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

Where people build first and ask later — 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 people build first and ask later 157 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	45%	22	2,283	45%	—	—
2	Ballyboghil · Fingal	43%	37	473	43%	—	—
3	Terenure A · Dublin City	38%	32	1,617	38%	—	—
4	Swords-Seatown · Fingal	36%	22	2,480	36%	—	—
5	The Ward · Fingal	33%	95	3,674	33%	18%	54
6	Crumlin D · Dublin City	31%	36	1,661	31%	17%	55
7	Arran Quay A · Dublin City	31%	26	697	31%	—	—
8	Tallaght-Kiltipper · South Dublin	30%	20	3,193	30%	—	—
9	Cabra East A · Dublin City	29%	31	2,584	29%	—	—
10	Templeogue-Cypress · South Dublin	28%	29	983	28%	10%	41
11	Whitehall B · Dublin City	28%	25	1,669	28%	—	—
12	Donabate · Fingal	27%	64	3,900	27%	30%	55
13	Swords-Forrest · Fingal	27%	44	5,334	27%	9%	53
14	Rathmines East C · Dublin City	27%	37	1,339	27%	14%	55
15	Saggart · South Dublin	27%	30	1,791	27%	25%	51
16	Clontarf East B · Dublin City	26%	54	2,732	26%	3%	55
17	Swords-Lissenhall · Fingal	26%	53	3,928	26%	16%	53
18	Royal Exchange A · Dublin City	26%	46	1,679	26%	17%	55
19	Botanic B · Dublin City	26%	31	1,447	26%	—	—
20	Rathmines East D · Dublin City	26%	31	1,134	26%	—	—
21	Clondalkin-Dunawley · South Dublin	25%	20	3,826	25%	—	—
22	Rathfarnham-Ballyroan · South Dublin	25%	20	980	25%	0%	52
23	Skerries · Fingal	23%	71	3,096	23%	29%	55
24	Rathfarnham-Hermitage · South Dublin	23%	22	1,581	23%	—	—
25	Kinsaley · Fingal	22%	86	3,746	22%	24%	55
26	Malahide East · Fingal	22%	85	3,118	22%	12%	55
27	Dalkey-Coliemore · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	22%	36	581	22%	10%	51
28	Blackrock-Newpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	22%	23	774	22%	0%	54
29	Rotunda A · Dublin City	22%	23	2,143	22%	—	—
30	Rathfarnham-Butterfield · South Dublin	22%	23	1,226	22%	5%	49
31	Howth · Fingal	21%	104	3,126	21%	23%	55
32	Balbriggan Rural · Fingal	21%	66	6,127	21%	34%	61
33	Clondalkin-Monastery · South Dublin	21%	56	3,933	21%	27%	47
34	Saint Kevin's · Dublin City	21%	39	1,986	21%	27%	54
35	Palmerston Village · South Dublin	21%	28	1,451	21%	10%	54
36	Rush · Fingal	20%	66	3,551	20%	54%	55
37	Dubber · Fingal	20%	40	3,003	20%	21%	62
38	Dundrum-Sandyford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	20%	40	3,004	20%	16%	53
39	Rathcoole · South Dublin	20%	30	2,172	20%	32%	42
40	Bohernabreena · South Dublin	20%	20	1,740	20%	—	—

Every council 31

#	Council	retention	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Tipperary	30%	1,494	30%	5%	56
2	Kerry	30%	1,254	30%	11%	64
3	Louth	29%	1,021	29%	13%	51
4	Leitrim	28%	247	28%	5%	52
5	Galway City	27%	349	27%	14%	55
6	Wexford	26%	1,233	26%	16%	54
7	Laois	26%	1,029	26%	7%	55
8	Sligo	25%	562	25%	7%	53
9	Donegal	24%	2,532	24%	7%	50
10	Galway County	24%	1,970	24%	16%	55
11	Kildare	24%	1,591	24%	19%	62
12	Roscommon	24%	702	24%	15%	100
13	Kilkenny	23%	912	23%	6%	63
14	Cavan	23%	786	23%	5%	68
15	Cork County	22%	3,389	22%	7%	66
16	Meath	22%	1,817	22%	15%	55
17	Offaly	22%	857	22%	10%	64
18	Westmeath	22%	700	22%	14%	55
19	Limerick	21%	1,465	21%	11%	58
20	Clare	21%	1,201	21%	5%	55
21	Waterford	21%	1,122	21%	9%	55
22	Longford	21%	305	21%	16%	48
23	Fingal	20%	1,705	20%	23%	54
24	Wicklow	20%	1,376	20%	11%	54
25	Mayo	20%	1,334	20%	6%	59
26	Cork City	19%	680	19%	9%	56
27	Monaghan	19%	662	19%	6%	100
28	Carlow	17%	454	17%	10%	63
29	South Dublin	16%	1,169	16%	13%	50
30	Dublin City	15%	2,854	15%	10%	55
31	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	1,949	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 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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