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Planning report · Roscommon County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 13:59

Castlerea

53.76331, -8.48021

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 54–551open for comments nearbyclose 23 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 55 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KnockroeBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2017: 1 file on Knockroe2020: 1 file on Knockroe2021: 2 files on Knockroe2024: 1 file on Knockroe2025: 2 files on Knockroe7 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
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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings8house; graveyard/cemetery
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: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
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: 50% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 50%
50% · council 81%
Approved nearbyRoscommon 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, 1,203 council-wide

Figure 3

Knockroe, file by file since 2017

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

7 planning files on Knockroe since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2020 · two-storey rear · approved · 2025No number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21301No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21320Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17332No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460301No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560505No. 4 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560582New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

7 files with "Knockroe" 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 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 82 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 133 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 54–55 (n=17)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 133 days (n=9)133 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.

    Calculated26 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    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 · 323 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved10 Oct 2026, 01:25open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Castlerea with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsDerelict buildingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefusedNo decision yet
    1. 1Castlerea Enterprise Hub, Castlerea Business Park 2668No decision yet · 463 m
    2. 2Castlerea, Knockroe 46-2023Derelict building · 94 m
    3. 3Knockroe, Demesne 29-2022Derelict building · 280 m
    4. 41 Church Rd., Castlereagh 18/2022Derelict building · 292 m
    5. 52 Church Rd, Castlereagh 17-2022Derelict building · 300 m
    6. 6Knockroe Demens 23-2022Derelict building · 330 m
    7. 71.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 307 m
    8. 8Knockroe Td., Castlerea 2560505Approved with conditions · 98 m
    9. 9No. 4 Knockroe Td., Castlerea 2560582Approved with conditions · 119 m
    10. 10Station View, Castlerea 2660020Refused · 323 m
    11. 11Castlerea Railway Station, Longford 2660415No decision yet · 348 m
    12. 12Castlerea Business Park, Demesne Td. 2660005Approved with conditions · 387 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 24 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    27 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 24 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 24 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 10 with no start notice found, 10 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT24: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused24: approved → approved3: refused → refused10: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off10: approved → ran out27 lodged27 lodged24 approved24 approved3 refused3 refused24 approved24 approved3 refused3 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off10 ran out10 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.

    Measured27 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 23 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-23 2668: application received — Permission for the construction of a single storey ancillary building to existing enterprise hub containing sauna, ice btoday15 Oct20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov2668: application received — Permission for the construction of a single storey ancillary building to existing enterprise hub containing sauna, ice b · 463 m away · 2026-10-23
    Comments close
    • Comments close 23 Oct 202613 days left
      12668 · application received — Permission for the construction of a single storey ancillary building to existing enterprise hub…
      €20 to the council · 463 m away

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

    Sites that could change 6 within 500 m

    Derelict building 5

    • 2Castlerea, Knockroe · listed as derelict · 94 m
    • 3Knockroe, Demesne · listed as derelict · 280 m
    • 41 Church Rd., Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 292 m
    • 52 Church Rd, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 300 m
    • 6Knockroe Demens · listed as derelict · 330 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 71.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 307 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 8 a year; busiest 2025. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 3, 2019: 1, 2020: 4, 2021: 4, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2025: 8, 2026: 105102017: 3 approved3’17*2019: 1 approved1’192020: 4 approved4’202021: 4 approved4’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 1 approved2023: 1 refused2’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 7 approved2025: 1 refused8’252026: 1 refused1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 6 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Happy Feet Childcare Ltd · Crèche14 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate192 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Roscommon County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here8
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    70% owner-occupied (council 74%).

    Homes built before 1971
    26% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 37%
    Owner-occupied
    70% · council 74%
    Rented
    11% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    36% · council 19%
    Households with 2+ cars
    28% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    10% · council 9%
    This small area (181 people)Roscommon

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 197032015

    Bus
    204 m
    Knockroe Park · RN94 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    308 m
    S N Pol Naofa, 66 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Pol Naofa · primary · 66 pupils · 308 m
    • Castlerea Community School · postprimary · 389 pupils · 344 m
    • Scoil Micheal Naofa · primary · 87 pupils · 452 m
    • St Annes Con NS · primary · 141 pupils · 531 m

    Stops 11

    • Knockroe Park · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 204 m
    • Knockroe Park · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 212 m
    • Castlerea · 429, 440, 546, 977, NG05, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 376 m
    • Castlerea · 429, 440, 546, 977, NG05, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 392 m
    • Castlerea · Dublin - Westport · 1/hour at peak · 414 m
    • Castlerea Stn · 429, 546, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 416 m
    • Castlerea Business Park · RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 461 m
    • Saint Patrick's Street · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 579 m

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

    • S N Pol Naofa · 308 m+22.2% pupils (66)
    • Castlerea Community School · 344 m+0.3% pupils (389)
    • Scoil Micheal Naofa · 452 m+6.1% pupils (87)
    • St Annes Con NS · 531 m+4.4% pupils (141)
    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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    gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    consultpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:23open
    moderngovpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:24open
    lda_landsCC-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. Derelict building 94 m away (Castlerea, Knockroe): is action under way?
      Ask for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
      Council
    2. Application 463 m away open for comments until 23 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Knockroe
    Electoral division
    Castlereagh
    Electoral area
    Roscommon
    Council
    Roscommon County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 6 sites nearby could change: 5 derelict, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
    • Castlerea (bus 429, 440) 376 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 74%); 11% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1971–1980; 48% 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.
    • 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
    • 8 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
    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.
    • 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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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 10 Oct 2026, 13:59 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.