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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 11:32

Balkill Park, Howth, Howth

53.38125, -6.06978

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Most home extensions nearby get approved (88%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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88%of home extensions approved nearbyn=113 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–541open for comments nearbyclose 25 Nov

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 50 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 6 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Balkill ParkBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2022: 1 file on Balkill Park2023: 3 files on Balkill Park2024: 1 file on Balkill Park2025: 2 files on Balkill Park2026: 2 files on Balkill Park9 files

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 5
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

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.

the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029

Radon1 in 5 homes have high radon (EPA)

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: licence W0312 (920 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas2Howth Historic Core ACA; Howth - St. Nessan's Tce, St. Peter's Tce, Seaview Tce & The Haggard ACA
Natural heritage areas1Howth Head
Heritage inventory buildings2Howth National School; Bracken Hall
Radon grid squares5
EU nature sites1Howth Head SAC
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), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 70–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 50% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear19 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 92%
Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 20%
70% · council 81%
Attic or dormer22 decided · more info asked 36%
91% · council 92%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 20%
90% · council 86%
New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 25%
50% · council 53%
Approved nearbyFingal 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 · 77 nearby, 2,483 council-wide

Figure 3

Balkill Park, file by file since 2022

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved.

9 planning files on Balkill Park since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 30 · 2022 · side · approved · F22A/0273No. 5 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F23A/0223No. 19 · 2025 · first-floor · approved · F25A/0565ENo. 1A · 2026 · rear · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0047ENo. 1A · 2026 · rear · approved · F26A/0520EPorches, roofs, otherNo. 2 · 2023 · other work · refused · F23A/0096No. 2 · 2023 · other work · approved · F23A/0621No. 15 · 2024 · other work · approved · F24A/0611ENo. 78 · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/0670New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

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

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2022–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

2 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear21—
First-floor11—

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 92 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 153 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +190 days; Building starts: 232 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 47–54 (n=90)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 153 days (n=9)153 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 190 days (n=40, all appeals within 1.5 km)+190 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 232 days after permission (n=56)232 days after permissionSigned off53% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated113 decided home extensions, 57 start notices, 40 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    10 of 21 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 20 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed21 decided
    10 became permissions
    Approvals appealed20 decided
    2 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

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 500428 Refused · 30 Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 P8K7 · 388 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Balkill Park, Howth, Howth with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 1Seaward, 8 Balkill Road F26A/0936ENo decision yet · 294 m
    2. 219 Balkill Park, Dublin F25A/0565EBuilding started · 96 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 377 m
    4. 465 Balkhill Park, Howth F26A/0297EApproved · 77 m
    5. 5No. 1 and 1a Balkill Park, Howth F26A/0520EApproved · 165 m
    6. 648 Saint Peter’s Terrace, Howth F26A/0745ENo decision yet · 273 m
    7. 73 Dungriffin Villas, Howth F26A/0789ENo decision yet · 366 m
    8. 87 Dungriffin Villas, Howth F26A/0532EApproved · 393 m
    9. 971 Grace O'Malley Road, Howth F26A/0268No decision yet · 399 m
    10. 10No59 Thormanby Lawns, Howth F26A/0049ERefused · 459 m
    11. 1159 Thormanby Lawns, Howth F26A/0680ENo decision yet · 460 m
    12. 1238 Thormanby Lawns, Howth F26A/0288EApproved · 464 m
    13. 13No. 6 St. Lawrence Terrace, Howth F26A/0851ENo decision yet · 481 m
    14. 14Rear of 'Sound View' Tuckett's Lane, Howth F26A/0651ENo decision yet · 494 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 63 permissions since 2016, 29 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    84 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 61 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 63 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 16 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 30 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT61: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused7: lodged → withdrawn or invalid7: lodged → undecided61: approved → approved7: refused → refused7: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn7: undecided → undecided2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal30: approved → no start notice found16: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → ran out84 lodged84 lodged61 approved61 approved9 refused9 refused7 withdrawn or invalid7 withdrawn or invalid7 undecided7 undecided63 approved63 approved7 refused7 refused7 withdrawn7 withdrawn7 undecided7 undecided30 no start notice found30 no start notice found16 built, owner opted out16 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 started, not signed off4 ran out4 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.

