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Planning report · Louth County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 11:32

Saint Alphonsus Road, Dundalk

54.00273, -6.38703

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 205 homes approved 2 km 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.

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=182 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–508open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–23 Nov588homes approved nearby, not startednearest 365 m · 2560326

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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (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
C2.1
Zoning · Economic development and employment
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC2.1 · Economic development and employment
What it says

General Employment: To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities.

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

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

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: O'Hanlon and Sons Contractors Limited (553 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings350shop/retail outlet; Dundalk House
Monuments70Souterrain; Cist
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: 47 on the draft 2027 map; 47 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 100% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear37 decided · more info asked 22%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear24 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 93%
Attic or dormer21 decided · more info asked 19%
95% · council 92%
First-floor17 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site5 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 · 104 nearby, 1,268 council-wide

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

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor22—

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. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 135 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 127 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–50 (n=137)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 135 days (n=45)135 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 127 days after permission (n=49)127 days after permissionSigned off49% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated182 decided home extensions, 49 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed9 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed6 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

    Appeals nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    • 502194 Pending · Unit 4 Greenacres Shopping Centre, The Long AvenueDundalk, Co.Louth · 960 m
    • 501795 Pending · Hoey's Lane , Dundalk , Co Louth · 1.8 km
    • 501679 Pending · Former Windmill Bar & Restaurant, Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth. · 344 m
    • 500549 Granted · 22 The Crescent , Lennonstown Manor , Dundalk · 905 m
    • 501047 Pending · Site of the former Labour Exchange Site at no. 63 Barrack Street and… · 349 m
    • 500183 Granted · Defender's Row , Dundalk , Co. Louth · 859 m
    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 Saint Alphonsus Road, Dundalk with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closing
    1. 1The Shamrock Bar, Seatown Place 2660667No decision yet · 298 m
    2. 264 Barrack St/ Barrack Mews, Dundalk 2660708No decision yet · 426 m
    3. 3180 Greenacres, Dundalk 2660695No decision yet · 880 m
    4. 411/12 Earl Street, Dundalk 2660664No decision yet · 993 m
    5. 520 Ashgrove, The Long Avenue 2660712No decision yet · 1.3 km
    6. 6Grange Close, Muirhevna Mor 2660678No decision yet · 1.4 km
    7. 7No.5 Demesne Terrace Carrickmacross Road, Dundalk 2660673No decision yet · 1.8 km
    8. 8Bay Football Club, Blackrock Road 26116No decision yet · 1.8 km
    9. 9104 Barrack Street, Dundalk 2660025Approved with conditions · 493 m
    10. 10Castle Road, Townparks 26106Refused · 764 m
    11. 11Saint Ligori, Avenue Road Dundalk 2560712Approved with conditions · 852 m
    12. 1271 Chapel Street, Dundalk 2660569Approved with conditions · 932 m
    13. 13Site at Corner of The Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue, Dundalk 2660336Approved with conditions · 1.0 km
    14. 14Unit 4 Partnership Court The Ramparts, Dundalk 2660559Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    15. 152 to 6 Yorke Street, Dundalk 2660240Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 45 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    53 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 45 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 45 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 29 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT45: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused45: approved → approved8: refused → refused29: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out53 lodged53 lodged45 approved45 approved8 refused8 refused45 approved45 approved8 refused8 refused29 no start notice found29 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off4 signed off4 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.

