Neighbourhoods · the four Dublin councils · last 12 months · 322 electoral divisions

Where permission is hardest to get — Dublin neighbourhoods

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

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

14.7

applications per 1,000 homes

40%

household works

15%

for work already done

14%

refused

20%

asked for more details

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All Dublin Dublin City Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin

Where permission is hardest to get 97 ranked

Share of decisions in the window that were refusals (grant or refuse only; invalid and withdrawn left out).

#	Neighbourhood	refused	Decided	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Rush · Fingal	54%	46	3,551	20%	54%	55
2	Lusk · Fingal	43%	51	3,341	19%	43%	54
3	Holmpatrick · Fingal	38%	34	1,390	13%	38%	61
4	Balbriggan Rural · Fingal	34%	35	6,127	21%	34%	61
5	Rathcoole · South Dublin	32%	28	2,172	20%	32%	42
6	Blackrock-Williamstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	31%	26	1,060	11%	31%	53
7	Donabate · Fingal	30%	44	3,900	27%	30%	55
8	Shankill-Rathmichael · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	30%	27	2,030	2%	30%	54
9	Skerries · Fingal	29%	52	3,096	23%	29%	55
10	Balgriffin · Fingal	29%	21	1,238	8%	29%	55
11	Clondalkin-Monastery · South Dublin	27%	41	3,933	21%	27%	47
12	Rathmines East A · Dublin City	27%	26	2,227	14%	27%	55
13	Saint Kevin's · Dublin City	27%	26	1,986	21%	27%	54
14	Saggart · South Dublin	25%	24	1,791	27%	25%	51
15	Kinsaley · Fingal	24%	46	3,746	22%	24%	55
16	Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	24%	25	1,078	7%	24%	51
17	Howth · Fingal	23%	82	3,126	21%	23%	55
18	Blackrock-Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	23%	35	1,368	15%	23%	53
19	Dubber · Fingal	21%	24	3,003	20%	21%	62
20	Clondalkin Village · South Dublin	20%	25	3,201	19%	20%	54
21	Cabinteely-Loughlinstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	19%	27	1,993	16%	19%	53
22	Killiney North · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	19%	42	1,228	14%	19%	52
23	The Ward · Fingal	18%	65	3,674	33%	18%	54
24	Stillorgan-Deerpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	18%	38	1,001	8%	18%	53
25	Portmarnock North · Fingal	18%	22	1,423	11%	18%	54
26	Lucan-St. Helens · South Dublin	17%	70	5,363	8%	17%	49
27	Castleknock-Knockmaroon · Fingal	17%	81	6,937	11%	17%	52
28	Royal Exchange A · Dublin City	17%	23	1,679	26%	17%	55
29	Crumlin D · Dublin City	17%	24	1,661	31%	17%	55
30	Tallaght-Kilnamanagh · South Dublin	17%	24	1,552	18%	17%	49
31	Swords-Lissenhall · Fingal	16%	44	3,928	26%	16%	53
32	Dundrum-Sandyford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	16%	31	3,004	20%	16%	53
33	Malahide West · Fingal	16%	25	2,141	6%	16%	53
34	South Dock · Dublin City	15%	20	3,551	13%	15%	55
35	Stillorgan-Kilmacud · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15%	40	1,544	9%	15%	50
36	Blackrock-Carysfort · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15%	40	2,185	9%	15%	52
37	Mansion House B · Dublin City	15%	20	330	14%	15%	59
38	Blanchardstown-Coolmine · Fingal	15%	33	3,565	15%	15%	53
39	Terenure-Greentrees · South Dublin	15%	26	1,113	19%	15%	50
40	Blackrock-Stradbrook · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15%	20	977	8%	15%	52
41	Blanchardstown-Blakestown · Fingal	14%	101	13,277	17%	14%	52
42	Dundrum-Balally · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	14%	59	3,306	13%	14%	51
43	Lucan Heights · South Dublin	14%	29	1,921	10%	14%	50
44	Rathmines East C · Dublin City	14%	21	1,339	27%	14%	55
45	Tallaght-Fettercairn · South Dublin	14%	22	3,471	3%	14%	45
46	Shankill-Shanganagh · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	14%	22	1,931	6%	14%	54
47	Baldoyle · Fingal	14%	22	2,984	19%	14%	54
48	Lucan-Esker · South Dublin	13%	86	9,990	16%	13%	48
49	Sutton · Fingal	13%	23	2,222	14%	13%	54
50	Portmarnock South · Fingal	13%	23	1,757	3%	13%	54
51	Malahide East · Fingal	12%	67	3,118	22%	12%	55
52	Newcastle · South Dublin	12%	43	1,814	15%	12%	53
53	Stillorgan-Merville · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	12%	24	1,173	14%	12%	51
54	Glencullen · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	118	7,893	15%	11%	52
55	Dun Laoghaire-West Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	37	1,121	12%	11%	49
56	Foxrock-Carrickmines · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	60	2,184	9%	10%	52
57	North City · Dublin City	10%	30	2,187	5%	10%	63
58	Dalkey-Coliemore · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	31	581	22%	10%	51
59	Dalkey Hill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	29	615	14%	10%	51
60	Raheny-St. Assam · Dublin City	10%	20	1,543	3%	10%	54
61	Templeogue-Cypress · South Dublin	10%	21	983	28%	10%	41
62	Dalkey Upper · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10%	20	772	14%	10%	52
63	Palmerston Village · South Dublin	10%	21	1,451	21%	10%	54
64	Swords-Forrest · Fingal	9%	33	5,334	27%	9%	53
65	Balbriggan Urban · Fingal	9%	22	2,966	8%	9%	62
66	Cabinteely-Pottery · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9%	33	1,830	9%	9%	53
67	Blackrock-Templehill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9%	22	1,071	3%	9%	51
68	Ballyboden · South Dublin	9%	23	1,797	4%	9%	49
69	Dun Laoghaire-Sandycove · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	63	1,401	12%	8%	51
70	Blackrock-Monkstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	26	1,379	14%	8%	51
71	Dundrum-Kilmacud · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	25	1,338	7%	8%	51
72	Dundrum-Taney · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8%	25	1,009	4%	8%	51
73	North Dock B · Dublin City	7%	28	3,514	9%	7%	55
74	Dun Laoghaire-Glasthule · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	7%	43	1,130	9%	7%	51
75	Stillorgan-Mount Merrion · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	7%	29	839	5%	7%	52
76	Tallaght-Springfield · South Dublin	7%	29	3,831	8%	7%	47
77	Firhouse Village · South Dublin	7%	30	3,945	15%	7%	54
78	Firhouse-Ballycullen · South Dublin	7%	27	3,313	13%	7%	50
79	Dun Laoghaire-East Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	6%	33	1,017	5%	6%	51
80	Rathmines East B · Dublin City	5%	20	2,413	13%	5%	55
81	Pembroke West A · Dublin City	5%	21	2,228	2%	5%	55
82	Edmondstown · South Dublin	5%	21	1,916	8%	5%	52
83	Templeogue-Kimmage Manor · South Dublin	5%	22	1,758	4%	5%	48
84	Dun Laoghaire Sallynoggin East · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	5%	21	1,057	17%	5%	52
85	Rathfarnham-Butterfield · South Dublin	5%	21	1,226	22%	5%	49
86	Rathfarnham Village · South Dublin	5%	21	1,253	4%	5%	49
87	Ashtown A · Dublin City	4%	25	4,552	17%	4%	55
88	Pembroke East C · Dublin City	4%	26	1,681	15%	4%	55
89	Castleknock-Park · Fingal	4%	25	2,262	18%	4%	53
90	Churchtown-Orwell · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	4%	26	689	4%	4%	50
91	Clontarf East B · Dublin City	3%	37	2,732	26%	3%	55
92	Pembroke West C · Dublin City	0%	28	1,945	18%	0%	55
93	Clontarf West C · Dublin City	0%	21	1,749	10%	0%	64
94	Stillorgan-Priory · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	0%	21	856	11%	0%	51
95	Terenure-Cherryfield · South Dublin	0%	20	885	4%	0%	49
96	Blackrock-Newpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	0%	20	774	22%	0%	54
97	Rathfarnham-Ballyroan · South Dublin	0%	20	980	25%	0%	52

