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

Where people build first and ask later — Dublin neighbourhoods

Data updated 26 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness

15,169 planning applications were lodged across 322 electoral divisions in the last 24 months — 29.2 per 1,000 households. 15% sought retention for something already built; 14% of decisions were refusals. Every table below ranks the neighbourhoods on one of those, and every row is a page.

29.2

applications per 1,000 households

41%

household works

15%

retention · built first

14%

of decisions refused

21%

went through further information

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All Dublin Dublin City Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin

Where people build first and ask later 256 ranked

Share of applications that seek retention — permission for something already built. Ranked only where the neighbourhood has at least 20 applications in the window. Top: Clondalkin-Moorfield (39%); bottom: Ushers B (0%).

#	Neighbourhood	retention	Applications	Households	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Clondalkin-Moorfield · South Dublin	39%	38	2,283	39%	20%	50
2	Ballybough B · Dublin City	38%	24	1,675	38%	—	—
3	Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown · Fingal	37%	30	1,025	37%	5%	60
4	Turnapin · Fingal	37%	30	569	37%	35%	52
5	Ballyboghil · Fingal	34%	62	473	34%	44%	55
6	The Ward · Fingal	32%	185	3,674	32%	18%	53
7	North Dock C · Dublin City	32%	25	1,663	32%	—	—
8	Merchants Quay B · Dublin City	32%	22	1,713	32%	18%	62
9	Donabate · Fingal	31%	128	3,900	31%	23%	55
10	Balscadden · Fingal	31%	29	229	31%	46%	55
11	Ushers F · Dublin City	30%	23	1,228	30%	—	—
12	Swords-Lissenhall · Fingal	29%	92	3,928	29%	19%	54
13	Tallaght-Kilnamanagh · South Dublin	29%	52	1,552	29%	20%	49
14	Rathmines West A · Dublin City	29%	38	3,049	29%	34%	55
15	Blanchardstown-Abbotstown · Fingal	29%	35	2,008	29%	21%	53
16	Inns Quay B · Dublin City	29%	34	1,797	29%	8%	94
17	Arran Quay A · Dublin City	29%	21	697	29%	—	—
18	Beaumont E · Dublin City	29%	21	762	29%	—	—
19	Tallaght-Jobstown · South Dublin	28%	36	5,711	28%	20%	52
20	Royal Exchange A · Dublin City	27%	84	1,679	27%	25%	58
21	Rathmines West E · Dublin City	27%	49	1,544	27%	18%	55
22	Kilsallaghan · Fingal	27%	48	640	27%	14%	88
23	Blanchardstown-Corduff · Fingal	27%	22	1,276	27%	—	—
24	Crumlin C · Dublin City	27%	22	944	27%	—	—
25	Templeogue-Cypress · South Dublin	26%	39	983	26%	0%	43
26	Tallaght-Kiltipper · South Dublin	26%	31	3,193	26%	8%	45
27	Drumfinn · Dublin City	26%	27	1,372	26%	—	—
28	Baldoyle · Fingal	25%	64	2,984	25%	14%	54
29	Palmerston Village · South Dublin	25%	52	1,451	25%	12%	54
30	Templeogue-Limekiln · South Dublin	25%	44	1,431	25%	7%	50
31	Firhouse-Knocklyon · South Dublin	25%	40	1,288	25%	6%	52
32	Dun Laoghaire-Monkstown Farm · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	25%	28	894	25%	5%	52
33	Clonmethan · Fingal	25%	28	282	25%	48%	55
34	Ballinascorney · South Dublin	25%	20	187	25%	—	—
35	Ballinteer-Marley · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	25%	20	832	25%	—	—
36	Crumlin E · Dublin City	25%	20	1,117	25%	—	—
37	Swords-Forrest · Fingal	24%	79	5,334	24%	16%	53
38	Saggart · South Dublin	24%	54	1,791	24%	33%	44
39	Swords Village · Fingal	24%	45	1,021	24%	19%	58
40	Kimmage D · Dublin City	24%	42	1,049	24%	16%	55

Every council on the same measure 31

The 31 councils, same window, same rule. No per-household figures outside Dublin: the census spine is loaded for the Dublin region only.

#	Council	retention	Applications	Retention	Refused	Median days
1	Tipperary	30%	3,074	30%	4%	55
2	Kerry	30%	2,635	30%	12%	63
3	Louth	29%	2,078	29%	15%	52
4	Leitrim	28%	509	28%	4%	53
5	Wexford	27%	2,874	27%	16%	54
6	Galway City	27%	692	27%	14%	55
7	Kildare	25%	3,375	25%	20%	61
8	Donegal	24%	5,083	24%	7%	50
9	Galway County	24%	3,895	24%	13%	54
10	Cavan	24%	1,612	24%	5%	58
11	Sligo	24%	1,142	24%	7%	52
12	Laois	23%	1,961	23%	7%	55
13	Kilkenny	22%	1,889	22%	7%	63
14	Roscommon	22%	1,353	22%	12%	98
15	Cork County	21%	6,803	21%	8%	66
16	Fingal	21%	3,417	21%	22%	54
17	Wicklow	21%	2,778	21%	14%	54
18	Waterford	21%	2,241	21%	11%	57
19	Offaly	21%	1,623	21%	9%	77
20	Meath	20%	3,475	20%	13%	55
21	Limerick	20%	2,823	20%	11%	61
22	Clare	20%	2,414	20%	6%	55
23	Westmeath	20%	1,366	20%	12%	60
24	Monaghan	19%	1,297	19%	7%	97
25	Carlow	18%	923	18%	8%	83
26	Longford	18%	611	18%	14%	50
27	Cork City	18%	536	18%	6%	62
28	Mayo	17%	2,731	17%	7%	60
29	South Dublin	15%	2,349	15%	12%	49
30	Dublin City	14%	5,531	14%	10%	55
31	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	11%	3,871	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 commencement notice is placed in the division its point falls in.
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.
Retention is an application whose type or description says retention — permission for something already built. 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.

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 26 Sept 2026, 03:36

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database (NPAD)	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open
CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála case list	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open
Building Control Management System commencement notices	CC-BY-4.0	26 Sept 2026, 03:36	open

Recomputed weekly from the store; last built 26 Sept 2026.

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