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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 19:23

Donegal ED, Donegal Municipal District, County Donegal, Ulster, Éire / Ireland

54.65705, -8.10403

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). A building site 240 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202692%of home extensions approved nearbyn=38 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–500open 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. 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 8 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). 1 planning file 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 1971–1980. 1 planning file on this house.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 built2026: 2661717 · signage, undecided

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
    2661717 · signage · no decision yet
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings20Ancient Donegal Masonic Hall No. 588; Tyrconnell Bridge
Monuments5Castle - tower house; Bawn
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: 43 on the draft 2027 map; 43 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 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 58%
83% · council 92%
Approved nearbyDonegal 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 · 12 nearby, 3,858 council-wide

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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 242 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=33)48 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 242 days after permission (n=8)242 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated38 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed4 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
    • 324568 Pending · County Donegal · 100 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher28 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Donegal ED, Donegal Municipal District, County Donegal, Ulster, Éire / Ireland with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingBuilding site that stoppedAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 1MAIN STREET, DONEGAL TOWN 2661686Approved with conditions · 228 m
    2. 2432 O'DUIGNAN AVENUE, DRUMROOSKE WEST 2661687Approved with conditions · 380 m
    3. 39 Railway Park, Donegal PART 8 - PG20/03Building site that stopped · 240 m
    4. 4County Donegal 324568Appeal: no decision yet · 100 m
    5. 5Miltown, Donegal CN0146265DLBuilding started · 87 m
    6. 62.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 135 m
    7. 71.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 141 m
    8. 82.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 222 m
    9. 90.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 239 m
    10. 100.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 255 m
    11. 11DRUMROOSK MIDDLE, DONEGAL TOWN 2562203Approved with conditions · 267 m
    12. 12GMB LAW OFFICE BUILDING, NEW ROW 2660844Approved with conditions · 280 m
    13. 13MAIN STREET, DONEGAL TOWN 2661715No decision yet · 425 m
    14. 14VIVO SHOP, JUNCTION OF ORCHARD PARK ROAD & LOUGH ESKE ROAD 2660606No decision yet · 433 m
    15. 15LOUGH ESKE ROAD, MULLANS 2562032Refused · 488 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 35 permissions since 2016, 11 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    38 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 35 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 35 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 22 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT35: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused35: approved → approved3: refused → refused22: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out38 lodged38 lodged35 approved35 approved3 refused3 refused35 approved35 approved3 refused3 refused22 no start notice found22 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off2 ran out2 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.

    Measured38 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-19 2661686: CONDITIONAL — CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BASEMENT APARTMENT AS CONSTRUCTED AND APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 09/20256 TO SHORT TERM ; 2026-11-19 2661687: CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKStoday3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov2661686: CONDITIONAL — CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BASEMENT APARTMENT AS CONSTRUCTED AND APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 09/20256 TO SHORT TERM · 228 m away · 2026-11-192661687: CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS · 380 m away · 2026-11-19
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202621 days left
      12661686 · CONDITIONAL — CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BASEMENT APARTMENT AS CONSTRUCTED AND APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 09/20256…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 228 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202621 days left
      22661687 · CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 380 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    9 Railway Park, Donegal · 24 homes: 24 homes, started Apr 2022, never signed off20222023202420252026202720289 Railway Park, Donegal · 24 homes240 m · PART 8 - PG20/0324 homes, started Apr 2022, never signed off24 homes, started Apr 2022, never signed offtoday

    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 11 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 39 Railway Park, Donegal · 24 homes, started Apr 2022, never signed off · 240 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 62.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 135 m
    • 71.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
    • 82.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 222 m
    • 90.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 239 m
    • 100.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 255 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 259 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 260 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 282 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 303 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 307 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 8 a year; busiest 2025. 92% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 8, 2022: 6, 2023: 5, 2024: 7, 2025: 8, 2026: 405102021: 8 approved8’21*2022: 6 approved6’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 5 approved2025: 3 refused8’252026: 4 approved4’26*
    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 9 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    5 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Main Street, Donegal, F94 TY0F · 23 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/61636 · 459 m
    • 5Miltown, Donegal · 18 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 87 m
    • Old Laghey Road, Donegal, F94H7W0 · 11 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60420 · 494 m
    • Railway Road, Donegal Town, Donegal · 29 Apr 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/62203 · 332 m
    • Milltown, Donegal · 20 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 20/51194 · 49 m
    • Miltown, Donegal · 3 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 20/51194 · 87 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 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Homes coming 0 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    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
    Convoy Community Playgroup Ltd · Crèche11 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 127 m
    Child Led · Crèche28 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 352 m
    Little Acorns Playgroup (Raphoe) · Crèche2 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 352 m
    Donegal Playgroup Ltd · Crèche17 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 352 m
    Kid Kare Créche & Montessori Pre- school · Crèche10 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 352 m
    Kiddlywinks CC LTD · Crèche8 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 352 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 Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here118
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here210
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    10% of homes built before 1971 (council 21%). 57% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    10% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    57% · council 70%
    Rented
    35% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    14% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    28% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    22% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    3% · council 11%
    This small area (244 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057053013

    Bus
    561 m
    Donegal · 264, 292, 293
    Nearest school
    354 m
    Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala, 217 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala · primary · 217 pupils · 354 m
    • Glebe Ns · primary · 121 pupils · 807 m

    Stops 3

    • Donegal · 264, 292, 293, 30, 480, 490 · 4/hour at peak · 561 m
    • Donegal · 964 · 678 m
    • Donegal · 964 · 694 m

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

    • Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala · 354 m-7.7% pupils (217)
    • Glebe Ns · 807 m0% pupils (121)
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    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. Signage (2661717) awaits a decision: what is planned?
      Ask for: The application on the council's website.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Stalled build 240 m away (9 Railway Park, Donegal): what happens next?
      Ask for: The planning file for PART 8 - PG20/03.
      Council
    3. Decision 228 m away can be appealed until 19 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    4. Building work started 87 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The agent's answer.
      Agent · 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
    Milltown
    Electoral division
    Donegal
    Electoral area
    Donegal
    Council
    Donegal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 2661717, no decision yet.
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Donegal, 561 m away (4 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 57% owner-occupied (council 70%); 15% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 1971–1980; 53% drive to work (council 63%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 49 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 109 three years before.
    • 9 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 83% approved (council 93%).
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • 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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 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
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public29 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 29 Oct 2026, 19:23 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.