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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 22 Oct 2026, 16:20

R238

55.07573, -7.26320

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s.

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

45 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 42–510open 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 45 days
  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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of ArdmoreBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2018: 2 files on Ardmore2019: 1 file on Ardmore2020: 1 file on Ardmore2021: 1 file on Ardmore2022: 2 files on Ardmore2023: 1 file on Ardmore2025: 4 files on Ardmore2026: 3 files on Ardmore15 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
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
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
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: 86% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site22 decided · more info asked 41%
86% · 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 · 22 nearby, 5,763 council-wide

Figure 3

Ardmore, file by file since 2018

5 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 4.

15 planning files on Ardmore since 2018, by kind and decision.201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 2152247No number · 2022 · rear · approved · 2251416No number · 2023 · rear · approved · 2351951No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560823No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2561493Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2018 · other work · approved · 1851336No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 2050327No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2251897No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561697No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661049No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661200New house in a side gardenNo number · 2018 · new house · approved · 1850882No number · 2019 · new house · refused · 1951528No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2561001No. 32 · 2026 · new house · approved · 266080032
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

15 files with "Ardmore" 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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 45 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 45 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 45 days, middle half 42–51 (n=22)45 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated24 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around R238 with 1 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved
    1. 1ARDMORE, MUFF 2661200Approved with conditions · 85 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 11 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    12 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 11 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 4 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused11: approved → approved1: refused → refused4: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → ran out12 lodged12 lodged11 approved11 approved1 refused1 refused11 approved11 approved1 refused1 refused4 no start notice found4 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not 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.

    Measured12 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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

      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 2 a year; busiest 2019. 92% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 1 approved2019: 1 refused2’192020: 1 approved1’202021: 1 approved1’212022: 2 approved2’222023: 1 approved1’232025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 2 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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • 2 Iskaheen Park, Muff, Donegal · 22 Jan 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 22/51897 · 418 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 22 Oct 2026, 02:10
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here18
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here31
      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 22 Oct 2026, 02:28
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:10open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      89% owner-occupied (council 70%).

      Homes built before 1971
      18% · council 21%
      Homes built since 2001
      36% · council 36%
      Owner-occupied
      89% · council 70%
      Rented
      2% · council 23%
      Children under 15
      18% · council 20%
      Aged 65 and over
      24% · council 18%
      Households with 2+ cars
      44% · council 42%
      Work mainly from home
      12% · council 11%
      This small area (261 people)Donegal

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057093006

      Road noise
      60–64 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Nearest school
      478 m
      Scoil Naomh Brid, 196 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Scoil Naomh Brid · primary · 196 pupils · 478 m

      Stops 2

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

        • Scoil Naomh Brid · 478 m-1.5% pupils (196)
        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 22 Oct 2026, 02:38
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.022 Oct 2026, 02:28open
        Council consultation portalsPublic22 Oct 2026, 01:44open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public22 Oct 2026, 02:38open
        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. 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
        Ardmore
        Electoral division
        Kilderry
        Electoral area
        Buncrana
        Council
        Donegal County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
        • Here (2022 census): 89% owner-occupied (council 70%); 10% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 59% drive to work (council 63%); population up 3% since 2016.
        • Around here the council decides in a median 48 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
        • Homes started within 1 km: 29 in the last year, 1 three years before.
        • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 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 23
        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 4.016 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.022 Oct 2026
        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
        dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public22 Oct 2026
        www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 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 4.019 Oct 2026
        transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
        meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public22 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.022 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 licence22 Oct 2026
        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
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        services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 22 Oct 2026, 16:20 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.