Site report · 500 m radius · 5 Oct 2026, 04:01
13 things worth knowing before you buy
Ballystruan Lane, Ballymun, Ballymun
53.40994, -6.25960Fingal County Council
What we found
- No planning applications on this site.
- Zoned C3 (high technology); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
- 3 sites nearby could change: 3 empty zoned plots.456
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Silloge Golf Club, 512 m away (9 an hour). Planned: MetroLink 143 m away, indicative route (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective).
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 75+ dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone C.
- Here (2022 census): 93% rent (council 28%); 5% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2016 or later; 34% drive to work (council 52%); population up 23% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
- 2 appeals nearby decided in 5 years; none changed the council's decision.
On this site
C3
Zoning · High technology
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Questions to ask before you buy 5 to ask
- Planning here goes back to 2011: is the house built as approved?Ask for: The original planning grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
- Zoned C3 (high technology), not for homes: could you extend?Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- Mapped at 75+ dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
- Any work done without planning permission?Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
The street 15 numbered
| # | What | Status | Distance | Why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metrolink. Estuary through Swords, Dublin Airport 314724 | Appeal: other outcome | 40 m | appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála (the national planning appeals body), received 30 Sep 2022 |
| 2 | Compass Distribution Park, Santry F22A/0664 | Refused | 108 m | refused 20 Jan 2023 |
| 3 | Compass Distribution Park, Santry 315822 | Appeal: refused | 108 m | appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála (the national planning appeals body) on F22A/0664, received 15 Feb 2023 |
| 4 | 1.5 ha zoned for homes | Empty land zoned for homes | 190 m | no homes built on it yet |
| 5 | 1.2 ha zoned for homes | Empty land zoned for homes | 343 m | no homes built on it yet |
| 6 | 0.5 ha zoned for homes | Empty land zoned for homes | 345 m | no homes built on it yet |
| 7 | Tesco Distribution Centre, Compass Business Park F23A/0402 | Approved | 110 m | approved, 30 Aug 2023 |
| 8 | Frylite, ABP Meat Processing Plant F23A/0721 | Approved | 119 m | approved, 30 Jan 2024 |
| 9 | Tesco Distribution Centre, Compass Business Park F25A/0463E | Approved | 245 m | approved, 17 Jul 2025 |
| 10 | Lands primarily public roads (R104, M50 F26A/0453E | Approved | 284 m | approved, 23 Jul 2026 |
| 11 | Swift Square Office Park, Off Northwood Avenue LRD0012/S3 | Approved | 373 m | approved, 31 Aug 2023 |
| 12 | Unit C7 (Eircode D09 R5WY) & C8 (Eircode D09 XV58), Gulliver's Retail F23A/0046 | Approved | 412 m | approved, 29 Jun 2023 |
| 13 | North of Unit C6 and west of Unit C7, within Gullivers retail park F22A/0475 | Approved | 420 m | approved, 1 Nov 2022 |
| 14 | Unit C10, Gulliver's Retail Park F26A/0544E | Approved | 422 m | approved, 14 Aug 2026 |
| 15 | Unit C4, Gullivers Retail Park F22A/0012 | Approved | 487 m | approved, 8 Mar 2022 |
This property's history 2 on this site
- 2013F13A/0007 · extension · refused 2013 · wider areaapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 2011F10A/0213 · work already done · approved 2011 · work already done · wider areaapprovedstartedsigned off?
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.
The site zoning, protection, tax, flood
Zoning
What it says
HT - High Technology: Facilitate opportunities for high technology, high technology and advanced manufacturing, major office and research and development based employment within high quality, highly accessible, campus style settings. The HT zoning is aimed at providing a location for high end, high quality, value added businesses and corporate headquarters. An emphasis on exemplar sustainable design and aesthetic quality will be promoted to enhance corporate image and identity.
FINGAL_DP_OWN · — – —
ZoningC3 · High technology
What it says
HT - High Technology: Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment
Zoned for office, research and development and high-technology manufacturing.
the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029
Radon1 in 20 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 W0302 (859 m)
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Natural heritage areas | 1 | Santry Demesne |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Protected buildings | 1 | Santry Lodge (Former Charter School) |
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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 4 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.epa_licence, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.flood_cfram, constraints.nha, constraints.rps · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.epa_licence | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.flood_cfram | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
| constraints.nha | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:27 | open |
| constraints.rps | CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
Sites that could change 3 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 3
How we work this out
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast. Derelict buildings come from the council's register; stalled builds told the council they were starting 3+ years ago and were never signed off; approved schemes are 10+ homes with no notice that building started; council land sales are notices to councillors; empty zoned land is on the vacant land tax map.