Every council 31

#	Council	refused	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Fingal	23%	1,705	20%	23%	54
2	Kildare	19%	1,591	24%	19%	62
3	Galway County	16%	1,970	24%	16%	55
4	Wexford	16%	1,233	26%	16%	54
5	Longford	16%	305	21%	16%	48
6	Meath	15%	1,817	22%	15%	55
7	Roscommon	15%	702	24%	15%	100
8	Westmeath	14%	700	22%	14%	55
9	Galway City	14%	349	27%	14%	55
10	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13%	1,949	11%	13%	52
11	South Dublin	13%	1,169	16%	13%	50
12	Louth	13%	1,021	29%	13%	51
13	Limerick	11%	1,465	21%	11%	58
14	Wicklow	11%	1,376	20%	11%	54
15	Kerry	11%	1,254	30%	11%	64
16	Dublin City	10%	2,854	15%	10%	55
17	Offaly	10%	857	22%	10%	64
18	Carlow	10%	454	17%	10%	63
19	Waterford	9%	1,122	21%	9%	55
20	Cork City	9%	680	19%	9%	56
21	Cork County	7%	3,389	22%	7%	66
22	Donegal	7%	2,532	24%	7%	50
23	Laois	7%	1,029	26%	7%	55
24	Sligo	7%	562	25%	7%	53
25	Mayo	6%	1,334	20%	6%	59
26	Kilkenny	6%	912	23%	6%	63
27	Monaghan	6%	662	19%	6%	100
28	Tipperary	5%	1,494	30%	5%	56
29	Clare	5%	1,201	21%	5%	55
30	Cavan	5%	786	23%	5%	68
31	Leitrim	5%	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 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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