Saint Patrick Street, Castlerea
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Roscommon County Council: council consultations.
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 54 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202222420 · demolition · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Town Core: See detailed explanation on the Roscommmon County Development Plan website (rosdevplan.ie).
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
roscommon county development plan 2022 2028 · 19 Apr 2022 – 18 Apr 2028
Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 32 | P. McLoughlin; house |
| Monuments | 8 | R154948; R178731 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 57% approved, and 71% are asked for more information.
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 · 7 nearby, 698 council-wide
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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 100 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated22 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.
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
- 501337 Refused · Main Street, Castlerea,, Co. Roscommon. · 41 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 30 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 14 Main Street, Castlerea 2675
- 2Castlerea 035-2026
- 3F45Y076, Castlereagh 04-2021
- 4St Patricks st, Castlereagh 16-2022
- 5Castlerea 003-2026
- 6Knockroe Demens 23-2022
- 7Castlerea 002-2026
- 8Main Street, Castlerea 501337
- 9M Cooney & Sons Ltd, Main St. 23294
- 10Castlereagh Td, Castlerea 2660475
- 11Hanly Hall, Patrick's St. 2660114
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured24 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 13 Nov 2026.
- Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 13 Nov 202613 days leftRefuse permission41 m away
- Comments close 24 Nov 202624 days left12675 · application received — Planning Permission for Retention of rear first floor area built in 2004 and fire escape,…€20 to the council · 491 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 12 within 500 m
Derelict building 12
- 2Castlerea · listed as derelict · 80 m
- 3F45Y076, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 115 m
- 4St Patricks st, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 194 m
- 5Castlerea · listed as derelict · 412 m
- 6Knockroe Demens · listed as derelict · 414 m
- 7Castlerea · listed as derelict · 420 m
- Castlerea, Castlelrea · listed as derelict · 425 m
- Main St., C'rea · listed as derelict · 464 m
- Knockroe, Demesne · listed as derelict · 474 m
- 2 Church Rd, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 476 m
- 1 Church Rd., Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 483 m
- Main st, Castlereagh · listed as derelict · 497 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 4 a year; busiest 2023. 83% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 14 Main Street , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon. comments close 24 Nov 2026Planning Permission for Retention of rear first floor area built in 2004 and fire escape, material change of…
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10Castlereagh Td , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon. No decision yetPermission for change of use of existing commercial premises from beauty and nail saloon to takeaway…
- Castlereagh Td , Castlerea , Co Roscommon Withdrawn or not validPermission for change of use of existing commercial premises from beauty and nail saloon to takeaway…
- 4 Main Street , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon Withdrawn or not validPermission for material change of use from residential to commercial tourist let (for the purpose of short…
- 4 Main Street , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon. Withdrawn or not validPermission for a. Conversion of retail storage space to ancillary bedroom suite for short term let, b.…
- 11Hanly Hall , Patrick's St. , Castlerea No decision yetPermission for the following 1.) Change of use of existing Hanly Hall building from former school/place of…
- Main Street , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon Withdrawn or not validRetention Permission and Permission for : 1. To retain as constructed townhouse to the rear of existing…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- 9M Cooney & Sons Ltd, Main St., Castlerea, Roscommon · 21 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23294 · 155 m
- Bohagh Td.,, Castlerea, Roscommon · 24 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PD/25/60460 · 322 m
- Bohagh Td.,, Castlerea, Roscommon · 24 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · PD/25/60460 · 322 m
- Corracoggil North, Lisacul, Castlerea, Roscommon, F45 CX86 · 8 Dec 2025 · start notice not signed off · 322 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Castlerea Community Playschool Ltd · Crèche | 12 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 113 m |
| Happy Feet Childcare Ltd · Crèche | 14 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 840 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Roscommon County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
50% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 46% owner-occupied (council 74%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 197032013/197032014
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Annes Con NS · primary · 141 pupils · 164 m
- Scoil Micheal Naofa · primary · 87 pupils · 255 m
- Castlerea Community School · postprimary · 389 pupils · 370 m
- S N Pol Naofa · primary · 66 pupils · 381 m
Stops 18
- Main Street · RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 149 m
- Main Street · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 156 m
- Saint Patrick's Street · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 282 m
- Saint Patrick's Street · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 283 m
- Castlerea · 429, 440, 546, 977, NG05, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 361 m
- Castlerea · 429, 440, 546, 977, NG05, RN94 · 1/hour at peak · 367 m
- Main Street · 977 · 463 m
- Knockroe Park · RN94 · 0/hour at peak · 512 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Annes Con NS · 164 m+4.4% pupils (141)
- Scoil Micheal Naofa · 255 m+6.1% pupils (87)
- Castlerea Community School · 369 m+0.3% pupils (389)
- S N Pol Naofa · 381 m+22.2% pupils (66)
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | 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 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Demolition (22420) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Derelict building 80 m away (Castlerea): is action under way?CouncilAsk for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
- Application 491 m away open for comments until 24 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
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
- 1 application on this site; latest 22420, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
- Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Flood Zone A 94 m away on the Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
- 12 sites nearby could change: 12 derelict.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 24 Nov 2026.
- Castlerea (bus 429, 440) 360 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 4 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.
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.
- Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- 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 28
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services1.arcgis.com | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |