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Planning report · Longford County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 19:58

Market Street, Granard

53.77883, -7.49811

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

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Not held yet for Longford County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 20240open 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
  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). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of GranardBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2024: 2420 · new house, approved2021: 5 files on Granard2022: 1 file on Granard2023: 3 files on Granard2024: 4 files on Granard2025: 1 file on Granard2026: 4 files on Granard18 files

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

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

  1. 2024
    2420 · new house · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (LF010-055----)
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
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 building2 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Ulster Bank
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Moatfield,Rathcronan,Granard,Granardkill; Battlefield, Churchquarter,Granard,Grassyard,Moatfield,Rathcronan,Teemore,Granardkill

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

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings20Saint Patrick's Church (Granard); Fernmount
Monuments11Historic town; 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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 20 on the draft 2027 map; 20 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
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
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, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

Granard, file by file since 2021

3 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved.

18 planning files on Granard since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 21200No number · 2025 · other extension · refused · 2560282No number · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660066No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660239Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21212No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21283No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2164No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 2195No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22254No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360078No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360125No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2399No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2455No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460094No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460129No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460311No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660117No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660165New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

18 files with "Granard" 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
    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, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed1 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 Market Street, Granard with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 10.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 31 m
    2. 20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 216 m
    3. 32.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 321 m
    4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 445 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 498 m
    6. 62.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 0 m
    7. 7Unit 2 Harp Business Park, Churchquarter 2660297No decision yet · 99 m
    8. 8Market Street, Granard 2660117Approved with conditions · 115 m
    9. 9Main Street, Granard 2660165Approved with conditions · 150 m
    10. 10Barrack Street, Granard 2660066Approved with conditions · 304 m
    11. 11Mills Lane Granardkill, Granard 2660239Approved with conditions · 412 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 15 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 15 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 15 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 11 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT15: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused15: approved → approved3: refused → refused11: approved → no start notice found2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → ran out18 lodged18 lodged15 approved15 approved3 refused3 refused15 approved15 approved3 refused3 refused11 no start notice found11 no start notice found2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off2 ran out2 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 6 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 6

      • 10.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 31 m
      • 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 216 m
      • 32.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 321 m
      • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 445 m
      • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 498 m
      • 62.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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
      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, 05:04open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2024. 83% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 5, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 4, 2025: 1, 2026: 405102021: 4 approved2021: 1 refused5’21*2022: 1 approved1’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 3 approved2024: 1 refused4’242025: 1 refused1’252026: 4 approved4’26*
      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 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      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
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • Main Street, Granard, Longford · 21 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460094 · 275 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      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
      Playdays · Crèche7 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 108 m
      Lámh Beag · Crèche9 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 108 m
      Granard Community Childcare Facility · Crèche9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 108 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 Busier than most of Longford County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here24
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here27
      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, 05:04
      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, 05:04open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 7

      This street block against the council

      17% owner-occupied (council 61%).

      Homes built before 1971
      32% · council 24%
      Homes built since 2001
      15% · council 39%
      Owner-occupied
      17% · council 61%
      Rented
      64% · council 31%
      Children under 15
      20% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      14% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      4% · council 39%
      Work mainly from home
      0% · council 8%
      This small area (237 people)Longford

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 137035001

      Bus
      194 m
      Granard · 111A, 466, 65 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      495 m
      Ardscoil Phadraig, 351 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Ardscoil Phadraig · postprimary · 351 pupils · 495 m
      • The Sacred Heart Primary NS · primary · 250 pupils · 497 m
      • Cnoc Mhuire · postprimary · 579 pupils · 642 m

      Stops 4

      • Granard · 111A, 466, 65 · 0/hour at peak · 194 m
      • Granard · 111A, 466, 65, 865 · 1/hour at peak · 207 m
      • Longford Road · 865 · 0/hour at peak · 348 m
      • Longford Road · 865 · 0/hour at peak · 353 m

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

      • Ardscoil Phadraig · 495 m-5.1% pupils (351)
      • The Sacred Heart Primary NS · 497 m+4.2% pupils (250)
      • Cnoc Mhuire · 642 m+5.9% pupils (579)
      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
      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, 05:04open
      Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
      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. New house (2420) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
        Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
        Seller · council
      3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
        Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
        Solicitor
      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
      Granard
      Electoral division
      Granard Urban
      Electoral area
      Granard
      Council
      Longford County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 2420, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
      • Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; on the vacant land tax map.
      • 6 sites nearby could change: 6 empty zoned plots.
      • Granard (bus 111A, 466) 207 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 64% rent (council 31%); 12% of homes empty (council 14%); most built 1971–1980; 36% drive to work (council 59%); population up 16% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 0 in the last year, 21 three years before.
      • 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 80% approved (council 86%).
      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.
      • 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.
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      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
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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 31 Oct 2026, 19:58 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.