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Planning report · Longford County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 07:12

R194, Ballinalee or St Johnstown

53.77533, -7.65871

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2017. 29 homes approved 293 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Longford County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 20170open for comments nearbywithin 500 m29homes approved nearby, not startednearest 293 m · 19212

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
  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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2017.

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 2001–2010. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2017: 17235 · change of use, approved2017: 1712 · garden room, 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. 2017
    17235 · change of use · approved 2017 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2017
    1712 · garden room · approved 2017 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (LF009-023----)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Core: Provide for the development & enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic & other uses.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

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

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Ballinalee Masonic Hall
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Aghnashannagh,Ballinalee Or Saintjohnstown,Currycahill,Gorteenrevagh; Excavation - miscellaneous, Ballinalee Or Saintjohnstown

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Ballinalee (541 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings10Mill Park House; Ballinalee Bridge
Monuments13House - fortified house; Cultivation ridges
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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 2 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
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: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 50%
83% · 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, 561 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
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed2 decided
    0 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around R194, Ballinalee or St Johnstown with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Ballinalee 19212Approved, no sign building has started · 293 m
    2. 2Ballinalee, Co. Longford 2660161No decision yet · 59 m
    3. 3Ballinalee, Longford 2560122Building started · 126 m
    4. 4Ballinalee, Saintjohnstown 2660274No decision yet · 125 m
    5. 5Saintjohnstown, Ballinalee 2660224Approved with conditions · 319 m
    6. 6Aghnashannagh, Ballinalee 2634No decision yet · 383 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    20 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 19 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 19 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 5 with no start notice found, 10 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT19: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused19: approved → approved1: refused → refused5: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off10: approved → ran out20 lodged20 lodged19 approved19 approved1 refused1 refused19 approved19 approved1 refused1 refused5 no start notice found5 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 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.

    Measured20 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

      Figure 6

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      29 homes 293 m away were approved Nov 2019 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2029.

      Ballinalee · 29 homes: 29 homes approved Nov 2019, not started201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030Ballinalee · 29 homes293 m · 1921229 homes approved Nov 2019, not started29 homes approved Nov 2019, not startedtoday

      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 2 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 1

      • Ballinalee · 29 homes approved Nov 2019, not started · 293 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 1

      • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 67 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2018. 95% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 3, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 5, 2026: 105102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 5 approved5’182019: 3 approved3’192020: 2 approved2’202021: 1 approved1’212023: 1 approved1’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 4 approved2025: 1 refused5’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 5 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • 3Ballinalee, Longford, N39 H2H1 · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560122 · 126 m
      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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      Homes coming 29 not started
      • 1Ballinalee · 29 homes · not started · runs out 2 Nov 2029 · 293 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Teach Leanbh · Crèche19 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 52 m
      Wiggles and Giggles · Crèche8 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 850 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Longford 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      49% owner-occupied (council 61%).

      Homes built before 1971
      18% · council 24%
      Homes built since 2001
      55% · council 39%
      Owner-occupied
      49% · council 61%
      Rented
      44% · council 31%
      Children under 15
      21% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      14% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      37% · council 39%
      Work mainly from home
      9% · council 8%
      This small area (395 people)Longford

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 137006001

      Bus
      61 m
      Ballinalee · 865 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      716 m
      Samhthann NS, 145 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Samhthann NS · primary · 145 pupils · 716 m

      Stops 2

      • Ballinalee · 865 · 0/hour at peak · 61 m
      • Ballinalee · 865 · 0/hour at peak · 100 m

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

      • Samhthann NS · 716 m-4.6% pupils (145)
      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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
      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. Change of use (17235) ran out unbuilt in 2022: built anyway?
        Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Garden room (1712) ran out unbuilt in 2022: built anyway?
        Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      3. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
        Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
        Seller · council
      4. 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
      Ballinalee or Saintjohnstown
      Electoral division
      Ballinalee
      Electoral area
      Granard
      Council
      Longford County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 2 applications on this site; latest 17235, approved 2017, ran out unbuilt.
      • Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
      • 2 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
      • 29 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 29 at Ballinalee.
      • Ballinalee (bus 865) 61 m away: 4 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 49% owner-occupied (council 61%); 13% of homes empty (council 14%); most built 2001–2010; 65% drive to work (council 59%); population up 4% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
      • 5 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      What the terms mean 7 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.
      • 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
      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 4.016 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.017 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
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public17 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher17 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 4.012 Oct 2026
      data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public17 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.017 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
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      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 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 17 Oct 2026, 07:12 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.