    Measured53 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    16 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    16 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 2660559: CONDITIONAL — permission is sought for the change of use from an office unit to a creche. The crèche unit will then be used as an exte; 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; 2026-11-03 2660667: application received — Permission for the material change of use from commercial use at ground floor only to residential use comprising 4 No. A; 2026-11-04 2660673: application received — Permission for extensions and alterations of existing protected structure reference number D045, to include alterations ; 2026-11-05 2660678: application received — Permission for alterations to previously granted Planning Application Ref. No. 24-86, comprising revisions to the previo; 2026-11-05 26106: REFUSED — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1432 - Permission to construct 4 no. 3 bed 2 storey dwellings, hard and soft landscaping m; 2026-11-06 2660569: CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103 ,Retention permissi; 2026-11-06 2660240: CONDITIONAL — Retention and Permission for: 1. The demolition of houses Nos 2, 3 and 4. 2. The partial demolition of houses 5 and 6.; 2026-11-06 2560712: CONDITIONAL — Permission for a new 2-storey, 4-bedroom, detached dwelling house, with new site entrance and dished kerb from Greenacre; 2026-11-09 26116: application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1066 - Permission for development that will consist of the construction of a new clubrooms; 2026-11-13 2660025: CONDITIONAL — Permission for an extension and alterations to an existing residential accommodation to include for: A 3 storey high ext; 2026-11-13 2660695: application received — Retention of single storey extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house, attached domestic garage & wc and a; 2026-11-16 2699: CONDITIONAL — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/205 - Permission for development that will consist of 12no. 2 bedroom and 8no. 1 bedroom u; 2026-11-20 2660336: CONDITIONAL — Permission will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall which runs along Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue a; 2026-11-20 2660708: application received — Permission for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of 2 no. two storey dwellings. Proposed deve; 2026-11-23 2660712: application received — Permissin for the demolition of existing garage and the construction of a 2 storey extension and associated works to thetoday2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2660559: CONDITIONAL — permission is sought for the change of use from an office unit to a creche. The crèche unit will then be used as an exte · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-302660664: application received — Permission for the demolition of existing building formerly used as bakery and erection of new building to same footprin · 993 m away · 2026-11-022660667: application received — Permission for the material change of use from commercial use at ground floor only to residential use comprising 4 No. A · 298 m away · 2026-11-032660673: application received — Permission for extensions and alterations of existing protected structure reference number D045, to include alterations · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-042660678: application received — Permission for alterations to previously granted Planning Application Ref. No. 24-86, comprising revisions to the previo · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-0526106: REFUSED — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1432 - Permission to construct 4 no. 3 bed 2 storey dwellings, hard and soft landscaping m · 764 m away · 2026-11-052660569: CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103 ,Retention permissi · 932 m away · 2026-11-062660240: CONDITIONAL — Retention and Permission for: 1. The demolition of houses Nos 2, 3 and 4. 2. The partial demolition of houses 5 and 6. · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-062560712: CONDITIONAL — Permission for a new 2-storey, 4-bedroom, detached dwelling house, with new site entrance and dished kerb from Greenacre · 852 m away · 2026-11-0626116: application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1066 - Permission for development that will consist of the construction of a new clubrooms · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-092660025: CONDITIONAL — Permission for an extension and alterations to an existing residential accommodation to include for: A 3 storey high ext · 493 m away · 2026-11-132660695: application received — Retention of single storey extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house, attached domestic garage & wc and a · 880 m away · 2026-11-132699: CONDITIONAL — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/205 - Permission for development that will consist of 12no. 2 bedroom and 8no. 1 bedroom u · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-162660336: CONDITIONAL — Permission will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall which runs along Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue a · 1 km away · 2026-11-202660708: application received — Permission for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of 2 no. two storey dwellings. Proposed deve · 426 m away · 2026-11-202660712: application received — Permissin for the demolition of existing garage and the construction of a 2 storey extension and associated works to the · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-23
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 30 Oct 20262 days left
      142660559 · CONDITIONAL — permission is sought for the change of use from an office unit to a creche. The crèche unit will then be…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.1 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20265 days left
      42660664 · application received — Permission for the demolition of existing building formerly used as bakery and erection of new…
      €20 to the council · 993 m away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20266 days left
      12660667 · application received — Permission for the material change of use from commercial use at ground floor only to…
      €20 to the council · 298 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20267 days left
      72660673 · application received — Permission for extensions and alterations of existing protected structure reference number D045,…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20268 days left
      62660678 · application received — Permission for alterations to previously granted Planning Application Ref. No. 24-86, comprising…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 20268 days left
      1026106 · REFUSED — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1432 - Permission to construct 4 no. 3 bed 2 storey dwellings, hard and soft…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 764 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20269 days left
      122660569 · CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 932 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20269 days left
      152660240 · CONDITIONAL — Retention and Permission for: 1. The demolition of houses Nos 2, 3 and 4. 2. The partial demolition of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.1 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20269 days left
      112560712 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for a new 2-storey, 4-bedroom, detached dwelling house, with new site entrance and dished kerb…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 852 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202612 days left
      826116 · application received — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1066 - Permission for development that will consist of the…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202616 days left
      92660025 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for an extension and alterations to an existing residential accommodation to include for: A 3…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 493 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202616 days left
      32660695 · application received — Retention of single storey extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house, attached…
      €20 to the council · 880 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202619 days left
      2699 · CONDITIONAL — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/205 - Permission for development that will consist of 12no. 2 bedroom and…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 20 Nov 202623 days left
      132660336 · 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) · 1.0 km away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202623 days left
      22660708 · application received — Permission for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of 2 no. two storey…
      €20 to the council · 426 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202626 days left
      52660712 · application received — Permissin for the demolition of existing garage and the construction of a 2 storey extension and…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    205 homes 2.0 km away were approved Aug 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Dec 2029. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Lisdoo Townland · 205 homes: 205 homes approved Aug 2024, not started; Bayview · 89 homes: 89 homes approved May 2026, not started; Seatown Place · 58 homes: 58 homes approved Nov 2022, not started; Connolly's Field · 58 homes: 58 homes approved Jun 2025, not started2022202320242025202620272028202920302031Lisdoo Townland · 205 homes2.0 km · 2460321205 homes approved Aug 2024, not started205 homes approved Aug 2024, not startedBayview · 89 homes1.3 km · 266008989 homes approved May 2026, not started89 homes approved May 2026, not startedSeatown Place · 58 homes520 m · 21139058 homes approved Nov 2022, not started58 homes approved Nov 2022, not startedConnolly's Field · 58 homes1.3 km · 256016158 homes approved Jun 2025, not started58 homes approved Jun 2025, not startedtoday

