Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 10:29

Saint Patrick's Square

53.20679, -6.11368

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 341 homes approved 372 m away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=178 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–53 3open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–23 Nov 370homes approved nearby, not startednearest 73 m · 2460793

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it

1 in 10

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Flood zone (development plan) · Zone A: highest risk

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

Monument zone2 within 100 m Cross-slab, Bray; Castle - tower house, Little Bray

Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, 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 Chemicals Ltd. (254 m); Nypro Limited (482 m); Bray (698 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 m	Count	For example
Licensed industrial sites	2	Bray Chemicals Ltd.; Nypro Limited
Heritage inventory buildings	25	Bray Courthouse; Ledwidge Brothers
Radon grid squares	3
Monuments	10	Ritual site - holy well; R149151

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: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 6 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (NIFM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:21	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
EPA licensed sites	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
OPW flood maps (NIFM)	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open

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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open

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: 75–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 69% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear36 decided · more info asked 22%

97% · council 95%

Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 12%

75% · council 90%

Attic or dormer41 decided · more info asked 27%

85% · council 92%

First-floor19 decided · more info asked 26%

100% · council 92%

Porch or front13 decided · more info asked 23%

92% · council 93%

New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 38%

69% · 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 · 141 nearby, 2,002 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
First-floor	1	1	—
Other	1	1	—

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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open

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 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated178 decided home extensions, 54 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

7 of 19 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 25 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed19 decided

7 became permissions

Approvals appealed25 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 2 in the last 12 months

501974 Pending · Site of c. 0.3 ha at Riverside Works , Bray , Co. Wicklow · 264 m
500684 Granted with conditions · Dunville, Upper Dargle Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow · 350 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	27 Oct 2026, 23:11	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Saint Patrick's Square with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved

12 Hawthorn Road, Bray 2660934No decision yet · 327 m
2Abhaile, 19 Herbert Road 26211No decision yet · 415 m
3Bray Motors, Corke abbey avenue D26A/0725/WEBNo decision yet · 443 m
4No. 2 Westbourne Terrace, Quinsborough Road 2660748Refused · 405 m
51 Quinsborough Road, Bray 2660757Approved with conditions · 405 m
6Everest Centre site 2460793Approved, no sign building has started · 73 m
7Former Bray Golf Course Lands 2560207Approved, no sign building has started · 372 m
81.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 44 m
90.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 263 m
100.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 286 m
110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 497 m
12Unit 1 (Rear of 1 Fairview Terrace), Bray 2660670Approved with conditions · 46 m
1310 Upper Dargle Road, Bray 25333Approved with conditions · 194 m
1411 Upper Dargle Road, Bray 2660229Approved with conditions · 199 m
15Lidl, Industrial Yarns Complex D26A/0006/WEBApproved · 223 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 129 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

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.

Measured155 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

6 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends

Time to appeal ends 29 Oct 20261 day left
42660748 · REFUSED — (1) Removal of existing rear garden storage building along the east boundary; (2) Converting the existing…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 405 m away
Comments close 2 Nov 20265 days left
3D26A/0725/WEB · application received — The development will consist of retention permission for an attic conversion wi
€20 to the council · 443 m away
Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202613 days left
52660757 · CONDITIONAL — the change of use from retail to a residential use at first floor and part ground floor, the residential…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 405 m away
Comments close 19 Nov 202622 days left
226211 · application received — alterations to front paved area and widening of existing entrance to provide additional off…
€20 to the council · 415 m away
Comments close 23 Nov 202626 days left
12660934 · application received — the conversion of the existing attic space, complete with new dormer structure & windows to the…
€20 to the council · 327 m away
Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 25 Nov 202628 days left
Grant permission
53 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

341 homes 372 m away were approved Sept 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031. BusConnects Core Bus Corridors is planned 134 m away.

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 6 within 500 m

Approved, not started 2

Everest Centre site · 29 homes approved Mar 2025, not started · 73 m
Former Bray Golf Course Lands · 341 homes approved Sep 2025, not started · 372 m

Empty land zoned for homes 4

81.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 44 m
90.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 263 m
100.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 286 m
110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 497 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 22 and 29 a year; busiest 2025. 86% of decisions were approvals.

