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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 07:49

Longview Place

53.47450, -6.24237

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). A building site 449 m away stopped before it was finished.

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92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=118 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–552open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov–2 Dec

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 52 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 2 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 after 2016, with building records online.

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 2016–2021.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built

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
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.

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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Newtown Cottages (921 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares2
Monuments8Ecclesiastical enclosure; Burial
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: 38 on the draft 2027 map; 38 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 23:44
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:44open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
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
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 83–96% by type.

Single-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 17%
83% · council 92%
Attic or dormer79 decided · more info asked 8%
96% · council 92%
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 · 91 nearby, 1,737 council-wide

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 side11—

On Miller's Glen: 14 extensions in 10 years, 89% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +160 days; Building starts: 66 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–55 (n=104)52 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 160 days (n=9, all appeals within 1.5 km)+160 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 66 days after permission (n=47)66 days after permissionSigned off29% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated118 decided home extensions, 48 start notices, 9 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 5 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed5 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed5 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 Longview Place with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Site at rear of 45 The Granary, Millers Glen F26A/0898ENo decision yet · 441 m
    2. 226 Bunbury Gate Avenue, Swords F26A/0958ENo decision yet · 487 m
    3. 30.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 37 m
    4. 40.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 40 m
    5. 50.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 43 m
    6. 60.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 44 m
    7. 71.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 57 m
    8. 80.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 73 m
    9. 911 Meadowbank Green, Millers Glen F26A/0570Approved · 223 m
    10. 109 The Green, Millers Glen F25A/1153EApproved · 247 m
    11. 1126 Meadowbank Road, Miller’s Glen F26A/0513EApproved · 262 m
    12. 12A site of 0.58 Ha in Oldtown, north-west of Swords F26A/0375EApproved · 309 m
    13. 131 Meadowbank Lane, Miller's Glen F26A/0351EApproved · 329 m
    14. 14Rathbeale Road, Mooretown F26A/0699ENo decision yet · 480 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 33 permissions since 2016, 16 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    43 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 33 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 33 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 9 started, 17 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT33: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused5: lodged → withdrawn or invalid4: lodged → undecided33: approved → approved1: refused → refused5: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn4: undecided → undecided17: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off43 lodged43 lodged33 approved33 approved1 refused1 refused5 withdrawn or invalid5 withdrawn or invalid4 undecided4 undecided33 approved33 approved1 refused1 refused5 withdrawn5 withdrawn4 undecided4 undecided17 no start notice found17 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out9 started, not signed off9 started, not signed off1 signed off1 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.

    Measured43 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 9 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 F26A/0898E: application received — Planning Permission for a two storey creche and 4 no. car parking spaces was previously granted at this site under plann; 2026-12-02 F26A/0958E: application received — Planning permission for Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raisintoday10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 DecF26A/0898E: application received — Planning Permission for a two storey creche and 4 no. car parking spaces was previously granted at this site under plann · 441 m away · 2026-11-09F26A/0958E: application received — Planning permission for Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raisin · 487 m away · 2026-12-02
    Comments close
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20264 days left
      1F26A/0898E · application received — Planning Permission for a two storey creche and 4 no. car parking spaces was previously granted…
      €20 to the council · 441 m away
    • Comments close 2 Dec 202627 days left
      2F26A/0958E · application received — Planning permission for Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of…
      €20 to the council · 487 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

    5 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Nos. 1 to 21 (continuous)… · 55 homes: 55 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off; 7 Meadowbank Grove, Swords · 15 homes: 15 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off; 30 Meadowbank Grove,… · 15 homes: 15 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off; 30 Meadowbank Grove,… · 15 homes: 15 homes, started Sep 2022, never signed off2022202320242025202620272028Nos. 1 to 21 (continuous)… · 55 homes449 m · F19A/0101 ABP-307003-2055 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off55 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off7 Meadowbank Grove, Swords · 15 homes271 m · F17A/0735/E115 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off15 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off30 Meadowbank Grove,… · 15 homes273 m · F17A/0666/E115 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off15 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off30 Meadowbank Grove,… · 15 homes300 m · F17A/066615 homes, started Sep 2022, never signed off15 homes, started Sep 2022, never signed offtoday

    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 15 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 5

