Neighbourhoods · Dublin City · last 24 months · 162 electoral divisions

Where people build first and ask later — Dublin City neighbourhoods

Every neighbourhood ranked: applications, extensions, retention and refusals.

Data updated 24 Oct 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness

25.8

applications per 1,000 homes

48%

household works

14%

for work already done

10%

refused

25%

asked for more details

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Where people build first and ask later 110 ranked

Share of applications that seek retention — permission for something already built.

#	Neighbourhood	retention	Applications	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Ballybough B	35%	26	1,675	35%	—	—
2	Ushers F	33%	21	1,228	33%	—	—
3	North Dock C	31%	26	1,663	31%	—	—
4	Crumlin C	30%	23	944	30%	—	—
5	Merchants Quay B	30%	23	1,713	30%	19%	59
6	Clontarf West B	30%	20	1,021	30%	—	—
7	Beaumont E	29%	24	762	29%	—	—
8	Royal Exchange A	27%	93	1,679	27%	25%	56
9	Rathmines West E	27%	49	1,544	27%	18%	55
10	Kimmage D	27%	41	1,049	27%	16%	55
11	Rathmines West A	27%	41	3,049	27%	36%	55
12	Merchants Quay D	27%	30	920	27%	—	—
13	Kilmainham C	26%	58	2,085	26%	20%	55
14	Inns Quay B	26%	34	1,797	26%	9%	94
15	Arran Quay A	24%	37	697	24%	—	—
16	Kimmage C	23%	30	1,464	23%	—	—
17	Terenure A	22%	68	1,617	22%	14%	54
18	Inchicore A	22%	27	1,092	22%	—	—
19	Rathmines East C	21%	87	1,339	21%	12%	55
20	Crumlin D	21%	67	1,661	21%	16%	55
21	Harmonstown A	21%	38	1,095	21%	4%	53
22	Drumfinn	21%	29	1,372	21%	—	—
23	Whitehall B	20%	66	1,669	20%	9%	55
24	Beaumont C	20%	65	1,327	20%	0%	55
25	Cabra East A	20%	50	2,584	20%	4%	55
26	Rathmines West C	20%	46	1,119	20%	17%	60
27	Rathmines West B	20%	41	1,793	20%	21%	55
28	Merchants Quay F	20%	41	956	20%	21%	55
29	Rotunda A	20%	35	2,143	20%	10%	55
30	Merchants Quay C	20%	35	1,470	20%	—	—
31	Clontarf West E	20%	30	955	20%	—	—
32	Walkinstown A	20%	25	1,107	20%	—	—
33	Crumlin E	20%	20	1,117	20%	—	—
34	Saint Kevin's	19%	79	1,986	19%	21%	55
35	Clontarf West C	19%	68	1,749	19%	2%	64
36	Walkinstown B	19%	47	781	19%	13%	55
37	Mountjoy A	19%	26	2,166	19%	—	—
38	Priorswood D	19%	21	919	19%	0%	55
39	Botanic B	18%	45	1,447	18%	14%	54
40	Kilmainham B	18%	28	1,163	18%	—	—
41	Raheny-Greendale	18%	28	851	18%	—	—
42	Mansion House A	17%	76	1,662	17%	8%	55
43	Rathfarnham	17%	69	1,991	17%	8%	55
44	Pembroke East E	17%	59	1,511	17%	14%	55
45	Rathmines East D	17%	46	1,134	17%	14%	55
46	Finglas North C	17%	30	1,365	17%	0%	55
47	Grange D	17%	23	1,467	17%	9%	55
48	North City	16%	120	2,187	16%	12%	62
49	Mansion House B	16%	92	330	16%	20%	55
50	Clontarf East A	16%	69	1,358	16%	11%	54
51	Wood Quay B	16%	45	1,847	16%	19%	63
52	Arran Quay E	16%	44	1,647	16%	9%	57
53	Arran Quay D	16%	32	1,316	16%	—	—
54	Botanic C	15%	41	945	15%	12%	55
55	Cabra East B	15%	40	1,529	15%	8%	55
56	Kimmage E	15%	20	1,453	15%	—	—
57	Pembroke East C	14%	95	1,681	14%	3%	55
58	Grange C	14%	21	1,125	14%	—	—
59	Ushers A	14%	21	2,207	14%	—	—
60	Rathmines East B	13%	85	2,413	13%	12%	55
61	Ashtown A	13%	78	4,552	13%	2%	55
62	Drumcondra South C	13%	61	1,285	13%	11%	55
63	Clontarf West D	13%	39	1,096	13%	9%	55
64	Rathmines West F	13%	31	1,331	13%	25%	55
65	Harmonstown B	13%	30	1,022	13%	9%	55
66	Rotunda B	13%	23	1,262	13%	—	—
67	Clontarf East B	12%	139	2,732	12%	3%	55
68	Pembroke West C	12%	98	1,945	12%	8%	55
69	Drumcondra South A	12%	75	2,239	12%	3%	55
70	Ballygall D	12%	26	973	12%	—	—
71	Cabra East C	12%	26	1,867	12%	—	—
72	Clontarf East E	12%	24	596	12%	—	—
73	Kimmage B	12%	24	1,446	12%	—	—
74	Clontarf East C	11%	75	1,193	11%	0%	55
75	Royal Exchange B	11%	74	618	11%	15%	55
76	Grange A	11%	53	4,166	11%	6%	54
77	Terenure B	11%	38	1,502	11%	5%	64
78	Botanic A	11%	38	1,355	11%	—	—
79	Whitehall A	11%	38	1,072	11%	9%	55
80	Beaumont F	11%	27	1,377	11%	—	—
81	Rathmines West D	11%	27	1,415	11%	—	—
82	Rathmines East A	10%	96	2,227	10%	21%	55
83	Clontarf West A	10%	61	1,443	10%	2%	55
84	Walkinstown C	10%	20	971	10%	—	—
85	Clontarf East D	9%	69	1,043	9%	5%	61
86	Beaumont A	9%	32	1,012	9%	19%	55
87	South Dock	8%	106	3,551	8%	15%	55
88	Pembroke East B	8%	80	1,455	8%	22%	55
89	Ashtown B	8%	53	1,057	8%	6%	53
90	Terenure C	7%	43	646	7%	4%	55
91	Whitehall D	7%	42	1,145	7%	0%	55
92	Chapelizod	7%	30	1,489	7%	—	—
93	North Dock B	6%	100	3,514	6%	8%	58
94	Pembroke West A	6%	86	2,228	6%	9%	60
95	Grace Park	6%	70	2,331	6%	5%	55
96	Arran Quay B	6%	35	1,705	6%	4%	93
97	Whitehall C	6%	35	1,131	6%	—	—
98	Raheny-St. Assam	5%	62	1,543	5%	10%	54
99	Pembroke West B	5%	59	1,400	5%	19%	55
100	Ballygall C	5%	44	1,323	5%	4%	54
101	Beaumont B	5%	39	1,532	5%	0%	55
102	Ballybough A	5%	22	1,672	5%	—	—
103	Ballymun F	5%	22	895	5%	—	—
104	Pembroke East A	4%	51	2,099	4%	11%	55
105	Grange E	4%	24	967	4%	—	—
106	Ballymun E	3%	30	599	3%	—	—
107	Pembroke East D	2%	48	1,939	2%	6%	55
108	Raheny-Foxfield	0%	29	900	0%	5%	55
109	Ushers B	0%	22	704	0%	—	—
110	Ushers C	0%	21	1,771	0%	—	—

