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Planning report · Sligo County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:19

8 R297, Knockaculleen

54.24955, -8.87535

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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Not held yet for Sligo County Council: council consultations.

5planning files on this houselatest 20260open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built after 2016, with building records online. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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 2016–2021. 5 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KnockaculleenBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built2026: 2660009 · apartments, approved2025: 2460346 · extension, approved2024: 2360367 · work already done, approved2024: 2360341 · new house, approved2023: 2360340 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2023: 2 files on Knockaculleen2024: 1 file on Knockaculleen2026: 1 file on Knockaculleen4 files

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

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

  1. 2026
    2660009 · apartments · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2025
    2460346 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  3. 2024
    2360367 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  4. 2024
    2360341 · new house · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  5. 2023
    2360340 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
On this site
P5
Zoning · Rural and agricultural
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningP5 · Rural and agricultural
What it says

RV – rural village uses: Objective: To protect the character of the village, ensuring that local housing needs are appropriately addressed, physical and community infrastructure is maintained and improved, and local services can continue to be provided.

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

sligo county development plan 2024 2030 · 11 Nov 2024 – 11 Nov 2030

Heritage inventory2 within 100 m hotel; mill (water)

Not on this site: protected building, 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: Dromore West & Environs (191 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings4Dromore West Presbyterian Church; hotel
Monuments7R160062; R160063
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: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 7 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), 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
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

Knockaculleen, file by file since 2023

4 planning files on Knockaculleen since 2023, by kind and decision.2023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360341No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360367No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460346No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660009New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Knockaculleen" 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 · 2023–2026

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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 8 R297, Knockaculleen with 8 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseRefusedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Woodhill Lodge, Dromore West 2660312Refused · 132 m
    2. 2Dromore West, Sligo PL 26/60093Building started · 53 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 131 m
    4. 40.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 141 m
    5. 54.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 215 m
    6. 60.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 296 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 330 m
    8. 8Knockaculleen, Dromore West 2660009Approved with conditions · 0 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 10 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    11 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 10 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 10 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 8 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT10: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused10: approved → approved1: refused → refused8: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → ran out11 lodged11 lodged10 approved10 approved1 refused1 refused10 approved10 approved1 refused1 refused8 no start notice found8 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 started, not 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.

    Measured11 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 5 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 5

      • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 131 m
      • 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
      • 54.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 215 m
      • 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 296 m
      • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 330 m

      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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2023. 91% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 305102021: 3 approved3’21*2023: 3 approved3’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 1 approved1’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 refused3’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 3 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 1Woodhill Lodge , Dromore West , Co. Sligo Refused
        The development will consists of the change of use / reversion of use of Woodhill Lodge — a former gate lodge…
        266031223 Sept 2026132 m
      • Dromore West , , Co. Sligo Approved with conditions
        (A) material change of use, commercial to residential, (B) make alterations to existing building, closing up…
        26600932 Jun 202647 m
      • 8Knockaculleen , Dromore West , Co. Sligo Approved with conditions
        the construction of a two-storey terraced building, comprising of 2 no. two-bedroom apartments and 2 no.…
        266000911 May 20260 m
      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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
      3 not signed off
      • 2Dromore West, Sligo · 5 Nov 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · PL 26/60093 · 53 m
      • St Farnan's Drive, Dromore West, Sligo · 26 Mar 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PART 8 BY SLIGO CO. COUNCIL · 478 m
      • St Farnan's Drive, Dromore West, Sligo · 23 Mar 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 BY SLIGO CO. COUNCIL · 446 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      0
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Sligo County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here14
      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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 7

      This street block against the council

      10% of homes built before 1971 (council 27%). 27% owner-occupied (council 67%).

      Homes built before 1971
      10% · council 27%
      Homes built since 2001
      66% · council 33%
      Owner-occupied
      27% · council 67%
      Rented
      59% · council 27%
      Children under 15
      21% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      10% · council 18%
      Households with 2+ cars
      24% · council 42%
      Work mainly from home
      6% · council 12%
      This small area (97 people)Sligo

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 207018001

      Bus
      23 m
      Dromore West · 458 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 4

        • Dromore West · 458 · 1/hour at peak · 23 m
        • Dromore West · 458 · 1/hour at peak · 24 m
        • Dromore West · SI11 · 0/hour at peak · 101 m
        • Dromore West · SI11 · 0/hour at peak · 105 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:21
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
        Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
        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. Apartments (2660009) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
          Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Extension (2460346) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
          Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
          Seller · solicitor
        3. Work already done (2360367): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
          Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        4. Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural), not for homes: could you extend?
          Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
          Solicitor · planner
        5. Building work started 53 m away: for how long?
          Ask for: The planning conditions for PL 26/60093.
          Agent · council
        6. Any work done without planning permission?
          Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
          Seller · solicitor
        Reference

        Where this is, the terms, the sources

        Townland
        Knockaculleen
        Electoral division
        Buncrowey
        Electoral area
        Ballymote-Tobercurry
        Council
        Sligo County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 5 applications on this site; latest 2660009, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
        • Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural); no vacant land tax.
        • 5 sites nearby could change: 5 empty zoned plots.
        • Dromore West (bus 458) 23 m away: 9 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 2 from all stops within 500 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 58% rent (council 27%); 18% of homes empty (council 18%); most built 2016 or later; 58% drive to work (council 61%); population up 3% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
        • 3 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
        What the terms mean 6 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.
        • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
        • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
        Sources and licences 26
        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 4.030 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 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)Public31 Oct 2026
        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—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
        data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
        transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
        meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 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 licence31 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
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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 31 Oct 2026, 23:19 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.