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Planning report · Leitrim County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 09:03

Summerhill

53.94946, -8.08267

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Leitrim County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202393%of home extensions approved nearbyn=43 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–541open for comments nearbyclose 20 Nov

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 50 days
  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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 1991–2000. 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 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2023: 2344 · the revised site, approved2022: 1 file on Townparks2024: 2 files on Townparks3 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. 2023
    2344 · the revised site · approved 2023 · 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 · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the established amenity 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.

carrick on shannon joint local area plan 2023 2025 · 19 May 2025 – 18 May 2031

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 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3Hillcrest Lodge; Summerhill Lodge
Monuments3Ringfort - unclassified; R164644
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site7 decided · more info asked 57%
100% · council 97%
Approved nearbyLeitrim 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 · 7 nearby, 241 council-wide

Figure 3

Townparks, file by file since 2022

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

3 planning files on Townparks since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22147No. 8 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460043No. 14 · 2024 · side · approved · 2460263Porches, roofs, otherNew house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic10—
Porch11—

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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 77 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 132 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 48–54 (n=26)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 132 days (n=17)132 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off57% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated43 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed6 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 Summerhill with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closing
    1. 14 Summerhill Court, Summerhill 2660247No decision yet · 246 m
    2. 2No 20 Summerhill, Carrick on Shannon 2660204Approved with conditions · 143 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 13 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    13 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 13 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 13 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 11 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT13: lodged → approved13: approved → approved11: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off13 lodged13 lodged13 approved13 approved13 approved13 approved11 no start notice found11 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 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.

    Measured13 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 20 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-20 2660247: application received — (1)Demolition of existing rear conservatory, (2) exterior alterations to all elevations of existing property, (3) extens; 2026-11-30 2660204: CONDITIONAL — (a) construction of front porch, (b) demolish side extension & reconstruct larger side extension in place complete with today10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 Dec2660247: application received — (1)Demolition of existing rear conservatory, (2) exterior alterations to all elevations of existing property, (3) extens · 246 m away · 2026-11-202660204: CONDITIONAL — (a) construction of front porch, (b) demolish side extension & reconstruct larger side extension in place complete with · 143 m away · 2026-11-30
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202615 days left
      12660247 · application received — (1)Demolition of existing rear conservatory, (2) exterior alterations to all elevations of…
      €20 to the council · 246 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 30 Nov 202625 days left
      22660204 · CONDITIONAL — (a) construction of front porch, (b) demolish side extension & reconstruct larger side extension in place…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 143 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 4 a year; busiest 2023. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 3, 2026: 105102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 3 approved3’242026: 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

    Every application within 500 m 2 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Shannonside Community Childcare Centre · Crèche7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate612 m
    Naíonra Kinderkare · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate978 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:36
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Leitrim County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here16
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here26
    Council middle1
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    15% of homes built before 1971 (council 27%). 57% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    15% · council 27%
    Homes built since 2001
    17% · council 40%
    Owner-occupied
    57% · council 71%
    Rented
    38% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    34% · council 19%
    Households with 2+ cars
    26% · council 45%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 10%
    This small area (341 people)Leitrim

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 117015007

    Bus
    297 m
    Carrick B Campus · 564, 567 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    173 m
    Community School, 686 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Community School · postprimary · 686 pupils · 173 m
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 442 pupils · 519 m
    • Gaelscoil Liatroma · primary · 203 pupils · 978 m

    Stops 5

    • Carrick B Campus · 564, 567 · 1/hour at peak · 297 m
    • Carrick B Campus · 564 · 1/hour at peak · 307 m
    • Lis Cara · 567 · 1/hour at peak · 579 m
    • Leitrim Road · 567 · 1/hour at peak · 633 m
    • Park Lane · 567, NG05 · 1/hour at peak · 723 m

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

    • Community School · 173 m+1.5% pupils (686)
    • Scoil Mhuire · 519 m-4.9% pupils (442)
    • Gaelscoil Liatroma · 978 m+3.6% pupils (203)
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
    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. The revised site (2344): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 246 m away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Decision 143 m away can be appealed until 30 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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
    Townparks
    Electoral division
    Carrick-on-Shannon
    Electoral area
    Carrick-On-Shannon
    Council
    Leitrim County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 2344, approved 2023, work already done.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • Carrick B Campus (bus 564, 567) 297 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 56% owner-occupied (council 71%); 12% of homes empty (council 24%); most built 1991–2000; 56% drive to work (council 66%); population up 9% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 62 days (about 9 weeks); 48% 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 26
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.05 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)Public5 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher4 Nov 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public5 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence5 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register4 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026, 09:03 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.