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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:02

Thomas Street

53.99990, -6.40552

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 58 homes approved 349 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Louth County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202597%of home extensions approved nearbyn=181 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–501open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov82homes approved nearby, not startednearest 123 m · 21582

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 4 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945. 2 planning files on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 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 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2025: 2565 · work already done, refused2025: 257 · work already done, refused2021: 2 files on Townparks2022: 2 files on Townparks2024: 3 files on Townparks7 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. 2025
    2565 · work already done · refused 2025
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2025
    257 · work already done · refused 2025
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
C1.1
Zoning · Retail warehousing
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (LH007-119031-)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC1.1 · Retail warehousing
What it says

Town or Village Centre: To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.

Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.

louth county development plan · 11 Nov 2021 – 1 Jan 2027

Protected building3 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m Carlton House; brewery
Monument zoneOn this site Excavation - miscellaneous, Townparks (Upper Dundalk By.); Castle - tower house, Townparks (Upper Dundalk By.)

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: Great Northern Distillery Ltd (377 m); Macardle Moore & Co. Ltd., t/a Dundalk Packaging (484 m); Diageo Ireland Limited t/a The Great Northern Brewery (505 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings74The Ph?nix Bar; bank/financial institution
Monuments3Castle - tower house; Excavation - miscellaneous
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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · 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
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
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: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 100% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear38 decided · more info asked 18%
95% · council 98%
Two-storey rear22 decided · more info asked 14%
91% · council 93%
Attic or dormer34 decided · more info asked 29%
97% · council 92%
First-floor16 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 100%
100% · 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 · 118 nearby, 1,268 council-wide

Figure 3

Townparks, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

7 planning files on Townparks since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 31 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21379No. 3 · 2022 · other extension · approved · 22651No. 1 · 2024 · rear · approved · 2460206Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211126No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2253No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460702No. 3 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460770New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

7 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 · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor11—
Other11—
Single-storey rear11—
Two-storey rear10—

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. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 120 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 133 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–50 (n=139)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 120 days (n=42)120 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 133 days after permission (n=51)133 days after permissionSigned off63% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated181 decided home extensions, 51 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    7 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 decided
    1 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 Thomas Street with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedRefusedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 111/12 Earl Street, Dundalk 2660664No decision yet · 476 m
    2. 2Site at Corner of The Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue, Dundalk 2660336Approved with conditions · 476 m
    3. 384-88 Dublin Street 21582Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 123 m
    4. 4Connolly's Field 2560161Approved, no sign building has started · 349 m
    5. 516 Park Street 2660188Approved, no sign building has started · 394 m
    6. 640 Park Street, Dundalk 2660187Refused · 195 m
    7. 782 Dublin Street, Dundalk 2660376Approved with conditions · 90 m
    8. 834 Mary Street South, Dundalk 2655Approved with conditions · 105 m
    9. 962/63 Anne Street, Dundalk 2660234Approved with conditions · 118 m
    10. 10Hill Street, Dundalk 2660125Approved with conditions · 164 m
    11. 11No.6 Anne Street, Dundalk 2660542No decision yet · 172 m
    12. 12Unit 4 Partnership Court The Ramparts, Dundalk 2660559Approved with conditions · 211 m
    13. 13The Crescent, Ardee Road 266Approved with conditions · 220 m
    14. 1468 Park Street, Dundalk 2560782Approved with conditions · 224 m
    15. 157 Park Villas, Dundalk 2560742Approved with conditions · 426 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 87 permissions since 2016, 23 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

    101 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 85 approved, 16 refused. After appeals: 87 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 61 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT85: lodged → approved16: lodged → refused85: approved → approved14: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal61: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out101 lodged101 lodged85 approved85 approved16 refused16 refused87 approved87 approved14 refused14 refused61 no start notice found61 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 started, not signed off7 signed off7 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured101 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 2 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2660664: application received — Permission for the demolition of existing building formerly used as bakery and erection of new building to same footprin; 2026-11-20 2660336: CONDITIONAL — Permission will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall which runs along Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue atoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660664: application received — Permission for the demolition of existing building formerly used as bakery and erection of new building to same footprin · 476 m away · 2026-11-022660336: CONDITIONAL — Permission will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall which runs along Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue a · 476 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20261 day left
      12660664 · application received — Permission for the demolition of existing building formerly used as bakery and erection of new…
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 20 Nov 202619 days left
      22660336 · CONDITIONAL — Permission will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall which runs along Long Avenue and Tom…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 476 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

    58 homes 349 m away were approved Jun 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2030.