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 2 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 03:28 | open |
| derelict | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:44 | open |
| moderngov | public | 5 Oct 2026, 01:13 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 01:13 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
What closes soonest 0 open
Nothing open within 500 m today.
Planning around you 13 in 5 years
42022
42023
32025
22026*
| Last 24 months | Received | Approved | More details asked | Days to decide | Work already built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport | 49 | 91% | 24% | 55 | 12% |
| Fingal County Council | 3,390 | 78% | 24% | 54 | 21% |
Every application newest first
- 14Unit C10, Gulliver's Retail Park, Northwood Avenue, Northwood, Dublin ApprovedThe development will consist of the continued temporary change of use
- 10Lands primarily public roads (R104, M50, R108) between the existing Po ApprovedPermission for development which will consist of the construction of a
- Gulliver's Retail Park, Santry, Dublin 9 Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of the installation of a compact modular
- 9Tesco Distribution Centre, Compass Business Park, Charter School Hill, ApprovedPlanning Permission for the installation of approximately 5,190.79 m²
- Compass Business Park, Charter School Hill, Old Ballymun Road, Dublin Withdrawn or not validPlanning Permission for the Installation of approximately 5,365.60 m²
- 8Frylite, ABP Meat Processing Plant, Ballystrun Lane, Swords, Co. Dubli ApprovedThe development will consist of temporary permission (5 years) for the
- 11Swift Square Office Park, Off Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9. ApprovedThe proposed development will consist of the construction of a residen
- 7Tesco Distribution Centre, Compass Business Park, Old Ballymun Road, D ApprovedThe development will consist of extensions to the existing 'Site Servi
- 12Unit C7 (Eircode D09 R5WY) & C8 (Eircode D09 XV58), Gulliver's Retail ApprovedPlanning permission and retention permission
- 2Compass Distribution Park, Santry, Co. Dublin RefusedRetention permission for use of existing depot for storage of empty co
Show 3 more
- Compass Distribution Park, Santry, Co. Dublin Withdrawn or not validFor Retention permission for the use of an existing depot for the stor
- 13North of Unit C6 and west of Unit C7, within Gullivers retail park, No ApprovedThe development will consist of site clearance including removal of fe
- 15Unit C4, Gullivers Retail Park, Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9. ApprovedAn extension to the rear of Unit C4 with a total floor area of 196 sq.
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.
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m
No home extensions within 250 m in 5 years.
Refused within 100 m 0 in 5 years
Nothing refused this close in 5 years.
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.
Building work nearby 0 in 3 years
No building work started nearby.
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 4 Oct 2026, 03:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 03:28 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
No scheme of 10+ homes approved nearby since 2019.
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).
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Square Office Park | — | — | 373 m |
| Site off Northwood Avenue | — | — | 477 m |
| c.1.5 hectare site | — | — | 615 m |
| Northwood Avenue and Northwood Crescent | 129 | 99 built · 30 not started (2026-Q2) | 741 m |
| Northwood Cresent | — | — | 772 m |
| Northwood Crescent | — | — | 772 m |
| Hazelwood Student Accommodation | 32 | 32 not started (2026-Q2) | 985 m |
Who applies most nearby
- JOM Investments Unlimited Company — 4 applications, latest 7 Jul 2023
- Tesco Ireland Limited — 3 applications, latest 27 May 2025
- Stateline Transport Ltd. — 2 applications, latest 29 Nov 2022
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Chestnut Tree · Crèche | 13 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 424 m |
| Little Harvard Childcare Ltd · Crèche | 11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 507 m |
| Little Harvard Childcare Limited · Crèche | 24 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 517 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, organisations, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:10
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| dublin_pipeline | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:10 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 01:13 | open |
| organisations | n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR-sourced links withheld | 4 Oct 2026, 23:03 | — |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| tusla_ey | public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated) | 27 Sept 2026, 23:52 | open |
How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years
Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
Homes approved
Here192
Council middle0
Homes started
Here256
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.
