Neighbourhoods · the four Dublin councils · last 24 months · 322 electoral divisions

Where the council asks for more — Dublin neighbourhoods

Data updated 26 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness

15,169 planning applications were lodged across 322 electoral divisions in the last 24 months — 29.2 per 1,000 households. 15% sought retention for something already built; 14% of decisions were refusals. Every table below ranks the neighbourhoods on one of those, and every row is a page.

29.2

applications per 1,000 households

41%

household works

15%

retention · built first

14%

of decisions refused

21%

went through further information

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All Dublin Dublin City Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin

Where the council asks for more 213 ranked

Share of decisions that went through a further-information request first. Ranked only where the neighbourhood has at least 20 decisions in the window. Top: Inns Quay B (56%); bottom: Dun Laoghaire-Monkstown Farm (0%).

#	Neighbourhood	went through FI	Decided	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Inns Quay B · Dublin City	56%	25	1,797	29%	8%	94
2	Kilsallaghan · Fingal	54%	37	640	27%	14%	88
3	Arran Quay B · Dublin City	48%	29	1,705	6%	3%	62
4	Clontarf West C · Dublin City	45%	42	1,749	20%	2%	64
5	Merchants Quay B · Dublin City	45%	22	1,713	32%	18%	62
6	Hollywood · Fingal	44%	27	486	24%	37%	62
7	North City · Dublin City	43%	68	2,187	16%	9%	63
8	Terenure B · Dublin City	43%	21	1,502	6%	5%	64
9	Clonmethan · Fingal	43%	21	282	25%	48%	55
10	Clondalkin-Cappaghmore · South Dublin	43%	23	758	7%	4%	45
11	Beaumont B · Dublin City	41%	22	1,532	8%	0%	55
12	Balbriggan Urban · Fingal	40%	45	2,966	18%	18%	62
13	Balbriggan Rural · Fingal	38%	71	6,127	22%	42%	55
14	Saint Kevin's · Dublin City	38%	58	1,986	21%	22%	56
15	Rathcoole · South Dublin	38%	50	2,172	23%	28%	48
16	Royal Exchange B · Dublin City	37%	35	618	12%	14%	55
17	Holmpatrick · Fingal	36%	84	1,390	16%	42%	61
18	North Dock B · Dublin City	36%	55	3,514	7%	7%	56
19	Pembroke West A · Dublin City	36%	55	2,228	5%	9%	60
20	Saggart · South Dublin	36%	45	1,791	24%	33%	44
21	Whitehall D · Dublin City	36%	22	1,145	10%	0%	55
22	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown · Fingal	36%	22	1,025	37%	5%	60
23	Mansion House B · Dublin City	35%	54	330	15%	19%	55
24	Clontarf East D · Dublin City	35%	43	1,043	9%	5%	57
25	Palmerston West · South Dublin	35%	37	2,230	10%	8%	49
26	Clontarf West D · Dublin City	35%	26	1,096	13%	8%	55
27	Cabinteely-Loughlinstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	34%	67	1,993	16%	21%	54
28	Royal Exchange A · Dublin City	34%	53	1,679	27%	25%	58
29	Mansion House A · Dublin City	34%	38	1,662	14%	11%	55
30	Tallaght-Fettercairn · South Dublin	34%	44	3,471	7%	18%	28
31	Cabra East A · Dublin City	34%	29	2,584	18%	3%	55
32	Swords Village · Fingal	34%	32	1,021	24%	19%	58
33	Rathmines East D · Dublin City	34%	29	1,134	18%	14%	55
34	Newcastle · South Dublin	33%	81	1,814	12%	9%	53
35	Tallaght-Springfield · South Dublin	33%	52	3,831	9%	13%	48
36	Ballyboghil · Fingal	33%	36	473	34%	44%	55
37	Rathmines West B · Dublin City	33%	33	1,793	19%	21%	55
38	Rush · Fingal	32%	108	3,551	17%	39%	55
39	Donabate · Fingal	32%	106	3,900	31%	23%	55
40	Beaumont C · Dublin City	32%	41	1,327	18%	0%	55
41	Pembroke East D · Dublin City	32%	37	1,939	2%	5%	55
42	Tallaght-Tymon · South Dublin	32%	22	1,879	23%	9%	46
43	Ballygall C · Dublin City	31%	26	1,323	8%	4%	54
44	Rathfarnham · Dublin City	30%	37	1,991	17%	8%	55
45	Rotunda A · Dublin City	30%	20	2,143	15%	10%	55
46	Rathmines West F · Dublin City	30%	20	1,331	15%	25%	55
47	Harmonstown B · Dublin City	30%	23	1,022	13%	9%	55
48	Howth · Fingal	29%	177	3,126	17%	21%	55
49	Rathmines East A · Dublin City	29%	59	2,227	2%	20%	55
50	Pembroke West B · Dublin City	29%	42	1,400	2%	19%	55
