of St Mel’s Cathedral Dublin Street , & Teallach Íosa Family Centre , St. Mel’s Road Approved with conditions
(1) New single storey shared link reception area (133 sqm), also linked at roof podium level, between crypt…
266007312 Aug 2026849 m
Cloonrallagh , Longford , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
an existing two storey type dwelling house as constructed
266004527 Apr 20261 homes1.8 km
12Longford Rugby Club , Demesne , Longford Approved with conditions
the proposed construction of a standalone single-storey gym building incorporating gym/fitness areas,…
266003319 Mar 2026382 m
11Demesne Lane , Battery Road , Longford Co. Longford Approved with conditions
the proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house with detached garage, entrance, boundary…
266002513 Mar 20261 homes341 m
14Bridge Street , Abbeycartron Td , County Longford Refused
a single storey flat roof, independent access extension to existing building, for office use, with existing…
266002419 Mar 2026508 m
2Former Longford Creamery Site , and adjoining Residential Site , Connaught Road Longford No decision yet
the demolition of on-site derelict structures, together with the construction of a residential development of…
266002326 Jan 202654 homes818 m
Gate Lodge St Mel's College , Saint Mel's Road Major's Well Road , Townsparks Approved with conditions
works to a PROTECTED STRUCTURE ref. 517 as follows: retention of roof repairs; demolition of garage to east &…
266001725 Jun 20261 homes937 m
Clonbalt , Longford , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
of existing annex building which is used as a storage room and a utility room to service existing bungalow…
25603076 Feb 20261.3 km
Former EIR Depot Site , Templemichael Business Park , Ballinalee Road Approved with conditions
the construction of a new, 3 Storey Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse and carpark, along with ancillary…
256026714 Jan 20261.3 km
Ardnacassa House , Ardnacassa , Dublin Road Approved with conditions
the proposed construction of a single storey modular type dwelling house, entrance, boundary wall/fence,…
256026313 Mar 20261 homes1.7 km
13No. 8 Abbeycartron , Abbeycartron Td , Longford Approved
of PL21/60 - to (1) construct a two storey extension to the rear of a detached two storey dwelling consisting…
255226 Nov 2025411 m
No. 55 Teffia Park , Longford , Co. Longford Approved with conditions
the proposed removal of existing front boundary wall for the creation of vehicular access & onsite parking to…
256023524 Nov 20251.4 km

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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open

Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished5 not signed off3 no sign-off needed

Bridge Street, Longford, N39 EA43 · 15 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · PART 8. NO.129 · 481 m
11 Canal Walk, Longford, N39 H9N6 · 12 Aug 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · PART VIII-134 · 1.9 km
1 Dublin Street, Longford, N39 X2F8 · 28 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2660142 · 864 m
Demesne Lane, Battery Road, Longford · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660025 · 355 m
Ballinalee Road, Longford · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60267 · 1.4 km
Cloonbalt, Longford, N39 A0W6 · 2 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460320 · 1.7 km
Minard, Knockatee, Longford, N39E7N5 · 20 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22258 · 1.5 km
Templemichael Glebe, Longford, N39 DA02 · 21 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/45 · 998 m
Ballinalee Road, Longford, N39Y5X7 · 24 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60040 · 1.0 km

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: bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46

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bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open

Homes coming 10 not started

Ard Michael · 93 homes · building started · 1.5 km
St Joseph's Care Centre · 43 homes · ran out · runs out 18 Mar 2026 · 1.5 km
Aghadegnan · 30 homes · building started · 542 m
Richmond Street · 23 homes · building started · 833 m
1Killashee Street & Bog Lane · 10 homes · not started · runs out 6 Jan 2031 · 982 m

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open
social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

How busy is this area Busier than most of Longford County Council.

Homes approved

Here40

Council middle0

Homes started

Here12

Council middle1

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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

55% owner-occupied (council 61%).

Homes built before 1971

27% · council 24%

Homes built since 2001

63% · council 39%

Owner-occupied

55% · council 61%

Rented

40% · council 31%

Children under 15

17% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

12% · council 16%

Households with 2+ cars

36% · council 39%

Work mainly from home

7% · council 8%

This small area (212 people)Longford

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 137044005

Road noise

65–69 dB

day–night average (EPA 2022)

Bus

274 m

Battery Road · 862 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak

Nearest school

253 m

St Christophers S S, 49 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Christophers S S · primary · 49 pupils · 253 m
St. Johns National School · primary · 67 pupils · 271 m
Scoil Naomh Micheal · primary · 224 pupils · 705 m
St. Mel's College · postprimary · 603 pupils · 802 m
Templemichael College · postprimary · 365 pupils · 998 m
Meán Scoil Muire · postprimary · 600 pupils · 1.1 km
St Josephs Convent · primary · 527 pupils · 1.1 km
St Emer's National School · primary · 215 pupils · 1.4 km

Stops 24

Battery Road · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 274 m
Battery Road · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 321 m
Pearse Park · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 381 m
Pearse Park · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 469 m
Longford Centre · 862, 865 · 1/hour at peak · 720 m
Longford Centre · 22, 862, 865 · 0/hour at peak · 730 m

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

St Christophers S S · 253 m+14% pupils (49)
St. Johns National School · 271 m+1.5% pupils (67)
Scoil Naomh Micheal · 705 m-4.3% pupils (224) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
St. Mel's College · 802 m0% pupils (603) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
Templemichael College · 998 m+0.6% pupils (365)

Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41

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schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open
consult	public	11 Oct 2026, 01:25	open
moderngov	public	11 Oct 2026, 01:26	open
lda_lands	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
Visit at rush hour
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: Abbeycartron
Electoral division: Longford No. 2 Urban
Electoral area: Longford
Council: Longford County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
13 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
10 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 10 at Killashee Street & Bog Lane.
Battery Road (bus 862) 274 m away: 5 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 55% owner-occupied (council 61%); 9% of homes empty (council 14%); most built 2001–2010; 69% drive to work (council 59%); population up 9% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 1 in the last year, 24 three years before.

What the terms mean 9 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.
Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
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.
Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.

Sources and licences 27

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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	9 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	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
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www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	11 Oct 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	public	11 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026
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services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
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gov.ie	Department of Education	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
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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 11 Oct 2026, 20:17 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.

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