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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:31

Swords Road

53.44708, -6.17522

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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93%of home extensions approved nearbyn=221 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 45–532open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov–27 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 49 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 6 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964).

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 1961–1970.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Swords RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Swords Road2022: 1 file on Swords Road2023: 1 file on Swords Road2024: 2 files on Swords Road2025: 5 files on Swords Road10 files

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
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 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 taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Malahide Castle Demesne ACA
Heritage inventory buildings1Malahide Castle
Radon grid squares4
Protected buildings1Lime Kiln (in ruins)
Monuments2Earthwork; R171396
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · 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
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 81–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear37 decided · more info asked 5%
95% · council 92%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 93%
Attic or dormer68 decided · more info asked 7%
94% · council 92%
First-floor16 decided · more info asked 19%
81% · council 86%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site27 decided · more info asked 37%
67% · 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 · 168 nearby, 2,589 council-wide

Figure 3

Swords Road, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

10 planning files on Swords Road since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F20B/0330No. 106 · 2025 · porch / front · approved · F25A/0926EPorches, roofs, otherNo. 3 · 2022 · other work · approved · F22A/0013No number · 2023 · other work · approved · F23A/0660No number · 2024 · other work · approved · F24A/0813ENo number · 2024 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F24A/1154No number · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/0082No number · 2025 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F25A/0527No. 1 · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/0756No number · 2025 · other work · undecided · F25A/0995ENew house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Swords 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 · 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

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—
Single-storey rear11—

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, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    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 66 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 9): 182 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +178 days; Building starts: 138 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 45–53 (n=197)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 9)With further information: median 182 days (n=9)182 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 178 days (n=54, all appeals within 1.5 km)+178 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 138 days after permission (n=106)138 days after permissionSigned off54% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated221 decided home extensions, 107 start notices, 54 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    13 of 24 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 32 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed24 decided
    13 became permissions
    Approvals appealed32 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 3 in the last 12 months

    1 of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 500888 Granted with conditions · 140A Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide, Co Dublin, K36AP59 · 84 m report
    • 500685 Refused · Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the… · 371 m report
    • 500998 Granted with conditions · Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the… · 372 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Swords Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealRefusedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 187 Árd Na Mara, Malahide F26A/0917ENo decision yet · 223 m
    2. 2111 Ard na Mara, Malahide F26A/0944No decision yet · 482 m
    3. 3140A Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide 500888Appeal: approved with conditions · 84 m
    4. 4160 Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide F26A/0215Refused · 132 m
    5. 5106 Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide F25A/0926EBuilding started · 61 m
    6. 6140A Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide F25A/1154EBuilding started · 101 m
    7. 719.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 370 m
    8. 8'Glen na Smol', Dublin Road (R107) F26A/0296ENo decision yet · 105 m
    9. 91, Oakleigh Court F26A/0202ENo decision yet · 190 m
    10. 10Radcliff Cottage, Millview Road F26A/0293EApproved · 206 m
    11. 11117 Ard na Mara, Yellow Walls F26A/0654ENo decision yet · 368 m
    12. 12Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure) and Little Auburn off the F25A/1182ERefused · 372 m
    13. 13114 Ard Na Mara, Malahide F25A/1053EApproved · 387 m
    14. 14101 Ard Na Mara, Malahide F26A/0832ENo decision yet · 412 m
    15. 15144 Ard na Mara, Malahide F26A/0631EApproved · 455 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 64 permissions since 2016, 33 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    95 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 63 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 64 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 20 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 31 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT63: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused15: lodged → withdrawn or invalid8: lodged → undecided62: approved → approved7: refused → refused15: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn8: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal31: approved → no start notice found20: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off95 lodged95 lodged63 approved63 approved9 refused9 refused15 withdrawn or invalid15 withdrawn or invalid8 undecided8 undecided64 approved64 approved7 refused7 refused15 withdrawn15 withdrawn9 undecided9 undecided31 no start notice found31 no start notice found20 built, owner opted out20 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 started, not 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.

