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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 04:44

Sidmonton Avenue

53.20162, -6.09980

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 7 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). A building site 278 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Time
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7planning files on this houselatest 202590%of home extensions approved nearbyn=365 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–532open for comments nearbyclose 28 Oct–6 Nov33homes approved nearby, not startednearest 205 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 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. 7 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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. 7 planning files on this house.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from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2026: 2560878 · attic or dormer, approved2025: 2560843 · attic or dormer, withdrawn or invalid2025: 2560821 · attic or dormer, withdrawn or invalid2024: 2360351 · alterations, approved2023: 2360270 · the removal of, withdrawn or invalid2023: 2360246 · the removal of, withdrawn or invalid2021: 218 · garden room, approved

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

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

  1. 2026
    2560878 · attic or dormer · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2025
    2560843 · attic or dormer · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2025
    2560821 · attic or dormer · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  4. 2024
    2360351 · alterations · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  5. 2023
    2360270 · the removal of · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  6. 2023
    2360246 · the removal of · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  7. 2021
    218 · garden room · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building (1 - 2 Claremont Terrace)
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 buildingOn this site 1 - 2 Claremont Terrace
Heritage inventory20 within 100 m house; Bayview
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 (747 m); Bray Chemicals Ltd. (884 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings169Altona 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 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
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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
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
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
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
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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?

This is a protected building: almost any change, inside or out, needs permission.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 87–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 61% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear65 decided · more info asked 26%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey rear35 decided · more info asked 20%
89% · council 91%
Two-storey side14 decided · more info asked 36%
93% · council 93%
Single-storey side21 decided · more info asked 19%
95% · council 97%
Attic or dormer91 decided · more info asked 27%
87% · council 92%
First-floor47 decided · more info asked 34%
91% · council 90%
Garage conversion15 decided · more info asked 27%
100% · council 91%
Porch or front17 decided · more info asked 24%
94% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site36 decided · more info asked 39%
61% · 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 · 341 nearby, 3,529 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear11—
Single-storey rear11—
Two-storey rear11—

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2560902 · driveway · refused 22 Dec 2025 · 91 m
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 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 55 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 105 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 162 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 46–53 (n=268)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 105 days (n=97)105 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 162 days after permission (n=134)162 days after permissionSigned off202 days after the start, for the few who file. 52% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated365 decided home extensions, 135 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

16 of 45 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 41 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed45 decided
16 became permissions
Approvals appealed41 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 1 in the last 12 months
  • 500146 Granted with conditions · 4 Florence Terrace , Florance Road , Bray, Co. Wicklow · 317 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 Sidmonton Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedRefusedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 1Mizpah, Florence Road 2660887No decision yet · 320 m
  2. 2Fatima House, Quinsborough Road 2660857No decision yet · 419 m
  3. 35 Albert Avenue 21470Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 205 m
  4. 458 Strand Road, Bray 16/1402Building site that stopped · 278 m
  5. 57 Trafalgar Terrace, Meath Road 2560902Refused · 91 m
  6. 6Strand Road, Bray 25/60828Building started · 157 m
  7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 318 m
  8. 85 Claremount Terrace, Meath Road 2560878Approved with conditions · 4 m
  9. 92A Albert Avenue, Bray 25324Approved with conditions · 134 m
  10. 101 Grattan Terrace, Galtrim Road 2660672Approved with conditions · 146 m
  11. 11No. 1 West View Terrace, Adelaide Road 26104No decision yet · 214 m
  12. 12Roof Level of the Aquarium Building, Strand Road 2561060Refused · 226 m
  13. 13Cliftonville, Sidmonton Road 2560918Approved with conditions · 228 m
  14. 149 Galtrim Road, Bray 2561051Approved with conditions · 236 m
  15. 152 Albert Walk, Bray 2660544Approved with conditions · 265 m
Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 156 permissions since 2016, 38 show a start notice and 13 have a completion certificate.

199 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 150 approved, 49 refused. After appeals: 156 approved. Of those: 13 signed off, 13 built with the owner's opt-out, 12 started, 66 with no start notice found, 52 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT150: lodged → approved49: lodged → refused149: approved → approved41: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal7 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal66: approved → no start notice found13: approved → built, owner opted out12: approved → started, not signed off13: approved → signed off52: approved → ran out199 lodged199 lodged150 approved150 approved49 refused49 refused156 approved156 approved42 refused42 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn66 no start notice found66 no start notice found13 built, owner opted out13 built, owner opted out12 started, not signed off12 started, not signed off13 signed off13 signed off52 ran out52 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.

Measured199 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 28 Oct 2026.

2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-28 2660857: application received — planning application for permission for amendments to previously approved grant of planning permission (An Bord Pleanála; 2026-11-06 2660887: application received — modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window openings, the constructitoday21 Oct26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov2660857: application received — planning application for permission for amendments to previously approved grant of planning permission (An Bord Pleanála · 419 m away · 2026-10-282660887: application received — modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window openings, the constructi · 320 m away · 2026-11-06
Comments close
  • Comments close 28 Oct 202612 days left
    22660857 · application received — planning application for permission for amendments to previously approved grant of planning…
    €20 to the council · 419 m away
  • Comments close 6 Nov 202621 days left
    12660887 · application received — modifications to the front and side (east) elevations, including alterations to existing window…
    €20 to the council · 320 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 205 m away were approved Nov 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2026. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off. DART+ Coastal South is planned 60 m away.

