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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 08:34

Waterside Place, Drinan

53.44979, -6.20161

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2018. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 201893%of home extensions approved nearbyn=229 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–541open for comments nearbyclose 3 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 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 5 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2018.

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 2001–2010. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2018: F18A/0350 · new house, approved

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

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

  1. 2018
    F18A/0350 · new house · approved 2018 · built, signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (DU012-094005-)
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

Monument zoneOn this site Enclosure, Drinan; Cremation pit, Drinan
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: MSD International GmbH t/a MSD Ireland (Biotech Dublin) (296 m)

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
Licensed industrial sites1P1106
Radon grid squares1
Monuments8Ring-ditch; Cremation pit
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, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
EPA licensed sitesCC 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
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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
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: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 59% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear44 decided · more info asked 5%
98% · council 94%
Two-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 29%
94% · council 86%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer71 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 90%
First-floor17 decided · more info asked 6%
100% · council 86%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 29%
59% · council 60%
Approved nearbyFingal overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 186 nearby, 4,781 council-wide

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

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

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

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 49 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 50 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +144 days; Building starts: 150 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 46–54 (n=198)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 50 days (n=13)50 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 144 days (n=56, all appeals within 1.5 km)+144 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 150 days after permission (n=94)150 days after permissionSigned off272 days after the start, for the few who file. 43% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated229 decided home extensions, 95 start notices, 56 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    10 of 26 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 31 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed26 decided
    10 became permissions
    Approvals appealed31 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Waterside Place, Drinan with 8 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel, Malahide Road WEB3391/26No decision yet · 445 m
    2. 20.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 452 m
    3. 3Unit F8, Swords Enterprise Park F26A/0180EApproved · 120 m
    4. 4Fingal Liam Rodgers Community Centre, Drinan F26A/0482EApproved · 177 m
    5. 5Costcutter convenience store, Holywell Distributor Road F26A/0265EApproved · 337 m
    6. 68 The Drive, Melrose Park F25A/1104EApproved · 403 m
    7. 7The Brew Cafe, Kinsealy Shopping Centre F26A/0326EApproved · 412 m
    8. 838 The Rise, Melrose Park F26A/0703ENo decision yet · 439 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 58 permissions since 2016, 20 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    77 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 60 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 58 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 9 started, 38 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT60: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused12: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided57: approved → approved1: refused → refused12: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal38: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off77 lodged77 lodged60 approved60 approved2 refused2 refused12 withdrawn or invalid12 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided58 approved58 approved2 refused2 refused14 withdrawn14 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided38 no start notice found38 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out9 started, not signed off9 started, not signed off6 signed off6 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.

    Measured77 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 23 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-23 WEB2922/26: GRANT PERMISSION — We, Salta Tyre & Autoservice Holdings Ltd. intend to apply for a Permission for development at this site: Firststop, Cla; 2026-11-03 WEB3391/26: application received — We, Malahide Dublin Properties Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at this site, Hilton Dublin Airpotoday22 Oct27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 NovWEB2922/26: GRANT PERMISSION — We, Salta Tyre & Autoservice Holdings Ltd. intend to apply for a Permission for development at this site: Firststop, Cla · 445 m away · 2026-10-23WEB3391/26: application received — We, Malahide Dublin Properties Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at this site, Hilton Dublin Airpo · 445 m away · 2026-11-03
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 23 Oct 20266 days left
      WEB2922/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — We, Salta Tyre & Autoservice Holdings Ltd. intend to apply for a Permission for development at this…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 445 m away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 202617 days left
      1WEB3391/26 · application received — We, Malahide Dublin Properties Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at this…
      €20 to the council · 445 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    MetroLink is planned 928 m away.

    MetroLink, MetroLink: indicative route (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective)20242025202620272028MetroLink, MetroLink928 m · plannedindicative route (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective)today

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

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

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 20.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 452 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 9 a year; busiest 2018. 97% of decisions were approvals.

