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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 08:38

R245, Letterkenny Municipal District

55.09742, -7.70267

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 39 homes approved 1.1 km away haven't started.

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

52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 20 Nov39homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.1 km · 2660012

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 52 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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built

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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings19St. Peter's Catholic Church; Donegal YMCA\Milford Community Youth Project
Monuments19Souterrain; Ringfort - rath
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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 92% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site13 decided · more info asked 23%
92% · 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 · 13 nearby, 3,872 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–55 (n=8)52 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.

    Calculated9 decided home extensions, 2 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.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    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 R245, Letterkenny Municipal District with 11 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1CRATLAGH, MILFORD 2661925No decision yet · 1.7 km
    2. 2GORTMACALL BEG, MILFORD 2661627Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
    3. 3MILLFORD & GORTMACALL BEG 2660012Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    4. 4LOUGH ROAD / MAIN STREET, MILFORD 2660429Approved with conditions · 1.1 km
    5. 5MAIN STREET, MILFORD 2660986Approved with conditions · 1.2 km
    6. 6GORTMACALL BEG, MILFORD 2561996Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    7. 7LOUGH FERN HEIGHTS, FORQUAR 2660264Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    8. 8GORTMACALL BEG, MILFORD 2561973Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    9. 9CARRICKYBRESSIL, MILFORD 2660507No decision yet · 1.7 km
    10. 1014 GREENMOUNT, FORQUAR 2660194Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    11. 11WOODQUARTER, CRANFORD 2661063Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-19 2661627: CONDITIONAL — ERECTION OF A SLATTED CATTLE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS; 2026-11-20 2661925: application received — CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE / DESIGN TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DOtoday10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 Dec2661627: CONDITIONAL — ERECTION OF A SLATTED CATTLE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-192661925: application received — CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE / DESIGN TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DO · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202614 days left
      22661627 · CONDITIONAL — ERECTION OF A SLATTED CATTLE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202615 days left
      12661925 · application received — CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE / DESIGN TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away

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

    Figure 6

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    39 homes 1.1 km away were approved Oct 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031.

    MILLFORD & GORTMACALL BEG · 39 homes: 39 homes approved Oct 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032MILLFORD & GORTMACALL BEG · 39 homes1.1 km · 266001239 homes approved Oct 2026, not started39 homes approved Oct 2026, not startedtoday

    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

    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2024: 205102021: 1 approved1’21*2022: 3 approved2022: 1 refused4’222024: 2 approved2’24
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1CRATLAGH , MILFORD , LETTERKENNY PO comments close 20 Nov 2026
      CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE / DESIGN TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALTERATIONS TO…
      266192516 Oct 20261 homes1.7 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 13 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months
    4 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • Rossgarrow, Milford, Donegal · 2 Nov 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 - PG 24/17 · 692 m
    • Rossgarrow, Milford, Donegal · 2 Nov 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 - PG 24/17 · 693 m
    • Main Street, Donegal, F92 X9KT · 16 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660429 · 1.0 km
    • Cratlagh, Bunlin, Donegal · 10 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560973 · 1.4 km
    • Lough Fern Heights, Milford, Donegal · 1 Jun 2026 · 36 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/61078 · 1.4 km
    • Drumbern, Milford, Donegal · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22/50430 · 749 m
    • 25 Grey Rock, Milford, Donegal · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · DCB 26.08 · 364 m
    • 90 Kilmacrennan Road, Milford, Donegal, F92 CD51 · 16 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/ 61650 · 1.2 km
    • 11 Greenmount, Milford, Donegal, F92 PK84 · 19 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60977 · 1.9 km
    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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Homes coming 39 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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
    Fairytales Day Care Ltd · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 626 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:36
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here17
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    92% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    20% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    38% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    92% · council 70%
    Rented
    3% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    22% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    22% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    61% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 11%
    This small area (274 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057121002

    Nearest school
    536 m
    Mulroy College, 617 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Mulroy College · postprimary · 617 pupils · 536 m
    • S N Mhuire · primary · 218 pupils · 809 m
    • Loreto Community School · postprimary · 810 pupils · 1.0 km

    Stops 3

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

      • Mulroy College · 536 m-1.8% pupils (617)
      • S N Mhuire · 809 m-0.5% pupils (218)
      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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
      Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
      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. Application 1.7 km away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      2. 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
      Rossgarrow
      Electoral division
      Millford
      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.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
      • 39 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 39 at MILLFORD & GORTMACALL BEG.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 92% owner-occupied (council 70%); 24% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 69% drive to work (council 63%); population up 1% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • 13 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% 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.
      • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
      • 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 26
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public5 Nov 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher4 Nov 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 4.02 Nov 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public5 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.05 Nov 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 licence5 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
      tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register4 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026, 08:38 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.