51	Pembroke East A · Dublin City	29%	38	2,099	4%	11%	55
52	Whitehall A · Dublin City	29%	24	1,072	11%	8%	55
53	Churchtown-Castle · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	28%	29	746	14%	10%	52
54	Foxrock-Torquay · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	28%	32	561	13%	28%	54
55	Lucan-St. Helens · South Dublin	27%	134	5,363	14%	13%	48
56	Lusk · Fingal	27%	95	3,341	21%	39%	55
57	Clondalkin-Monastery · South Dublin	27%	71	3,933	18%	17%	50
58	Clondalkin-Ballymount · South Dublin	27%	37	629	11%	14%	53
59	Swords-Glasmore · Fingal	27%	33	2,481	9%	12%	54
60	Beaumont A · Dublin City	27%	22	1,012	12%	18%	55
61	Grange D · Dublin City	27%	22	1,467	17%	9%	55
62	Pembroke West C · Dublin City	26%	65	1,945	11%	8%	55
63	Swords-Lissenhall · Fingal	26%	78	3,928	29%	19%	54
64	Tallaght-Kilnamanagh · South Dublin	26%	46	1,552	29%	20%	49
65	Tallaght-Oldbawn · South Dublin	26%	35	1,583	17%	17%	49
66	Wood Quay B · Dublin City	26%	23	1,847	15%	17%	62
67	Dubber · Fingal	25%	53	3,003	21%	13%	54
68	Lucan Heights · South Dublin	25%	56	1,921	4%	14%	48
69	Rathmines West E · Dublin City	25%	28	1,544	27%	18%	55
70	The Ward · Fingal	24%	146	3,674	32%	18%	53
71	Skerries · Fingal	24%	118	3,096	14%	26%	55
72	Kinsaley · Fingal	24%	91	3,746	20%	19%	54
73	Balgriffin · Fingal	24%	42	1,238	9%	26%	55
74	Crumlin D · Dublin City	24%	41	1,661	21%	17%	55
75	Kilmainham C · Dublin City	24%	29	2,085	22%	21%	55
76	Pembroke East E · Dublin City	24%	34	1,511	17%	15%	57
77	Airport · Fingal	24%	33	1,939	12%	9%	55
78	Churchtown-Nutgrove · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	24%	34	1,186	9%	12%	52
79	Clondalkin-Dunawley · South Dublin	24%	41	3,826	11%	15%	54
80	Clondalkin-Moorfield · South Dublin	24%	25	2,283	39%	20%	50
81	Rathmines West C · Dublin City	24%	21	1,119	22%	19%	62
82	Lucan North · Fingal	24%	21	477	23%	19%	54
83	Tallaght-Kiltipper · South Dublin	24%	25	3,193	26%	8%	45
84	Finglas North C · Dublin City	24%	21	1,365	17%	0%	55
85	Beaumont F · Dublin City	24%	21	1,377	11%	10%	55
86	South Dock · Dublin City	23%	64	3,551	11%	12%	55
87	Pembroke East B · Dublin City	23%	48	1,455	8%	21%	55
88	Firhouse-Ballycullen · South Dublin	23%	65	3,313	9%	9%	46
89	Arran Quay E · Dublin City	23%	22	1,647	17%	9%	57
90	Clonskeagh-Farranboley · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	23%	30	728	11%	27%	54
91	Clontarf East B · Dublin City	22%	89	2,732	10%	3%	55
92	Pembroke East C · Dublin City	22%	58	1,681	14%	3%	55
93	Rathmines East B · Dublin City	22%	45	2,413	6%	11%	55
94	Clontarf East C · Dublin City	22%	40	1,193	12%	0%	55
95	Churchtown-Woodlawn · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	22%	27	553	18%	7%	51
96	Swords-Forrest · Fingal	21%	58	5,334	24%	16%	53
97	Ashtown B · Dublin City	21%	33	1,057	13%	6%	53
98	Shankill-Shanganagh · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	21%	42	1,931	6%	7%	52
99	Rathmines West A · Dublin City	21%	29	3,049	29%	34%	55
100	Balscadden · Fingal	21%	24	229	31%	46%	55
101	Templeogue-Orwell · South Dublin	21%	24	727	15%	8%	45
102	Shankill-Rathmichael · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	20%	70	2,030	4%	27%	53
103	Whitehall B · Dublin City	20%	35	1,669	21%	9%	55
104	Raheny-St. Assam · Dublin City	20%	41	1,543	6%	10%	54
105	Terenure-Greentrees · South Dublin	20%	49	1,113	12%	12%	48
106	Edmondstown · South Dublin	20%	40	1,916	16%	2%	48
107	Tallaght-Kingswood · South Dublin	20%	30	1,499	14%	13%	53
108	Blanchardstown-Delwood · Fingal	20%	20	1,892	16%	15%	52
109	Malahide East · Fingal	19%	129	3,118	21%	17%	55
110	Drumcondra South A · Dublin City	19%	36	2,239	12%	6%	55
111	Dundrum-Kilmacud · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	19%	47	1,338	9%	13%	52
112	Botanic C · Dublin City	19%	27	945	14%	11%	55
113	Templeogue-Cypress · South Dublin	19%	31	983	26%	0%	43
114	Swords-Seatown · Fingal	19%	26	2,480	24%	27%	53
