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

Dublin'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

14.5

applications per 1,000 homes

41%

household works

15%

for work already done

14%

refused

19%

asked for more details

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All Dublin Dublin City Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin

Where the most is applied for 322 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	Mansion House B · Dublin City	124.2	41	330	20%	—	—
2	Royal Exchange B · Dublin City	74.4	46	618	4%	—	—
3	Ballyboghil · Fingal	74	35	473	46%	—	—
4	Dalkey-Coliemore · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	68.8	40	581	18%	10%	50
5	Dalkey Hill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	63.4	39	615	13%	10%	51
6	Dun Laoghaire-Sandycove · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	61.4	86	1,401	12%	6%	51
7	Balscadden · Fingal	56.8	13	229	—	—	—
8	Dun Laoghaire-Salthill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	48.5	37	763	8%	26%	51
9	Ballinascorney · South Dublin	48.1	9	187	—	—	—
10	Dun Laoghaire-Glasthule · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	47.8	54	1,130	7%	9%	51
11	Stillorgan-Mount Merrion · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	46.5	39	839	5%	10%	52
12	Arran Quay A · Dublin City	44.5	31	697	26%	—	—
13	Tibradden · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	40.7	12	295	—	—	—
14	Clondalkin-Ballymount · South Dublin	39.7	25	629	12%	—	—
15	Blackrock-Seapoint · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	39.6	22	555	9%	—	—
16	Dun Laoghaire-East Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	39.3	40	1,017	0%	6%	51
17	Clonmethan · Fingal	39	11	282	—	—	—
18	Garristown · Fingal	37.8	20	529	20%	—	—
19	Clontarf East C · Dublin City	37.7	45	1,193	4%	—	—
20	Killiney North · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	37.5	46	1,228	15%	20%	50
21	Terenure D · Dublin City	37.5	11	293	—	—	—
22	Dun Laoghaire-West Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	36.6	41	1,121	12%	11%	49
23	Dalkey Upper · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	36.3	28	772	18%	10%	52
24	Kilsallaghan · Fingal	35.9	23	640	22%	—	—
25	Foxrock-Beechpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	35.5	22	620	23%	—	—
26	Stillorgan-Deerpark · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	35	35	1,001	9%	17%	53
27	Churchtown-Orwell · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	34.8	24	689	0%	4%	50
28	Howth · Fingal	33.3	104	3,126	20%	23%	55
29	Churchtown-Landscape · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	32.7	16	489	—	—	—
30	Churchtown-Woodlawn · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	32.5	18	553	—	—	—
31	Clontarf East A · Dublin City	32.4	44	1,358	20%	10%	54
32	Holmpatrick · Fingal	31.7	44	1,390	14%	40%	58
33	Newcastle · South Dublin	31.4	57	1,814	14%	7%	58
34	Blackrock-Central · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	30.7	42	1,368	14%	24%	53
35	Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	30.6	33	1,078	9%	21%	51
36	Dalkey-Bullock · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	30.6	21	686	14%	—	—
37	Blackrock-Glenomena · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	30.1	21	698	5%	—	—
38	Ballymun E · Dublin City	30.1	18	599	—	—	—
39	Blackrock-Templehill · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	29.9	32	1,071	12%	9%	51
40	Turnapin · Fingal	29.9	17	569	—	—	—

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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