Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 03:59

Castleway, Kinsaley

53.43826, -6.16342

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=187 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–53 1open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

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

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 4 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built after 2016, with building records online.

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

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

On this site

Zoning · New residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Yes

Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

Zoning

What it says

RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycle links and within walking distance of community facilities. Provide an appropriate mix of house sizes, types and tenures in order to meet household needs and to promote balanced communities.

ZoningR1 · New residential

What it says

RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Conservation areas	1	Malahide Castle Demesne ACA
Heritage inventory buildings	1	Malahide Castle
Radon grid squares	3
Monuments	4	Enclosure; R171335

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), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Architectural Conservation Areas	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 68% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear32 decided · more info asked 3%

91% · council 92%

Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 0%

100% · council 93%

Attic or dormer56 decided · more info asked 5%

93% · council 92%

Porch or front11 decided · more info asked 9%

100% · council 94%

New house in a garden or site31 decided · more info asked 39%

68% · 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 · 141 nearby, 2,443 council-wide

Figure 3

Malahide, file by file since 2021

24 of 25 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 2.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

66 files with "Malahide" 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 · 2021–2026

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

3 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Single-storey side	2	0	—
Dormer or attic	1	0	—

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, 02:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 9 is asked for more information, which adds about 94 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated187 decided home extensions, 80 start notices, 42 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

11 of 23 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 23 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed23 decided

11 became permissions

Approvals appealed23 decided

1 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 5 in the last 12 months

1 of 3 changed the council's decision

502185 Pending · Lands to the North of Brookdale (K36 YK19) and Rear of Kinsealy Lane,… · 436 m
501766 Pending · lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure), Little Auburn and… · 194 m
500685 Refused · Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the… · 194 m report
500998 Granted with conditions · Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the… · 194 m report
500610 Refused · Albatros, Kinsealy Lane, Kinsealy, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 AW22 · 276 m report

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	31 Oct 2026, 23:12	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Castleway, Kinsaley with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yetOther

135, Ashwood Hall F26A/0903No decision yet · 137 m
2Lands to the south of Back Road and to the east of Kinsealy Lane, Broo F25A/1206ERefused · 175 m
3lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure), Little Auburn and Streamstown off the R107 Malahide Road/Dublin Road and Carey's Lane (accessed via Streamstown Lane) 501766Appeal: no decision yet · 194 m
4Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the R107 Malahide Road/Dublin Road, Malahide 500685Appeal: refused · 194 m
51.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 30 m
60.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 77 m
71.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 88 m
80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 98 m
93 Back Road, Malahide F26A/0332Building started · 128 m
100.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 138 m
112.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 139 m
12Site to the Rear of Shadow Glen, 3 Back Road F26A/0332Approved · 40 m
1333 Ashwood Hall, Malahide F26A/0833ENo decision yet · 114 m
1435 Ashwood Hall, Back Road F26A/0829EOther decision · 137 m
15An Grianan, Kinsealy Lane F26A/0795ENo decision yet · 208 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 57 permissions since 2016, 18 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured87 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 9 Nov 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
1F26A/0903 · application received — Planning permission sought for a single storey extension to side of residence together with all…
€20 to the council · 137 m away

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

51.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 30 m
60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 77 m
71.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 88 m
80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 98 m
100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 138 m
112.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 139 m
1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 161 m
10.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
4.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 5 and 19 a year; busiest 2025. 86% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

135, Ashwood Hall, Back Road, Malahide, K36XA44 comments close 9 Nov 2026
Planning permission sought for a single storey extension to side of residence together with all ancillary…
F26A/09035 Oct 2026137 m

Every application within 500 m 17 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Kruidveld, The Back Road Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 C424 No decision yet
Planning permission for the following: Construction of a new two storey three bedroom residence which will be…
F26A/0860E21 Sept 2026436 m
1333 Ashwood Hall, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 VX27 No decision yet
The proposed development works consists of: the demolition of the existing garden blockwork wall and partial…
F26A/0833E11 Sept 2026114 m
1435 Ashwood Hall, Back Road, Malahide, K36XA44 Other decision
Planning Permission is sought for a Single storey extension to side of residence together with all ancillary…
F26A/0829E16 Sept 2026137 m
15An Grianan, Kinsealy Lane, Malahide No decision yet
Variation to approved dormer bungalow Reg Ref F23A/0079 in front of pa
F26A/0795E2 Sept 2026208 m
The Garden House, Back Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 PD77 No decision yet
Retention Planning Permission is sought for the following:- (i) Partia
F26A/0770E25 Aug 2026354 m
THE GARDEN HOUSE,, BACK ROAD,, MALAHIDE,, K36 PD77 Withdrawn or not valid
RETENTION PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING:- (I) PARTIA
F26A/0755E24 Aug 2026354 m
2 Connolly Avenue, Malahide, Dublin, K36 Y896 No decision yet
The proposed development will consist of: A) The removal of the existi
F26A/0710E7 Aug 2026361 m
Lands to the North of Brookdale (K36 YK19) and Rear of Kinsealy Lane, Refused
Planning Permission is sought for: (i) construction of a two-storey, f
F26A/0619E3 Sept 2026436 m
lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure), Little Auburn and Streams Approved
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
F26A/0354E29 Jun 2026194 m
12Site to the Rear of Shadow Glen, 3 Back Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin Approved
The development consists of the construction of 2 No. two storey,
F26A/033216 Jul 202640 m
Lands to the south of Back Road and to the east of Kinsealy Lane,, Kin Approved
We, Birchwell Developments Ltd., intend to apply for permission for de
LRD0084/S3E30 Apr 2026281 m
Amberly, Connolly Avenue, Kinsealy, Malahide, Co.Dublin, K36 CH93 Approved
Erection of 1 No single storey detached ancillary garden room (gross i
F26A/0146E22 Apr 2026365 m
Lands to the south of Back Road,, Ashwood Hall, Kinsaley, Broomfield, Refused
Planning permission is sought by Birchwell Developments Ltd. for devel
F26A/0031E12 Mar 2026282 m
2Lands to the south of Back Road and to the east of Kinsealy Lane, Broo Refused
The development will consist of 1 no. 4-bed, two storey detached house
F25A/1206E19 Feb 2026175 m
Lands to the south of Back Road, Ashwood Hall, Kinsaley, Broomfield, M Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of 2 no. 5-bed, two storey detached house
F25A/1203E5 Jan 2026283 m
Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the Refused
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
F25A/1182E19 Feb 2026194 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months

