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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 16:36

Howth Road, Howth Demesne

53.38994, -6.08456

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2015. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). A building site 357 m away stopped before it was finished.

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4planning files on this houselatest 201589%of home extensions approved nearbyn=233 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–540open 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. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2015.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945. 4 planning files on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Howth RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2015: F15A/0246 · work already done, approved2015: F14A/0240 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2014: F14A/0135 · construction, as a, approved2014: F13A/0405 · modifications to previously, approved2011: 2 files on Howth Road2012: 4 files on Howth Road2013: 3 files on Howth Road2014: 5 files on Howth Road2015: 7 files on Howth Road2018: 2 files on Howth Road2020: 2 files on Howth Road2022: 4 files on Howth Road2024: 1 file on Howth Road2025: 2 files on Howth Road32 files

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

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

  1. 2015
    F15A/0246 · work already done · approved 2015 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2015
    F14A/0240 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  3. 2014
    F14A/0135 · construction, as a · approved 2014 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  4. 2014
    F13A/0405 · modifications to previously · approved 2014 · built? unknown
    approvedstarted?signed off?
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 10
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.

FINGAL_DP_OWN · — – —

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

Protected building1 within 100 m The Manse
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m worker's house; Howth Presbyterian Church
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: licence W0312 (716 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Howth Castle Demesne ACA
Natural heritage areas1Baldoyle Bay
Heritage inventory buildings7Howth Lodge Hotel; worker's house
Radon grid squares3
Protected buildings7Milestone; The Manse
EU nature sites1Baldoyle Bay SAC
Monuments4Chapel; Burial ground
EU bird sites1North-West Irish Sea cSPA
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: 3 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.epa_licence, constraints.niah, constraints.radon, rps.fingal, rzlt, constraints, constraints.aca, constraints.nha, constraints.rps, constraints.sac, constraints.smr, constraints.spa · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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rps.fingalCC-BY-4.0—open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.acaCC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR)27 Sept 2026, 19:36open
constraints.nhaCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
constraints.rpsCC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR)27 Sept 2026, 19:36open
constraints.sacCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
constraints.spaCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
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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 are almost always approved here: 85–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 63% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear41 decided · more info asked 27%
93% · council 94%
Two-storey rear19 decided · more info asked 32%
95% · council 86%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer71 decided · more info asked 27%
85% · council 90%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 86%
Porch or front13 decided · more info asked 8%
92% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site19 decided · more info asked 37%
63% · council 60%
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 · 185 nearby, 4,791 council-wide

Figure 3

Howth Road, file by file since 2011

10 of 11 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 4.

32 planning files on Howth Road since 2011, by kind and decision.20112013201520172019202120232025Extensions, atticsNo. 99 · 2012 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F12A/0079No. 105 · 2012 · other extension · approved · F12B/0100No. 99 · 2013 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F13A/0083No. 97 · 2014 · single-storey rear · withdrawn or invalid · F14A/0240No. 115 · 2014 · two-storey rear · approved · F14B/0082No. 92 · 2015 · rear · approved · F14A/0361No. 97 · 2015 · single-storey rear · approved · F15A/0246No. 83 · 2015 · two-storey rear · approved · F15A/0248No. 83 · 2015 · two-storey side · refused · F15B/0067No. 125 · 2015 · garage conversion · approved · F15B/0075No. 92 · 2020 · rear · approved · F20A/0412No. 120A · 2022 · two-storey rear · approved · F22B/0248Porches, roofs, otherNo. 92 · 2011 · other work · approved · F10B/0310No number · 2011 · other work · approved · F11A/0028No. 120A · 2013 · other work · approved · F13A/0065No. 96 · 2013 · other work · approved · F13A/0405No. 96 · 2014 · other work · approved · F14A/0135No number · 2014 · other work · approved · F14A/0303No. 96 · 2014 · other work · refused · F14B/0183No. 92 · 2015 · other work · approved · F15A/0232No number · 2015 · other work · approved · F15A/0362No. 58 · 2018 · other work · refused · F18A/0506No number · 2018 · other work · approved · F18A/0703No number · 2022 · other work · approved · F22A/0046No number · 2022 · other work · approved · F22A/0090No. 103 · 2024 · other work · approved · F24A/0302No number · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/0093No number · 2025 · other work · refused · F25A/1112ENew house in a side gardenNo. 120 · 2012 · new house · approved · F12A/0099120No. 93 · 2012 · new house · approved · F12A/0288No. 58 · 2020 · new house · refused · F20A/019258No. 58 · 2022 · new house · approved · F22A/068958
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

32 files with "Howth Road" 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 · 2011–2026

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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: npad, acp · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
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    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 110 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +124 days; Building starts: 134 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–54 (n=176)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 110 days (n=21)110 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 124 days (n=62, all appeals within 1.5 km)+124 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 134 days after permission (n=129)134 days after permissionSigned off362 days after the start, for the few who file. 51% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated233 decided home extensions, 129 start notices, 62 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    14 of 25 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 38 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed25 decided
    14 became permissions
    Approvals appealed38 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 3 in the last 12 months

