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Planning report · Louth County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 17:09

R171

53.97632, -6.46617

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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

48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–521open for comments nearbyclose 2 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 48 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.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built

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

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

On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings4house; Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Monuments88Ring-ditch; Enclosure
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 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
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: 50% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 33%
50% · 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 · 6 nearby, 612 council-wide

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–52 (n=14)48 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated18 decided home extensions, 2 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    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
    • 500500 Pending · Drummonds Country Store, Cloonanana Road, Newtown Knockbridge, Co.… · 1.5 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher27 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around R171 with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 1Hillcrest, Newtown 2660663No decision yet · 1.5 km
    2. 2Across the townlands of Kilcurly Thomastown Donaghmore, Mounthamilton Lisnawully and Farrandreg 2660585Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    3. 3Knockatavy, Knockbridge 2690Approved with conditions · 562 m
    4. 4Ballinclare, Knockbridge 2616Approved with conditions · 691 m
    5. 5Ballinlough, Knockbridge 2660349No decision yet · 699 m
    6. 6Rathiddy, Knockbridge 2660124No decision yet · 730 m
    7. 7Dunbin Big, Knockbridge 2660153Approved with conditions · 860 m
    8. 8Tates and Carrans Park, Knockbridge 25177Approved with conditions · 927 m
    9. 9Ballinlough, Knockbridge 26113No decision yet · 1.3 km
    10. 10Knockbridge, Dundalk 2660082No decision yet · 1.5 km
    11. 114 Loughantarve, Knockbridge 2660257Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    12. 12Knockcor, Knockbridge 2675No decision yet · 1.6 km
    13. 13Newtownbabe, Dundalk 2560788Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
    14. 14Loughantarve, Knockbridge 2660031Refused · 1.9 km
    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2660663: application received — Permission for new extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site works; 2026-11-13 2660585: CONDITIONAL — Permission to amend a previously granted cable route (Planning Reference Louth County Council: Ref. 22/453) for developmtoday2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2660663: application received — Permission for new extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site works · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-022660585: CONDITIONAL — Permission to amend a previously granted cable route (Planning Reference Louth County Council: Ref. 22/453) for developm · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20265 days left
      12660663 · application received — Permission for new extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202616 days left
      22660585 · CONDITIONAL — Permission to amend a previously granted cable route (Planning Reference Louth County Council: Ref.…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away

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

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1Hillcrest , Newtown , Knockbridge comments close 2 Nov 2026
      Permission for new extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site works
      266066326 Sept 20261 homes1.5 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 15 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    4 not signed off
    • Newtownbabe, Carnabreagh, Louth, A91 X7R0 · 16 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560788 · 1.8 km
    • Ballinlough Road, Knockbridge, Louth · 4 Mar 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460403 · 1.2 km
    • L7135 Dunbin Beg, Knockbridge, Dundalk, Louth · 15 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560421 · 724 m
    • Ballinlough Cottage, Ballinlough, Knockbridge, Louth, A91X039 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460403 · 1.1 km
    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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    0
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Louth County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here1
    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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 6

    This street block against the council

    88% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    25% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    17% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    88% · council 67%
    Rented
    4% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    63% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 10%
    This small area (357 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147008003

    Nearest school
    1.3 km
    Knockbridge Mixed NS, 285 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Knockbridge Mixed NS · primary · 285 pupils · 1.3 km

    Stops 4

      Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 28 Oct 2026, 02:10
      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
      Council consultation portalsPublic28 Oct 2026, 00:59open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public28 Oct 2026, 02:10open
      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. Application 1.5 km away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      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
      Dunbin Big
      Electoral division
      Castletown (South)
      Electoral area
      Dundalk South
      Council
      Louth County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 67%); 7% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 70% drive to work (council 59%).
      • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 39% are asked for more information.
      • 15 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 88% approved (council 85%).
      • 1 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
      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.
      • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 28 Oct 2026, 17:09 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.