Planning report · Mayo County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 07:10

L1725

53.86471, -9.30607

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 38 homes approved 190 m away haven't started.

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Time

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

2planning files on this houselatest 2025 97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=75 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–54 1open for comments nearbyclose 13 Oct 38homes approved nearby, not startednearest 190 m · 2460110

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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

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

2026
2560831 · new house · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
approvedstartedsigned off
2025
2560206 · new house · refused 2025
approvedstarted?signed off?

6 Apr 2026 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected

On this site

Zoning · Rural

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningP1 · Rural

What it says

Agriculture: To reserve land for agricultural and rural uses and to preserve the amenity of the town setting.

Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

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

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 not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Monuments	4	Ringfort - rath; R152707

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: 1 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
zoning	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:11	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:59	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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: bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open

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: 85% approved, and 68% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site53 decided · more info asked 68%

85% · council 91%

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 · 53 nearby, 3,380 council-wide

Figure 3

Rathbaun, file by file since 2024

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Rathbaun" 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 · 2024–2026

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: npad, acp · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 90 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

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

Calculated75 decided home extensions, 8 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

0 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed7 decided

0 became permissions

Approvals appealed3 decided

2 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

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

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around L1725 with 9 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved

1Garryduff, Castlebar 2660712No decision yet · 233 m
2Garryduff 2460110Approved, no sign building has started · 190 m
310.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 113 m
40.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 469 m
5Rathbaun, Castlebar 2660361Approved with conditions · 149 m
6Garryduff, Castlebar 2560723Approved with conditions · 207 m
7Rathbaun, Castlebar 2660198Approved with conditions · 338 m
8Garryduff, Castlebar 2660297Approved with conditions · 356 m
9Rathbawn, Castlebar 2560831Approved with conditions · 0 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. Most owners opt out of sign-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.

Measured48 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 13 Oct 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 13 Oct 20263 days left
12660712 · application received — Full Planning Permission for the construction of 26 no. residential units consisting of 7 no.…
€20 to the council · 233 m away

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

Figure 8

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

38 homes 190 m away were approved May 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2029.

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 3 within 500 m

Approved, not started 1

Garryduff · 38 homes approved May 2024, not started · 190 m

Empty land zoned for homes 2

310.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 113 m
40.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 469 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open
derelict	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026, 09:35	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 2 and 12 a year; busiest 2024. 90% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

1Garryduff , Castlebar , Co. Mayo comments close 13 Oct 2026
Full Planning Permission for the construction of 26 no. residential units consisting of 7 no. two-storey…
26607128 Sept 2026233 m

Every application within 500 m 6 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

5Rathbaun , Castlebar , Co. Mayo. Approved with conditions
Application is being made to Mayo County Council on behalf of C & B Gavin for planning permission to…
266036120 Jul 20261 homes149 m
8Garryduff , Castlebar , Co. Mayo. Approved with conditions
Full Planning Permission for the following: 1. Construction of 1 no. two storey block providing for 4 no. 2…
26602977 Aug 2026356 m
7Rathbaun , Castlebar , Co Mayo Approved with conditions
Development of Office Space and Ambulance center by 1. change of use of existing Garage and 2. Extension and…
26601985 May 2026338 m
9Rathbawn , Castlebar , Castlebar Approved with conditions
PROVISION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH VEHICLE ACCESS / EGRESS & LANDSCAPING, COMPLETE WITH ALL…
256083120 Jan 20261 homes0 m
6Garryduff , Castlebar , Co. Mayo Approved with conditions
Full Planning Permission for the construction of 61 no. residential units consisting of 17 No. two storey…
25607236 May 202661 homes207 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open

Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months

4 not signed off2 no sign-off needed

Lios Mor, Castlebar, Mayo · 13 Aug 2026 · 43 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60723 · 329 m
Lios Mor, Castlebar, Mayo · 3 Jul 2026 · 18 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60723 · 306 m
Snugborough, Castlebar, Mayo · 28 Apr 2026 · 99 homes · start notice not signed off · P24/60782 · 287 m
Rathbaun, Castlebar, Mayo · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P25/60831 · 5 m
Ballinaglough, Castlebar, Mayo · 23 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460760 · 289 m
Garryduff, Castlebar, Mayo · 23 Dec 2025 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60129 · 470 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: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open

Homes coming 38 not started

Snugborough · 87 homes · building started · 298 m
SNUGBOROUGH · 79 homes · building started · 305 m
6Garryduff · 61 homes · building started · 299 m
2Garryduff · 38 homes · not started · runs out 26 May 2029 · 190 m
Garryduff · 33 homes · building started · 437 m

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Curious Minds · Crèche	9 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	697 m
Little Treasures Creche · Crèche	11 Jan 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	907 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
tusla_ey	public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)	5 Oct 2026, 23:33	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Mayo County Council.

Homes approved

Here342

Council middle0

Homes started

Here302

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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:23	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

4% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 68% owner-occupied (council 73%).

Homes built before 1971

4% · council 26%

Homes built since 2001

33% · council 32%

Owner-occupied

68% · council 73%

Rented

32% · council 21%

Children under 15

29% · council 19%

Aged 65 and over

8% · council 20%

Households with 2+ cars

53% · council 45%

Work mainly from home

7% · council 9%

This small area (228 people)Mayo

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 157048021

Bus

739 m

Knockthomas · 454

Nearest school

716 m

Castlebar Primary School, 864 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Castlebar Primary School · primary · 864 pupils · 716 m
St. Geralds College · postprimary · 688 pupils · 829 m
Castlebar Educate Together National School · primary · 113 pupils · 906 m

Stops 2

Knockthomas · 454 · 0/hour at peak · 739 m
Knockthomas · 454 · 0/hour at peak · 767 m

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

Castlebar Primary School · 716 m+1.8% pupils (864)
St. Geralds College · 829 m+3.5% pupils (688)
Castlebar Educate Together National School · 906 m-11.7% pupils (113)

Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:41	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
consult	public	10 Oct 2026, 01:23	open
moderngov	public	10 Oct 2026, 01:24	open
lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

New house (2560831) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
Seller · solicitor
New house (2560206) refused 2025: built anyway?
Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
Seller · solicitor
Zoned P1 (rural), not for homes: could you extend?
Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
Solicitor · planner
38 homes approved 190 m away (Garryduff), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 2460110.
Council
Application 233 m away open for comments until 13 Oct 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Rathbaun
Electoral division: Castlebar Rural
Electoral area: Castlebar
Council: Mayo County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

2 applications on this site; latest 2560831, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
Zoned P1 (rural); not protected; no vacant land tax.
3 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 2 empty zoned plots.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Oct 2026.
38 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 38 at Garryduff.
No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Knockthomas, 739 m away (3 a day).
Here (2022 census): 68% owner-occupied (council 73%); 4% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 1991–2000; 75% drive to work (council 66%); population up 9% since 2016.
Around here the council decides in a median 64 days (about 9 weeks); 51% 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.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
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

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https:	Local authorities (consultation portals)	public	10 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	10 Oct 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	public	10 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…	10 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…	5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC-BY-4.0	4 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 10 Oct 2026, 07:10 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.

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