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Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 04:08

R165, Drumconrath

53.85180, -6.65647

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. 11 homes approved 303 m away haven't started.

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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. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.

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. 3 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small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2022: 21561 · garden room, refused2021: 21165 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2145 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid

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

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

  1. 2022
    21561 · garden room · refused 2022
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  2. 2021
    21165 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2021
    2145 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
S5
Zoning · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says

G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says

G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m handball alley

Not on this site: 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: Drumconrath (185 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings10milestone/milepost; house
Monuments14Font (present location); Castle - motte and bailey
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: 4 on the draft 2027 map; 4 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
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
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
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: 60% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 60%
60% · council 75%
Approved nearbyMeath 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 · 10 nearby, 1,651 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 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    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, 03:07
    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, 02:01open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around R165, Drumconrath with 8 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Drumconrath, Navan 2661288No decision yet · 117 m
    2. 2Rathtrasna, Drumconrath 2660453Approved with conditions · 181 m
    3. 3Carrickmacross Road 2460435Approved, no sign building has started · 303 m
    4. 40.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 124 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 169 m
    6. 60.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 320 m
    7. 7Drumconrath, Navan 2660929No decision yet · 230 m
    8. 802 Amharc Fada, Drumconrath 26192Approved with conditions · 259 m
    Figure 3

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    16 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 7 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused12: approved → approved4: refused → refused7: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off16 lodged16 lodged12 approved12 approved4 refused4 refused12 approved12 approved4 refused4 refused7 no start notice found7 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off

    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.

    Measured16 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 4

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 2660453: CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of (i) the relocation of existing enclosed softplay area, (ii) the proposed erection of a n; 2026-11-20 2661288: application received — the development will consist of the construction of a semi-detached 2-storey dwelling containing 2 no. 3 bedroom units wtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660453: CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of (i) the relocation of existing enclosed softplay area, (ii) the proposed erection of a n · 181 m away · 2026-11-042661288: application received — the development will consist of the construction of a semi-detached 2-storey dwelling containing 2 no. 3 bedroom units w · 117 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20263 days left
      22660453 · CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of (i) the relocation of existing enclosed softplay area, (ii) the proposed…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 181 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202619 days left
      12661288 · application received — the development will consist of the construction of a semi-detached 2-storey dwelling containing…
      €20 to the council · 117 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 5

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    11 homes 303 m away were approved Aug 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2030.

    Carrickmacross Road · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Aug 2024, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Carrickmacross Road · 11 homes303 m · 246043511 homes approved Aug 2024, not started11 homes approved Aug 2024, 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

    • 40.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
    • 60.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 320 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, 03:07
    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, 02:01open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 6

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2023. 75% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 1, 2026: 105102021: 1 approved2021: 2 refused3’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 4 approved2023: 1 refused5’232024: 2 approved2024: 1 refused3’242025: 1 approved1’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1Drumconrath , Navan , Co. Meath comments close 20 Nov 2026
      the development will consist of the construction of a semi-detached 2-storey dwelling containing 2 no. 3…
      266128816 Oct 20261 homes117 m
    Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • Drumconrath , Co. Meath Withdrawn or not valid
      the development will consist of the demolition of the remaining derelict/ partially collapsed agricultural…
      26612232 Oct 20261 homes110 m
    • 802 Amharc Fada , Drumconrath , Co. Meath C15 X5N0 Approved with conditions
      File Ref: 21956 - construction of a single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and to convert attic…
      261922 Oct 2026259 m
    • 7Drumconrath , Navan , Co. Meath No decision yet
      the development will consist of the construction of a semi-detached 2-storey dwelling containing 2 No.…
      266092923 Jul 20261 homes230 m
    • 2Rathtrasna , Drumconrath , Co. Meath Approved with conditions
      the development will consist of (i) the relocation of existing enclosed softplay area, (ii) the proposed…
      26604537 Oct 2026181 m
    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, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    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
    Homes coming 11 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, 03:07
    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, 02:01open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Meath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here11
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here11
    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, 03:07
    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, 02:01open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 7

    This street block against the council

    62% owner-occupied (council 75%).

    Homes built before 1971
    28% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    26% · council 45%
    Owner-occupied
    62% · council 75%
    Rented
    32% · council 20%
    Children under 15
    16% · council 23%
    Aged 65 and over
    19% · council 12%
    Households with 2+ cars
    49% · council 54%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (423 people)Meath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167027004/167027005

    Bus
    114 m
    Drumconrath · DK04 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    234 m
    S N Pheadair Agus Phoil, 125 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Pheadair Agus Phoil · primary · 125 pupils · 234 m

    Stops 6

    • Drumconrath · DK04 · 114 m
    • Drumconrath · DK04 · 0/hour at peak · 118 m
    • Drumconrath · 177 · 0/hour at peak · 288 m
    • Drumconrath · 177 · 0/hour at peak · 299 m
    • De Valera Park · 177 · 0/hour at peak · 424 m
    • De Valera Park · 177 · 0/hour at peak · 440 m

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

    • S N Pheadair Agus Phoil · 234 m-3.8% pupils (125)
    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, 02:24
    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, 02:01open
    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. Garden room (21561) refused 2022: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    3. Application 117 m away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 181 m away can be appealed until 4 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. 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
    Drumcondra
    Electoral division
    Drumcondra
    Electoral area
    Kells
    Council
    Meath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 3 applications on this site; latest 21561, refused 2022.
    • Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 4 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 3 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • 11 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 11 at Carrickmacross Road.
    • Drumconrath (bus DK04) 118 m away: 1 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 2 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 75%); 5% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 63% drive to work (council 64%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% 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.
    • 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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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.
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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, 04:08 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.