Neighbourhoods · Fingal · last 24 months · 42 electoral divisions

Where people build first and ask later — Fingal neighbourhoods

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

Data updated 10 Oct 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness

32.7

applications per 1,000 homes

28%

household works

20%

for work already done

22%

refused

24%

asked for more details

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All Dublin Dublin City Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin

Where people build first and ask later 41 ranked

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

#	Neighbourhood	retention	Applications	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Turnapin	37%	30	569	37%	35%	52
2	The Ward	33%	189	3,674	33%	17%	54
3	Ballyboghil	33%	64	473	33%	44%	55
4	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown	33%	30	1,025	33%	5%	61
5	Donabate	32%	130	3,900	32%	23%	55
6	Balscadden	31%	29	229	31%	46%	55
7	Kilsallaghan	30%	50	640	30%	14%	88
8	Swords-Lissenhall	29%	94	3,928	29%	19%	54
9	Blanchardstown-Corduff	28%	25	1,276	28%	—	—
10	Baldoyle	24%	66	2,984	24%	14%	54
11	Clonmethan	24%	29	282	24%	48%	55
12	Castleknock-Park	23%	86	2,262	23%	5%	53
13	Swords-Forrest	23%	82	5,334	23%	16%	53
14	Swords-Seatown	23%	43	2,480	23%	27%	52
15	Lucan North	23%	30	477	23%	19%	54
16	Lusk	22%	136	3,341	22%	40%	55
17	Swords Village	22%	49	1,021	22%	20%	58
18	Blanchardstown-Abbotstown	22%	45	2,008	22%	21%	53
19	Hollywood	22%	41	486	22%	37%	62
20	Dubber	21%	81	3,003	21%	12%	54
21	Blanchardstown-Roselawn	21%	28	656	21%	13%	50
22	Castleknock-Knockmaroon	20%	203	6,937	20%	15%	52
23	Malahide East	20%	171	3,118	20%	17%	55
24	Kinsaley	20%	140	3,746	20%	18%	54
25	Balbriggan Rural	20%	123	6,127	20%	42%	55
26	Blanchardstown-Blakestown	19%	255	13,277	19%	12%	51
27	Blanchardstown-Coolmine	19%	81	3,565	19%	15%	53
28	Garristown	18%	49	529	18%	61%	54
29	Howth	17%	219	3,126	17%	22%	55
30	Rush	17%	147	3,551	17%	40%	55
31	Balbriggan Urban	17%	64	2,966	17%	18%	61
32	Holmpatrick	16%	106	1,390	16%	42%	61
33	Blanchardstown-Delwood	16%	25	1,892	16%	15%	52
34	Skerries	15%	152	3,096	15%	26%	55
35	Sutton	14%	83	2,222	14%	18%	54
36	Portmarnock North	13%	52	1,423	13%	10%	52
37	Airport	11%	54	1,939	11%	9%	55
38	Balgriffin	10%	63	1,238	10%	26%	55
39	Swords-Glasmore	9%	35	2,481	9%	12%	54
40	Malahide West	5%	84	2,141	5%	11%	53
41	Portmarnock South	2%	52	1,757	2%	11%	53

Every council 31

#	Council	retention	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Tipperary	30%	3,074	30%	4%	55
2	Kerry	30%	2,653	30%	12%	63
3	Louth	29%	2,081	29%	15%	52
4	Wexford	27%	2,848	27%	16%	54
5	Galway City	27%	687	27%	14%	55
6	Leitrim	27%	506	27%	4%	53
7	Kildare	25%	3,340	25%	20%	61
8	Sligo	25%	1,138	25%	7%	52
9	Donegal	24%	5,071	24%	7%	50
10	Galway County	24%	3,879	24%	13%	54
11	Laois	24%	1,957	24%	7%	55
12	Cavan	24%	1,607	24%	5%	58
13	Kilkenny	22%	1,891	22%	7%	63
14	Roscommon	22%	1,370	22%	13%	98
15	Cork County	21%	6,848	21%	8%	66
16	Fingal	21%	3,502	21%	22%	54
17	Meath	21%	3,465	21%	13%	55
18	Waterford	21%	2,240	21%	11%	56
19	Offaly	21%	1,619	21%	9%	80
20	Westmeath	21%	1,381	21%	12%	60
21	Limerick	20%	2,842	20%	11%	61
22	Wicklow	20%	2,788	20%	14%	54
23	Clare	20%	2,415	20%	6%	55
24	Monaghan	19%	1,310	19%	7%	97
25	Cork City	19%	1,191	19%	7%	57
26	Longford	19%	606	19%	14%	50
27	Mayo	18%	2,735	18%	7%	60
28	Carlow	18%	914	18%	9%	82
29	South Dublin	15%	2,346	15%	12%	49
30	Dublin City	14%	5,939	14%	10%	55
31	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	3,883	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 10 Oct 2026, 03:39

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 03:39	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 03:39	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 03:39	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 03:39	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 10 Oct 2026.

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