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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 19:32

Drogheda Road, Ardee

53.85257, -6.53771

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 20 homes approved 260 m away haven't started.

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

1planning file on this houselatest 202198%of home extensions approved nearbyn=42 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–500open for comments nearbywithin 500 m20homes approved nearby, not startednearest 173 m · 2460476

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 13 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 2021.

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 houseAll of TownparksBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 211140 · work already done, approved2022: 2 files on Townparks2024: 1 file on Townparks2025: 2 files on Townparks5 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. 2021
    211140 · work already done · approved 2021 · work already done
    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

Protected building11 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory11 within 100 m Ardee Monastery National School; house

Not on this site: 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
Heritage inventory buildings40Bank of Ireland; house
Monuments15Souterrain; Historic town
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: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 6 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 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
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, 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: 91% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 62% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 9%
91% · 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 · 19 nearby, 893 council-wide

Figure 3

Townparks, file by file since 2022

5 planning files on Townparks since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22337No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22806No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460492No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560392No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560475New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Townparks" 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 · 2022–2026

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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days. Building starts about 13 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 398 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=35)48 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 398 days after permission (n=14)398 days after permissionSigned off79% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated42 decided home extensions, 14 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    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
    • 324546 Pending · Bridgegate & Fir Rois, Rathgory & Mulladrillen,, Drogheda Road,… · 434 m
    • 323972 Pending · Ardee, Co. Louth · 38 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 Drogheda Road, Ardee with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeAppealEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApprovedRefused
    1. 1Ardee Bread Company Castle Street 2660139Approved, no sign building has started · 260 m
    2. 2Bridgegate & Fir Rois Rathgory & Mulladrillen, Drogheda Road Ardee 2660055Approved with conditions · 435 m
    3. 3Ardee, Co. Louth 323972Appeal: no decision yet · 38 m
    4. 41.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 131 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 225 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 240 m
    7. 75.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 308 m
    8. 81.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 484 m
    9. 9Old St Mary's Church, John Street 25179No decision yet · 53 m
    10. 10Morhall Townparks, Ardee 2660433No decision yet · 141 m
    11. 11John Street, Ardee 2660488Approved with conditions · 207 m
    12. 12Patrick Tierney Street, Ardee 2660565Approved with conditions · 262 m
    13. 13Farrell Furniture, John Street 2660318Approved with conditions · 297 m
    14. 1421B Castle Street, Ardee 2660030Refused · 298 m
    15. 15Barrett’s Lane, Ardee 2660469No decision yet · 305 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 41 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    47 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 43 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 41 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 26 with no start notice found, 8 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT43: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused41: approved → approved4: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal26: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off8: approved → ran out47 lodged47 lodged43 approved43 approved4 refused4 refused41 approved41 approved5 refused5 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn26 no start notice found26 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off8 ran out8 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.

    Measured47 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      20 homes 260 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2029.

      Ardee Bread Company… · 20 homes: 20 homes approved Sep 2026, not started2024202520262027202820292030Ardee Bread Company… · 20 homes260 m · 266013920 homes approved Sep 2026, not started20 homes approved Sep 2026, 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 6 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 1

      Empty land zoned for homes 5

      • 41.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 131 m
      • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 225 m
      • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 240 m
      • 75.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 308 m
      • 81.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 484 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 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 5 and 8 a year; busiest 2022. 91% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 11, 2022: 8, 2023: 7, 2024: 5, 2025: 8, 2026: 8051015202021: 11 approved11’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused8’222023: 6 approved2023: 1 refused7’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 8 approved8’252026: 6 approved2026: 2 refused8’26*
      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 13 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 6 in the last 12 months
      2 signed off as finished3 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
      • 9 Bridgegate Close, Ardee, Louth, A92 K38V · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 285 m
      • St. Tierney Street, Ardee, Louth, A92 H1FX · 27 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 303 m
      • 21 Castle Street, Ardee, Louth, A92 Y0CR · 21 May 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 314 m
      • The Boat Trench, Ardee, Louth · 1 May 2026 · 21 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460476 · 215 m
      • Castle Street, Ardee, Louth, A92 WR25 · 29 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · PT8LH94 · 385 m
      • Castle Street, Ardee, Louth, A92 APK4 · 21 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 2460072 · 326 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 20 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

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Toddlers' Hill Creche & Montessori · Crèche13 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate575 m
      Cheeky Monkey Early Years Limited · Crèche16 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate611 m
      Aladdin's Cave Montessori School and Créche · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 928 m
      Shining Stars Pre- School · Crèche31 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 928 m
      Venessa's Little Legends · Crèche12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 928 m
      Mary's House Ballapousta · Crèche28 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 928 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
      Here194
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here410
      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 10

      This street block against the council

      61% owner-occupied (council 67%).

      Homes built before 1971
      30% · council 28%
      Homes built since 2001
      27% · council 33%
      Owner-occupied
      61% · council 67%
      Rented
      34% · council 28%
      Children under 15
      17% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      16% · council 14%
      Households with 2+ cars
      32% · council 38%
      Work mainly from home
      14% · council 10%
      This small area (195 people)Louth

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147002016

      Bus
      36 m
      Ardee Ch · 167, 182, 980 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      54 m
      Ardee Monastery, 244 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Ardee Monastery · primary · 244 pupils · 54 m
      • S N Mhuire na Trocaire · primary · 339 pupils · 261 m
      • Ardee Community School · postprimary · 1317 pupils · 585 m

      Stops 7

      • Ardee Ch · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 2/hour at peak · 36 m
      • Ardee Ch · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 3/hour at peak · 46 m
      • Aldi Ardee · 177 · 1/hour at peak · 408 m
      • Cherrybrook · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 2/hour at peak · 635 m
      • Cherrybrook · 167, 182, 980, DK08 · 2/hour at peak · 791 m

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

      • Ardee Monastery · 54 m-5.4% pupils (244)
      • S N Mhuire na Trocaire · 261 m+8% pupils (339)
      • Ardee Community School · 585 m-2.7% pupils (1,317)
      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. Work already done (211140): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        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
      Townparks
      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 211140, approved 2021, work already done.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 6 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 5 empty zoned plots.
      • 20 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 20 at Ardee Bread Company Castle Street.
      • Ardee Ch (bus 167, 182) 46 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 67%); 14% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 62% drive to work (council 59%); population up 11% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 35% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 268 in the last year, 39 three years before.
      What the terms mean 8 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.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
      • 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
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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 Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 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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      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
      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
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      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
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      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, 19:32 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.