    Measured95 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 16 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-16 F26A/0917E: application received — The development will consist of the following: 1. Alterations to existing elevations including alterations to window/do; 2026-11-27 F26A/0944: application received — Planning Permission to amend previously approved permission Reg. Ref. F26A/0236. This amendment is to increase the size today5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovF26A/0917E: application received — The development will consist of the following: 1. Alterations to existing elevations including alterations to window/do · 223 m away · 2026-11-16F26A/0944: application received — Planning Permission to amend previously approved permission Reg. Ref. F26A/0236. This amendment is to increase the size · 482 m away · 2026-11-27
    Comments close
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      1F26A/0917E · application received — The development will consist of the following: 1. Alterations to existing elevations including…
      €20 to the council · 223 m away
    • Comments close 27 Nov 202627 days left
      2F26A/0944 · application received — Planning Permission to amend previously approved permission Reg. Ref. F26A/0236. This amendment…
      €20 to the council · 482 m away

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

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 719.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 370 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    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
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 11 and 27 a year; busiest 2025. 88% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 11, 2023: 13, 2024: 22, 2025: 27, 2026: 1601020302021: 5 approved2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid6’21*2022: 9 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid11’222023: 10 approved2023: 3 refused13’232024: 18 approved2024: 4 withdrawn or invalid22’242025: 17 approved2025: 3 refused2025: 6 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided27’252026: 4 approved2026: 2 refused2026: 3 withdrawn or invalid2026: 7 undecided16’26*
    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 18 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, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 10 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • Millview Road, Malahide, Dublin, K36TH74 · 2 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0293E · 232 m
    • 6140A Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide, Dublin, K36 AP59 · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1154E · 101 m
    • 5106 Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide, Dublin, K36 EW73 · 10 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0926E · 61 m
    • Malahide Road, Malahide, Dublin · 3 Jul 2026 · 17 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · F24A/1179E · 479 m
    • 8 Oakleigh Court, Malahide, Fingal, K36 EW92 · 29 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F24A/1188 · 213 m
    • 161 Gaybrook Lawns, Malahide, Fingal, K36 R861 · 22 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0128E · 149 m
    • 1 Dublin Road, Malahide, Fingal · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · F20A/0493 · 476 m
    • 30 Millview Lawns, Malahide, Fingal, K36 WF65 · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 478 m
    • Auburn Woods, Malahide, Fingal · 9 Jan 2026 · 10 homes · start notice not signed off · F24A/1179E · 421 m
    • 5 Árd Na Mara, Malahide, Fingal, K36 WV88 · 17 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0105E · 442 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
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Meadowfield31no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)53 m
    Glen na Smol59no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)106 m
    Auburn House8585 not started (2026-Q2)372 m
    Larch Wood22no activity on site reported (2025-Q2)752 m
    Including part of the grounds of Lamorlaye——888 m
    Lands in the Townland of Kinsaley8383 not started (2026-Q2)889 m
    Mabestown4848 not started (2025-Q3)934 m
    Park Avenue and Streamstown Lane4747 built (2025-Q3)952 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Links Childcare · Crèche27 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate401 m
    Beverton Pre School · Crèche21 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate906 m
    Little Crickets Preschool · Crèche25 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate962 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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
    Here14
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here263
    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, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    73% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 90% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    73% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    10% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    90% · council 67%
    Rented
    7% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    58% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 12%
    This small area (393 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267106005

    Road noise
    65–69 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022) · airport noise zone C
    Bus
    86 m
    Millview Cl · 32X, 42 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    830 m
    Sn N Sailbheastar Nfa, 365 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    26
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Sn N Sailbheastar Nfa · primary · 365 pupils · 830 m
    • John Paul Ii NS · primary · 663 pupils · 873 m

    Stops 21

    • Millview Cl · 32X, 42 · 3/hour at peak · 86 m
    • Malahide Demesne · 32X, 42, 42n · 3/hour at peak · 113 m
    • Malahide Demesne · 102C, 42 · 3/hour at peak · 233 m
    • Killeen Park · 32X, 42 · 3/hour at peak · 341 m
    • Mabestown · 102C, 42, 42n · 3/hour at peak · 435 m
    • Killeen Park · 32X, 42, 42n · 3/hour at peak · 459 m
    • Mabestown · 102C, 42 · 3/hour at peak · 463 m
    • Yellow Walls Rd · 102, 102A, 102P, 102T, 142, 32X · 7/hour at peak · 594 m

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

    • Sn N Sailbheastar Nfa · 830 m-2.9% pupils (365)
    • John Paul Ii NS · 873 m-2.1% pupils (663)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.34 ha · 164 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.16 ha · 198 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.6 ha · 199 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.19 ha · 200 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.12 ha · 248 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.18 ha · 254 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, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Application 223 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Building work started 61 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for F25A/0926E.
      Agent · council
    3. Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
      Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
      Visit at rush hour
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Yellow Walls
    Electoral division
    Malahide West
    Electoral area
    Howth-Malahide
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • Malahide Demesne (bus 32X, 42) 113 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 22 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone C.
    • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 67%); 7% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1961–1970; 48% drive to work (council 52%); population down 2% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 53 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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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 31 Oct 2026, 23:31 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.