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 17 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	35%	31	569	35%	35%	52
2	The Ward	33%	188	3,674	33%	17%	54
3	Ballyboghil	33%	63	473	33%	44%	55
4	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown	33%	30	1,025	33%	5%	61
5	Donabate	31%	131	3,900	31%	23%	55
6	Balscadden	31%	29	229	31%	46%	55
7	Swords-Lissenhall	29%	94	3,928	29%	20%	54
8	Kilsallaghan	29%	51	640	29%	14%	88
9	Blanchardstown-Corduff	28%	25	1,276	28%	—	—
10	Baldoyle	24%	67	2,984	24%	14%	54
11	Clonmethan	24%	29	282	24%	48%	55
12	Castleknock-Park	23%	88	2,262	23%	5%	53
13	Swords-Forrest	23%	82	5,334	23%	16%	53
14	Swords-Seatown	23%	44	2,480	23%	27%	52
15	Lucan North	23%	31	477	23%	19%	54
16	Lusk	22%	135	3,341	22%	41%	55
17	Swords Village	22%	50	1,021	22%	20%	58
18	Hollywood	22%	40	486	22%	37%	62
19	Castleknock-Knockmaroon	21%	202	6,937	21%	15%	52
20	Malahide East	20%	170	3,118	20%	17%	55
21	Kinsaley	20%	140	3,746	20%	18%	54
22	Balbriggan Rural	20%	123	6,127	20%	42%	55
23	Dubber	20%	83	3,003	20%	12%	54
24	Blanchardstown-Abbotstown	20%	49	2,008	20%	20%	52
25	Blanchardstown-Blakestown	19%	250	13,277	19%	12%	52
26	Garristown	19%	48	529	19%	64%	54
27	Blanchardstown-Roselawn	19%	27	656	19%	13%	50
28	Blanchardstown-Coolmine	18%	80	3,565	18%	16%	53
29	Howth	17%	221	3,126	17%	22%	55
30	Rush	17%	146	3,551	17%	40%	55
31	Holmpatrick	16%	105	1,390	16%	42%	61
32	Blanchardstown-Delwood	16%	25	1,892	16%	15%	52
33	Skerries	15%	150	3,096	15%	26%	55
34	Balbriggan Urban	15%	62	2,966	15%	20%	58
35	Sutton	14%	83	2,222	14%	18%	54
36	Portmarnock North	13%	52	1,423	13%	10%	52
37	Airport	11%	53	1,939	11%	9%	55
38	Balgriffin	10%	62	1,238	10%	27%	55
39	Swords-Glasmore	9%	35	2,481	9%	12%	54
40	Malahide West	5%	85	2,141	5%	11%	53

Every council 31

#	Council	retention	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Tipperary	30%	3,080	30%	4%	55
2	Kerry	30%	2,658	30%	12%	63
3	Louth	29%	2,081	29%	15%	52
4	Wexford	27%	2,851	27%	16%	54
5	Galway City	27%	689	27%	14%	55
6	Leitrim	27%	509	27%	4%	53
7	Sligo	25%	1,124	25%	7%	52
8	Donegal	24%	5,077	24%	7%	50
9	Galway County	24%	3,908	24%	13%	54
10	Kildare	24%	3,324	24%	20%	61
11	Cavan	24%	1,593	24%	5%	58
12	Laois	23%	1,968	23%	7%	55
13	Kilkenny	22%	1,894	22%	7%	63
14	Roscommon	22%	1,372	22%	13%	98
15	Cork County	21%	6,839	21%	8%	66
16	Meath	21%	3,478	21%	13%	55
17	Waterford	21%	2,252	21%	11%	55
18	Offaly	21%	1,609	21%	9%	77
19	Fingal	20%	3,488	20%	22%	54
20	Limerick	20%	2,851	20%	11%	61
21	Wicklow	20%	2,788	20%	14%	54
22	Clare	20%	2,415	20%	6%	55
23	Westmeath	20%	1,385	20%	13%	59
24	Monaghan	19%	1,323	19%	7%	98
25	Cork City	19%	1,192	19%	7%	56
26	Longford	19%	607	19%	14%	50
27	Mayo	18%	2,741	18%	7%	60
28	Carlow	18%	915	18%	9%	81
29	Dublin City	15%	6,002	15%	10%	55
30	South Dublin	15%	2,291	15%	12%	55
31	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	3,881	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 17 Oct 2026, 03:41

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 03:41	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 03:41	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 03:41	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC BY 4.0	17 Oct 2026, 03:41	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 17 Oct 2026.

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