Neighbourhoods · Fingal · last 12 months · 42 electoral divisions

Fingal's neighbourhoods in numbers

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

Data updated 14 Nov 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness

15.6

applications per 1,000 homes

31%

household works

20%

for work already done

22%

refused

22%

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	74	35	473	46%	—	—
2	Balscadden	56.8	13	229	—	—	—
3	Clonmethan	39	11	282	—	—	—
4	Garristown	37.8	20	529	20%	—	—
5	Kilsallaghan	35.9	23	640	22%	—	—
6	Howth	33.3	104	3,126	20%	23%	55
7	Holmpatrick	31.7	44	1,390	14%	40%	58
8	Turnapin	29.9	17	569	—	—	—
9	Hollywood	28.8	14	486	—	—	—
10	Swords Village	26.4	27	1,021	11%	—	—
11	The Ward	25.9	95	3,674	33%	20%	54
12	Malahide East	25	78	3,118	23%	11%	55
13	Lusk	23.9	80	3,341	16%	43%	54
14	Skerries	22.6	70	3,096	21%	27%	55
15	Kinsaley	21.9	82	3,746	24%	25%	55
16	Balgriffin	21.8	27	1,238	7%	—	—
17	Lucan North	21	10	477	—	—	—
18	Castleknock-Park	19	43	2,262	14%	4%	52
19	Blanchardstown-Roselawn	16.8	11	656	—	—	—
20	Rush	16.6	59	3,551	17%	55%	55
21	Airport	16.5	32	1,939	9%	—	—
22	Blanchardstown-Abbotstown	16.4	33	2,008	9%	—	—
23	Sutton	16.2	36	2,222	14%	—	—
24	Malahide West	15.9	34	2,141	6%	17%	53
25	Portmarnock North	15.5	22	1,423	9%	20%	54
26	Donabate	14.6	57	3,900	25%	23%	55
27	Dubber	14	42	3,003	19%	23%	62
28	Portmarnock South	13.7	24	1,757	4%	15%	54
29	Blanchardstown-Corduff	13.3	17	1,276	—	—	—
30	Castleknock-Knockmaroon	12.1	84	6,937	11%	18%	52
31	Balbriggan Urban	11.8	35	2,966	9%	5%	62
32	Swords-Lissenhall	11.7	46	3,928	26%	12%	53
33	Swords-Seatown	11.7	29	2,480	31%	—	—
34	Blanchardstown-Coolmine	11.2	40	3,565	20%	15%	54
35	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown	10.7	11	1,025	—	—	—
36	Balbriggan Rural	10.1	62	6,127	23%	31%	64
37	Blanchardstown-Blakestown	9	119	13,277	17%	12%	52
38	Swords-Forrest	8.4	45	5,334	29%	7%	53
39	Baldoyle	7.4	22	2,984	18%	—	—
40	Blanchardstown-Delwood	6.9	13	1,892	—	—	—

Every council 0

#	Council	Applications	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Cork County	3,370	3,370	22%	7%	66
2	Dublin City	2,924	2,924	16%	10%	55
3	Donegal	2,583	2,583	25%	7%	50
4	Galway County	1,966	1,966	24%	16%	55
5	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	1,952	1,952	11%	14%	52
6	Meath	1,806	1,806	22%	16%	55
7	Fingal	1,640	1,640	20%	22%	55
8	Kildare	1,579	1,579	23%	19%	62
9	Tipperary	1,481	1,481	30%	5%	56
10	Limerick	1,434	1,434	22%	11%	55
11	Wicklow	1,361	1,361	19%	11%	54
12	Mayo	1,339	1,339	21%	6%	59
13	Kerry	1,283	1,283	29%	10%	64
14	Clare	1,214	1,214	22%	6%	54
15	Wexford	1,202	1,202	26%	17%	54
16	Waterford	1,133	1,133	20%	9%	55
17	South Dublin	1,061	1,061	16%	14%	55
18	Louth	1,036	1,036	28%	14%	52
19	Laois	1,026	1,026	27%	7%	55
20	Kilkenny	914	914	23%	6%	63
21	Offaly	834	834	23%	9%	64
22	Cavan	797	797	23%	4%	62
23	Westmeath	710	710	23%	15%	55
24	Cork City	707	707	20%	10%	56
25	Roscommon	697	697	24%	15%	100
26	Monaghan	679	679	17%	7%	100
27	Sligo	542	542	25%	8%	53
28	Carlow	447	447	17%	11%	63
29	Galway City	355	355	28%	15%	55
30	Longford	311	311	23%	17%	49
31	Leitrim	256	256	29%	5%	53

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 14 Nov 2026, 02:46

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC BY 4.0	14 Nov 2026, 02:46	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC BY 4.0	14 Nov 2026, 02:46	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC BY 4.0	14 Nov 2026, 02:46	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC BY 4.0	14 Nov 2026, 02:46	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 14 Nov 2026.

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