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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 12:35

R241

55.20390, -6.97997

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. 1 application nearby open for comments.

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

5planning files on this houselatest 202245 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 45–501open for comments nearbyclose 23 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 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. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.

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. 5 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Eleven BallyboesBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2022: 2250909 · extension, approved2022: 2250802 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2021: 2152549 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2022: 2152550 · change of use, approved2021: 2152326 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2021: 4 files on Eleven Ballyboes2022: 3 files on Eleven Ballyboes2023: 1 file on Eleven Ballyboes2024: 1 file on Eleven Ballyboes2026: 3 files on Eleven Ballyboes12 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. 2022
    2250909 · extension · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    2250802 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2021
    2152549 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  4. 2022
    2152550 · change of use · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
  5. 2021
    2152326 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed 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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Greencastle Housing Scheme (670 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings5Greencastle Fort; Inishowen Maritime Memorial
Monuments5Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle; Bawn
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), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site25 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · 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 · 25 nearby, 3,872 council-wide

Figure 3

Eleven Ballyboes, file by file since 2021

5 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved.

12 planning files on Eleven Ballyboes since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 2250648No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 2250909No number · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460688No number · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2650033No number · 2026 · two-storey side · approved · 2650077Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2150193No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 2150551No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2151015No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2152550No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2251920No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 2351250No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661449New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

12 files with "Eleven Ballyboes" 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 · 2021–2026

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 45–50 (n=17)45 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off33% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated20 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed1 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 R241 with 4 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved
    1. 1QUEENS PORT PIER, DRUMAWEER 2661926No decision yet · 491 m
    2. 2ELEVEN BALLYBOES, GREENCASTLE 2661449Approved with conditions · 42 m
    3. 3ELEVEN BALLYBOES, GREENCASTLE 2650077Approved with conditions · 71 m
    4. 4GREENCASTLE PIER, GREENCASTLE 2660676Approved with conditions · 155 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 17 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    19 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 17 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 17 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 10 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT17: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused17: approved → approved2: refused → refused10: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out19 lodged19 lodged17 approved17 approved2 refused2 refused17 approved17 approved2 refused2 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off1 signed off1 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.

    Measured19 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 23 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-23 2661926: application received — ERECTION OF A STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKStoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2661926: application received — ERECTION OF A STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS · 491 m away · 2026-11-23
    Comments close
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202622 days left
      12661926 · application received — ERECTION OF A STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
      €20 to the council · 491 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 2023. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 405102021: 5 approved2021: 1 refused6’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 refused4’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 1 approved1’252026: 4 approved4’26*
    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

    Every application within 500 m 8 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Blossom Academy · Crèche11 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 72 m
    Little Learners Pre- school · Crèche21 Apr 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 72 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here2
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    61% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    15% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    60% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    61% · council 70%
    Rented
    34% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    12% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    40% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    20% · council 11%
    This small area (281 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057084004

    Bus
    33 m
    Greencastle · 952, 953, 957 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    146 m
    Scoil Cholmcille, 133 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Cholmcille · primary · 133 pupils · 146 m

    Stops 3

    • Greencastle · 952, 953, 957, 959 · 1/hour at peak · 33 m
    • Drumaweer · 957 · 0/hour at peak · 687 m
    • Drumaweer · 952, 957 · 1/hour at peak · 736 m

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

    • Scoil Cholmcille · 146 m-6.3% pupils (133)
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. Extension (2250909) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Change of use (2152550) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Application 491 m away open for comments until 23 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Eleven Ballyboes
    Electoral division
    Greencastle
    Electoral area
    Carndonagh
    Council
    Donegal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 5 applications on this site; latest 2250909, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Nov 2026.
    • Greencastle (bus 952, 953) 33 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 70%); 42% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 51% drive to work (council 63%); population up 12% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    • 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
    What the terms mean 4 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.
    • 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.
    • 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
    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 4.01 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)Public1 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 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 licence1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 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 register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 1 Nov 2026, 12:35 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.