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Planning report · Ireland · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 4 Nov 2026, 02:24

Hornhead Bridge

55.17964, -7.99595

1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
12 months2 years5 years
50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–551open for comments nearbyclose 26 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 50 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?

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 buildings22Horn Head House; Hornhead Bridge
Monuments40Ringfort - cashel; Souterrain
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 4 Nov 2026, 02:15
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 02:15open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 1

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 86% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 86%
86% · 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 · 14 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 4 Nov 2026, 02:15
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 02:15open
    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 4 Nov 2026, 02:15
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 02:15open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 2

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 46–55 (n=9)50 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off75% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated11 decided home extensions, 4 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed2 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 Hornhead Bridge with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingLarge schemeNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1MAIN STREET, DUNFANAGHY 2661965No decision yet · 1.5 km
    2. 2DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY 2661232Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
    3. 3DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY PO 2661634No decision yet · 1.5 km
    4. 4LURGABRACK, DUNFANAGHY 2660936No decision yet · 1.3 km
    5. 5CORCREGGAN, DUNFANAGHY 2562005Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    6. 6DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY 2660423Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    7. 7MAIN STREET, DUNFANAGHY 2661204No decision yet · 1.4 km
    8. 825 CNOC NA GAOITHE, RINCLEVAN 2562084Approved with conditions · 1.5 km
    9. 9POUND STREET, DUNFANAGHY 2660926Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    10. 10DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY 2660920Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    11. 11NO 10 PORTDALE, DUNFANAGHY 2660100Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    12. 12CASTLEBANE, DUNFANAGHY 2650005Approved · 1.6 km
    13. 13RINCLEVAN, DUNFANAGHY 2661218No decision yet · 1.7 km
    14. 14DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY PO 2660302Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
    15. 15RINCLEVAN, DUNFANAGHY 2661551No decision yet · 1.7 km
    Figure 4

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 26 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-26 2661965: application received — EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS; 2026-11-27 2661232: CONDITIONAL — (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE OF HOUSE NO. 1 AND RELOCATION OF PRIMARY TREATMENT SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REtoday9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov4 Dec2661965: application received — EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-262661232: CONDITIONAL — (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE OF HOUSE NO. 1 AND RELOCATION OF PRIMARY TREATMENT SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING RE · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-27
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202622 days left
      12661965 · application received — EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 27 Nov 202623 days left
      22661232 · CONDITIONAL — (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE OF HOUSE NO. 1 AND RELOCATION OF PRIMARY TREATMENT SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away

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

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 20 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 4 Nov 2026, 02:15
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 02:15open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • 1 Ned's Close, Dunfanaghy, Donegal · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60920 · 1.6 km
    • 2 Pound Street, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, F92 W1W0 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660926 · 1.6 km
    • 1 Éadan Mor, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, F92 DV20 · 17 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.2 km
    • Kill, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, F92F954 · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560554 · 1.8 km
    • Hornhead Road, Dunfanaghy, Donegal · 14 Apr 2026 · 56 homes · start notice not signed off · 2461665 · 1.2 km
    • 5 Patrick's Hill, Dunfanaghy, Donegal · 6 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561444 · 1.7 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 3 Nov 2026, 03:31
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 02:15
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 02:15open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here0
    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 4 Nov 2026, 02:15
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.04 Nov 2026, 02:15open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Nearest school
    1.3 km
    S N na Croise Naofa, 33 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N na Croise Naofa · primary · 33 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Dunfanaghy NS · primary · 24 pupils · 1.3 km

    Stops 2

      Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, 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 4 Nov 2026, 01:13
      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
      Council consultation portalsPublic4 Nov 2026, 01:13open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public3 Nov 2026, 02:30open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      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 1.5 km away open for comments until 26 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

      Not available here: no place polygon contains this point (outside the loaded extent?). That means we cannot say — not that there is nothing.

      Everything we found, as a list 7 lines
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • 20 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 93%); 10% for work already built (council 24%).
      • 0 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
      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 24
      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 4.03 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)Public4 Nov 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher3 Nov 2026
      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)Public3 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.04 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 licence4 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
      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 4 Nov 2026, 02:24 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.