115	Dundrum-Sweetmount · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	19%	27	1,046	9%	11%	52
116	Priorswood D · Dublin City	19%	21	919	18%	0%	55
117	Castleknock-Park · Fingal	18%	66	2,262	22%	6%	53
118	Baldoyle · Fingal	18%	50	2,984	25%	14%	54
119	Portmarnock South · Fingal	18%	45	1,757	4%	11%	53
120	Botanic B · Dublin City	18%	28	1,447	18%	7%	55
121	Rathfarnham-Hermitage · South Dublin	18%	38	1,581	14%	11%	50
122	Glencullen · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	17%	225	7,893	12%	19%	53
123	Castleknock-Knockmaroon · Fingal	17%	163	6,937	21%	15%	52
124	Dundrum-Sandyford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	17%	60	3,004	20%	10%	52
125	Bohernabreena · South Dublin	17%	35	1,740	19%	20%	53
126	Blackrock-Booterstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	17%	35	1,413	7%	6%	53
127	Blanchardstown-Abbotstown · Fingal	17%	29	2,008	29%	21%	53
128	Rathfarnham-St. Enda's · South Dublin	17%	35	1,453	6%	11%	43
129	Ballinteer-Ludford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	17%	29	786	17%	21%	53
130	Dundrum-Balally · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	16%	109	3,306	13%	11%	52
131	Clontarf East A · Dublin City	16%	37	1,358	15%	11%	54
132	Dun Laoghaire-Salthill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	16%	31	763	11%	13%	53
133	Kimmage D · Dublin City	16%	25	1,049	24%	16%	55
134	Terenure A · Dublin City	15%	47	1,617	20%	13%	54
135	Grace Park · Dublin City	15%	40	2,331	6%	5%	55
136	Drumcondra South C · Dublin City	15%	39	1,285	13%	10%	55
137	Blackrock-Williamstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15%	47	1,060	12%	17%	52
138	Garristown · Fingal	15%	41	529	20%	61%	54
139	Blackrock-Seapoint · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15%	33	555	9%	24%	51
140	Terenure C · Dublin City	15%	26	646	7%	4%	55
141	Cabra East B · Dublin City	15%	26	1,529	15%	8%	55
142	Terenure-Cherryfield · South Dublin	15%	26	885	6%	0%	48
143	Ballinteer-Meadowbroads · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15%	26	609	3%	4%	51
144	Blanchardstown-Blakestown · Fingal	14%	204	13,277	19%	13%	51
145	Lucan-Esker · South Dublin	14%	173	9,990	13%	10%	49
146	Rathmines East C · Dublin City	14%	51	1,339	21%	12%	55
147	Stillorgan-Kilmacud · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	14%	72	1,544	10%	12%	52
148	Clontarf West A · Dublin City	14%	43	1,443	7%	2%	55
149	Churchtown-Orwell · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	14%	51	689	7%	4%	51
150	Rathfarnham-Ballyroan · South Dublin	14%	37	980	14%	0%	51
151	Cabinteely-Granitefield · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	14%	28	1,008	15%	4%	52
152	Raheny-Foxfield · Dublin City	14%	21	900	3%	5%	55
153	Foxrock-Carrickmines · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	117	2,184	9%	12%	53
154	Blackrock-Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	76	1,368	8%	20%	51
155	Sutton · Fingal	13%	53	2,222	12%	19%	54
156	Ballyboden · South Dublin	13%	53	1,797	7%	15%	47
157	Ballinteer-Woodpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	39	2,037	15%	10%	52
158	Blackrock-Templehill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	38	1,071	10%	18%	52
159	Stillorgan-Merville · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	46	1,173	9%	15%	51
160	Tallaght-Jobstown · South Dublin	13%	30	5,711	28%	20%	52
161	Turnapin · Fingal	13%	23	569	37%	35%	52
162	Blanchardstown-Roselawn · Fingal	13%	23	656	21%	13%	50
163	Malahide West · Fingal	12%	64	2,141	5%	12%	53
164	Ashtown A · Dublin City	12%	57	4,552	13%	2%	55
165	Dun Laoghaire-East Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	12%	65	1,017	5%	5%	50
166	Dalkey Upper · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	12%	58	772	8%	9%	50
167	Templeogue-Kimmage Manor · South Dublin	12%	60	1,758	7%	5%	48
168	Stillorgan-Priory · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	12%	41	856	6%	5%	52
