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Planning report · Louth County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 22:40

Armagh Road

54.02233, -6.40522

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 205 homes approved 534 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.

97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=77 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–562open for comments nearbyclose 16 Oct–23 Oct657homes approved nearby, not startednearest 159 m · 2560399

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 LisdooBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2018: 2 files on Lisdoo2024: 1 file on Lisdoo2025: 1 file on Lisdoo2026: 1 file on Lisdoo5 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
R1
Zoning · New 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
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says

New Residential Phase 1: To provide for new residential neighbourhoods and supporting community facilities.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

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.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings121shop/retail outlet; Dundalk House
Monuments121Enclosure; Field system
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: 58 on the draft 2027 map; 60 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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: 90–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 77% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear15 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 98%
Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 50%
90% · council 95%
Attic or dormer11 decided · more info asked 18%
91% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 46%
77% · council 68%
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 · 49 nearby, 1,961 council-wide

Figure 3

Lisdoo, file by file since 2018

5 planning files on Lisdoo since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · refused · 18666No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18953No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460321No. 3 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560399No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660229New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Lisdoo" 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 · 2018–2026

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

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

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

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 112 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 157 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 160 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 44–56 (n=52)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 157 days (n=25)157 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 160 days after permission (n=27)160 days after permissionSigned off584 days after the start, for the few who file. 63% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated77 decided home extensions, 27 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    2 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 500831 Refused · Doylesfort Road & Adjoining The Lios Dubh Housing Estate , Dundalk ,… · 398 m
    • 500455 Granted with conditions · 3.26ha hectares of lands in the townland of Lisdoo at , Armagh Road ,… · 0 m
    • 500183 Granted · Defender's Row , Dundalk , Co. Louth · 1.9 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Armagh Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not started
    1. 1Naomh Moninne Hurling Club, Toberona 2660644No decision yet · 920 m
    2. 2SAINT JUDES, BALRIGGAN 2660627No decision yet · 1.5 km
    3. 3lands in the townland of Lisdoo, at Armagh Road Dundalk 2660229Approved with conditions · 78 m
    4. 49 & 10 Riverside Crescent, Dundalk 2628Approved with conditions · 1.0 km
    5. 52 to 6 Yorke Street, Dundalk 2660240Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    6. 671 Chapel Street, Dundalk 2660569Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
    7. 7Castle Road, Townparks 26106Refused · 1.7 km
    8. 8Armagh Road, Dundalk Co. Louth 2560399Approved, no sign building has started · 159 m
    9. 9Lismullen Grove 211055Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 368 m
    10. 10Lisdoo Townland 2460321Approved, no sign building has started · 534 m
    11. 11Lismullen Grove 211056Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 611 m
    12. 12Castletown Road 22458Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    13. 13Dundalk Stadium 2560626Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    14. 14St Mary's College 22827Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    15. 1557 Clanbrassil Street 2360103Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 12 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    15 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 12 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 7 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused12: approved → approved3: refused → refused7: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out15 lodged15 lodged12 approved12 approved3 refused3 refused12 approved12 approved3 refused3 refused7 no start notice found7 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 signed off2 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured15 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

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

    7 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-16 2660627: application received — Retention permission for extensions & alterations to rear of existing dwelling, front porch, domestic garage/outbuilding; 2026-10-16 2628: CONDITIONAL — Permission for the amalgamation of two number two storey dwellings into one two storey dwelling with internal alteration; 2026-10-23 2660644: application received — Permission for the construction of new two-storey clubrooms and all associated site development works; 2026-10-30 2660229: CONDITIONAL — Permission for: The construction of 99 no. residential units, comprising of 10 no. 2 bedroom houses, 56 no. 3 bedroom h; 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.today21 Oct26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov2660627: application received — Retention permission for extensions & alterations to rear of existing dwelling, front porch, domestic garage/outbuilding · 1.5 km away · 2026-10-162628: CONDITIONAL — Permission for the amalgamation of two number two storey dwellings into one two storey dwelling with internal alteration · 1 km away · 2026-10-162660644: application received — Permission for the construction of new two-storey clubrooms and all associated site development works · 920 m away · 2026-10-232660229: CONDITIONAL — Permission for: The construction of 99 no. residential units, comprising of 10 no. 2 bedroom houses, 56 no. 3 bedroom h · 78 m away · 2026-10-3026106: REFUSED — EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1432 - Permission to construct 4 no. 3 bed 2 storey dwellings, hard and soft landscaping m · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-052660569: CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103 ,Retention permissi · 1.7 km 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. · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-06
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 16 Oct 2026closes today
      22660627 · application received — Retention permission for extensions & alterations to rear of existing dwelling, front porch,…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Oct 2026closes today
      42628 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for the amalgamation of two number two storey dwellings into one two storey dwelling with…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.0 km away
    • Comments close 23 Oct 20267 days left
      12660644 · application received — Permission for the construction of new two-storey clubrooms and all associated site development…
      €20 to the council · 920 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 30 Oct 202614 days left
      32660229 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for: The construction of 99 no. residential units, comprising of 10 no. 2 bedroom houses, 56…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 78 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202620 days left
      726106 · 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) · 1.7 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 202621 days left
      62660569 · CONDITIONAL — Retention Permission and Completion of Renovation Works to Protected Structure Reference number D103…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 202621 days left
      52660240 · 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) · 1.6 km away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    205 homes 534 m away were approved Aug 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Dec 2029.