    Connolly's Field · 58 homes: 58 homes approved Jun 2025, not started; 16 Park Street · 13 homes: 13 homes approved Jul 2026, not started; 84-88 Dublin Street · 11 homes: 11 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 202720222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Connolly's Field · 58 homes349 m · 256016158 homes approved Jun 2025, not started58 homes approved Jun 2025, not started16 Park Street · 13 homes394 m · 266018813 homes approved Jul 2026, not started13 homes approved Jul 2026, not started84-88 Dublin Street · 11 homes123 m · 2158211 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 202711 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 2027today

    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, approval running out 1

    Approved, not started 2

    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 16 and 21 a year; busiest 2025. 84% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 14, 2022: 19, 2023: 16, 2024: 20, 2025: 21, 2026: 1101020302021: 11 approved2021: 3 refused14’21*2022: 17 approved2022: 2 refused19’222023: 14 approved2023: 2 refused16’232024: 17 approved2024: 3 refused20’242025: 16 approved2025: 5 refused21’252026: 10 approved2026: 1 refused11’26*
    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

    • 111/12 Earl Street , Dundalk , Co. Louth comments close 2 Nov 2026
      Permission for the demolition of existing building formerly used as bakery and erection of new building to…
      266066428 Sept 2026476 m
    Every application within 500 m 17 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 10 in the last 12 months
    3 signed off as finished5 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 2/3 The Demesne, Dundalk, Louth, A91 VP71 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 465 m
    • 3 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 F827 · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice signed off · 2460770 · 462 m
    • Dundalk Grammar School, The Crescent, Dundalk, Louth, A91 FH00 · 6 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 266 · 388 m
    • 17 Park Villas, Dundalk, Louth · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560560 · 400 m
    • 100 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 YF40 · 29 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460426 · 455 m
    • Unit 6 Francis Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 NH66 · 18 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660094 · 498 m
    • 68 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 DE42 · 4 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560782 · 229 m
    • 17 Park Villas, Dundalk, Louth, A91 W8Y8 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560560 · 413 m
    • The demesne, Dundalk, Louth, A91 RY16 · 18 Mar 2026 · 8 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 441 m
    • UNIT 6 THE MARSHES SHOPPING CENTRE THE RAMPARTS, Dundalk, Louth, A91 YD59 · 16 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 438 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 82 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
    Stepping Stones · Crèche31 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate127 m
    St. Malachy's Pre- School · Crèche3 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate127 m
    Kidz Akademy Ltd · Crèche3 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate743 m
    Dun Dealgan Childcare · Crèche20 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate763 m
    CBS pre-school · Crèche29 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate928 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
    Here186
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here89
    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

    70% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 36% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    70% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    5% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    36% · council 67%
    Rented
    52% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    9% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    7% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    19% · council 10%
    This small area (189 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147020006

    Bus
    135 m
    Anne Street · 918 · busiest stop within 500 m: 7 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    225 m
    S N N Maolmhaodhagh C, 233 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N N Maolmhaodhagh C · primary · 233 pupils · 225 m
    • S N N Maolmhaodhagh N · primary · 220 pupils · 225 m
    • S N N Maolmhaodhagh B · primary · 246 pupils · 225 m
    • Dundalk Grammar School · postprimary · 597 pupils · 418 m
    • Coláiste Chú Chulainn · postprimary · 885 pupils · 667 m
    • C.B.S. Primary · primary · 524 pupils · 819 m
    • Dun Dealgan NS · primary · 84 pupils · 820 m
    • Colaiste Rís · postprimary · 616 pupils · 896 m

    Stops 22

    • Anne Street · 918 · 1/hour at peak · 135 m
    • Stapleton Place · 100, 100X, 168, 169, 174, UM03 · 4/hour at peak · 135 m
    • Anne Street · 918 · 1/hour at peak · 152 m
    • Stapleton Place · 100, 100X, 168, 174, 174B, UM03 · 6/hour at peak · 185 m
    • Park Street · 174, 918 · 3/hour at peak · 266 m
    • Park Street · 100, 168, 170, 171, 174, 174B · 7/hour at peak · 268 m
    • Saint Malachy's Vil · 167 · 1/hour at peak · 315 m
    • Saint Malachy's Vil · 167 · 1/hour at peak · 395 m

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

    • S N N Maolmhaodhagh C · 225 m+1.3% pupils (233)
    • S N N Maolmhaodhagh N · 225 m+2.3% pupils (220)
    • S N N Maolmhaodhagh B · 225 m+6% pupils (246)
    • Dundalk Grammar School · 418 m+1.2% pupils (597) · 8 classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Coláiste Chú Chulainn · 667 m-1.3% pupils (885)
    • C.B.S. Primary · 819 m+6.3% pupils (524)
    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. Keeping work already done was refused (2565, 2025): was it removed?
      Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Keeping work already done was refused (257, 2025): was it removed?
      Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    4. Zoned C1.1 (retail warehousing), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    5. 11 homes approved 123 m away (84-88 Dublin Street), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 21582.
      Council
    6. 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
    Dundalk No. 3 Urban
    Electoral area
    Dundalk South
    Council
    Louth County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2565, refused 2025.
    • Zoned C1.1 (retail warehousing); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 82 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 58 at Connolly's Field.
    • Park Street (bus 100, 168) 268 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 28 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 52% rent (council 28%); 19% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 29% drive to work (council 59%).
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    What the terms mean 10 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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.
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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 1 Nov 2026, 09:02 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.