    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 22 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 37 Quay Street, Dundalk · 10 homes, started Dec 2022, never signed off · 527 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 2

    Approved, not started 9

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
    • 1.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.6 km
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.6 km
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.6 km
    • 2.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.6 km
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.8 km
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.8 km

    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 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
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 12 a year; busiest 2025. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 12, 2022: 8, 2023: 11, 2024: 5, 2025: 12, 2026: 5051015202021: 11 approved2021: 1 refused12’21*2022: 5 approved2022: 3 refused8’222023: 9 approved2023: 2 refused11’232024: 3 approved2024: 2 refused5’242025: 12 approved12’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    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 2.0 km 145 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 65 in the last 12 months
    3 signed off as finished26 not signed off36 no sign-off needed
    • Units 3 and 7 Coes Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 WV8P · 29 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560813 · 755 m
    • 6 Ashgrove, Dundalk, Louth · 15 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2661 · 1.2 km
    • 13 Jocelyn Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 HT93 · 14 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660101 · 675 m
    • Lower Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Louth · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460695 · 88 m
    • 19 Roden Place, Dundalk, Louth, A91 AH7W · 2 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2551 · 762 m
    • 55 Avondale Park, Dundalk, Louth, A91 P5V6 · 29 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660393 · 806 m
    • 166 Glenwood, Dundalk, Louth, A91 R2A2 · 28 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660213 · 1.6 km
    • 49 Hazelwood Avenue, Dundalk, Louth, A91 E1C9 · 6 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25184 · 926 m
    • Former Carroll's village shopping centre, Carroll’s Village, Long Walk,, Dundalk, Louth, A91 X3AX · 4 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560845 · 1.3 km
    • 2 Demesne Terrace, Dundalk, Louth · 3 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560133 · 1.8 km
    • 7 Demesne Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 E4W5 · 1 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560840 · 1.8 km
    • 57 Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Louth · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660109 · 1.8 km
    • 54 Meadow View, Avondale Park, Dundalk, Dundalk, Louth, A91 P5V6 · 28 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660285 · 817 m
    • 17 Saint Brigid's Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 N6P9 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660274 · 754 m
    • 9 Crescent 1, Dundalk, Louth, A91 Y9P2 · 12 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660103 · 1.3 km
    • Castle Road, Dundalk, Louth · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 211432 · 707 m
    • The Long Walk, Dundalk, Louth · 30 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 22921 · 1.3 km
    • 146 Oaklawns, Dundalk, Louth, A91 P3KA · 29 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24212 · 783 m
    • 2/3 The Demesne, Dundalk, Louth, A91 VP71 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.1 km
    • 7 Marshes Upper, Dundalk, Louth · 22 Jul 2026 · 20 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 21/205 · 1.8 km
    • 3 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 F827 · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice signed off · 2460770 · 990 m
    • Saint Mary's Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 Y2F6 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660051 · 930 m
    • Saint Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 P9F2 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560816 · 827 m
    • Dundalk Grammar School, The Crescent, Dundalk, Louth, A91 FH00 · 6 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 266 · 1.6 km
    • 17 Park Villas, Dundalk, Louth · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560560 · 1.2 km
    • 7 Alphonsus Villas, Dundalk, Louth, A91 N1W6 · 29 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2556 · 382 m
    • 100 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 YF40 · 29 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460426 · 974 m
    • 10 Saint Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 E9D9 · 26 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560761 · 252 m
    • Unit 6 Francis Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 NH66 · 18 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660094 · 918 m
    • Defenders Row, Dundalk, Louth · 10 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · PL-500183-LH · 875 m
    • Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Louth · 31 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560670 · 1.9 km