    2 of 2 changed the council's decision

    • 501148 Granted · Roslyn, 19 Claremont Road, Howth, D13 Y620 · 351 m report
    • 500870 Granted · Block A2 - Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Dublin 13, D13 VEY6 · 285 m report
    • 500825 Invalid · Block A2 - Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Dublin 13, D13 VEY6 · 285 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    courtsall-rights-reserved11 Oct 2026, 01:26open
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    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Howth Road, Howth Demesne with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding site that stoppedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesRefused
    1. 1Howth Road, Howth SHD/009/19Building site that stopped · 357 m
    2. 258 Howth Road, Dublin F22A/0689Building started · 72 m
    3. 30.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 187 m
    4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 241 m
    5. 5Block A2 - Claremont, Howth Road F25A/1112ERefused · 285 m
    6. 6Roslyn, 19 Claremont Road F26A/0042ERefused · 351 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 32 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    36 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 27 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 32 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 17 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT27: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused2: lodged → withdrawn or invalid27: approved → approved1: refused → refused2: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal17: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out36 lodged36 lodged27 approved27 approved7 refused7 refused2 withdrawn or invalid2 withdrawn or invalid32 approved32 approved1 refused1 refused3 withdrawn3 withdrawn17 no start notice found17 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured36 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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

      Figure 8

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

      Howth Road, Howth · 512 homes: 512 homes, started Dec 2020, never signed off202020212022202320242025202620272028Howth Road, Howth · 512 homes357 m · SHD/009/19512 homes, started Dec 2020, never signed off512 homes, started Dec 2020, never signed offtoday

      Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

      Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

      Sites that could change 3 within 500 m

      Building site that stopped 1

      Empty land zoned for homes 2

      • 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 187 m
      • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 241 m
      Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
      moderngovpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:26open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
      Figure 9

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 3 and 8 a year; busiest 2022. 79% of decisions were approvals.

      2016: 1, 2018: 3, 2020: 6, 2021: 4, 2022: 8, 2023: 4, 2024: 3, 2025: 6, 2026: 105102016: 1 approved1’16*2018: 2 approved2018: 1 refused3’182020: 4 approved2020: 2 refused6’202021: 3 approved2021: 1 refused4’212022: 8 approved8’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 2 approved2024: 1 refused3’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid6’252026: 1 refused1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 2 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
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      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
      1 signed off as finished1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
      • 258 Howth Road, Dublin, D13 W588 · 17 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F22A/0689 · 72 m
      • Deer Park, Howth Castle, Dublin, D13 TR62 · 25 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0021E · 468 m
      • Howth Road, Dublin, Fingal, D13 XV8Y · 30 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 450 m
      • Thulla Place, Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Fingal, none · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 450 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: bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
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      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      Homes coming 0 not started
      • Techrete Site · 512 homes · building started · 386 m
      • Deer Park · 162 homes · ran out · runs out 22 Sept 2026 · 268 m
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
      Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Developments within 1.0 km

      SchemeHomesProgressDistance
      Howth Road Residential Development200—100 m
      Lands Adjoining Howth Demesne Deer Park Howth——112 m
      Deer Park162—173 m
      Techrete Site/Beshoff Motors & Garden Centre——231 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_pipeline, npad · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 23:01
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      dublin_pipelineCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here17
      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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 10

      This street block against the council

      58% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 84% owner-occupied (council 67%).

      Homes built before 1971
      58% · council 11%
      Homes built since 2001
      17% · council 43%
      Owner-occupied
      84% · council 67%
      Rented
      12% · council 28%
      Children under 15
      15% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      26% · council 11%
      Households with 2+ cars
      69% · council 42%
      Work mainly from home
      22% · council 12%
      This small area (373 people)Fingal

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267095005

      Road noise
      55–59 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022) · airport noise zone D
      Bus
      40 m
      Howth Lodge · H3 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 10
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Homes sold nearby
      7
      in 3 years (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 13

        • Howth Lodge · H3 · 2/hour at peak · 40 m
        • Howth Lodge · H3 · 2/hour at peak · 129 m
        • Howth Castle · H3 · 2/hour at peak · 352 m
        • Howth Castle · H3 · 2/hour at peak · 357 m
        • Claremont Road · H3 · 2/hour at peak · 423 m
        • Claremont Road · H3 · 2/hour at peak · 507 m
        • Howth Station · 6, H3 · 2/hour at peak · 698 m
        • Howth · DART · 3/hour at peak · 698 m

        Open consultations

        Council meetings 30 items

        Sources: gtfs, schools, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
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        Question 6

        What to ask, and who

        1. Work already done (F15A/0246): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
          Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Construction, as a (F14A/0135) ran out unbuilt in 2019: built anyway?
          Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        3. Modifications to previously (F13A/0405) approved 2014: built as approved?
          Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        4. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
          Ask for: Radon test results.
          Seller
        5. Building work started 72 m away: for how long?
          Ask for: The planning conditions for F22A/0689.
          Agent · council
        6. Any work done without planning permission?
          Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
          Seller · solicitor
        Reference

        Where this is, the terms, the sources

        Townland
        Howth Demesne
        Electoral division
        Howth
        Electoral area
        Howth-Malahide
        Council
        Fingal County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 4 applications on this site; latest F15A/0246, approved 2015, work already done.
        • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
        • 3 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 2 empty zoned plots.
        • Howth Lodge (bus H3) 40 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 9 from all stops within 500 m.
        • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone D.
        • Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 67%); 11% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1919–1945; 53% drive to work (council 52%); population up 1% since 2016.
        • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
        • 2 appeals nearby decided in the last 12 months; 2 turned a refusal into a yes.
        What the terms mean 10 terms
        • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
        • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
        • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
        • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
        • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
        • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
        • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
        • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
        • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
        • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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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 11 Oct 2026, 16:36 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.