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Planning report · Roscommon County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 01:30

Castlerea

53.76266, -8.48493

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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Time
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Not held yet for Roscommon County Council: council consultations.

4planning files on this houselatest 202654 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 54–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918. 4 planning files on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2026: 2660020 · demolition, refused2025: 2560014 · demolition, refused2025: 2560011 · demolition, withdrawn or invalid2024: 2360207 · extension, approved

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2026
    2660020 · demolition · refused 2026
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  2. 2025
    2560014 · demolition · refused 2025
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  3. 2025
    2560011 · demolition · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  4. 2024
    2360207 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
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
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: See detailed explanation on the Roscommmon County Development Plan website (rosdevplan.ie).

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.

roscommon county development plan 2022 2028 · 19 Apr 2022 – 18 Apr 2028

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Castlerea (983 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings19Castlerea Market; school
Monuments3R178731; Church
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), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 1 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 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2660020 · new house · refused 9 Mar 2026 · 10 m
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, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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, 23:00
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, 23:00open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 2

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 54 days.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 54–55 (n=13)54 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off75% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated20 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 3

What appeals changed

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

Refusals appealed2 decided
0 became permissions
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

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
  • 501115 Refused · Station View , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon · 10 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Castlerea with 9 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseDerelict buildingRefusedNo decision yetApproved
  1. 12 Church Rd, Castlereagh 17-2022Derelict building · 13 m
  2. 21 Church Rd., Castlereagh 18/2022Derelict building · 37 m
  3. 3Castlerea, Castlelrea 001-2026Derelict building · 194 m
  4. 4Castlerea 003-2026Derelict building · 202 m
  5. 5St Patricks st, Castlereagh 16-2022Derelict building · 289 m
  6. 6Station View, Castlerea 2660020Refused · 10 m
  7. 7Castlerea Railway Station, Longford 2660415No decision yet · 93 m
  8. 8No. 4 Knockroe Td., Castlerea 2560582Approved with conditions · 285 m
  9. 9Hanly Hall, Patrick's St. 2660114No decision yet · 289 m
Figure 4

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 14 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 14 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 14 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 9 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT14: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused14: approved → approved4: refused → refused9: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out18 lodged18 lodged14 approved14 approved4 refused4 refused14 approved14 approved4 refused4 refused9 no start notice found9 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 ran out1 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.

Measured18 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 5

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 10 within 500 m

    Derelict building 9

    • 12 Church Rd, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 13 m
    • 21 Church Rd., Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 37 m
    • 3Castlerea, Castlelrea · listed as derelict · 194 m
    • Castlerea · listed as derelict · 198 m
    • 4Castlerea · listed as derelict · 202 m
    • 5St Patricks st, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 289 m
    • Knockroe Demens · listed as derelict · 398 m
    • Knockroe, Demesne · listed as derelict · 399 m
    • Castlerea, Knockroe · listed as derelict · 405 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 402 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, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 6

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 78% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 7, 2026: 105102021: 3 approved3’21*2022: 2 approved2’222023: 2 approved2023: 1 refused3’232024: 1 approved2024: 1 refused2’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 refused7’252026: 1 refused1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Castlerea Community Playschool Ltd · Crèche12 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate407 m
    Happy Feet Childcare Ltd · Crèche14 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate510 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 About as busy as most of Roscommon County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here9
    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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 7

    This street block against the council

    50% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 46% owner-occupied (council 74%).

    Homes built before 1971
    50% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    14% · council 37%
    Owner-occupied
    46% · council 74%
    Rented
    32% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    32% · council 19%
    Households with 2+ cars
    14% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 9%
    This small area (204 people)Roscommon

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 197032013/197032014

    Bus
    125 m
    Castlerea Stn · 429, 546, RN94 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    268 m
    Scoil Micheal Naofa, 87 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Micheal Naofa · primary · 87 pupils · 268 m
    • S N Pol Naofa · primary · 66 pupils · 286 m
    • Castlerea Community School · postprimary · 389 pupils · 352 m
    • St Annes Con NS · primary · 141 pupils · 420 m

    Stops 12

    • Castlerea Stn · 429, 546, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 125 m
    • Knockroe Park · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 132 m
    • Castlerea · Dublin - Westport · 1/hour at peak · 136 m
    • Knockroe Park · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 141 m
    • Saint Patrick's Street · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 310 m
    • Saint Patrick's Street · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 316 m
    • Castlerea · 429, 440, 546, 977, NG05, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 399 m
    • Castlerea · 429, 440, 546, 977, NG05, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 413 m

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

    • Scoil Micheal Naofa · 268 m+6.1% pupils (87)
    • S N Pol Naofa · 286 m+22.2% pupils (66)
    • Castlerea Community School · 352 m+0.3% pupils (389)
    • St Annes Con NS · 420 m+4.4% pupils (141)
    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, 01:08
    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, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    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. Extension (2360207) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Demolition (2660020) refused 2026: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Demolition (2560014) refused 2025: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    4. Derelict building 13 m away (2 Church Rd, Castlereagh): is action under way?
      Ask for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
      Council
    5. 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
    Castlereagh
    Electoral division
    Castlereagh
    Electoral area
    Roscommon
    Council
    Roscommon County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 4 applications on this site; latest 2660020, refused 2026.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 9 derelict, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest a new house (2026).
    • Castlerea Stn (bus 429, 546) 124 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 46% owner-occupied (council 74%); 34% of homes empty (council 17%); most built before 1919; 36% drive to work (council 67%); population up 10% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 98 days (about 14 weeks); 57% are asked for more information.
    • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
    What the terms mean 5 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.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • 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 27
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 1 Nov 2026, 01:30 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.