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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 19:02

Strand Road, Crab Rock, Bray

53.19792, -6.09433

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). 99 homes approved 140 m away haven't started.

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3planning files on this houselatest 202491%of home extensions approved nearbyn=287 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–530open for comments nearbywithin 500 m99homes approved nearby, not startednearest 140 m · 2560512

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

Timeline from 1896: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1900–1918. 3 planning files on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Strand RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2024: 2460254 · extension, refused2024: 23739 · extension, approved2018: 18821 · extension, refused2017: 3 files on Strand Road2018: 7 files on Strand Road2019: 4 files on Strand Road2020: 7 files on Strand Road2021: 5 files on Strand Road2022: 7 files on Strand Road2023: 2 files on Strand Road2024: 1 file on Strand Road2025: 6 files on Strand Road2026: 1 file on Strand Road43 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2024
    2460254 · extension · refused 2024
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2024
    23739 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  3. 2018
    18821 · extension · refused 2018
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
G1
Zoning · Open space with recreation
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
A
Flood zone (development plan) · Zone A: highest risk
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningG1 · Open space with recreation
What it says

Open Space: To protect and enhance existing and provide for recreational open space

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

bray municipal district local area plan 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 – 23 Oct 2028

Protected building7 within 100 m St. Mary's Terrace (former fishermens cottages); Altona
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m Altona House; Neptune House
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Bray Head
Heritage inventory buildings48Altona House; Neptune House
Radon grid squares3
EU nature sites1Bray Head SAC
Monuments4R149096; R149110
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 88–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 63% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear60 decided · more info asked 25%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 15%
96% · council 91%
Single-storey side21 decided · more info asked 19%
95% · council 97%
Attic or dormer69 decided · more info asked 29%
93% · council 92%
First-floor34 decided · more info asked 26%
88% · council 90%
Garage conversion13 decided · more info asked 23%
100% · council 91%
New house in a garden or site30 decided · more info asked 47%
63% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWicklow overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 253 nearby, 3,273 council-wide

Figure 3

Strand Road, file by file since 2017

9 of 10 decided extensions on the road were approved.

43 planning files on Strand Road since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 4 · 2018 · single-storey rear · approved · 181240No number · 2018 · porch / front · approved · 181388No number · 2018 · first-floor · approved · 18224No number · 2019 · porch / front · approved · 19637No. 59 · 2020 · single-storey rear · approved · 201208No. 3 · 2020 · rear · approved · 20553No number · 2020 · porch / front · approved · 20567No number · 2023 · first-floor · approved · 23739No number · 2024 · other extension · refused · 2460254No number · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560828Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · refused · 17359No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17578No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17947No number · 2018 · other work · refused · 181171No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18422No. 88 · 2018 · other work · approved · 18513No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18936No. 59 · 2019 · other work · approved · 191000No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 191259No. 59 · 2019 · other work · refused · 19521No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 201159No. 59 · 2020 · other work · approved · 201178No. 59 · 2020 · other work · approved · 20303No. 47 · 2020 · other work · refused · 20325No. 59 · 2021 · other work · approved · 211081No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211101No. 32 · 2021 · other work · approved · 211270No. 88 · 2021 · other work · refused · 21310No. 59 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21721No. 84 · 2022 · other work · approved · 221377No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221410No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22236No. 2 · 2022 · other work · approved · 224No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22475No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22543No. 1 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22641No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23786No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25190No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560323No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560473No. 61 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560512No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560550No. 1 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660064New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