    • 7 Meadowbank Grove, Swords · 15 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off · 271 m
    • 30 Meadowbank Grove, Oldtown · 15 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off · 273 m
    • 30 Meadowbank Grove, Oldtown · 15 homes, started Sep 2022, never signed off · 300 m
    • 7 Meadowbank Grove, Swords · 15 homes, started Sep 2022, never signed off · 326 m
    • Nos. 1 to 21 (continuous) and Nos. 45 and 46 The Granary, Miller's Glen · 55 homes, started Mar 2023, never signed off · 449 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 30.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 37 m
    • 40.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 40 m
    • 50.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 43 m
    • 60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 44 m
    • 71.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 57 m
    • 80.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 73 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 116 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 117 m
    • 0.5 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 13 a year; busiest 2024. 97% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 6, 2022: 3, 2023: 6, 2024: 13, 2025: 7, 2026: 8051015202021: 5 approved2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid6’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 5 approved2023: 1 refused6’232024: 10 approved2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid13’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid7’252026: 4 approved2026: 4 undecided8’26*
    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 8 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished5 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • 9 The Green, Swords, Dublin, K67 F6C2 · 4 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1153E · 262 m
    • 1 Meadowbank Lane, Miller's Glen, Swords, Dublin, K67 N5P8 · 10 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F26A/0351E · 343 m
    • Oldtown, Swords, Dublin · 17 Jun 2026 · 78 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · F25A/0585E · 450 m
    • Oldtown, Swords, Dublin · 17 Jun 2026 · 78 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · F25A/0585E · 453 m
    • Oldtown, Swords, Dublin · 17 Jun 2026 · 78 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · F25A/0585E · 460 m
    • Oldtown, Swords, Dublin · 17 Jun 2026 · 78 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · F25A/0585E · 445 m
    • 6 Miller's Square, Swords, Co. Dublin, Fingal, K67 P6D0 · 10 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 230 m
    • 12 The Green, Miller's Glen, Fingal, K67 K1W4 · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0870E · 242 m
    • Glen Ellan Rd, Swords, Fingal · 28 May 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · F25A.0585E · 454 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Miller's Glen · 21 applications in 10 years · 89% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Glen Ellan Road181161 built · 20 not started (2026-Q2)0 m
    Mill——216 m
    Oldtown and Rathbeal787 being built · 71 not started (2026-Q2)262 m
    Lands South of Glen Ellan Road2323 built (2025-Q1)387 m
    Rathbeale Road283223 built · 60 being built (2026-Q2)512 m
    Lands South of Rathbeale Road9191 being built (2026-Q2)514 m
    Mooretown27468 built · 164 being built · 42 not started (2026-Q2)583 m
    Estuary West Lands at Holybanks——776 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Just Like Home Childcare · Crèche25 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate328 m
    Appleseeds Pre school · Crèche11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate346 m
    Cocoon Childcare · Crèche15 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate780 m
    Little Apples Ltd · Crèche19 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate944 m
    Play and Learn · Crèche21 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate968 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here96
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here938
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 98% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    100% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    98% · council 67%
    Rented
    1% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    26% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    0% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    46% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 12%
    This small area (319 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267133001/03

    Bus
    431 m
    Miller's Glen · 506, 506X · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 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
    393 m
    Gaelscoil Bhrian BóRoimhe, 441 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    40
    in 3 years, 2 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil Bhrian BóRoimhe · primary · 441 pupils · 393 m
    • Swords Educate Together NS · primary · 394 pupils · 465 m
    • Thornleigh Educate Together National School · primary · 313 pupils · 625 m

    Stops 17

    • Miller's Glen · 506, 506X · 1/hour at peak · 431 m
    • Cronan's Well Ave · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 509 m
    • Cronan's Well Ave · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 513 m
    • Rathbeale Cottages · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 660 m
    • Rathbeale Cottages · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 683 m
    • Holymount · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 732 m
    • Holymount · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 739 m
    • Ligonier House · 192, 197, 41B · 2/hour at peak · 771 m

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

    • Gaelscoil Bhrian BóRoimhe · 393 m-0.7% pupils (441)
    • Swords Educate Together NS · 465 m-2.7% pupils (394)
    • Thornleigh Educate Together National School · 625 m+4.7% pupils (313)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 2.17 ha · 291 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 0.23 ha · 421 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.22 ha · 422 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 441 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Oldtown
    Electoral division
    Swords-Lissenhall
    Electoral area
    Swords
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 15 sites nearby could change: 5 stalled builds, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
    • Miller's Glen (bus 506, 506X) 431 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 98% owner-occupied (council 67%); 2% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2016 or later; 57% drive to work (council 52%); population up 16% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. On Miller's Glen: 14 in 10 years, 89% approved.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 123 in the last year, 171 three years before.
    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.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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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 5 Nov 2026, 07:49 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.