Appeals 4 in 5 years
None of 2 changed the council's decision
- 314724 Other · Metrolink. Estuary through Swords, Dublin Airport, Ballymun,… · 40 m report
- 312131 Granted with conditions · Townlands of Clonshagh, Dubber and Newtown, County Fingal and Dublin… · 0 m report
- 315822 Refused · Compass Distribution Park, Santry, Dublin 9 · 108 m report
- 318108 Granted with conditions · Swift Square Office Park, Off Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9. · 373 m report
Sales 10 in 3 years
€246,105
median price
10
sales
9
new builds
| 9 CARRAIG RD, POPPINTREE, BALLYMUN | 9 Sept 2025 | €190,000 | 304 m |
| 47 Oileain Na, Crannoige, Ballymun new | 10 Apr 2025 | €232,850 | 304 m |
| 41 Oileain Na Crannoige, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun new | 4 Apr 2025 | €252,193 | 304 m |
| 48 Oilean Na Crannoige, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun new | 28 Mar 2025 | €253,330 | 304 m |
| 43Oileáin na Crannóige, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun new | 21 Mar 2025 | €274,009 | 304 m |
| 45 Oileáin Na Crannóige, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun new | 18 Mar 2025 | €247,276 | 304 m |
| 44 Oileain Na Crannoige, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun new | 14 Mar 2025 | €232,850 | 304 m |
| 40 Oileain na Crannoige, Ballymun new | 13 Mar 2025 | €274,008 | 304 m |
Show 2 more
| 39 OILEAN NA CRANNOIGE, BALBUTCHER LANE, BALLYMUN new | 13 Mar 2025 | €232,850 | 304 m |
| 49 Oileáin na Crannóige, Ballymun new | 4 Mar 2025 | €244,934 | 304 m |
How we work this out
Property Price Register sales only: address, date and price as the PSRA publishes them. PPR addresses are geocoded, not surveyed — a sale's position is as good as its address match (`rooftop_n` says how many are address-accurate). Range €190,000 – €274,009, 4 Mar 2025 to 9 Sept 2025; 0 placed to the exact address.
Source: ppr · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 01:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ppr | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.' | 5 Oct 2026, 01:11 | open |
Schools and transport within 1.0 km
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 12
- Silloge Golf Club · 19, E2 · 512 m
- Silloge Golf Club · 19, E2 · 527 m
- Gulliver's Retail · 42D · 739 m
- Northwood · E1 · 752 m
- Northwood · E1 · 761 m
- DCC Depot · 19, E2 · 771 m
- Operations Depot · 19, F1 · 782 m
- Ballymun Kickhams · 19, E2 · 828 m
The council consultations, meetings, land
Open consultations
- PROPOSED TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE OF CASTLEKNOCK ROAD, COLLEGE ROAD, TOWER ROAD AND KNOCKMAROON HILL TO FACILITATE THE ROUTE OF IRISH LIFE DUBLIN MARATHON RACE closes today
- NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) – PART XI PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGS 2001 (AS AMENDED) – PART 8 - Proposed conservation refurbishment of the existing, historic Bath House and Boathouse, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin 24 days left
Council meetings 30 items
- 14 Sept 2026 · Comyn Manor, Swords, Co. Dublin
- 10 Sept 2026 · Councillor J. Smyth - Swords Bike Library Initiative - AI109462
- 10 Sept 2026 · Councillor C. Johnston - Taking-in-Charge - The Orchard Estate - Oldtown - AI109689
- 10 Sept 2026 · Councillor E. Dockrell - Update on Playground for Oldtown - AI109219
- 10 Sept 2026 · Councillor J. Newman - Update on Swords Western Distributor Road Project - AI109224
- 10 Sept 2026 · Councillor J. Newman - Walled Gardens - Brackenstown - Swords - AI109591
- 10 Sept 2026 · Comyn Manor, Swords, Co. Dublin
- 10 Sept 2026 · Letter dated 18th June 2026 from HSE regarding Cllr. L. Corkery Motion - Swords Primary Care Centre
Public land
- Dublin City Council · 2.43 ha · 322 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.48 ha · 439 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.62 ha · 461 m
- Fingal County Council · 2.37 ha · 470 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.3 ha · 486 m
Where this is
- Townland
- Ballymun
- Electoral division
- Airport
- Electoral area
- Swords
- Council
- Fingal County Council
- Parcel
- 3657079, 7.77 ha
1,172
people (2022)
5.1%
owner-occupied
92.9%
rented
What the terms mean 5 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.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- 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.
Sources
| 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 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 Parks and Wildlife Service | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 5 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 5 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 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline) | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| organisations | Planning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register) | n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR… | 4 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
How we work this out
Generated 5 Oct 2026, 04:01 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. 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.