Every council 31

#	Council	retention	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Tipperary	30%	3,068	30%	4%	55
2	Kerry	30%	2,657	30%	12%	63
3	Louth	29%	2,073	29%	15%	52
4	Wexford	27%	2,827	27%	16%	54
5	Galway City	27%	685	27%	14%	55
6	Leitrim	27%	505	27%	4%	53
7	Sligo	25%	1,121	25%	7%	52
8	Donegal	24%	5,074	24%	7%	50
9	Galway County	24%	3,872	24%	13%	54
10	Kildare	24%	3,304	24%	20%	61
11	Cavan	24%	1,597	24%	5%	58
12	Laois	23%	1,965	23%	7%	55
13	Kilkenny	22%	1,894	22%	7%	63
14	Offaly	22%	1,615	22%	9%	78
15	Roscommon	22%	1,368	22%	13%	98
16	Cork County	21%	6,804	21%	8%	66
17	Meath	21%	3,463	21%	13%	55
18	Waterford	21%	2,256	21%	11%	56
19	Fingal	20%	3,471	20%	22%	54
20	Limerick	20%	2,844	20%	11%	61
21	Wicklow	20%	2,789	20%	14%	54
22	Clare	20%	2,398	20%	6%	55
23	Westmeath	20%	1,381	20%	13%	58
24	Monaghan	19%	1,323	19%	7%	98
25	Cork City	19%	1,194	19%	7%	56
26	Longford	19%	604	19%	14%	50
27	Mayo	18%	2,733	18%	7%	60
28	Carlow	18%	913	18%	9%	83
29	Dublin City	15%	5,937	15%	10%	55
30	South Dublin	15%	2,283	15%	12%	55
31	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	3,887	11%	13%	52

How it is counted

A neighbourhood is a CSO electoral division; its households and population are the 2022 census totals of the small areas inside it. Every application, appeal and building-start notice is counted in the division where it is on the map.
Household works are applications whose description says extension, attic, dormer, porch, garden room, garage conversion and the like, and does not say apartments, units, commercial, retail or office.
Work already done (retention) is an application to keep something that was built without permission: its type or description says retention. Its grant rate is shown where at least ten were decided.
Decisions count grants and refusals only; invalid, withdrawn and undecided applications are left out of every rate. Days are from the council’s receipt date to its decision date.
A rate is printed only where the neighbourhood has at least 20 of the thing being rated in the window; smaller ones show counts and are not ranked.
Councils have no per-household figures outside Dublin: the census spine is loaded for the Dublin region only.

Sources: National Planning Application Database (NPAD), CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics, An Coimisiún Pleanála case list, Building Control Management System commencement notices · fetched 24 Oct 2026, 03:42

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC BY 4.0	24 Oct 2026, 03:42	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC BY 4.0	24 Oct 2026, 03:42	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC BY 4.0	24 Oct 2026, 03:42	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC BY 4.0	24 Oct 2026, 03:42	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 24 Oct 2026.

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