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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:20

Victoria Mews

53.20040, -6.09845

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 33 homes approved 349 m away haven't started.

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Time
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92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=198 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–533open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov–20 Nov33homes approved nearby, not startednearest 349 m · 21470

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 6 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.

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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

Protected building4 within 100 m 1 - 8 Milward Terrace; Earlsbrook House
Heritage inventory18 within 100 m Uist; Adare
Radon1 in 20 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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Bray (906 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings121Altona House; Neptune House
Radon grid squares2
Monuments3R149110; Martello tower
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. 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, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
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
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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 here: 83–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 57% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear36 decided · more info asked 22%
97% · council 95%
Two-storey rear18 decided · more info asked 6%
83% · council 90%
Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 9%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer53 decided · more info asked 38%
94% · council 92%
First-floor24 decided · more info asked 33%
96% · council 92%
Garage conversion11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 86%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 30%
90% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site21 decided · more info asked 38%
57% · council 82%
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 · 184 nearby, 2,197 council-wide

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—
Single-storey rear22—

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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 49 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 98 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 189 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 46–53 (n=144)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 98 days (n=54)98 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 189 days after permission (n=66)189 days after permissionSigned off64% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated198 decided home extensions, 66 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    10 of 20 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 28 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed20 decided
    10 became permissions
    Approvals appealed28 decided
    3 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 · 453 m
    • 500809 Granted · Bray Waterfront, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow,, Site includes the… · 460 m
    • 500829 Granted · Petite Maison, 61 Meath Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow · 415 m
    • 500807 Invalid · Petite Maison, 61 Meath Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow · 415 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Victoria Mews with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefusedNo decision yet
    1. 1Commercial Unit 1, Strand View Apartments 2660913No decision yet · 66 m
    2. 2Imaal, Meath Road 2660930No decision yet · 441 m
    3. 3Mizpah, Florence Road 2660887No decision yet · 476 m
    4. 45 Albert Avenue 21470Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 349 m
    5. 5Strand Road, Bray 25/60828Building started · 85 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 156 m
    7. 7Sidmonton Road, Bray 2560918Building started · 186 m
    8. 8Chez Nous, Convent Avenue 2660324Approved with conditions · 124 m
    9. 9Bray Manor, 47 Meath Road 2660613Approved with conditions · 126 m
    10. 10Saint Andrews, Meath Road 2660458Approved with conditions · 193 m
    11. 1172B Meath Road, Bray 2560999Approved with conditions · 229 m
    12. 127 Trafalgar Terrace, Meath Road 2560902Refused · 254 m
    13. 132A Albert Avenue, Bray 25324Approved with conditions · 290 m
    14. 141 Grattan Terrace, Galtrim Road 2660672Approved with conditions · 307 m
    15. 15Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Ave 2660431No decision yet · 324 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 89 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    110 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 84 approved, 26 refused. After appeals: 89 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 11 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 62 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT84: lodged → approved26: lodged → refused83: approved → approved20: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal6 refused by the council, approved after an appeal62: approved → no start notice found11: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out110 lodged110 lodged84 approved84 approved26 refused26 refused89 approved89 approved21 refused21 refused62 no start notice found62 no start notice found11 built, owner opted out11 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off5 ran out5 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.

    Measured110 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 2660887: application received — modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window openings, the constructi; 2026-11-16 2660913: application received — material change of use of restaurant limited to an ice-cream/waffle parlour to restaurant, together with associated sign; 2026-11-20 2660930: application received — changing his existing attic to habitable accommodation (2 bedrooms and a bathroom) including – 1/ raising the existing rtoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660887: application received — modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window openings, the constructi · 476 m away · 2026-11-062660913: application received — material change of use of restaurant limited to an ice-cream/waffle parlour to restaurant, together with associated sign · 66 m away · 2026-11-162660930: application received — changing his existing attic to habitable accommodation (2 bedrooms and a bathroom) including – 1/ raising the existing r · 441 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments close
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20266 days left
      32660887 · application received — modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window…
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      12660913 · application received — material change of use of restaurant limited to an ice-cream/waffle parlour to restaurant,…
      €20 to the council · 66 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202620 days left
      22660930 · application received — changing his existing attic to habitable accommodation (2 bedrooms and a bathroom) including –…
      €20 to the council · 441 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    33 homes 349 m away were approved Nov 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2026. DART+ Coastal South is planned 28 m away.