58 Strand Road, Bray · 39 homes: 39 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off; 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)2018201920202021202220232024202520262027202858 Strand Road, Bray · 39 homes278 m · 16/140239 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off39 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off5 Albert Avenue · 33 homes205 m · 2147033 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 202633 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026DART+ Coastal South, DART+…60 m · plannedproposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)DART+ Coastal South, Bray…234 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

  • 458 Strand Road, Bray · 39 homes, started Sep 2018, never signed off · 278 m

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

  • 5 Albert Avenue · 33 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026 · 205 m

Empty land zoned for homes 1

  • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 318 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 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 14 and 30 a year; busiest 2018. 75% of decisions were approvals.

2017: 17, 2018: 30, 2019: 22, 2020: 20, 2021: 21, 2022: 25, 2023: 14, 2024: 20, 2025: 25, 2026: 501020302017: 11 approved2017: 6 refused17’17*2018: 23 approved2018: 7 refused30’182019: 16 approved2019: 6 refused22’192020: 16 approved2020: 4 refused20’202021: 19 approved2021: 2 refused21’212022: 19 approved2022: 6 refused25’222023: 11 approved2023: 3 refused14’232024: 13 approved2024: 7 refused20’242025: 17 approved2025: 8 refused25’252026: 5 approved5’26*
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

  • 2Fatima House , Quinsborough Road , Bray comments close 28 Oct 2026
    planning application for permission for amendments to previously approved grant of planning permission (An…
    266085723 Sept 2026419 m
  • 1Mizpah , 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 2026320 m
Every application within 500 m 22 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 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 6 in the last 12 months
1 signed off as finished1 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
  • 6Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98CA32 · 31 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60828 · 157 m
  • Sidmonton Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 RD73 · 15 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560918 · 253 m
  • Unit 2, Dargan Hall, Bray, Wicklow, A98 A0X8 · 24 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 2560641 · 279 m
  • 69 Meath Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98RK06 · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560265 · 407 m
  • Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow · 7 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 22/232 · 184 m
  • Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 R8X9 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60477 · 226 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 33 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

Developments within 1.0 km

SchemeHomesProgressDistance
Bray Golf Club Lands——837 m
c. 9.37 hectare site at the former Bray Golf Club Lands off——837 m

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Clare Elizabeth Creche · Crèche25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate374 m
Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche8 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate456 m
LMNO Childcare Ltd · Crèche11 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate731 m
Cuala Montessori · Crèche28 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate827 m
Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche20 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate876 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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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
Here1,117
Council middle0
Homes started
Here393
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 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

Bus
165 m
Victoria Avenue · L14 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
Planned
60 m
DART+ Coastal South, DART+ Coastal South: Bray (Daly) - Greystones
Radon
1 in 20
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Flood
Within 500 m
OPW flood map area, not beside the house
Nearest school
594 m
Cronan Naofa NS, 388 pupils
Homes sold nearby
32
in 3 years (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • Cronan Naofa NS · primary · 388 pupils · 594 m
  • Scoil Padraig Naofa · primary · 680 pupils · 655 m
  • Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh · primary · 166 pupils · 684 m
  • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 747 pupils · 696 m
  • Marino School N.S. · primary · 47 pupils · 849 m

Stops 33

  • Victoria Avenue · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 165 m
  • Strand Road · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 174 m
  • Bray (Daly) · DART, Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort, Dublin - Maynooth · 9/hour at peak · 234 m
  • Bray Station · L12 · 3/hour at peak · 293 m
  • Bray Station · 45A, 45B, 84n, L14 · 8/hour at peak · 317 m
  • Bray Station · 131 · 1/hour at peak · 333 m
  • Bray Station · L1, L2 · 4/hour at peak · 359 m
  • Bray Station · L15 · 1/hour at peak · 376 m

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

  • Cronan Naofa NS · 594 m-1% pupils (388)
  • Scoil Padraig Naofa · 655 m-4.9% pupils (680) · temporary classrooms 2026, no decision yet
  • Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh · 684 m-11.7% pupils (166) · temporary classrooms 2026, no decision yet
  • Loreto Secondary School · 696 m+1.6% pupils (747) · temporary classrooms 2026, no decision yet
  • Marino School N.S. · 849 m-9.6% pupils (47)

Public land

  • Health Service Executive · 0.13 ha · 224 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
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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. Attic or dormer (2560878) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
    Seller · solicitor
  2. Alterations (2360351): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
    Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
    Seller · solicitor
  3. Garden room (218) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
    Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
    Seller · solicitor
  4. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
    Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
    Council
  5. 33 homes approved 205 m away (5 Albert Avenue), not started: what is planned?
    Ask for: The planning file for 21470.
    Council
  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
  • 7 applications on this site; latest 2560878, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; no vacant land tax.
  • 3 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
  • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for driveway (2025).
  • 33 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 33 at 5 Albert Avenue.
  • Seymour Road (bus 45A, 45B) 451 m away: 16 an hour at morning peak; 52 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal South 60 m away, proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour).
  • 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 11 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.
  • 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.
Sources and licences 32
SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.09 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public16 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie—© the publisher16 Oct 2026
cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public16 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence16 Oct 2026
data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
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, 04:44 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.