    Measured84 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 25 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-25 F26A/0936E: application received — Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level, five-bedroom, detached house comtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecF26A/0936E: application received — Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level, five-bedroom, detached house com · 294 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments close
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202624 days left
      1F26A/0936E · application received — Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level,…
      €20 to the council · 294 m away

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

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 377 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 17 a year; busiest 2025. 87% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 16, 2022: 13, 2023: 14, 2024: 10, 2025: 17, 2026: 14051015202021: 12 approved2021: 3 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid16’21*2022: 13 approved13’222023: 11 approved2023: 3 refused14’232024: 9 approved2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid10’242025: 12 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid17’252026: 4 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 2 withdrawn or invalid2026: 7 undecided14’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 14 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
    7 no sign-off needed
    • 219 Balkill Park, Dublin, D13 PN29 · 10 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0565E · 96 m
    • 5 The Haggard, Dublin, D13 K658 · 17 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F24A/0192 · 353 m
    • 46 Grace O'Malley Drive, Dublin, Fingal, D13 CX46 · 5 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0701E · 231 m
    • 15 Grace O'Malley Drive, Dublin, Fingal, D13 F292 · 2 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0246E · 387 m
    • 78 Balkill Park, Dublin, Fingal, D13 T925 · 3 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0670 · 128 m
    • 21 Grace O'Malley Road, Dublin, Fingal, D13 YT95 · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F24A/1032E · 491 m
    • 2 Balkill Park, Dublin, Fingal, D13 EY97 · 29 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0108E · 179 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Graymount3232 being built (2026-Q2)515 m
    60 Main Street3636 not started (2026-Q2)561 m
    Balscadden Road——591 m
    Somerville House27no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)879 m
    Lands at Kitestown Road and Thormanb24no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)910 m
    Howth Road512512 built (2025-Q4)916 m
    Deer Park162—983 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bracken Hill Nursery School · Crèche20 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate655 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here36
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here247
    Council middle3
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    23% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 94% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    23% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    8% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    94% · council 67%
    Rented
    5% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    51% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    17% · council 12%
    This small area (225 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267095016

    Bus
    525 m
    Howth Church · 6, H3
    Radon
    1 in 5
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    355 m
    Scoil Mhuire Mxd, 349 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    15
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Mhuire Mxd · primary · 349 pupils · 355 m

    Stops 16

    • Howth Church · 6, H3 · 3/hour at peak · 525 m
    • Main Street Howth · 6, H3 · 3/hour at peak · 601 m
    • Main Street Howth · 6, H3 · 3/hour at peak · 610 m
    • Thormanby Lawns · 6, H3 · 3/hour at peak · 678 m
    • Thormanby Lawns · 6, H3 · 4/hour at peak · 711 m
    • Howth Abbey · 6, H3 · 3/hour at peak · 759 m
    • Howth Harbour · 6, H3 · 4/hour at peak · 770 m

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

    • Scoil Mhuire Mxd · 354 m-3.6% pupils (349)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.36 ha · 10 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.13 ha · 22 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.17 ha · 118 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.1 ha · 202 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.21 ha · 202 m
    • Fingal County Council · 1.83 ha · 204 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    2. Application 294 m away open for comments until 25 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 96 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for F25A/0565E.
      Agent · council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Howth
    Electoral division
    Howth
    Electoral area
    Howth-Malahide
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 25 Nov 2026.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Howth Church, 525 m away (3 an hour).
    • Inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone D.
    • Here (2022 census): 94% owner-occupied (council 67%); 11% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1971–1980; 45% drive to work (council 52%); population up 1% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were rear extensions.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    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 32
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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 4.01 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (ACAs)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 1 Nov 2026, 11:32 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.