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Planning report · Louth County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 18:23

Saint Helena's Terrace

54.00845, -6.39331

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 58 homes approved 327 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.

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=148 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–511open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov115homes approved nearby, not startednearest 327 m · 211390

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 49 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 5 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 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 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2021: 2 files on Townparks2025: 1 file on Townparks3 files

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

Protected building11 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory12 within 100 m custom house; custom house

Not on this site: 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 (383 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings162custom house; house
Monuments14Religious house - Fratres Cruciferi; Castle - tower house
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, 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
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: 90% approved, and 90% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear27 decided · more info asked 22%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear23 decided · more info asked 22%
91% · council 93%
Attic or dormer18 decided · more info asked 22%
100% · council 92%
First-floor17 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site10 decided · more info asked 90%
90% · 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 · 95 nearby, 1,268 council-wide

Figure 3

Townparks, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

3 planning files on Townparks since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 40 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560282Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211432No. 1 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21526New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

3 files with "Townparks" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

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

1 approved1 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other101
Two-storey rear11—

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 26106 · extension · refused 8 Oct 2026 · 71 m
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 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 90 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 137 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 164 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 44–51 (n=107)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 137 days (n=41)137 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 164 days after permission (n=41)164 days after permissionSigned off471 days after the start, for the few who file. 49% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated148 decided home extensions, 41 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

6 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed8 decided
6 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 1 in the last 12 months
  • 501679 Pending · Former Windmill Bar & Restaurant, Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth. · 395 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Saint Helena's Terrace with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 1The Shamrock Bar, Seatown Place 2660667No decision yet · 442 m
  2. 2Castle Road, Townparks 26106Refused · 71 m
  3. 371 Chapel Street, Dundalk 2660569Approved with conditions · 356 m
  4. 4Seatown Place 211390Approved, no sign building has started · 327 m
  5. 5St Mary's College 22827Approved, no sign building has started · 422 m
  6. 6Castle Road, Dundalk 211432Building started · 122 m
  7. 717 Saint Brigid's Terrace, Dundalk 2660274Building started · 158 m
  8. 87 Kelso Terrace, St. Mary's Road Dundalk 2660051Approved with conditions · 264 m
  9. 9Site of AB Motors and Kettles Engineering, Seatown 2660484No decision yet · 338 m
  10. 10Peak Physique Fitness Club, Mill Street 2662No decision yet · 342 m
  11. 11Rice's Yard, 19 Seatown Place 2660201No decision yet · 370 m
  12. 12Padraig O Donngaile’s Bar, 28 Seatown 2660259Approved with conditions · 398 m
  13. 1313 Jocelyn Street, Dundalk 2660101Approved with conditions · 424 m
  14. 1418 Barrack Street, Dundalk 2660024Approved with conditions · 455 m
  15. 158 Jocelyn Street, Dundalk 2660630No decision yet · 459 m
Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 61 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

68 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 61 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 61 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 8 started, 40 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT61: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused61: approved → approved7: refused → refused40: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out8: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out68 lodged68 lodged61 approved61 approved7 refused7 refused61 approved61 approved7 refused7 refused40 no start notice found40 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out8 started, not signed off8 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off5 ran out5 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.

Measured68 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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; 2026-11-05 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 permissitoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660667: application received — Permission for the material change of use from commercial use at ground floor only to residential use comprising 4 No. A · 442 m away · 2026-11-0326106: REFUSED — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1432 - Permission to construct 4 no. 3 bed 2 storey dwellings, hard and soft landscaping m · 71 m away · 2026-11-052660569: CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103 ,Retention permissi · 356 m away · 2026-11-06
Comments closeTime to appeal ends
  • Comments close 3 Nov 20262 days left
    12660667 · application received — Permission for the material change of use from commercial use at ground floor only to…
    €20 to the council · 442 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 20264 days left
    226106 · 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) · 71 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20265 days left
    32660569 · CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 356 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 327 m away were approved Nov 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2029.