43 files with "Strand Road" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

4 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic22—
First-floor11—
Rear11—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 52 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 100 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 161 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 46–53 (n=214)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 100 days (n=73)100 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 161 days after permission (n=102)161 days after permissionSigned off219 days after the start, for the few who file. 53% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated287 decided home extensions, 103 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    15 of 40 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 37 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed40 decided
    15 became permissions
    Approvals appealed37 decided
    5 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    • 501051 Granted · Mountrath , Meath Road , Bray · 250 m
    • 500809 Granted · Bray Waterfront, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow,, Site includes the… · 80 m
    • 500829 Granted · Petite Maison, 61 Meath Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow · 197 m
    • 500807 Invalid · Petite Maison, 61 Meath Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow · 197 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Strand Road, Crab Rock, Bray with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefused
    1. 12 Sydenham Villas, Putland Road Bray 2660762Approved with conditions · 405 m
    2. 2Site includes the existing surface car park accessible off S 2560512Approved, no sign building has started · 140 m
    3. 358 Strand Road, Bray 16/1402Building site that stopped · 276 m
    4. 4Petite Maison, 61 Meath Road 500829Appeal: approved · 197 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 181 m
    6. 676 Newcourt Road, Bray 2660217Approved with conditions · 181 m
    7. 7Saint Andrews, Meath Road 2660458Approved with conditions · 209 m
    8. 8“Realt Na Mara” 1 Fontenoy Terrace, Strand Road 2660064Approved with conditions · 225 m
    9. 9Mountrath, Meath Road 2560904Refused · 250 m
    10. 10Chez Nous, Convent Avenue 2660324Approved with conditions · 263 m
    11. 11Bray Manor, 47 Meath Road 2660613Approved with conditions · 271 m
    12. 1272B Meath Road, Bray 2560999Approved with conditions · 307 m
    13. 13No.2 Sydenham Mews, Bray 2660588Approved with conditions · 400 m
    14. 14Lindene, Westfield Park 2660398Approved with conditions · 419 m
    15. 15Cliftonville, Sidmonton Road 2560918Approved with conditions · 430 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 131 permissions since 2016, 52 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    154 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 127 approved, 27 refused. After appeals: 131 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 26 built with the owner's opt-out, 20 started, 48 with no start notice found, 31 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT127: lodged → approved27: lodged → refused125: approved → approved20: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal6 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal48: approved → no start notice found26: approved → built, owner opted out20: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off31: approved → ran out154 lodged154 lodged127 approved127 approved27 refused27 refused131 approved131 approved21 refused21 refused2 withdrawn2 withdrawn48 no start notice found48 no start notice found26 built, owner opted out26 built, owner opted out20 started, not signed off20 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off31 ran out31 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured154 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 2660762: CONDITIONAL — a new vehicular entrance with hinged gates, along with all associated and ancillary site development workstoday21 Oct26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov2660762: CONDITIONAL — a new vehicular entrance with hinged gates, along with all associated and ancillary site development works · 405 m away · 2026-10-29
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 29 Oct 202613 days left
      12660762 · CONDITIONAL — a new vehicular entrance with hinged gates, along with all associated and ancillary site development works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 405 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    99 homes 140 m away were approved Jan 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off. DART+ Coastal South is planned 123 m away.

    Site includes the… · 99 homes: 99 homes approved Jan 2026, not started; 58 Strand Road, Bray · 39 homes: 39 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off; DART+ Coastal South, DART+…: proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour); DART+ Coastal South, Bray…: proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Site includes the… · 99 homes140 m · 256051299 homes approved Jan 2026, not started99 homes approved Jan 2026, not started58 Strand Road, Bray · 39 homes276 m · 16/140239 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off39 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed offDART+ Coastal South, DART+…123 m · plannedproposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)DART+ Coastal South, Bray…754 m · plannedproposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)today

