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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 22:07

Iscaheen, Kilderry ED, Inishowen Municipal District, County Donegal, Ulster, Éire / Ireland

55.08084, -7.27636

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 9 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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

9planning files on this houselatest 202646 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 42–521open for comments nearbyclose 11 Nov

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 46 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. 9 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 2001–2010. 9 planning files on this house.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area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2026: 2661852 · garden room, undecided2025: 2562196 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2151736 · garden room, approved2021: 2151531 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2151399 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2151220 · garden room, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2151087 · extension, approved2019: 1950887 · extension, approved2018: 1850148 · extension, approved2017: 1 file on Ardmore2018: 1 file on Ardmore2019: 1 file on Ardmore2020: 1 file on Ardmore2021: 3 files on Ardmore2022: 2 files on Ardmore2023: 3 files on Ardmore2025: 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

  1. 2026
    2661852 · garden room · no decision yet
    approved?startedsigned off?
  2. 2025
    2562196 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  3. 2021
    2151736 · garden room · approved 2021 · not started, runs out 2026
    approvedstartedsigned off
  4. 2021
    2151531 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  5. 2021
    2151399 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  6. 2021
    2151220 · garden room · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  7. 2021
    2151087 · extension · approved 2021 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  8. 2019
    1950887 · extension · approved 2019 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  9. 2018
    1850148 · extension · approved 2018 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned 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
Monuments2Ringfort - rath; R176885
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), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 91% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 43%
91% · 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 · 23 nearby, 5,750 council-wide

Figure 3

Ardmore, file by file since 2017

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

15 planning files on Ardmore since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2018 · single-storey rear · approved · 1850148No number · 2019 · single-storey side · approved · 1950887No number · 2021 · single-storey side · approved · 2151087No number · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 2152247Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 1751889No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2151736No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2250693No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2251901No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2350441No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2351684New house in a side gardenNo number · 2020 · new house · approved · 2052021No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2350652No. 38 · 2025 · new house · approved · 256027138No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560489No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2561369
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 · 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 46 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 46 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 46 days, middle half 42–52 (n=16)46 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated19 decided home extensions, 1 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    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 Iscaheen, Kilderry ED, Inishowen Municipal District, County Donegal, Ulster, Éire / Ireland with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding started
    1. 1ARDMORE, MUFF 2661852No decision yet · 0 m
    2. 2Ardmore, Muff 2561369Building started · 190 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 15 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    15 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 15 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 15 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 9 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT15: lodged → approved15: approved → approved9: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → ran out15 lodged15 lodged15 approved15 approved15 approved15 approved9 no start notice found9 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off5 ran out5 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

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

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 11 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-11 2661852: application received — PORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING FOR PROVISION OF A CHILDCARE ROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES, ANCILLARY TO EXISTING today20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov2661852: application received — PORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING FOR PROVISION OF A CHILDCARE ROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES, ANCILLARY TO EXISTING · 0 m away · 2026-11-11
    Comments close
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202627 days left
      12661852 · application received — PORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING FOR PROVISION OF A CHILDCARE ROOM WITH TOILET…
      €20 to the council · 0 m away

    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 4 a year; busiest 2021. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 4, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2025: 205102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 1 approved1’192020: 1 approved1’202021: 4 approved4’212022: 2 approved2’222023: 3 approved3’232025: 2 approved2’25
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1ARDMORE , MUFF , LIFFORD PO comments close 11 Nov 2026
      PORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING FOR PROVISION OF A CHILDCARE ROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES, ANCILLARY…
      26618527 Oct 20260 m
    Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • ARDMORE , MUFF , LIFFORD PO Withdrawn or not valid
      PORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING PROVIDING A CHILD CARE ROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES ANCILLARY TO…
      256219611 Dec 20250 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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 2Ardmore, Muff, Donegal · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2561369 · 190 m
    • Calhame Road, Ardmore,, Muff, Donegal · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60489 · 352 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 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here12
    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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    6% of homes built before 1971 (council 21%). 73% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    6% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    56% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    73% · council 70%
    Rented
    17% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    24% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    8% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    47% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 11%
    This small area (517 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057093007

    Nearest school
    936 m
    Scoil Naomh Brid, 196 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Naomh Brid · primary · 196 pupils · 936 m

    Stops 0

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

      • Scoil Naomh Brid · 936 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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
      Council consultation portalsPublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      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. Garden room (2661852) awaits a decision: what is planned?
        Ask for: The application on the council's website.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Garden room (2151736) approved 2021, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      3. Extension (2151087): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      4. Application 0 m away open for comments until 11 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        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
      Ardmore
      Electoral division
      Kilderry
      Electoral area
      Buncrana
      Council
      Donegal County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 9 applications on this site; latest 2661852, no decision yet.
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 73% owner-occupied (council 70%); 7% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 70% 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.
      • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      What the terms mean 8 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
      • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
      • 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.
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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.09 Oct 2026
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      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 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 15 Oct 2026, 22:07 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.