Seatown Place · 58 homes: 58 homes approved Nov 2022, not started; St Mary's College · 57 homes: 57 homes approved Sep 2023, not started202220232024202520262027202820292030Seatown Place · 58 homes327 m · 21139058 homes approved Nov 2022, not started58 homes approved Nov 2022, not startedSt Mary's College · 57 homes422 m · 2282757 homes approved Sep 2023, not started57 homes approved Sep 2023, 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 2 within 500 m

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 8 and 15 a year; busiest 2023. 90% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 13, 2022: 12, 2023: 15, 2024: 8, 2025: 13, 2026: 7051015202021: 11 approved2021: 2 refused13’21*2022: 9 approved2022: 3 refused12’222023: 14 approved2023: 1 refused15’232024: 8 approved8’242025: 12 approved2025: 1 refused13’252026: 7 approved7’26*
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application within 500 m 16 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 4 in the last 12 months
2 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
  • 13 Jocelyn Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 HT93 · 14 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660101 · 444 m
  • 717 Saint Brigid's Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 N6P9 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660274 · 158 m
  • 6Castle Road, Dundalk, Louth · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 211432 · 122 m
  • Saint Mary's Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 Y2F6 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660051 · 275 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 115 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
St. Nicholas N.S. Pre- School · Crèche10 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate254 m
Realt na Mara Preschool and Afterschool Club · Crèche27 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate258 m
CBS pre-school · Crèche29 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate351 m
ABC Childsplay Creche · Crèche24 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 359 m
Shapes and Sizes · Crèche9 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate409 m
Castletown Girls Preschool · Crèche18 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate817 m
De La Salle Pre- School · Crèche19 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate825 m
Dun Dealgan Childcare · Crèche20 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate947 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
Here85
Council middle0
Homes started
Here60
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

90% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 63% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971
90% · council 28%
Homes built since 2001
1% · council 33%
Owner-occupied
63% · council 67%
Rented
32% · council 28%
Children under 15
18% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
17% · council 14%
Households with 2+ cars
23% · council 38%
Work mainly from home
16% · council 10%
This small area (222 people)Louth

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147042009

Bus
416 m
St Gerard's Square · DF01 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
Nearest school
258 m
RéAlt Na Mara School, 467 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • RéAlt Na Mara School · primary · 467 pupils · 258 m
  • St Mary's College · postprimary · 916 pupils · 315 m
  • St Vincent's Secondary School · postprimary · 928 pupils · 346 m
  • S N San Nioclas · primary · 148 pupils · 455 m
  • C.B.S. Primary · primary · 524 pupils · 481 m
  • Colaiste Rís · postprimary · 616 pupils · 491 m
  • Dun Dealgan NS · primary · 84 pupils · 497 m
  • Castletown Rd Convent · primary · 191 pupils · 817 m

Stops 14

  • St Gerard's Square · DF01 · 0/hour at peak · 416 m
  • Seatown Place · 174B, 916 · 4/hour at peak · 418 m
  • Roden Place · 174B · 2/hour at peak · 494 m
  • Roden Place · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 547 m
  • Roden Place · 169, 917 · 2/hour at peak · 572 m
  • Dundalk · 916, 918 · 4/hour at peak · 580 m
  • Quay Street · DF01 · 738 m
  • Quay Street · 174B, 916 · 4/hour at peak · 749 m

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

  • RéAlt Na Mara School · 258 m+2.6% pupils (467)
  • St Mary's College · 315 m+1.2% pupils (916)
  • St Vincent's Secondary School · 346 m+0.1% pupils (928)
  • S N San Nioclas · 455 m-8.1% pupils (148)
  • C.B.S. Primary · 481 m+6.3% pupils (524)
  • Colaiste Rís · 491 m-1% pupils (616)
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. An extension 71 m away was refused in 2026: could yours be?
    Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for 26106.
    Council
  2. Application 442 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  3. Decision 71 m away can be appealed until 5 Nov 2026: appeal?
    Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
    Council
  4. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
    Seller · solicitor
Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland
Townparks
Electoral division
Dundalk No. 4 Urban
Electoral area
Dundalk-Carlingford
Council
Louth County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
  • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest an extension (2026).
  • 115 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 58 at Seatown Place.
  • Seatown Place (bus 174B, 916) 418 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 67%); 17% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 51% drive to work (council 59%); population up 9% since 2016.
  • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. 1 extension refused.
What the terms mean 8 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.
  • 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.
  • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 28
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Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 Oct 2026
cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
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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, 18:23 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.