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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:29

Stoney Lane

53.84677, -6.54253

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).

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

1planning file on this houselatest 202597%of home extensions approved nearbyn=35 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–500open 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. Here 48 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 10 months after
  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. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026.

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. 1 planning file 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 built2026: 2560572 · new house, 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. 2026
    2560572 · new house · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
    approvedstartedsigned off
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

Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.

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.

louth county development plan · 11 Nov 2021 – 1 Jan 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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments9Ringfort - rath; Earthwork
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), 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
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 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

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 90% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 62% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 0%
90% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 38%
62% · council 58%
Approved nearbyLouth 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 · 18 nearby, 893 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey side11—

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 25165 · work already done · refused 2 Jan 2026 · 94 m
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

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 48 days. Building starts about 10 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 293 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 mo24 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–50 (n=32)48 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 293 days after permission (n=12)293 days after permissionSigned off83% of owners opt out of sign-off

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated35 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

0 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed5 decided
0 became permissions
Approvals appealed4 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

Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
  • 500704 Refused · 41 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee, Co Louth, A92 D281 · 94 m
  • 500271 Refused · 112 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee, County Louth · 120 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Stoney Lane with 11 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseRefusedAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 141 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee 25165Refused · 94 m
  2. 2112 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee 500271Appeal: refused · 120 m
  3. 380 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee 21715Building started · 142 m
  4. 45.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 332 m
  5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 427 m
  6. 61.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 457 m
  7. 7No 8 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee 2660515Approved with conditions · 166 m
  8. 8The Drogheda Road, Ardee 2560701Approved with conditions · 246 m
  9. 9Drogheda Road, Mullameelan 2660623No decision yet · 280 m
  10. 1029 Rockfield, Stoney Lane Ardee 2660540Refused · 300 m
  11. 1118 Cherrybrook, Drogheda Road 2696Refused · 331 m
Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 16 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

22 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 16 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 16 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 8 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT16: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused16: approved → approved6: refused → refused8: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → ran out22 lodged22 lodged16 approved16 approved6 refused6 refused16 approved16 approved6 refused6 refused8 no start notice found8 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out5 ran out5 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.

Measured22 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

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 3 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 3

    • 45.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 332 m
    • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 427 m
    • 61.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 457 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 1 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 73% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 1, 2023: 4, 2024: 2, 2025: 7, 2026: 205102021: 6 approved6’21*2022: 1 approved1’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 1 approved2024: 1 refused2’242025: 4 approved2025: 3 refused7’252026: 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 7 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 no sign-off needed
    • 380 Sliabh Breagh, Ardee, Louth · 10 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21715 · 142 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
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Aladdin's Cave Montessori School and Créche · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 854 m
    Shining Stars Pre- School · Crèche31 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 854 m
    Venessa's Little Legends · Crèche12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 854 m
    Mary's House Ballapousta · Crèche28 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 854 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 Louth County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here82
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here326
    Council middle2
    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

    3% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 71% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    3% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    67% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    71% · council 67%
    Rented
    24% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    26% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    6% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    43% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 10%
    This small area (256 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147002001

    Bus
    230 m
    Cherrybrook · 167, 182, 980 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    550 m
    Ardee Community School, 1317 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ardee Community School · postprimary · 1317 pupils · 550 m
    • Ardee Monastery · primary · 244 pupils · 678 m
    • S N Mhuire na Trocaire · primary · 339 pupils · 893 m

    Stops 5

    • Cherrybrook · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 2/hour at peak · 230 m
    • Cherrybrook · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 2/hour at peak · 294 m
    • Ardee Ch · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 3/hour at peak · 674 m
    • Ardee Ch · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 2/hour at peak · 703 m

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

    • Ardee Community School · 550 m-2.7% pupils (1,317)
    • Ardee Monastery · 678 m-5.4% pupils (244)
    • S N Mhuire na Trocaire · 893 m+8% pupils (339)
    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. New house (2560572) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. 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
    Stonylane
    Electoral division
    Ardee Urban
    Electoral area
    Ardee
    Council
    Louth County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 2560572, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 3 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for work already done (2026).
    • Cherrybrook (bus 167, 182) 230 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 71% owner-occupied (council 67%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 68% drive to work (council 59%); population up 11% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 35% are asked for more information.
    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 25
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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 4.01 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
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    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 1 Nov 2026, 09:29 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.