Mountnugent Road, Oldcastle
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s.
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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
RA - Rural Area: Rural Area
Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
What it says
RA - Rural Area: Rural Area
Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Oldcastle (573 m); Gleneagle Woodcrafts Limited (703 m)
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 70 | Crossdrum House |
| Monuments | 54 | Castle - motte and bailey; Ringfort - rath |
How we work this out
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | 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 |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | 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: 60% approved, and 1 in 3 is 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 · 5 nearby, 1,648 council-wide
Oldcastle, file by file since 2021
6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
23 files with "Oldcastle" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated12 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
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
- 502266 Invalid · Farrellys Pub, Church Street, Oldcastle, Co. Meath · 427 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 27 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Cloughan Street, Oldcastle 2660676
- 21.9 ha zoned for homes
- 32.2 ha zoned for homes
- 40.8 ha zoned for homes
- 50.1 ha zoned for homes
- 61.5 ha zoned for homes
- 73.9 ha zoned for homes
- 8No.5 Ardfrail Close, Oldcastle 2561162
- 9Farrellys Pub, Church Street 2660910
- 10Oliver Plunkett Street, Oldcastle 2561388
- 11Rudagh, Oldcastle 2561316
- 1215 Church Street, Oldcastle 2660727
- 137 Whitehills, Oldcastle 2660089
- 14Glenboy, Oldcastle 25240
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 20 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 5 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.
Measured21 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 20268 days left12660676 · CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of planning permission for the following: 1) Construction of hardware…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 391 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 7 within 2.0 km
Empty land zoned for homes 7
- 21.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 128 m
- 32.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 129 m
- 40.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 161 m
- 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 356 m
- 61.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 509 m
- 73.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 596 m
- 2.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 917 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | 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 5 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 2.0 km 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 9Farrellys Pub , Church Street , Oldcastle Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe proposed development is within the Oldcastle Architectural Conservation Area and part of the development…
- Cogan Street , And Cavan Street , Oldcastle Co. Meath No decision yetthe development will consist of 1) construction of 8no additional houses on lands adjoining previously…
- 1215 Church Street , Oldcastle , Co. Meath No decision yetthe development will consist of Retention of the following: 1) Single storey domestic garage / store lean too…
- 1Cloughan Street , Oldcastle , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsThe development will consist of planning permission for the following: 1) Construction of hardware warehouse…
- Farrellys Pub , Church Street , Oldcastle Co. Meath Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of (1) construction of wheelchair accessible bathroom (2) demolish section of…
- 137 Whitehills , Oldcastle , Co.Meath Approved with conditionsThe development will consist of the construction of an extension to the west side of existing dwelling.
- 10Oliver Plunkett Street , Oldcastle , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of change of use of existing racquetball court, changing rooms and toilet areas…
- 11Rudagh , Oldcastle , Co.Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dwelling and single storey domestic…
- 14Glenboy , Oldcastle , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsFile Ref: 21220 - Development consists of to construct (1) Two storey type dwelling, (2) Domestic garage, (3)…
- Rudagh , Oldcastle , Co.Meath Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dwelling and single storey domestic…
- 8No.5 Ardfrail Close , Oldcastle , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear & side of the…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- Cogan Street & Cavan Street, Oldcastle, Meath · 4 Sept 2026 · 40 homes · start notice not signed off · 25129 · 234 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Kells Road · 65 homes · building started · 1.0 km
- Cogan Street & Cavan Street · 43 homes · building started · 218 m
- Cogan Street & Cavan Street · 40 homes · building started · 218 m
- Cogan Street& Cavan Street · 39 homes · building started · 218 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Montessori · Crèche | 9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 173 m |
| The Caterpillar Academy of Montessori · Crèche | 9 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 173 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
42% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 85% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167070005/01/167070001
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Oliver Post Primary · postprimary · 630 pupils · 365 m
- Gilson National School · primary · 222 pupils · 651 m
Stops 1
- Oldcastle · 187 · 1/hour at peak · 382 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Oliver Post Primary · 365 m-1.7% pupils (630)
- Gilson National School · 651 m-2.2% pupils (222)
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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| 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 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 28 Oct 2026, 00:59 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 28 Oct 2026, 02:10 | 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
- Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- 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
- Oldcastle
- Electoral division
- Oldcastle
- Electoral area
- Kells
- Council
- Meath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 7 sites nearby could change: 7 empty zoned plots.
- Oldcastle (bus 187) 382 m away: 11 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 85% owner-occupied (council 75%); 8% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 59% drive to work (council 64%).
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 40 in the last year, 4 three years before.
- 11 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 87%).
- 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
What the terms mean 6 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 29
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
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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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 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 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 27 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 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| 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 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 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 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| 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 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |