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

Where decisions are appealed most — Dublin neighbourhoods

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

Data updated 31 Oct 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness

30.1

applications per 1,000 homes

41%

household works

15%

for work already done

14%

refused

21%

asked for more details

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All Dublin Dublin City Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin

Where decisions are appealed most 322 ranked

Appeals lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála in the window, per 1,000 households.

#	Neighbourhood	appeals per 1,000 households	Applications	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Mansion House B · Dublin City	42.4	91	330	18%	20%	55
2	Ballinascorney · South Dublin	21.4	17	187	—	—	—
3	Dalkey Hill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	21.1	77	615	9%	13%	51
4	Foxrock-Torquay · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	17.8	31	561	13%	27%	54
5	Dun Laoghaire-Salthill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	17	50	763	14%	13%	53
6	Ballyboghil · Fingal	16.9	61	473	34%	44%	55
7	Killiney North · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	16.3	92	1,228	13%	17%	51
8	Dalkey-Coliemore · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	15.5	72	581	14%	14%	50
9	Stillorgan-Deerpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	14	94	1,001	6%	21%	52
10	Holmpatrick · Fingal	13.7	100	1,390	17%	42%	61
11	Tibradden · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	13.6	21	295	24%	—	—
12	Howth · Fingal	12.2	218	3,126	18%	21%	55
13	Stillorgan-Mount Merrion · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11.9	78	839	5%	11%	53
14	Cabinteely-Loughlinstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11.5	88	1,993	16%	21%	54
15	Saint Kevin's · Dublin City	11.1	79	1,986	19%	21%	55
16	Blackrock-Seapoint · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10.8	45	555	11%	29%	50
17	Blanchardstown-Roselawn · Fingal	10.7	26	656	19%	13%	50
18	Dun Laoghaire-Glasthule · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10.6	94	1,130	10%	11%	51
19	Clonmethan · Fingal	10.6	29	282	24%	48%	55
20	Lucan North · Fingal	10.5	32	477	22%	19%	54
21	Dalkey Upper · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10.4	74	772	8%	9%	50
22	Blackrock-Williamstown · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	10.4	48	1,060	12%	18%	52
23	Terenure D · Dublin City	10.2	16	293	—	—	—
24	Garristown · Fingal	9.5	48	529	19%	64%	54
25	Stillorgan-Merville · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	9.4	48	1,173	8%	16%	51
26	Dalkey-Bullock · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8.7	47	686	15%	13%	49
27	Balscadden · Fingal	8.7	29	229	31%	48%	55
28	Pembroke West B · Dublin City	8.6	59	1,400	5%	19%	55
29	Rathmines West B · Dublin City	8.4	41	1,793	17%	19%	55
30	Kilmore A · Dublin City	8.3	14	1,201	—	—	—
31	Hollywood · Fingal	8.2	38	486	21%	37%	62
32	Churchtown-Landscape · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	8.2	35	489	11%	3%	52
33	Raheny-Greendale · Dublin City	8.2	28	851	18%	—	—
34	Pembroke East E · Dublin City	7.9	60	1,511	17%	14%	55
35	Botanic C · Dublin City	7.4	41	945	15%	12%	55
36	Blackrock-Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	7.3	86	1,368	10%	20%	51
37	Lusk · Fingal	7.2	137	3,341	22%	41%	55
38	Rathmines East A · Dublin City	7.2	98	2,227	10%	21%	55
39	Drumcondra South B · Dublin City	7.2	16	838	—	—	—
40	Rathmines East D · Dublin City	7.1	46	1,134	17%	14%	55

Every council 0

#	Council	Appeals	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Cork County	260	6,812	21%	8%	67
2	Dublin City	631	6,013	14%	10%	55
3	Donegal	172	5,069	24%	7%	50
4	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	427	3,916	11%	13%	52
5	Galway County	231	3,858	24%	13%	54
6	Fingal	454	3,460	20%	22%	54
7	Meath	187	3,459	20%	13%	55
8	Kildare	215	3,300	24%	20%	61
9	Tipperary	139	3,067	30%	4%	56
10	Limerick	181	2,837	20%	10%	61
11	Wexford	129	2,836	27%	16%	54
12	Wicklow	186	2,785	20%	14%	54
13	Mayo	116	2,749	18%	7%	60
14	Kerry	198	2,646	30%	12%	63
15	Clare	129	2,399	20%	6%	55
16	South Dublin	175	2,287	15%	12%	55
17	Waterford	104	2,260	21%	11%	56
18	Louth	132	2,066	29%	15%	52
19	Laois	97	1,964	23%	7%	55
20	Kilkenny	97	1,898	22%	7%	63
21	Offaly	57	1,613	21%	9%	77
22	Cavan	45	1,596	23%	5%	58
23	Westmeath	58	1,382	20%	13%	59
24	Roscommon	73	1,359	22%	13%	98
25	Monaghan	31	1,329	19%	7%	99
26	Cork City	138	1,194	19%	7%	56
27	Sligo	59	1,120	25%	7%	52
28	Carlow	55	914	18%	9%	83
29	Galway City	101	691	27%	14%	55
30	Longford	44	603	19%	14%	50
31	Leitrim	14	502	27%	4%	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 31 Oct 2026, 02:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC BY 4.0	31 Oct 2026, 02:43	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC BY 4.0	31 Oct 2026, 02:43	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC BY 4.0	31 Oct 2026, 02:43	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC BY 4.0	31 Oct 2026, 02:43	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 31 Oct 2026.

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