    • 1-3 Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Louth · 31 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560672 · 1.9 km
    • Dublin Road, Dundalk, Louth · 25 May 2026 · 31 homes · start notice not signed off · 23334 · 1.5 km
    • 5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 NC58 · 18 May 2026 · 3 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • 241 Greenfield Court, Dundalk, Louth, A91 DD5D · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.2 km
    • 68 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 DE42 · 4 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560782 · 1.1 km
    • 164 Avenue Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 X6P5 · 4 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560844 · 1.3 km
    • 94 Point Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 P3C9 · 20 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 211522 · 1.2 km
    • 94 Point Road, Dundalk, Louth · 20 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 211522 · 1.2 km
    • Philip Street, Dundalk, Louth · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560199 · 1.5 km
    • 26 Meadow Grove, Dundalk, Louth, A91 F5N4 · 8 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25128 · 365 m
    • 55 Point Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 A9Y8 · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23461 · 735 m
    • 97 Medebawn, Dundalk, Louth, A91 W9XD · 31 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21468 · 750 m
    • Tom Bellew, Avenue Road, Dundalk, Louth · 27 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60684 · 1.1 km
    • Tom Bellew, Avenue Road, Dundalk, Louth · 25 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60684 · 1.1 km
    • 17 Park Villas, Dundalk, Louth, A91 W8Y8 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560560 · 1.2 km
    • The demesne, Dundalk, Louth, A91 RY16 · 18 Mar 2026 · 8 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.1 km
    • 01 Emer Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 X5W9 · 11 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560628 · 1.7 km
    • 68 Father Murray Park, Dundalk, Louth, A91 T0X2 · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.8 km
    • 47 Árd Easmuinn, Dundalk, Louth, A91 Y5H0 · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.9 km
    • 8B Oaklawns, Dundalk, Louth · 17 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · ABP-317960-23 · 408 m
    • 102 Árd Easmuinn, Dundalk, Louth, A91 X4W8 · 14 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560378 · 1.9 km
    • Avenue Road, Dundalk, Louth · 9 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460658 · 1.1 km
    • Dundalk Business Park, Marshes Upper., Dundalk, Louth · 6 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560222 & 2560557 · 1.6 km
    • 184 Avenue Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 C8K3 · 22 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560273 · 1.5 km
    • UNIT 6 THE MARSHES SHOPPING CENTRE THE RAMPARTS, Dundalk, Louth, A91 YD59 · 16 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 863 m
    • 23 Pinewood Grove, Dundalk, Louth, A91 E2F9 · 2 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24183 · 857 m
    • Dublin Road, Dundalk, Louth · 17 Dec 2025 · 31 homes · start notice not signed off · 23334 · 1.5 km
    • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 V2XE · 10 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460299 · 1.1 km
    • 3 Greenwood Drive, Dundalk, Louth, A91 · 3 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25 /125 · 1.1 km
    • Unit 29, The Marshes Shopping Centre, The Ramparts,, Dún Dealgan, Louth, A91 TD85 · 1 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 758 m
    • Sites 04, 06 & 08 Dundalk Retail Park, Dundalk, Louth · 14 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460740 · 1.4 km
    • The Bungalow, Demesne Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 Y8H0 · 13 Nov 2025 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.8 km
    • 3 Park Drive, Dundalk, Louth, A91 F8Y2 · 12 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560188 · 1.3 km
    • 40 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 DV78 · 30 Oct 2025 · start notice not signed off · 2460590 · 1.2 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
    Homes coming 588 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 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
    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
    Shapes and Sizes · Crèche9 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate409 m
    Realt na Mara Preschool and Afterschool Club · Crèche27 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate507 m
    Little Buds Playschool · Crèche18 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate541 m
    Kidz Akademy Ltd · Crèche3 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate810 m
    CBS pre-school · Crèche29 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate864 m
    St. Nicholas N.S. Pre- School · Crèche10 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate931 m
    Field of Dreams · Crèche12 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate974 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 27 Oct 2026, 23:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Louth County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here58
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here62
    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 9

