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Planning report · Longford County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 07:44

R198

53.82234, -7.76535

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 22 homes approved 313 m away haven't started.

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Time
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Not held yet for Longford County Council: council consultations.

0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m22homes approved nearby, not startednearest 312 m · 2460271

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.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DrumlishBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 8 files on Drumlish2022: 2 files on Drumlish2023: 3 files on Drumlish2024: 5 files on Drumlish2026: 2 files on Drumlish20 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
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential: To provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.

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.

longford county development plan 2021 2027 · 30 Nov 2021 – 30 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: Green Pasture Meat Processors Limited (382 m); Drumlish (912 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings6mill (water); Kelleher Monument
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: 3 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

Drumlish, file by file since 2021

5 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

20 planning files on Drumlish since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 18 · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21110No number · 2021 · single-storey side · approved · 21165No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21204No number · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460080No number · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460128Porches, roofs, otherNo. 7 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21166No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21167No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21249No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21263No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21374No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22161No. 43 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22219No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360041No. 7 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360155No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460178No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460231No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460271No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660056No number · 2026 · other work · refused · 2660140New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360221
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

20 files with "Drumlish" 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 decided
    2 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 R198 with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefused
    1. 1Mill Race Park & Derawley 2460271Approved, no sign building has started · 313 m
    2. 20.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 111 m
    3. 30.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 204 m
    4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 496 m
    5. 5St. Mary’s Street, Drumlish 2660056Approved with conditions · 157 m
    6. 6Main Street, Drumlish 2660140Refused · 378 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 16 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    20 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 18 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 16 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 12 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT18: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused16: approved → approved2: refused → refused2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal12: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → ran out20 lodged20 lodged18 approved18 approved2 refused2 refused16 approved16 approved4 refused4 refused12 no start notice found12 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 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.

    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

      22 homes 313 m away were approved Feb 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2030.

      Mill Race Park & Derawley · 22 homes: 22 homes approved Feb 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Mill Race Park & Derawley · 22 homes313 m · 246027122 homes approved Feb 2025, not started22 homes approved Feb 2025, 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 4 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 1

      Empty land zoned for homes 3

      • 20.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 111 m
      • 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 204 m
      • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 496 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 5 a year; busiest 2024. 90% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 8, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 5, 2026: 205102021: 7 approved2021: 1 refused8’21*2022: 2 approved2’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 5 approved5’242026: 1 approved2026: 1 refused2’26*
      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 3 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • Main Street, Drumlish, Longford, N39 K6W6 · 9 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 21249 · 385 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Homes coming 22 not started
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Estate: Esker Glen · 3 applications in 10 years

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      ABC Childcare Drumlish · Crèche28 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 601 m
      Whizzkids Drumlish Community Childcare CLG · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 601 m
      Winnie the Pooh Montessori · Crèche4 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 601 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      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 About as busy as most of Longford County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here22
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here7
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      7% of homes built before 1971 (council 24%). 40% owner-occupied (council 61%).

      Homes built before 1971
      7% · council 24%
      Homes built since 2001
      67% · council 39%
      Owner-occupied
      40% · council 61%
      Rented
      57% · council 31%
      Children under 15
      23% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      13% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      29% · council 39%
      Work mainly from home
      7% · council 8%
      This small area (359 people)Longford

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 137027003/137027004

      Bus
      122 m
      Ml Race Pk · 862 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      483 m
      St Marys Mixed NS, 215 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • St Marys Mixed NS · primary · 215 pupils · 483 m

      Stops 4

      • Ml Race Pk · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 122 m
      • Ml Race Pk · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 130 m
      • Drumlish · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 183 m
      • Drumlish · 862 · 0/hour at peak · 184 m

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

      • St Marys Mixed NS · 483 m+0.9% pupils (215)
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      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. 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
      Drumlish
      Electoral division
      Drumlish
      Electoral area
      Granard
      Council
      Longford County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 4 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 3 empty zoned plots.
      • 22 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 22 at Mill Race Park & Derawley.
      • Ml Race Pk (bus 862) 122 m away: 5 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 57% rent (council 31%); 17% of homes empty (council 14%); most built 2001–2010; 60% drive to work (council 59%); population up 14% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
      • 3 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • 7 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
      What the terms mean 5 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.
      • 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 27
      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 4.030 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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 4.026 Oct 2026
      data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
      overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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      propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
      tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      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 1 Nov 2026, 07:44 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.