Planning report · Donegal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 13 Oct 2026, 02:43

Kilmacrenan Road, Kilmacrennan

55.03375, -7.77641

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 12 homes approved 994 m away haven't started.

Distance

Time

Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 2 km 12homes approved nearby, not startednearest 994 m · 2562295

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council
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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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

Protected or listed · on the council's list

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Kilmacrennan (307 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km

Within 2.0 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	7	Church of St. Finian and St. Mark; St. Columba's Catholic Church
Monuments	25	Burial ground; Church

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: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
zoning	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:18	open
epa_leap	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 23:31	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 00:14	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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: bcms, npad · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open

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: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site32 decided · more info asked 50%

88% · council 90%

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 · 32 nearby, 5,750 council-wide

Figure 3

Kilmacrenan, file by file since 2017

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 4.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Kilmacrenan" 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 · 2017–2026

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: npad, acp · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 49 days.

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

Calculated18 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed1 decided

0 became permissions

Approvals appealed4 decided

3 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

501703 Pending · Letter, Kilmacrennan, Letterkenny PO, Co. Donegal · 1.3 km

Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
courts	all-rights-reserved	13 Oct 2026, 01:30	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Kilmacrenan Road, Kilmacrennan with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeApprovedNo decision yetRefused

1'THE LEARNING TREE' CHILDCARE & PRE-SCHOOL, KILCONNELL / GLEBE 2660104Refused · 430 m
2LEITER, KILMACRENNAN 2661447Approved with conditions · 981 m
3KILMACRENNAN 2562295Approved, no sign building has started · 994 m
4ARD NA GLAISE, MASSREAGH 2660849No decision yet · 593 m
5MASSREAGH, KILMACRENNAN 2660934Approved with conditions · 605 m
6MASSREAGH, KILMACRENNAN 2661263No decision yet · 700 m
7BALLYKEERAN, KILMACRENNAN 2661122Approved with conditions · 715 m
8GORTNASKEAGH, KILMACRENNAN 2561968Approved with conditions · 732 m
9ARD NA GLAISE, KILMACRENNAN 2650034Approved with conditions · 793 m
10BALLYKEERAN, KILMACRENNAN 2660113Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
11MASSREAGH, KILMACRENAN 2661547No decision yet · 1.1 km
12LETTER, KILMACRENNAN 2660753Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
13KEENAGHAN, KILMACRENNAN 2561970Refused · 1.3 km
14LETTERFAD, KILMACRENNAN 2660782Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
15KEENAGHAN, KILMACRENNAN 2661508No decision yet · 1.8 km

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 24 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

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.

Measured27 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 15 Oct 2026.

Time to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 15 Oct 20262 days left
12660104 · REFUSED — PROVISION OF A NEW PREFABRICATED CLASSROOM BUILDING CONSISTING OF 2 NO. CLASSROOMS WITH ANCILLARY…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 430 m away
Time to appeal ends 22 Oct 20269 days left
22661447 · CONDITIONAL — (1) THE RE-LOCATION, WITHIN THE SITE, OF A STORAGE SHED PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO.…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 981 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

12 homes 994 m away were approved Aug 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2031.

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 1 within 2.0 km

Approved, not started 1

KILMACRENNAN · 12 homes approved Aug 2026, not started · 994 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open
derelict	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 2 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 89% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 2.0 km 22 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

11MASSREAGH , KILMACRENAN , LETTERKENNY PO No decision yet
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED…
266154720 Aug 20261 homes1.1 km
15KEENAGHAN , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO No decision yet
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH INTEGRATED DOUBLE GARAGE, CONNECTION TO A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND…
266150813 Aug 20261 homes1.8 km
2LEITER , KILMACRENNAN , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditions
(1) THE RE-LOCATION, WITHIN THE SITE, OF A STORAGE SHED PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO.…
266144724 Sept 2026981 m
6MASSREAGH , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO No decision yet
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
26612638 Jul 20261 homes700 m
MASSREAGH , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Withdrawn or not valid
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
26612466 Jul 20261 homes701 m
7BALLYKEERAN , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
266112230 Jul 20261 homes715 m
KEENAGHAN , KILMACRENNAN , LETTEREKNNY No decision yet
(1) RETENTION OF ON SITE STRUCTURE AND (2) PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF SAME TO FORM A DOMESTIC SHED
26610203 Jun 20261.3 km
5MASSREAGH , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
CONTINUED USE OF PREFABRICATED PORTACABIN TO PROVIDE 2 NO. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS…
26609349 Jul 2026605 m
4ARD NA GLAISE , MASSREAGH , KILMACRENNAN LETTERKENNY PO No decision yet
CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 6 NO. 2-BED HOUSES, (2) 12 NO. 3-BED…
266084912 May 202620 homes593 m
KEENAGHAN , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Withdrawn or not valid
(1) RETENTION OF PART OF EXISTING ON SITE STRUCTURE AND (2) DEMOLITION OF PART OF THE SAME EXISTING ON SITE…
26608126 May 20261.3 km
14LETTERFAD , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/60235, WITH ALL…
266078218 Jun 20261.4 km
ARD NA GLAISE , MASSREAGH , KILMACRENNAN LETTERKENNY PO Withdrawn or not valid
CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 6 NO. 2-BED HOUSES, (2) 12 NO. 3-BED…
266076630 Apr 2026593 m
12LETTER , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER…
266075318 Jun 20261 homes1.3 km
LEITER , KILMACRENNAN , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditions
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF PROPOSED 6 BAY PORTAL FRAME SHED WITH AN APPROXIMATE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 448 SQ.M FOR…
266051714 May 2026980 m
9ARD NA GLAISE , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
REPOSITIONING OF A SECTION OF THE EXISTING 38KV LINE KNOWN AS THE BALLYKEERAN, - CREESLOUGH, - GORTLEE, -…
265003424 Apr 2026793 m
10BALLYKEERAN , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
266011311 Jun 20261 homes1.1 km
1'THE LEARNING TREE' CHILDCARE & PRE-SCHOOL , KILCONNELL / GLEBE , KILMACRENNAN LETTERKENNY Refused
PROVISION OF A NEW PREFABRICATED CLASSROOM BUILDING CONSISTING OF 2 NO. CLASSROOMS WITH ANCILLARY…
266010417 Sept 2026430 m
3THE RACECOURSE , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
CONSTRUCTION OF 12 NO. DWELLING HOUSES IN THE FORM OF 6 NO. SEMI-DETACHED UNITS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING…
256229523 Jul 202612 homes945 m
13KEENAGHAN , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY Refused
ON SITE STRUCTURE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS MOTORBIKE…
256197015 Jan 20261.3 km
8GORTNASKEAGH , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
(1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DOMESTIC SHED TO CHILDCARE FACILITY WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF DWELLING, (2)…
256196815 Jan 2026732 m
LETTER , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
256197223 Jul 20261.9 km
TAWNY LOWER , KILMACRENNAN , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditions
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
256192319 Dec 20251 homes1.9 km