    5 Albert Avenue · 33 homes: 33 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026; 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)202120222023202420252026202720285 Albert Avenue · 33 homes349 m · 2147033 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 202633 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026DART+ Coastal South, DART+…28 m · plannedproposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)DART+ Coastal South, Bray…387 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 2 within 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • 5 Albert Avenue · 33 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026 · 349 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 156 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 14 and 29 a year; busiest 2025. 76% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 17, 2022: 22, 2023: 14, 2024: 21, 2025: 29, 2026: 701020302021: 14 approved2021: 3 refused17’21*2022: 16 approved2022: 6 refused22’222023: 12 approved2023: 2 refused14’232024: 14 approved2024: 7 refused21’242025: 21 approved2025: 8 refused29’252026: 7 approved7’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 3Mizpah , Florence Road , Bray Co. Wicklow comments close 6 Nov 2026
      modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window openings, the…
      26608872 Oct 2026476 m
    • 1Commercial Unit 1 , Strand View Apartments , Bray comments close 16 Nov 2026
      material change of use of restaurant limited to an ice-cream/waffle parlour to restaurant, together with…
      266091312 Oct 202666 m
    • 2Imaal , Meath Road , Bray comments close 20 Nov 2026
      changing his existing attic to habitable accommodation (2 bedrooms and a bathroom) including – 1/ raising the…
      266093016 Oct 2026441 m
    Every application within 500 m 25 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished1 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • 5Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98CA32 · 31 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60828 · 85 m
    • 7Sidmonton Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 RD73 · 15 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560918 · 186 m
    • Unit 2, Dargan Hall, Bray, Wicklow, A98 A0X8 · 24 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 2560641 · 440 m
    • 69 Meath Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98RK06 · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560265 · 260 m
    • Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow · 7 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 22/232 · 305 m
    • Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 R8X9 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60477 · 359 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 33 not started
    • 45 Albert Avenue · 33 homes · runs out soon · runs out 23 Nov 2026 · 349 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Bray Golf Club Lands——996 m
    c. 9.37 hectare site at the former Bray Golf Club Lands off——996 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Clare Elizabeth Creche · Crèche25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate279 m
    Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche8 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate577 m
    Cuala Montessori · Crèche28 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate686 m
    LMNO Childcare Ltd · Crèche11 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate848 m
    Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche20 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate984 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: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here281
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here370
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    61% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 50% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    61% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    19% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 71%
    Rented
    47% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    17% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    19% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    12% · council 14%
    This small area (347 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257081022

    Rail noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    61 m
    Victoria Avenue · L14 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
    Planned
    28 m
    DART+ Coastal South, DART+ Coastal South: Bray (Daly) - Greystones
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    631 m
    Cronan Naofa NS, 388 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    35
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Cronan Naofa NS · primary · 388 pupils · 631 m
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 747 pupils · 669 m
    • Scoil Padraig Naofa · primary · 680 pupils · 718 m
    • Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh · primary · 166 pupils · 736 m
    • Marino School N.S. · primary · 47 pupils · 881 m
    • Presentation College · postprimary · 667 pupils · 943 m
    • Scoil Chualann · primary · 185 pupils · 987 m

    Stops 32

    • Victoria Avenue · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 61 m
    • Bray Promenade · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 268 m
    • Strand Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 271 m
    • Meath Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 300 m
    • Bray (Daly) · DART, Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort, Dublin - Maynooth · 9/hour at peak · 387 m
    • Bray Station · L12 · 3/hour at peak · 451 m
    • Bray Station · 45A, 45B, 84n, L14 · 8/hour at peak · 474 m
    • Bray Station · 131 · 1/hour at peak · 491 m

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

    • Cronan Naofa NS · 631 m-1% pupils (388)
    • Loreto Secondary School · 668 m+1.6% pupils (747) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Padraig Naofa · 718 m-4.9% pupils (680) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh · 735 m-11.7% pupils (166) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Marino School N.S. · 881 m-9.6% pupils (47)
    • Presentation College · 943 m+2.8% pupils (667)

    Public land

    • Health Service Executive · 0.13 ha · 239 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    2. Application 66 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 85 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 25/60828.
      Agent · council
    4. 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
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • Flood Zone A 96 m away on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
    • 2 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • 33 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 33 at 5 Albert Avenue.
    • Bray (Daly) (train DART, Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk) 387 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 28 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal South 28 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%); 10% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 37% 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • 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.
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    cso.ie—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 31 Oct 2026, 23:20 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.