3 not signed off3 no sign-off needed

Old Orchard Place, Malahide, Dublin · 16 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD0043/S3E · 359 m
93 Back Road, Malahide, Dublin, K36 X599 · 10 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0332 · 128 m
3 Back Road, Malahide, Dublin · 10 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0332 · 128 m
Back Road, Malahide, Fingal · 2 Jun 2026 · 120 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0043/S3E · 463 m
1-2 Old Orchard Drive, Malahide, Fingal · 29 May 2026 · 118 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0043/S3E · 230 m
9A Connolly Avenue, Malahide, Fingal, K36 W252 · 10 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0040 · 401 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 0 not started

Kinsealy Lane · 297 homes · building started · 346 m
Auburn House · 98 homes · building started · 417 m
Auburn House · 92 homes · building started · 417 m
Kinsealy Lane · 74 homes · building started · 199 m
Auburn House · 31 homes · under appeal · runs out 29 Jun 2031 · 444 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Back Road	56	46 built · 10 not started (2025-Q3)	64 m
Kinsealy Lane	—	—	93 m
Back Road and Kinsealy Lane	—	—	93 m
Auburn House	69	69 not started (2026-Q2)	197 m
Lands in the Townland of Kinsaley	83	83 not started (2026-Q2)	202 m
Including part of the grounds of Lamorlaye	—	—	202 m
Mabestown	48	48 not started (2025-Q3)	759 m
Lands at Mabestown	52	40 being built · 12 not started (2026-Q2)	759 m

Who applies most nearby

Birchwell Developments Ltd. — 4 applications, latest 6 Mar 2026
Kinwest Limited — 2 applications, latest 5 May 2026

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Purple Turtle Montessori · Crèche	24 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	993 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, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open
Applicant organisations (from the CRO)	Derived by Planning Register	25 Oct 2026, 23:01	—
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

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

Homes approved

Here675

Council middle0

Homes started

Here413

Council middle4

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, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

86% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

11% · council 11%

Homes built since 2001

77% · council 43%

Owner-occupied

86% · council 67%

Rented

7% · council 28%

Children under 15

32% · council 22%

Aged 65 and over

6% · council 11%

Households with 2+ cars

66% · council 42%

Work mainly from home

30% · council 12%

This small area (846 people)Fingal

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267099028/01

Bus

743 m

Broomfield · 142, 42, 42D

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

726 m

Malahide Community School, 1248 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Malahide Community School · postprimary · 1248 pupils · 726 m

Stops 14

Broomfield · 142, 42, 42D · 5/hour at peak · 743 m
Malahide Com School · 142, 42, 42D · 5/hour at peak · 755 m
Malahide Com School · 142, 42, 42D · 3/hour at peak · 766 m

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

Malahide Community School · 726 m+0.2% pupils (1,248)

Council meetings 30 items

4 Nov 2026 · Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of the Howth/Malahide Area Committee (Services B -…
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Balscadden Beach Access Steps - AI110725
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor J. Hopkins - Portmarnock Running Track - AI110859
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor A. Tormey - Mural Project - Howth DART Line- AI110821
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Partnership with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council - AI110681
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor J. Hopkins - SAC Dogs on Leads Signs in this LEA - AI110175
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor J. Hopkins - River Walk Belcamp Taking in Charge - AI110861
4 Nov 2026 · Councillor J. Hopkins - ACA Shop Front Fines in this LEA - AI110865

Public land

Fingal County Council · 1.83 ha · 201 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, 02:24

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Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 02:01	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
Solicitor
Application 137 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland: Malahide
Electoral division: Kinsaley
Electoral area: Howth-Malahide
Council: Fingal County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Broomfield, 743 m away (5 an hour).
Inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone C.
Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 67%); 4% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2016 or later; 45% drive to work (council 52%); population up 19% since 2016.
3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were single-storey side extensions.
Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

What the terms mean 8 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.
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.

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Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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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, 03:59 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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