    This street block against the council

    85% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    30% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    13% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    85% · council 67%
    Rented
    13% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    17% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    39% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 10%
    This small area (270 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147042022

    Bus
    348 m
    Seatown Place · 174B, 916 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    446 m
    St Vincent's Secondary School, 928 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    2
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Vincent's Secondary School · postprimary · 928 pupils · 446 m
    • RéAlt Na Mara School · primary · 467 pupils · 507 m
    • Dun Dealgan NS · primary · 84 pupils · 564 m
    • Coláiste Chú Chulainn · postprimary · 885 pupils · 597 m
    • C.B.S. Primary · primary · 524 pupils · 934 m
    • St Mary's College · postprimary · 916 pupils · 1.0 km
    • Colaiste Rís · postprimary · 616 pupils · 1.0 km
    • S N San Nioclas · primary · 148 pupils · 1.2 km

    Stops 73

    • Seatown Place · 174B, 916 · 4/hour at peak · 348 m
    • St Gerard's Square · DF01 · 0/hour at peak · 469 m
    • Cluain Enda · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 548 m
    • Quay Street · DF01 · 585 m
    • Quay Street · 174B, 916 · 4/hour at peak · 591 m
    • Cluain Enda · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 591 m
    • Roden Place · 174B · 2/hour at peak · 723 m
    • Coes Road · DF01 · 0/hour at peak · 731 m

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

    • St Vincent's Secondary School · 445 m+0.1% pupils (928)
    • RéAlt Na Mara School · 507 m+2.6% pupils (467)
    • Dun Dealgan NS · 564 m0% pupils (84)
    • Coláiste Chú Chulainn · 597 m-1.3% pupils (885)
    • C.B.S. Primary · 934 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    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 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    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. Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 298 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 88 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 2460695.
      Agent · council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Marshes Lower
    Electoral division
    Dundalk No. 4 Urban
    Electoral area
    Dundalk South
    Council
    Louth County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned C2.1 (economic development and employment); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 22 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 11 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 8 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
    • 588 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 205 at Lisdoo Townland.
    • Seatown Place (bus 174B, 916) 348 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 85% owner-occupied (council 67%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 56% drive to work (council 59%); population up 9% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were first-floor extensions.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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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, 11:32 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.