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Planning report · Mayo County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 15:09

Main Street, Gorteendrunagh

53.85601, -9.29786

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%).

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Mayo County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202696%of home extensions approved nearbyn=67 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–560open 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 52 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 9 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files 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 1981–1990. 2 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date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2026: 2660040 · change of use, approved2025: 2660025 · change of use, withdrawn or invalid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. 2026
    2660040 · change of use · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2025
    2660025 · change of use · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (MA078-003----)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre: To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and environment of the town centre and provide for appropriate town centre uses.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

castlebar local area plan · 17 Jan 2024 – 16 Jan 2030

Protected building9 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory12 within 100 m house; Saint Angela's Convent of Mercy
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Carrowncurry,Curragh (Carra By.),Garryduff,Gorteendrunagh,Knockacroghery,Knockaphunta,Knockthomas

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Heiton Buckley Limited t/a Heiton Buckley Builders Merchants (916 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings71New Cemetery; house
Monuments2Historic town; R185047
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: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 8 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · 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
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
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
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site28 decided · more info asked 50%
82% · council 90%
Approved nearbyMayo 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 · 28 nearby, 2,181 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor11—

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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 100 days. Building starts about 9 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 152 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 285 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–56 (n=49)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 152 days (n=18)152 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 285 days after permission (n=9)285 days after permissionSigned off40% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated67 decided home extensions, 10 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 502077 Pending · Gold Rush Casino , Rush Street , Castlebar. F23HY04. · 243 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher28 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Main Street, Gorteendrunagh with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1St Brid's Special School, Pavilion Road 2660695Approved with conditions · 433 m
    2. 20.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 30 m
    3. 3Castle Street, Castlebar P26/60106Building started · 49 m
    4. 40.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 53 m
    5. 517 Main Street, Castlebar 2560316Building started · 58 m
    6. 60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 99 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 171 m
    8. 80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 345 m
    9. 90.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 358 m
    10. 10Castle Street, Castlebar 2660106Approved with conditions · 52 m
    11. 11Ellison Street, Castlebar 2660303Approved with conditions · 104 m
    12. 12Mill Lane, Castlebar 2660317Approved with conditions · 165 m
    13. 13Cavendish Lane, Knockacroghery 2660288Approved with conditions · 169 m
    14. 14Gold Rush Casino, Rush Street 2660490Approved with conditions · 243 m
    15. 15Stephen Garvey Way and Mountain View, Castlebar 2660501No decision yet · 375 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 65 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    75 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 65 approved, 10 refused. After appeals: 65 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 54 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT65: lodged → approved10: lodged → refused65: approved → approved10: refused → refused54: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out75 lodged75 lodged65 approved65 approved10 refused10 refused65 approved65 approved10 refused10 refused54 no start notice found54 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off4 signed off4 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.

    Measured75 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-19 2660695: CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of enabling works to include, the removal of earth embankment and construction of concrete today3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov2660695: CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of enabling works to include, the removal of earth embankment and construction of concrete · 433 m away · 2026-11-19
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202621 days left
      12660695 · CONDITIONAL — The development will consist of enabling works to include, the removal of earth embankment and…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 433 m away

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

    Sites that could change 8 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 8

    • 20.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 30 m
    • 40.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 53 m
    • 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 m
    • 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 345 m
    • 90.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 358 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 374 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 488 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 11 and 18 a year; busiest 2022. 87% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 9, 2022: 18, 2023: 14, 2024: 14, 2025: 11, 2026: 9051015202021: 7 approved2021: 2 refused9’21*2022: 18 approved18’222023: 11 approved2023: 3 refused14’232024: 11 approved2024: 3 refused14’242025: 10 approved2025: 1 refused11’252026: 8 approved2026: 1 refused9’26*
    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 14 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished4 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 3Castle Street, Castlebar, Mayo · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · P26/60106 · 49 m
    • Riverside, Newtown, Castlebar, Mayo · 7 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 201041 · 475 m
    • 517 Main Street, Castlebar, Mayo · 3 Jul 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560316 · 58 m
    • 27 Market Street, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 H367 · 17 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 167 m
    • 39 Ellison Street, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 TD50 · 13 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · P25/60572 · 182 m
    • New Antrim Street, Castlebar, Mayo, 0000 · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 348 m
    • 36 Spencer Street, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 Y303 · 13 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · ABP-319619-24 · 210 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 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Imagination Station · Crèche3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate207 m
    Little Treasures Creche · Crèche11 Jan 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate255 m
    Curious Minds · Crèche9 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate425 m
    Juniors Childcare · Crèche10 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate455 m
    Buttercups Playschool and Afterschool Castlebar · Crèche16 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate465 m
    Ballyheane Buttercups · Crèche26 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate465 m
    Naionra Tir na Nog · Crèche27 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate527 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 Mayo County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here216
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here155
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    41% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 37% owner-occupied (council 73%).

    Homes built before 1971
    41% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    9% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    37% · council 73%
    Rented
    53% · council 21%
    Children under 15
    7% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    41% · council 20%
    Households with 2+ cars
    8% · council 45%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 9%
    This small area (279 people)Mayo

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 157049014

    Bus
    116 m
    Ellison Street · 437 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    286 m
    Castlebar Educate Together National School, 113 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Castlebar Educate Together National School · primary · 113 pupils · 286 m
    • Castlebar Primary School · primary · 864 pupils · 396 m
    • St Joseph's Secondary School · postprimary · 542 pupils · 427 m
    • St Brids Special Sch · primary · 40 pupils · 474 m
    • Davitt College · postprimary · 902 pupils · 511 m
    • Gaelscoil Raifteirí · primary · 229 pupils · 552 m
    • St. Geralds College · postprimary · 688 pupils · 693 m

    Stops 10

    • Ellison Street · 437 · 116 m
    • Ellison Street · 437 · 120 m
    • Castlebar Library · UL05 · 311 m
    • Castlebar Library · UL05 · 331 m
    • Castlebar · 430, 454, 460a, 460b, 498, 721 · 2/hour at peak · 415 m
    • Castlebar · 420, 422, 430, 440, 454, 456 · 4/hour at peak · 434 m
    • Mayo Hospital · 422, 440, 454, 456, 460a, 460b · 3/hour at peak · 681 m
    • Mayo Hospital · 420, 422, 440, 454, 456, 460a · 3/hour at peak · 708 m

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

    • Castlebar Educate Together National School · 286 m-11.7% pupils (113)
    • Castlebar Primary School · 396 m+1.8% pupils (864)
    • St Joseph's Secondary School · 427 m+0.6% pupils (542)
    • St Brids Special Sch · 474 m+17.6% pupils (40) · 3 classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Davitt College · 511 m+2.5% pupils (902) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Gaelscoil Raifteirí · 552 m+3.6% pupils (229)
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
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    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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    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. Change of use (2660040) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    3. Building work started 49 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for P26/60106.
      Agent · council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Gorteendrunagh
    Electoral division
    Castlebar Urban
    Electoral area
    Castlebar
    Council
    Mayo County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2660040, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
    • 8 sites nearby could change: 8 empty zoned plots.
    • Castlebar (bus 420, 422) 434 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 53% rent (council 21%); 14% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 1981–1990; 42% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 62 days (about 9 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 63 in the last year, 52 three years before.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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 29 Oct 2026, 15:09 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.