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

Where people build first and ask later — Dublin neighbourhoods

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

Data updated 7 Nov 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

20%

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 255 ranked

Share of applications that seek retention — permission for something already built.

#	Neighbourhood	retention	Applications	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Clondalkin-Moorfield · South Dublin	38%	37	2,283	38%	16%	54
2	Ballyboghil · Fingal	35%	60	473	35%	44%	55
3	The Ward · Fingal	33%	189	3,674	33%	17%	54
4	Tallaght-Kilnamanagh · South Dublin	33%	48	1,552	33%	19%	55
5	Turnapin · Fingal	33%	30	569	33%	32%	52
6	Ballybough B · Dublin City	33%	27	1,675	33%	—	—
7	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown · Fingal	32%	31	1,025	32%	5%	61
8	Donabate · Fingal	31%	129	3,900	31%	24%	55
9	Kilsallaghan · Fingal	31%	52	640	31%	14%	97
10	North Dock C · Dublin City	31%	26	1,663	31%	—	—
11	Balscadden · Fingal	30%	30	229	30%	48%	55
12	Beaumont E · Dublin City	30%	23	762	30%	—	—
13	Clontarf West B · Dublin City	30%	20	1,021	30%	—	—
14	Inns Quay B · Dublin City	29%	35	1,797	29%	9%	94
15	Crumlin C · Dublin City	29%	24	944	29%	—	—
16	Blanchardstown-Corduff · Fingal	28%	25	1,276	28%	—	—
17	Royal Exchange A · Dublin City	27%	94	1,679	27%	27%	56
18	Swords-Lissenhall · Fingal	27%	93	3,928	27%	21%	54
19	Rathmines West E · Dublin City	27%	49	1,544	27%	17%	55
20	Saggart · South Dublin	27%	44	1,791	27%	35%	56
21	Kimmage D · Dublin City	27%	41	1,049	27%	17%	55
22	Merchants Quay D · Dublin City	27%	30	920	27%	—	—
23	Kilmainham C · Dublin City	26%	61	2,085	26%	20%	55
24	Rathmines West A · Dublin City	26%	42	3,049	26%	36%	55
25	Tallaght-Jobstown · South Dublin	26%	38	5,711	26%	18%	55
26	Tallaght-Tymon · South Dublin	26%	23	1,879	26%	10%	62
27	Tallaght-Kiltipper · South Dublin	25%	28	3,193	25%	8%	55
28	Ballygall A · Dublin City	25%	20	1,308	25%	—	—
29	Swords-Forrest · Fingal	24%	84	5,334	24%	16%	53
30	Baldoyle · Fingal	24%	67	2,984	24%	13%	54
31	Palmerston Village · South Dublin	24%	54	1,451	24%	9%	55
32	Templeogue-Limekiln · South Dublin	24%	42	1,431	24%	8%	51
33	Clonmethan · Fingal	24%	29	282	24%	48%	55
34	Tibradden · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	24%	21	295	24%	—	—
35	Merchants Quay B · Dublin City	24%	21	1,713	24%	—	—
36	Terenure A · Dublin City	23%	64	1,617	23%	14%	54
37	Swords Village · Fingal	23%	52	1,021	23%	17%	60
38	Arran Quay A · Dublin City	23%	39	697	23%	—	—
39	Kimmage C · Dublin City	23%	30	1,464	23%	—	—
40	Dun Laoghaire-Monkstown Farm · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	23%	26	894	23%	4%	52

Every council 31

#	Council	retention	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Tipperary	30%	3,078	30%	4%	56
2	Kerry	29%	2,666	29%	12%	63
3	Louth	29%	2,052	29%	15%	52
4	Leitrim	28%	507	28%	4%	53
5	Wexford	27%	2,838	27%	16%	54
6	Galway City	27%	691	27%	14%	55
7	Sligo	25%	1,123	25%	7%	52
8	Donegal	24%	5,080	24%	7%	50
9	Galway County	24%	3,873	24%	13%	55
10	Kildare	24%	3,285	24%	20%	62
11	Laois	23%	1,963	23%	7%	55
12	Cavan	23%	1,606	23%	5%	57
13	Roscommon	23%	1,350	23%	13%	98
14	Kilkenny	22%	1,897	22%	7%	63
15	Cork County	21%	6,773	21%	8%	67
16	Meath	21%	3,476	21%	13%	55
17	Waterford	21%	2,255	21%	11%	56
18	Offaly	21%	1,612	21%	9%	77
19	Westmeath	21%	1,390	21%	13%	57
20	Fingal	20%	3,457	20%	22%	54
21	Limerick	20%	2,833	20%	10%	61
22	Wicklow	20%	2,778	20%	14%	54
23	Clare	20%	2,400	20%	6%	55
24	Longford	20%	600	20%	14%	51
25	Monaghan	19%	1,327	19%	7%	99
26	Mayo	18%	2,749	18%	7%	60
27	Cork City	18%	1,190	18%	8%	57
28	Carlow	17%	922	17%	9%	84
29	Dublin City	15%	6,009	15%	10%	55
30	South Dublin	15%	2,266	15%	12%	55
31	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	3,921	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 7 Nov 2026, 02:45

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC BY 4.0	7 Nov 2026, 02:45	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC BY 4.0	7 Nov 2026, 02:45	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC BY 4.0	7 Nov 2026, 02:45	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC BY 4.0	7 Nov 2026, 02:45	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 7 Nov 2026.

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