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

3Bray Motors, Corke abbey avenue, Bray, Co. Dublin, A98DT89 comments close 2 Nov 2026
Retention permission for an attic conversion with 4 rooflights to the rear of th
D26A/0725/WEB28 Sept 2026443 m
2Abhaile , 19 Herbert Road , Bray comments close 19 Nov 2026
alterations to front paved area and widening of existing entrance to provide additional off street parking
2621115 Oct 2026415 m
12 Hawthorn Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow comments close 23 Nov 2026
the conversion of the existing attic space, complete with new dormer structure & windows to the rear, removal…
266093418 Oct 2026327 m

Every application within 500 m 39 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

2 Hawthorn Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
the conversion of the existing attic space, complete with new dormer structure & windows to the rear, removal…
266092715 Oct 2026326 m
2 Hawthorn Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
conversion of the existing attic space, complete with new dormer structure & windows to the rear, removal of…
26608966 Oct 2026326 m
''Abhaile'' , No. 19 Herbert Rd , Bray Withdrawn or not valid
alterations to front paved area to provide additional off street car parking
262052 Oct 2026415 m
Arc Leisure Limited Bray Central , Main Street , Bray No decision yet
the installation of 5NO. new illuminated signs surrounding the Bray Central development relating to the new…
266082110 Sept 2026421 m
8 Quinsborough Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
section 254 licence - scaffolding
261777 Oct 2026461 m
Bray Central , Main Street , Bray Withdrawn or not valid
the installation of 5no. new illuminated signs surrounding the Bray Central development relating to the new…
266076126 Aug 2026422 m
51 Quinsborough Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
the change of use from retail to a residential use at first floor and part ground floor, the residential unit…
266075713 Oct 2026405 m
4No. 2 Westbourne Terrace , Quinsborough Road , Bray Co. Wicklow Refused
(1) Removal of existing rear garden storage building along the east boundary; (2) Converting the existing…
26607481 Oct 2026405 m
CSP Gym 34 Ardee Street , Bray Commons , Bray Co. Wicklow No decision yet
17sq.m coffee/acai bar sited within the existing gym facility at ground floor
266072718 Aug 2026253 m
Bray Central , Main Street , Bray Withdrawn or not valid
installation of 5no. new illuminated signs surrounding the Bray central development relating to the new…
266072113 Aug 2026436 m
2 Belton Terrace , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 2655) the addendums will be as follows; changing the…
266069618 Sept 2026254 m
2 Belton Terrace , Bray , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 2655) the addendums will be as follows; changing the…
266067531 Jul 2026253 m
12Unit 1 (Rear of 1 Fairview Terrace) , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
demolition of existing commercial workshop measuring 66.5 sq. m. and construction of replacement workshop on…
266067015 Sept 202646 m
2 Belton Terrace , Bray , Co Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 26/55) single storey extension (22.2sqm) to the rear of…
266065224 Jul 2026254 m
Marian Villa , Upper Dargle Road , Bray Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
a porch and a two storey extension to the front of existing dwelling
266063025 Aug 2026295 m
Marian Villa , Upper Dargle Road , Bray Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
a porch and a two storey extension to the front of existing dwelling
26606075 Jul 2026301 m
The Royal Hotel , Main Street , Bray Approved with conditions
1) external insulation & render system sustainability upgrade and all ancillary works
26605496 Aug 2026361 m
No. 2 Westbourne Terrace , Quinsborough Road , Bray Approved with conditions
(1) the material change of use of the existing retail unit to use as a café; (2) new external signage and…
266049115 Jul 2026413 m
Rosebank , Herbert Road , Bray Approved with conditions
change of use from Offices on two levels to a 5 bedroom house on two levels. The ground floor entry level…
26604428 Jul 20261 homes318 m
10 Galtrim Park , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
change of design from that previously granted under planning ref. no 23560, consisting of proposed composite…
266041025 Jun 2026435 m
Stoneen , Galtrim Park , Bray Approved with conditions
two storey extension to the rear of the existing house, a first floor extension over the existing single…
266033215 Jul 2026445 m
Purcell Lane , Bray , Co. Wicklow No decision yet
removal of existing buildings on-site. The construction of a 3-storey apartment building comprising 12 no.…
266029414 Apr 2026488 m
Stoneen , Bray , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not valid
two storey extension to the rear of the existing house, a first floor extension over the existing single…
26602819 Apr 2026444 m
Colliers Funeral Directors , Old Connaught Avenue , Bray Approved with conditions
1. construction of a new single-story extension to the western elevation of the existing building. 2. the…
266023615 May 2026429 m
1411 Upper Dargle Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
rear first floor extension of 10.5 square metres above the existing annexe along with associated site works
266022918 May 2026199 m
04 Quinsborough Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
alterations to a previously granted planning application – Planning Ref. No. 2460206 (A change of use of the…
26601958 Jul 2026434 m
2 Belton Terrace , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
single storey extension (22.2 sqm) to the rear of the existing mid-terrace house and all associated works
265528 Apr 2026254 m
4 Quinsborough Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
section 254 licence - hoarding
264516 Apr 2026434 m
The Coach House , Mount Herbert Herbert Road , Bray No decision yet
alterations and extensions to existing two storey house at The Coach House, Mount Herbert, Herbert Road,…
266012723 Feb 2026487 m
Saint Bricin’s , Herbert Road , Bray Approved with conditions
1. change of use of a two-storey ‘protected structure’ from current office use, back into residential use. 2.…
266001317 Feb 2026308 m
15Lidl, Industrial Yarns Complex, Dublin Road, Cork Little, Bray, Dublin, A98F3A8 Approved
Permission for the development will consist of: 1) The extension of the building
D26A/0006/WEB27 Feb 2026223 m
17 St. Kevin's Square , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
provision of a new first floor extension to the rear of the existing house and the provision of a new roof to…
256098413 Mar 2026472 m
1a Raverty Villas , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
provision of a new dormer to the existing attic storey and the provision of a new window to the side elevation
256095118 Jan 2026349 m
1310 Upper Dargle Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditions
section 254 licence - scaffolding
253337 Jan 2026194 m
Site of c. 0.3 ha at Riverside Works , Bray , Co. Wicklow Refused
demolition of an existing dilapidated warehouse totalling c.291sqm and ancillary walls throughout the site,…
256094229 Jul 2026264 m
Dunville , Upper Dargle Road , Bray Approved with conditions
removal of substandard rear extension at ground and first floor level, and replacement with new rear…
25609217 Jan 2026350 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open

Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months

5 not signed off5 no sign-off needed

4 Quinsborough Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 XH63 · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660195 · 442 m
Castle Street, Bray, Wicklow, A98K290 · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2655 · 265 m
Main Street Central, Bray, Wicklow, A98 H9X5 · 4 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 454 m
1A Raverty Villas, Bray, Wicklow, A98 R970 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60951 · 356 m
Mill Lane, Bray, Wicklow · 11 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PL REF. 23238 & APPEAL REF. 2560433 · 307 m
52 James Connolly Square, Bray, Wicklow, A98 DT93 · 3 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60454 · 480 m
66F-66J Upper Dargle Road & Green Park Road, Bray, Wicklow, n/a · 21 Dec 2025 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 363 m
4 Saint Peters Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 TN12 · 15 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60093 · 361 m
Herbert Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 V8X7 · 1 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60298 · 371 m
27 Dublin Road, Bray, Wicklow, A98 NP49 · 20 Nov 2025 · 3 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 276 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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open

Homes coming 370 not started

7Former Bray Golf Course Lands · 341 homes · not started · runs out 29 Sept 2031 · 372 m
Seapoint Road · 54 homes · building started · 458 m
6Everest Centre site · 29 homes · not started · runs out 24 Mar 2030 · 73 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
c. 9.37 hectare site at the former Bray Golf Club Lands off	—	—	70 m
Bray Golf Club Lands	—	—	148 m
Old Connaught Avenue	—	—	655 m
Former Bray Golf Club Lands	159	—	678 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Hollyoaks Montessori Pre- school · Crèche	6 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	259 m
LMNO Childcare Ltd · Crèche	11 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	518 m
Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche	20 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	520 m
Little Rascals Creche · Crèche	26 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	650 m
Little Bunnies Montessori · Crèche	8 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	700 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	21 Oct 2026, 23:37	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.

