Neighbourhoods · Fingal · last 12 months · 42 electoral divisions

Fingal's neighbourhoods in numbers

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

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

15.8

applications per 1,000 homes

30%

household works

20%

for work already done

22%

refused

23%

asked for more details

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Where the most is applied for 42 ranked

Applications lodged in the window, per 1,000 households in the 2022 census.

#	Neighbourhood	per 1,000 households	Applications	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Ballyboghil	76.1	36	473	44%	—	—
2	Balscadden	52.4	12	229	—	—	—
3	Garristown	39.7	21	529	14%	—	—
4	Clonmethan	39	11	282	—	—	—
5	Kilsallaghan	34.4	22	640	18%	—	—
6	Holmpatrick	33.8	47	1,390	13%	38%	61
7	Howth	33.3	104	3,126	19%	24%	55
8	Turnapin	29.9	17	569	—	—	—
9	Malahide East	26.6	83	3,118	22%	12%	55
10	The Ward	25.9	95	3,674	32%	19%	54
11	Swords Village	25.5	26	1,021	8%	—	—
12	Lucan North	25.2	12	477	—	—	—
13	Hollywood	24.7	12	486	—	—	—
14	Lusk	24.2	81	3,341	17%	43%	54
15	Skerries	22	68	3,096	22%	29%	55
16	Kinsaley	21.6	81	3,746	23%	24%	55
17	Balgriffin	21	26	1,238	8%	—	—
18	Blanchardstown-Roselawn	19.8	13	656	—	—	—
19	Portmarnock North	17.6	25	1,423	12%	18%	54
20	Castleknock-Park	17.2	39	2,262	18%	4%	52
21	Rush	16.9	60	3,551	17%	55%	55
22	Malahide West	16.8	36	2,141	6%	17%	53
23	Blanchardstown-Abbotstown	16.4	33	2,008	9%	—	—
24	Donabate	16.2	63	3,900	27%	24%	55
25	Sutton	16.2	36	2,222	14%	13%	54
26	Airport	16	31	1,939	10%	—	—
27	Portmarnock South	14.8	26	1,757	4%	13%	54
28	Dubber	14	42	3,003	19%	21%	62
29	Blanchardstown-Corduff	13.3	17	1,276	—	—	—
30	Swords-Lissenhall	12.5	49	3,928	29%	12%	53
31	Balbriggan Urban	12.1	36	2,966	8%	10%	62
32	Blanchardstown-Coolmine	11.5	41	3,565	17%	16%	53
33	Castleknock-Knockmaroon	11.4	79	6,937	13%	18%	52
34	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown	10.7	11	1,025	—	—	—
35	Balbriggan Rural	10.4	64	6,127	22%	30%	74
36	Swords-Seatown	9.7	24	2,480	33%	—	—
37	Blanchardstown-Blakestown	9	119	13,277	18%	14%	52
38	Swords-Forrest	8.6	46	5,334	26%	9%	53
39	Baldoyle	8.4	25	2,984	16%	15%	54
40	Swords-Glasmore	6.9	17	2,481	—	—	—
41	Blanchardstown-Delwood	6.9	13	1,892	—	—	—
42	Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart	5.5	7	1,277	—	—	—

Every council 0

#	Council	Applications	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Cork County	3,352	3,352	22%	7%	66
2	Dublin City	2,860	2,860	15%	10%	55
3	Donegal	2,561	2,561	25%	7%	50
4	Galway County	1,956	1,956	25%	16%	55
5	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	1,927	1,927	11%	13%	52
6	Meath	1,809	1,809	22%	16%	55
7	Fingal	1,674	1,674	20%	23%	54
8	Kildare	1,575	1,575	23%	19%	62
9	Tipperary	1,488	1,488	30%	4%	57
10	Limerick	1,463	1,463	21%	11%	57
11	Wicklow	1,373	1,373	19%	11%	54
12	Mayo	1,311	1,311	20%	6%	59
13	Kerry	1,267	1,267	30%	11%	64
14	Clare	1,203	1,203	21%	5%	55
15	Wexford	1,202	1,202	26%	17%	54
16	Waterford	1,132	1,132	20%	9%	55
17	South Dublin	1,094	1,094	16%	13%	55
18	Laois	1,027	1,027	26%	7%	55
19	Louth	1,020	1,020	29%	13%	51
20	Kilkenny	904	904	22%	6%	63
21	Offaly	835	835	22%	10%	76
22	Cavan	781	781	24%	4%	63
23	Westmeath	703	703	22%	15%	55
24	Roscommon	699	699	24%	14%	100
25	Cork City	696	696	20%	9%	56
26	Monaghan	671	671	18%	7%	99
27	Sligo	550	550	25%	7%	53
28	Carlow	449	449	17%	10%	63
29	Galway City	348	348	27%	14%	55
30	Longford	305	305	22%	16%	49
31	Leitrim	247	247	28%	5%	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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