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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open

Building work nearby 14 in the last 12 months

8 not signed off6 no sign-off needed

Keenaghan, Letterkenny, Donegal · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2462123 · 1.7 km
Letterfad, Tawney Upper, Donegal · 12 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660782 · 1.5 km
Ard Na Glaise, Kilmacrennan, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 – PG 24/16 · 895 m
Ard Na Glaise, Kilmacrennan, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 – PG 24/16 · 878 m
Ard Na Glaise, Kilmacrennan, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 – PG 24/16 · 867 m
Ard Na Glaise, Kilmacrennan, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 – PG 24/16 · 932 m
Ard Na Glaise, Kilmacrennan, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 – PG 24/16 · 860 m
Kilmacrennan, Kilmacrenan, Donegal · 18 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60087 · 416 m
Tawny Lower, Tawney Lower, Donegal · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561923 · 1.9 km
Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal, F92 E26N, Kilmacrenan, Donegal · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/62158 · 457 m
Ballykeeran, Kilmacrenan, Donegal · 26 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 609 m
BALLYKEERIN, Kilmacrenan, Donegal, F92W9K1 · 12 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/50094 · 1.5 km
Letterfad, Kilmacrennan, Donegal, n/a · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560235 · 1.5 km
Kilmacrennan, Kilmacrenan, Donegal · 31 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1750705 · 327 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: bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open

Homes coming 12 not started

3KILMACRENNAN · 12 homes · not started · runs out 25 Aug 2031 · 994 m

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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open
social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
The Learning Tree · Crèche	5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 571 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
tusla_ey	public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)	5 Oct 2026, 23:33	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.

Homes approved

Here12

Council middle0

Homes started

Here34

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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 00:21	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

81% owner-occupied (council 70%).

Homes built before 1971

13% · council 21%

Homes built since 2001

34% · council 36%

Owner-occupied

81% · council 70%

Rented

14% · council 23%

Children under 15

26% · council 20%

Aged 65 and over

15% · council 18%

Households with 2+ cars

48% · council 42%

Work mainly from home

8% · council 11%

This small area (265 people)Donegal

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057100005

Bus

414 m

Kilmacrennan · 932, 932A · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak

Nearest school

722 m

S N Naomh Colmchille, 231 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

S N Naomh Colmchille · primary · 231 pupils · 722 m

Stops 6

Kilmacrennan · 932, 932A · 1/hour at peak · 414 m
Kilmacrennan · 932, 932A · 428 m
Kilmacrennan · 964 · 467 m
Kilmacrennan · 964 · 474 m
Kilmacrennan · 965 · 0/hour at peak · 591 m
Kilmacrennan · 965 · 0/hour at peak · 656 m

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

S N Naomh Colmchille · 722 m+1.3% pupils (231) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions

Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026, 01:45	open
consult	public	13 Oct 2026, 01:29	open
moderngov	public	13 Oct 2026, 01:29	open
lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

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: Kilmacrenan
Electoral division: Kilmacrenan
Electoral area: Milford
Council: Donegal County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Not protected; no vacant land tax.
1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
12 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 12 at KILMACRENNAN.
Kilmacrennan (bus 932, 932A) 414 m away: 5 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
Here (2022 census): 81% owner-occupied (council 70%); 11% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 74% drive to work (council 63%); population up 2% since 2016.
Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 23 in the last year, 2 three years before.
22 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 86% approved (council 93%); 23% for work already built (council 24%).

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.
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 27

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
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.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https:	Local authorities (consultation portals)	public	13 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	13 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.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	public	13 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	13 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…	13 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…	5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC-BY-4.0	11 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 13 Oct 2026, 02:43 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.

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