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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 21:14

Biscayne, Robswalls

53.44496, -6.13132

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202692%of home extensions approved nearbyn=185 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–541open for comments nearbyclose 5 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 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 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). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BiscayneBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2026: F26A/0892E · attic or dormer, undecided2021: 2 files on Biscayne2022: 1 file on Biscayne2023: 4 files on Biscayne2024: 4 files on Biscayne2025: 2 files on Biscayne2026: 2 files on Biscayne15 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. 2026
    F26A/0892E · attic or dormer · no decision yet
    approved?started?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.

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 10 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 taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Malahide Estuary
Heritage inventory buildings2Hicks Tower; Robswall Castle
Radon grid squares3
Protected buildings2Hicks Tower; Robswalls Castle
EU nature sites1Malahide Estuary SAC
Monuments13Midden; Martello tower
EU bird sites1Malahide Estuary SPA
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Special Protection Areas (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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 89–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 59% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear32 decided · more info asked 6%
91% · council 92%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 93%
Attic or dormer63 decided · more info asked 5%
89% · council 92%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 8%
92% · council 86%
Garage conversion12 decided · more info asked 0%
92% · council 87%
New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 41%
59% · 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 · 146 nearby, 2,553 council-wide

Figure 3

Biscayne, file by file since 2021

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 3.

15 planning files on Biscayne since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 112 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F23A/0736No. 38 · 2024 · garage conversion · withdrawn or invalid · F24A/0432ENo. 21 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · F24A/0711ENo. 79 · 2025 · side · approved · F25A/0460ENo. 93 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F26A/0109ENo. 2 · 2026 · other extension · undecided · F26A/0892EPorches, roofs, otherNo. 124 · 2021 · other work · refused · F21A/0699No. 20 · 2023 · other work · approved · F23A/0209No. 105 · 2023 · other work · approved · F23B/0031No. 53 · 2024 · first-floor · approved · F24A/0095ENo. 63 · 2024 · other work · approved · F24A/0399No. 155 · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/0554ENew house in a side gardenNo. 57 · 2021 · new house · approved · F21A/032757No. 155 · 2022 · new house · refused · F22A/0425155No. 124 · 2023 · new house · approved · F23A/0035124
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

15 files with "Biscayne" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 refused1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor101
Other10—

On Biscayne: 17 extensions in 10 years, 86% of all applications approved; most common single-storey rear.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 13 is asked for more information, which adds about 86 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +118 days; Building starts: 104 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 47–54 (n=170)50 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 118 days (n=23, all appeals within 1.5 km)+118 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 104 days after permission (n=74)104 days after permissionSigned off39% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated185 decided home extensions, 75 start notices, 23 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    4 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 16 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed8 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed16 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Biscayne, Robswalls with 9 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 12 Biscayne, Malahide F26A/0892ENo decision yet · 0 m
    2. 257 The Crescent, Robswalls F25A/1045ERefused · 135 m
    3. 361 The Crescent, Robswall F26A/0810ENo decision yet · 164 m
    4. 4Lands at Gannon Park, Coast Road F26A/0831ENo decision yet · 263 m
    5. 516 The Avenue, Robswall F26A/0110Approved · 284 m
    6. 693 Biscayne, Malahide F26A/0109EApproved · 344 m
    7. 7Platinum Gyms, Gannon Park F25A/1126EApproved · 410 m
    8. 8220 Seapark, Malahide F26A/0201EApproved · 475 m
    9. 9No 17 The View, Robswall F25A/1130Approved · 483 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 49 permissions since 2016, 18 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    66 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 49 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 49 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 31 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT49: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused8: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided49: approved → approved6: refused → refused8: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided31: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off66 lodged66 lodged49 approved49 approved6 refused6 refused8 withdrawn or invalid8 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided49 approved49 approved6 refused6 refused8 withdrawn8 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided31 no start notice found31 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off

    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.

    Measured66 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 5 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-05 F26A/0892E: application received — The development will consist of the following: (a) The construction of a single storey ground floor extension to the frotoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovF26A/0892E: application received — The development will consist of the following: (a) The construction of a single storey ground floor extension to the fro · 0 m away · 2026-11-05
    Comments close
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20265 days left
      1F26A/0892E · application received — The development will consist of the following: (a) The construction of a single storey ground…
      €20 to the council · 0 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 15 a year; busiest 2024. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 15, 2022: 7, 2023: 9, 2024: 15, 2025: 13, 2026: 7051015202021: 12 approved2021: 2 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid15’21*2022: 6 approved2022: 1 refused7’222023: 9 approved9’232024: 9 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 4 withdrawn or invalid15’242025: 10 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid13’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided7’26*
    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 11 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • Coast Road, Malahide, Dublin · 20 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · F25A/1126E · 372 m
    • 93 Biscayne, Malahide, Dublin, K36 TX89 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0109E · 361 m
    • 35 The Walk, Malahide, Dublin, K36 T862 · 4 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0158E · 427 m
    • 155 Biscayne, Malahide, Fingal · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · F25A/0554E · 467 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Biscayne · 25 applications in 10 years · 86% approved · most common: single-storey rear

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Seamount Road and Seamount Abbey——929 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Charlies Childcare · Crèche23 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate351 m
    Little Boots Montessori · Crèche14 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate767 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, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here31
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    83% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    17% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    8% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    83% · council 67%
    Rented
    15% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    31% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    47% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 12%
    This small area (270 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267105010

    Bus
    143 m
    Biscayne Estate · 102, 102C, 102P · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    645 m
    St Helens Senior NS, 381 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    36
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Helens Senior NS · primary · 381 pupils · 645 m
    • St Helens Junior NS · primary · 319 pupils · 728 m

    Stops 10

    • Biscayne Estate · 102, 102C, 102P, 102T, 32X, 42n · 6/hour at peak · 143 m
    • Robswall · 102, 102A, 102C, 102P, 102T, 32X · 4/hour at peak · 219 m
    • Robswall Crescent · 102, 102C, 102P, 102T, 42n, H2 · 6/hour at peak · 252 m
    • Biscayne Estate · 102, 102A, 102C, 102P, 102T, 32X · 4/hour at peak · 256 m
    • Malahide Beach · 102, 32X, H2 · 4/hour at peak · 497 m
    • Malahide Beach · 102, 102C, 102P, 102T, 42n, H2 · 6/hour at peak · 583 m
    • Seapark · 102, 102A, 102C, 102P, 102T, 32X · 4/hour at peak · 760 m

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

    • St Helens Senior NS · 645 m+2.7% pupils (381)
    • St Helens Junior NS · 728 m-3.3% pupils (319)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.75 ha · 82 m
    • Fingal County Council · 3.18 ha · 98 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.82 ha · 289 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Attic or dormer (F26A/0892E) awaits a decision: what is planned?
      Ask for: The application on the council's website.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    3. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    4. Application 0 m away open for comments until 5 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. 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
    Robswalls
    Electoral division
    Malahide East
    Electoral area
    Howth-Malahide
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest F26A/0892E, no decision yet.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m; high radon area.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
    • Biscayne Estate (bus 102, 102C) 143 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 23 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone C.
    • Here (2022 census): 83% owner-occupied (council 67%); 5% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1971–1980; 49% drive to work (council 52%); population up 13% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. 1 first-floor extension refused. On Biscayne: 17 in 10 years, 86% approved.
    What the terms mean 6 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.
    • 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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    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 31 Oct 2026, 21:14 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.