    Lisdoo Townland · 205 homes: 205 homes approved Aug 2024, not started; Lisdoo · 99 homes: 99 homes approved Oct 2026, not started; Armagh Road, Dundalk Co.… · 91 homes: 91 homes approved Dec 2025, not started; Value Centre Cash and… · 80 homes: 80 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 2027202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Lisdoo Townland · 205 homes534 m · 2460321205 homes approved Aug 2024, not started205 homes approved Aug 2024, not startedLisdoo · 99 homes164 m · 266022999 homes approved Oct 2026, not started99 homes approved Oct 2026, not startedArmagh Road, Dundalk Co.… · 91 homes159 m · 256039991 homes approved Dec 2025, not started91 homes approved Dec 2025, not startedValue Centre Cash and… · 80 homes1.9 km · 2066180 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 202780 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 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 17 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 3

    Approved, not started 7

    Empty land zoned for homes 7

    • 2.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 898 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 933 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2021. 80% of decisions were approvals.

    2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 3, 2026: 105102018: 1 refused1’18*2019: 1 refused1’192020: 1 approved1’202021: 3 approved3’212022: 2 approved2’222023: 2 approved2’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 2 approved2025: 1 refused3’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2018 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 74 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Building work nearby 22 in the last 12 months
    10 not signed off12 no sign-off needed
    • 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 · 1.7 km
    • 57 Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Louth · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660109 · 1.2 km
    • 17 Saint Brigid's Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 N6P9 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660274 · 1.8 km
    • MOORLAND ROAD, Dundalk, Louth · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660154 · 689 m
    • Castle Road, Dundalk, Louth · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 211432 · 1.8 km
    • The Long Walk, Dundalk, Louth · 30 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 22921 · 1.6 km
    • Fatima Park, Dundalk, Louth · 20 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2660184 & 2560222 · 1.4 km
    • Saint Mary's Road, Dundalk, Louth, A91 Y2F6 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660051 · 1.6 km
    • 29 Farndreg Estate, Dundalk, Louth, A91 V2C0 · 23 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560103 · 1.8 km
    • Defenders Row, Dundalk, Louth · 10 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · PL-500183-LH · 2.0 km
    • 1-3 Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Louth · 31 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560672 · 747 m
    • Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Louth · 31 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560670 · 749 m
    • 5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 NC58 · 18 May 2026 · 3 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.4 km
    • Mount Avenue, Dundalk, Louth · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560756 · 2.0 km
    • Newry Road, Dundalk, Louth · 4 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560826 · 1.1 km
    • Philip Street, Dundalk, Louth · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560199 · 1.4 km
    • 01 Emer Terrace, Dundalk, Louth, A91 X5W9 · 11 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560628 · 1.2 km
    • 68 Father Murray Park, Dundalk, Louth, A91 T0X2 · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.2 km
    • 89 Newry Road, Dundalk, Louth · 4 Mar 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · PT8LH176CE · 837 m
    • 10B Castletown Road, Dundalk, Louth · 29 Jan 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460073 · 1.3 km
    • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Louth, A91 V2XE · 10 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460299 · 1.7 km
    • 3 Park Drive, Dundalk, Louth, A91 F8Y2 · 12 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560188 · 2.0 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 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Homes coming 657 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Louth County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here450
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here26
    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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    45% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 88% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    45% · council 28%
    Homes built since 2001
    12% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    88% · council 67%
    Rented
    2% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    47% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    16% · council 14%
    Households with 2+ cars
    54% · council 38%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 10%
    This small area (399 people)Louth

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147019055/02/147019055/147019067/147019058

    Bus
    645 m
    St Patrick's Cmtry · 160, 161
    Nearest school
    1.3 km
    Castletown Rd Convent, 191 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Castletown Rd Convent · primary · 191 pupils · 1.3 km
    • St Nicholas Monastery NS · primary · 164 pupils · 1.3 km
    • S N San Nioclas · primary · 148 pupils · 1.4 km
    • S.N Eoin Baiste · primary · 164 pupils · 1.4 km
    • St Louis Secondary School · postprimary · 524 pupils · 1.5 km
    • St Mary's College · postprimary · 916 pupils · 1.5 km
    • De La Salle College · postprimary · 755 pupils · 1.6 km
    • Colaiste Rís · postprimary · 616 pupils · 1.7 km

    Stops 31

    • St Patrick's Cmtry · 160, 161 · 1/hour at peak · 645 m
    • St Patrick's Cmtry · 160, 161 · 1/hour at peak · 659 m
    • Doylesfort Rd · 160 · 1/hour at peak · 663 m
    • Dowdallshill · 160, 161 · 1/hour at peak · 690 m
    • Doylesfort Rd · 160, 161 · 1/hour at peak · 691 m
    • Dowdallshill · 160, 161 · 1/hour at peak · 765 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Council consultation portalsPublic16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public16 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    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. 91 homes approved 159 m away (Armagh Road, Dundalk Co. Louth), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2560399.
      Council
    2. 99 homes approved 164 m away (Lisdoo), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2660229.
      Council
    3. Application 920 m away open for comments until 23 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 78 m away can be appealed until 30 Oct 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. 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
    Lisdoo
    Electoral division
    Dundalk Rural (North)
    Electoral area
    Dundalk-Carlingford
    Council
    Louth County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 17 sites nearby could change: 10 approved schemes, 7 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
    • 657 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 205 at Lisdoo Townland.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is St Patrick's Cmtry, 645 m away (1 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 67%); 16% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 62% drive to work (council 59%).
    • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 15 in the last year, 27 three years before.
    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.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 25
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.09 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public16 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher16 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—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public16 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence16 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 16 Oct 2026, 22:40 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.