Homes approved

Here1,115

Council middle0

Homes started

Here215

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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 02:21	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

50% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 34% owner-occupied (council 71%).

Homes built before 1971

50% · council 26%

Homes built since 2001

35% · council 32%

Owner-occupied

34% · council 71%

Rented

62% · council 24%

Children under 15

15% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

11% · council 15%

Households with 2+ cars

14% · council 48%

Work mainly from home

12% · council 14%

This small area (272 people)Wicklow

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257080007

Road noise

55–59 dB

day–night average (EPA 2022)

Bus

56 m

Castle Street · 45A, 45B, 84n · busiest stop within 500 m: 16 an hour at peak

Planned

134 m

BusConnects Core Bus Corridors, City to Bray

Radon

1 in 10

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Yes

OPW flood map area within 100 m

Nearest school

197 m

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School, 324 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 324 pupils · 197 m
St. Peter's Primary School · primary · 156 pupils · 261 m
Ravenswell Primary School · primary · 468 pupils · 361 m
Coláiste Raithín · postprimary · 326 pupils · 509 m
Scoil Padraig Naofa · primary · 680 pupils · 829 m
Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh · primary · 166 pupils · 877 m
Cronan Naofa NS · primary · 388 pupils · 946 m
Marino School N.S. · primary · 47 pupils · 984 m

Stops 39

Castle Street · 45A, 45B, 84n, E1, L14, L15 · 12/hour at peak · 56 m
Upper Dargle Road · L15 · 1/hour at peak · 67 m
Sunnybank Court · L15 · 1/hour at peak · 75 m
St Cronan's Road · 45A, 45B, E1, L14, L15 · 15/hour at peak · 91 m
Dwyer Park · 45A, 45B, 84n, E1, L14, L15 · 12/hour at peak · 146 m
Roseville Court · 45A, 45B, E1, L14 · 14/hour at peak · 187 m
St Peter's Church · E1, L14 · 8/hour at peak · 304 m
Cornerstone Church · 45A, 45B, E1, L14, L15 · 16/hour at peak · 349 m

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

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School · 197 m-0.3% pupils (324)
St. Peter's Primary School · 261 m+0.6% pupils (156)
Ravenswell Primary School · 361 m+1.3% pupils (468)
Coláiste Raithín · 509 m-4.7% pupils (326)
Scoil Padraig Naofa · 829 m-4.9% pupils (680) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh · 877 m-11.7% pupils (166) · temporary classrooms 2026, approved with conditions

Public land

Wicklow County Council · 0.46 ha · 346 m
Wicklow County Council · 0.12 ha · 351 m
An Post · 0.15 ha · 414 m
Wicklow County Council · 0.4 ha · 423 m
Bray Town Council · 0.38 ha · 464 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026, 04:50	open
Council consultation portals	Public	28 Oct 2026, 00:59	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	28 Oct 2026, 02:10	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

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
Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Insurer
High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
29 homes approved 73 m away (Everest Centre site), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 2460793.
Council
Application 327 m away open for comments until 23 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Little Bray
Electoral division: Bray No. 1
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; high radon area.
Inside Flood Zone A on the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
6 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 4 empty zoned plots.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Nov 2026.
370 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 341 at Former Bray Golf Course Lands.
Florence Road (bus 45A, 45B) 485 m away: 16 an hour at morning peak; 126 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 134 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 62% rent (council 24%); 9% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 2001–2010; 35% drive to work (council 58%); population up 2% since 2016.

What the terms mean 7 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.
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.

Sources and licences 33

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
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.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com	Office of Public Works	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	28 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	27 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.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
services.arcgis.com	—	CC BY 4.0	—
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	28 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	25 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 28 Oct 2026, 10:29 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.

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