169	Palmerston Village · South Dublin	12%	43	1,451	25%	12%	54
170	Clonskeagh-Roebuck · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	12%	43	1,304	4%	9%	53
171	Merchants Quay F · Dublin City	12%	24	956	18%	21%	55
172	Templeogue Village · South Dublin	12%	32	845	6%	3%	50
173	Dun Laoghaire-Mount Town · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	12%	26	692	7%	8%	52
174	Killiney North · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	90	1,228	13%	16%	52
175	Blackrock-Carysfort · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	66	2,185	12%	14%	51
176	Dun Laoghaire-West Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	61	1,121	8%	13%	50
177	Dalkey Hill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	56	615	10%	14%	51
178	Cabinteely-Pottery · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	57	1,830	9%	11%	52
179	Clonskeagh-Milltown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	36	781	5%	14%	52
180	Blackrock-Newpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	28	774	15%	0%	52
181	Dun Laoghaire-Sandycove · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	103	1,401	10%	9%	51
182	Blanchardstown-Coolmine · Fingal	10%	69	3,565	17%	14%	52
183	Clondalkin Village · South Dublin	10%	52	3,201	16%	17%	52
184	Rathfarnham Village · South Dublin	10%	49	1,253	9%	14%	49
185	Foxrock-Deansgrange · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	39	848	15%	18%	51
186	Rathfarnham-Butterfield · South Dublin	10%	41	1,226	16%	5%	50
187	Dalkey-Bullock · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	39	686	16%	10%	49
188	Churchtown-Landscape · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	31	489	11%	6%	52
189	Shankill-Rathsallagh · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	21	1,155	0%	10%	49
190	Dalkey-Coliemore · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9%	54	581	15%	15%	50
191	Dundrum-Taney · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9%	44	1,009	11%	14%	53
192	Dalkey-Avondale · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9%	33	528	9%	9%	52
193	Foxrock-Beechpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9%	33	620	10%	3%	51
194	Firhouse-Knocklyon · South Dublin	9%	34	1,288	25%	6%	52
195	Harmonstown A · Dublin City	9%	23	1,095	22%	4%	53
196	Stillorgan-Deerpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	76	1,001	8%	21%	52
197	Firhouse Village · South Dublin	8%	76	3,945	13%	11%	53
198	Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	50	1,078	10%	18%	52
199	Blackrock-Glenomena · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	38	698	9%	5%	50
200	Stillorgan-Leopardstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	25	1,141	3%	12%	51
201	Stillorgan-Mount Merrion · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	7%	71	839	6%	10%	52
202	Portmarnock North · Fingal	7%	45	1,423	13%	9%	53
203	Templeogue-Limekiln · South Dublin	7%	42	1,431	25%	7%	50
204	Grange A · Dublin City	6%	35	4,166	16%	6%	54
205	Dun Laoghaire-Glasthule · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	5%	85	1,130	11%	9%	51
206	Blackrock-Stradbrook · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	5%	44	977	12%	9%	50
207	Dun Laoghaire-Glenageary · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	5%	38	1,674	4%	5%	50
208	Dun Laoghaire Sallynoggin East · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	5%	39	1,057	16%	10%	51
209	Ballybrack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	5%	21	989	17%	24%	51
210	Walkinstown B · Dublin City	4%	23	781	18%	13%	55
211	Blackrock-Monkstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	3%	63	1,379	21%	19%	51
212	Killiney South · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	3%	29	2,257	11%	14%	51
213	Dun Laoghaire-Monkstown Farm · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	0%	22	894	25%	5%	52