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 3 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 358 Strand Road, Bray · 39 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off · 276 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 181 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 12 and 20 a year; busiest 2019. 82% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 9, 2018: 19, 2019: 20, 2020: 18, 2021: 19, 2022: 13, 2023: 12, 2024: 19, 2025: 17, 2026: 8051015202017: 7 approved2017: 2 refused9’17*2018: 16 approved2018: 3 refused19’182019: 16 approved2019: 4 refused20’192020: 16 approved2020: 2 refused18’202021: 17 approved2021: 2 refused19’212022: 9 approved2022: 4 refused13’222023: 10 approved2023: 2 refused12’232024: 16 approved2024: 3 refused19’242025: 12 approved2025: 5 refused17’252026: 8 approved8’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 15 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 12 Sydenham Villas , Putland Road Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      a new vehicular entrance with hinged gates, along with all associated and ancillary site development works
      26607621 Oct 2026405 m
    • 11Bray Manor , 47 Meath Road , Bray Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      1. change of use of existing nursing home/elderly care facility to use as private residential guest /hotel…
      266061318 Sept 2026271 m
    • 13No.2 Sydenham Mews , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      (i) a 40sqm at ground floor, and 14sqm at first floor level extension to the rear of the existing dwelling,…
      266058818 Sept 2026400 m
    • No.2 Sydenham Mews , Bray , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
      (i) a 40sqm at ground floor, and 14sqm at first floor level extension to the rear of the existing dwelling,…
      266055819 Jun 2026401 m
    • Bray Manor , 47 Meath Road , Bray Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
      1. change of use of existing nursing home/elderly care facility to use as private residential guest /hotel…
      266054217 Jun 2026271 m
    • 7Saint Andrews , Meath Road , Bray Approved with conditions
      1. proposed first floor renovation & dormer extension (80Msq). existing first floor area (30Msq). existing…
      266045820 Jul 2026209 m
    • 14Lindene , Westfield Park , Bray Approved with conditions
      the reconfiguration and refurbishment of existing side extension in former garage, the reconfiguration of…
      266039829 Jun 2026419 m
    • Lindene , Westfield Park , Bray Withdrawn or not valid
      reconfiguration and refurbishment of existing side extension in former garage, the reconfiguration of…
      26603735 May 2026418 m
    • 10Chez Nous , Convent Avenue , Bray Approved with conditions
      construction of single-storey extensions to the front and rear of the dwelling, the installation of a new bay…
      266032429 Jul 2026263 m
    • 676 Newcourt Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      • conversion of existing attic space to habitable accommodation (bedroom) including raising of the roof ridge…
      266021711 May 2026181 m
    • 8“Realt Na Mara” 1 Fontenoy Terrace , Strand Road , Bray Approved with conditions
      retention permission for (1) timber framed and perspex pergola to side and rear of return at ground floor.…
      266006420 Mar 2026225 m
    • 1272B Meath Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
      single-storey rear extension, together with all associated and ancillary site works
      256099924 Jan 2026307 m
    • Petite Maison , 61 Meath Road , Bray Approved with conditions
      1. 56 Msq first floor extension to existing single storey dwelling (74Msq) including modifications to…
      256097624 Jan 2026197 m
    • 15Cliftonville , Sidmonton Road , Bray Approved with conditions
      1. construction of a new single-storey rear extension, 2. externally wrapping the house with insulation,…
      25609188 Feb 2026430 m
    • 9Mountrath , Meath Road , Bray Refused
      conversion of his existing attic to habitable accommodation (2 bedrooms and a bathroom) including –1/ raising…
      25609044 Mar 2026250 m
    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • Realt Na Mara, 1 Fontenoy Terrace, Strand Road,, Bray, Wicklow, A98N9K1 · 23 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60064 · 206 m
    • 4 Raheen Lawn, Bray, Wicklow, A98 A7N8 · 20 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 211485 · 408 m
    • Putland Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 CK73 · 5 Aug 2026 · 172 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60118 · 478 m
    • Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98CA32 · 31 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60828 · 410 m
    • Sidmonton Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 RD73 · 15 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560918 · 457 m
    • 2 Newcourt Avenue, Bray, Wicklow, A98 WN53 · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60389 · 480 m
    • Newcourt Avenue, Bray, Wicklow, A98K352 · 1 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60561 · 485 m
    • 69 Meath Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98RK06 · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560265 · 271 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    Homes coming 99 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Clare Elizabeth Creche · Crèche25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate432 m
    Cuala Montessori · Crèche28 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate494 m
    Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche8 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate945 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here124
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here247
    Council middle1
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 00:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    69% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 50% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    69% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    2% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 71%
    Rented
    42% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    23% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 14%
    This small area (413 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257081020

    Rail noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    123 m
    Bray Promenade · L14 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Planned
    123 m
    DART+ Coastal South, DART+ Coastal South: Bray (Daly) - Greystones
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    823 m
    Loreto Secondary School, 747 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    23
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 747 pupils · 823 m
    • Presentation College · postprimary · 667 pupils · 836 m
    • Cronan Naofa NS · primary · 388 pupils · 899 m
    • Scoil Chualann · primary · 185 pupils · 909 m

    Stops 21

    • Bray Promenade · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 123 m
    • Meath Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 236 m
    • Putland Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 296 m
    • Sidmonton Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 341 m
    • Victoria Avenue · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 415 m
    • Strand Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 603 m
    • Presentation Col · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 663 m
    • Bray (Daly) · DART, Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort, Dublin - Maynooth · 9/hour at peak · 754 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Loreto Secondary School · 823 m+1.6% pupils (747) · temporary classrooms 2026, no decision yet
    • Presentation College · 836 m+2.8% pupils (667)
    • Cronan Naofa NS · 899 m-1% pupils (388)
    • Scoil Chualann · 909 m-2.1% pupils (185)

    Public land

    • Wicklow County Council · 1.3 ha · 355 m
    • Wicklow County Council · 2.84 ha · 403 m
    • Wicklow County Council · 0.74 ha · 454 m
    • Wicklow County Council · 0.2 ha · 464 m
    • Wicklow County Council · 2.48 ha · 486 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic16 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public16 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Inside Flood Zone A on the council's development plan map: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A home insurance quote before you bid, and any flood risk assessment in the site's planning file.
      Insurer
    2. Keeping extension was refused (2460254, 2024): was it removed?
      Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Extension (23739) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    4. Extension (18821) refused 2018: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    5. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    6. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Bray
    Electoral division
    Bray No. 2
    Electoral area
    Bray East
    Council
    Wicklow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 3 applications on this site; latest 2460254, refused 2024.
    • Zoned G1 (open space with recreation); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m; high radon area.
    • Inside Flood Zone A on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 99 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 99 at Site includes the existing surface car….
    • Meath Road (bus L14) 236 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 9 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal South 123 m away, proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour).
    • Noise from rail mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 71%); 17% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 33% drive to work (council 58%); population up 8% since 2016.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 16 Oct 2026, 19:02 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.