    2016: 1, 2017: 8, 2018: 9, 2019: 6, 2020: 8, 2021: 7, 2022: 8, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 6, 2026: 14051015202016: 1 approved1’16*2017: 6 approved2017: 1 refused2017: 1 withdrawn or invalid8’172018: 9 approved9’182019: 6 approved6’192020: 7 approved2020: 1 withdrawn or invalid8’202021: 7 approved7’212022: 6 approved2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid8’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 5 approved2024: 1 refused6’242025: 4 approved2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid6’252026: 5 approved2026: 6 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided14’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2016 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 15 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 8 Melrose Park Drive, Swords, Dublin, K67 Y7C2 · 17 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1104E · 429 m
    • 19 Waterside Crescent, Waterside, Malahide, Co. Dublin, Fingal, K36 DF74 · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0798E · 339 m
    • R106, Swords, Fingal · 27 Feb 2026 · 119 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0025/S3E · 471 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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Block 5 · 16 homes · building started · 42 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Waterside · 20 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: single-storey rear

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Hawthorn Cottages126—445 m
    Mountgorry——449 m
    Woodside3434 not started (2026-Q2)654 m
    Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1——689 m
    Holywell5757 built (2026-Q2)697 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Charlies Childcare · Crèche30 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate223 m
    Charlies Childcare · Crèche7 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate297 m
    Naionra Cholmcille · Crèche25 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate362 m
    Bo-Peep Crèche & Montessori · Crèche6 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate434 m
    Bo Peep's Montessori · Crèche10 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate434 m
    E.I.S.S (Early Intervention Support Services) · Crèche7 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 484 m
    Sticky Fingers Early Years Service · Crèche30 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate660 m
    Oaklands House Creche and Montessori · Crèche18 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate710 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here530
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here156
    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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    61% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    8% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    76% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    61% · council 67%
    Rented
    36% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    8% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    60% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    19% · council 12%
    This small area (291 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267134007/267134025

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022) · airport noise zone D
    Bus
    225 m
    Feltrim Business Pk · 102, 102A, 102P · busiest stop within 500 m: 12 an hour at peak
    Planned
    928 m
    MetroLink, MetroLink
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    362 m
    Gaelscoil An Duinninigh, 380 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    38
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil An Duinninigh · primary · 380 pupils · 362 m
    • Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School · postprimary · 696 pupils · 370 m
    • Holywell Educate Together National School · primary · 613 pupils · 750 m

    Stops 25

    • Feltrim Business Pk · 102, 102A, 102P, 102T, 142, 42D · 8/hour at peak · 225 m
    • Milesian Court · 43 · 3/hour at peak · 234 m
    • Feltrim Business Pk · 102, 102A, 102P, 102T, 142, 42D · 12/hour at peak · 234 m
    • Feltrim Retail Park · 43 · 2/hour at peak · 354 m
    • Waterside · 102, 102A, 102P, 102T, 142, 42D · 4/hour at peak · 406 m
    • Drynam · 43 · 3/hour at peak · 412 m
    • Drynam · 43 · 2/hour at peak · 413 m
    • Waterside · 102, 102P, 102T, 142, 42D · 4/hour at peak · 428 m

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

    • Gaelscoil An Duinninigh · 362 m-1.3% pupils (380)
    • Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School · 370 m+14.7% pupils (696)
    • Holywell Educate Together National School · 749 m-4.8% pupils (613)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Fingal County Council · 0.54 ha · 102 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.41 ha · 104 m
    • Fingal County Council · 1.3 ha · 107 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.21 ha · 152 m
    • Fingal County Council · 1.09 ha · 161 m
    • The Industrial Development Authority · 0.75 ha · 177 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
    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. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    2. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    3. Application 445 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    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
    Drinan
    Electoral division
    Swords-Seatown
    Electoral area
    Howth-Malahide
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest F18A/0350, approved 2018, built, signed off.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
    • Feltrim Business Pk (bus 102, 102A) 234 m away: 12 an hour at morning peak; 43 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: MetroLink 928 m away, indicative route (Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 objective).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone D.
    • Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 67%); 8% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 55% drive to work (council 52%); population up 7% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 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 17 Oct 2026, 08:34 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.