Every council on the same measure 31

The 31 councils, same window, same rule. No per-household figures outside Dublin: the census spine is loaded for the Dublin region only.

#	Council	went through FI	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Monaghan	63%	1,297	19%	7%	97
2	Roscommon	58%	1,353	22%	12%	98
3	Carlow	52%	923	18%	8%	83
4	Offaly	50%	1,623	21%	9%	77
5	Kilkenny	46%	1,889	22%	7%	63
6	Kerry	45%	2,635	30%	12%	63
7	Cavan	45%	1,612	24%	5%	58
8	Westmeath	44%	1,366	20%	12%	60
9	Kildare	43%	3,375	25%	20%	61
10	Mayo	43%	2,731	17%	7%	60
11	Limerick	42%	2,823	20%	11%	61
12	Wicklow	40%	2,778	21%	14%	54
13	Waterford	40%	2,241	21%	11%	57
14	Louth	40%	2,078	29%	15%	52
15	Laois	40%	1,961	23%	7%	55
16	Tipperary	39%	3,074	30%	4%	55
17	Meath	38%	3,475	20%	13%	55
18	Wexford	37%	2,874	27%	16%	54
19	Longford	37%	611	18%	14%	50
20	Leitrim	35%	509	28%	4%	53
21	Galway County	31%	3,895	24%	13%	54
22	Donegal	29%	5,083	24%	7%	50
23	Clare	28%	2,414	20%	6%	55
24	Sligo	28%	1,142	24%	7%	52
25	Dublin City	26%	5,531	14%	10%	55
26	Galway City	26%	692	27%	14%	55
27	Fingal	24%	3,417	21%	22%	54
28	South Dublin	21%	2,349	15%	12%	49
29	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	3,871	11%	13%	52
30	Cork County	0%	6,803	21%	8%	66
31	Cork City	0%	536	18%	6%	62

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 commencement notice is placed in the division its point falls in.
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.
Retention is an application whose type or description says retention — permission for something already built. 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.

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 26 Sept 2026, 03:36

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open

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