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Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:16

31 Linn Bhuí, Knocknacarra

53.27690, -9.09967

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Most home extensions nearby get approved (85%).

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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202185%of home extensions approved nearbyn=82 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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 51 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1955: 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 1991–2000. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 21134 · new house, 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. 2021
    21134 · new house · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  • 15 Nov 2021 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished nov 2023
On this site
R3
Zoning · Rural cluster
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

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

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 13 on the draft 2027 map; 13 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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: 77–87% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 0%
77% · council 94%
Attic or dormer15 decided · more info asked 13%
87% · council 88%
New house in a garden or site28 decided · more info asked 39%
86% · council 85%
Approved nearbyGalway 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 · 56 nearby, 386 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear11—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 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 51 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 139 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 172 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–55 (n=63)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 139 days (n=19)139 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 172 days after permission (n=20)172 days after permissionSigned off70% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated82 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    4 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 19 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed7 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed19 decided
    0 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
    • 501977 Pending · Mincloon, Rahoon road, Galway City · 384 m
    • 501542 Open · Rahoon Road Mincloon , Rahoon , Galway · 178 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 31 Linn Bhuí, Knocknacarra with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Rahoon Road Mincloon, Rahoon 501542Appeal: open · 178 m
    2. 20.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    3. 30.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 108 m
    4. 4Mincloon, Rahoon Road 2360172Building started · 110 m
    5. 50.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 258 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 272 m
    7. 75.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 340 m
    8. 81.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 456 m
    9. 9Site no. 2, Mincloon 2613No decision yet · 128 m
    10. 10Mincloon, Rahoon 2660190Approved with conditions · 218 m
    11. 11Mincloon, Rahoon 2560390Approved with conditions · 317 m
    12. 12Mincloon, Rahoon road 2560375Approved with conditions · 384 m
    13. 13Keeraun and Mincloon, Rahoon 2660043No decision yet · 457 m
    14. 14Units 3 and 4 Gateway Shopping Park, Western Distributor Road 2660313Approved with conditions · 490 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 30 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    31 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 29 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 30 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 19 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT29: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused29: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal19: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out31 lodged31 lodged29 approved29 approved2 refused2 refused30 approved30 approved1 refused1 refused19 no start notice found19 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off2 ran out2 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.

    Measured31 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 20.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
      • 30.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 108 m
      • 50.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 258 m
      • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 272 m
      • 75.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 340 m
      • 81.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 456 m
      • 1.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 463 m
      • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 464 m
      • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 465 m
      • 20.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 94% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 9, 2022: 4, 2023: 6, 2024: 3, 2025: 7, 2026: 205102021: 9 approved9’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 5 approved2023: 1 refused6’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 refused7’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 8 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 finished2 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
      • 21 Bóthar an Chlaí Bháin, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 YTH2 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 495 m
      • 4Mincloon, Rahoon Road, Galway · 21 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360172 · 110 m
      • Western Distributor Road, Galway, H91 1F80 · 8 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 476 m
      • Bóthar Stiofáin, Galway · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460182 · 456 m
      • Unit 3 & 4 at Gateway Retail Park, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 E6HW · 16 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 373 m
      • Block A , Galway West Business Park, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 WP22 · 26 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60113 · 307 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 0 not started
      • 12Mincloon · 48 homes · under appeal · runs out 31 Jul 2031 · 430 m
      • Rahoon Road Mincloon · 12 homes · under appeal · runs out 28 May 2031 · 202 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

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Sonas Early Years Centre · Crèche18 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate358 m
      Sonas Early Learning Centre · Crèche24 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate358 m
      Play Together Plus · Crèche11 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate614 m
      Teddy House · Crèche19 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate614 m
      Teddyhouse Childcare · Crèche20 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate614 m
      Little Wonders Creche & Montessori · Crèche21 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate637 m
      Galway Steiner Kindergarten CLG · Crèche19 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate641 m
      Sonas Early Learning Centre · Crèche13 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate983 m
      How we work this out
      Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
      Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      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 Galway City Council.
      Homes approved
      Here198
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here487
      Council middle34
      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 8

      This street block against the council

      2% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 72% owner-occupied (council 46%).

      Homes built before 1971
      2% · council 17%
      Homes built since 2001
      33% · council 31%
      Owner-occupied
      72% · council 46%
      Rented
      23% · council 47%
      Children under 15
      24% · council 15%
      Aged 65 and over
      6% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      53% · council 29%
      Work mainly from home
      15% · council 11%
      This small area (426 people)Galway

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068003035

      Bus
      226 m
      Linn Bheag · 411 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      480 m
      Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh, 643 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · primary · 643 pupils · 480 m

      Stops 24

      • Linn Bheag · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 226 m
      • Rosan Glas · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 363 m
      • Mincloon · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 404 m
      • Rosan Glas · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 490 m
      • Gateway Shop Pk · 405 · 3/hour at peak · 560 m
      • Slí na Craoibhe · 411 · 1/hour at peak · 570 m
      • Gort Greine · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 579 m
      • Gort Greine · 411 · 2/hour at peak · 580 m

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

      • Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh · 479 m-0.9% pupils (643)
      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. New house (21134) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
        Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
        Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
        Solicitor
      3. 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

      Electoral division
      Barna
      Electoral area
      Galway City West
      Council
      Galway City Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 21134, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
      • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • Linn Bheag (bus 411) 226 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 72% owner-occupied (council 46%); 3% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1991–2000; 55% drive to work (council 47%); population up 9% since 2016.
      • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 36 in the last year, 44 three years before.
      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.
      • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
      • 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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      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 4.030 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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      cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:16 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.