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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 07:40

Upper Main Street

53.52277, -6.09621

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Most home extensions nearby get approved (83%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202183%of home extensions approved nearbyn=78 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–552open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov–26 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 53 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 4 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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 1981–1990. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Upper Main StreetBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2022: F21A/0554 · extension, approved2021: 4 files on Upper Main Street2022: 2 files on Upper Main Street2023: 2 files on Upper Main Street2024: 3 files on Upper Main Street2025: 2 files on Upper Main Street2026: 2 files on Upper Main Street15 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. 2022
    F21A/0554 · extension · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029

Protected building3 within 100 m Shamrock Cottage; Tigin
Heritage inventory4 within 100 m W.F. Price; Shamrock Cottage
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings13Saint Maur's Catholic Church; house
Radon grid squares2
Protected buildings10The Thatch; Late 18th or early 19th century four-bay single-storey thatched dwelling
Monuments3Well; Excavation - miscellaneous
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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 15 on the draft 2027 map; 15 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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: 79–85% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 50% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 23%
85% · council 92%
Attic or dormer33 decided · more info asked 30%
79% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site52 decided · more info asked 40%
50% · 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 · 98 nearby, 2,164 council-wide

Figure 3

Upper Main Street, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

15 planning files on Upper Main Street since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 65 · 2021 · other extension · approved · F21A/0554No number · 2022 · other extension · withdrawn or invalid · F22A/0249No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · F22A/0327No. 44 · 2024 · two-storey rear · withdrawn or invalid · F24A/0335ENo. 44 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · F24A/0367EPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · F20A/0664No. 4 · 2021 · other work · approved · F21A/0123No. 34 · 2021 · other work · approved · F21A/0237No number · 2023 · other work · approved · F22A/0487No. 4 · 2023 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F23A/0525No. 4 · 2024 · other work · approved · F23A/0604No number · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/1189ENo number · 2026 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0145ENo number · 2026 · other work · undecided · F26A/0190ENew house in a side gardenNo number · 2025 · new house · approved · F25A/0300E
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

15 files with "Upper Main Street" 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 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic21—

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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 122 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +129 days; Building starts: 120 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 49–55 (n=55)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 122 days (n=9)122 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 129 days (n=31, all appeals within 1.5 km)+129 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 120 days after permission (n=20)120 days after permissionSigned off57% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated78 decided home extensions, 23 start notices, 31 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    4 of 17 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed17 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed15 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 1 in the last 12 months

    1 of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 324034 Granted with conditions · Lands east of Kenure Park and west of Goldenridge, Skerries Road,… · 262 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher4 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Upper Main Street with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1No. 5 Killossery, Kilsallaghan F26A/0915ENo decision yet · 21 m
    2. 2No. 8 Convent Lane, Rush F26A/0940ENo decision yet · 395 m
    3. 3Upper Main Street, Rush F25A/1189EBuilding started · 67 m
    4. 464 Ormond Avenue, Rush F26A0403EBuilding started · 119 m
    5. 50.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 223 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 245 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 269 m
    8. 82.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 290 m
    9. 90.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 290 m
    10. 100.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 306 m
    11. 11The Jib, Upper Main Street F25A/1189EApproved · 17 m
    12. 1264 Ormond Avenue, Rush F26A/0403EApproved · 111 m
    13. 13Ceol Na Mara, Upper Main Street F26A/0190ENo decision yet · 117 m
    14. 14Saint Claire's, Ballast Park F26A/0149EApproved · 222 m
    15. 15Bollum Lane, Rush F26A/0726ENo decision yet · 239 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 49 permissions since 2016, 29 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    88 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 49 approved, 14 refused. After appeals: 49 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 15 built with the owner's opt-out, 11 started, 20 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT49: lodged → approved14: lodged → refused18: lodged → withdrawn or invalid7: lodged → undecided47: approved → approved12: refused → refused18: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn7: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal20: approved → no start notice found15: approved → built, owner opted out11: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off88 lodged88 lodged49 approved49 approved14 refused14 refused18 withdrawn or invalid18 withdrawn or invalid7 undecided7 undecided49 approved49 approved12 refused12 refused20 withdrawn20 withdrawn7 undecided7 undecided20 no start notice found20 no start notice found15 built, owner opted out15 built, owner opted out11 started, not signed off11 started, not signed off3 signed off3 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.

    Measured88 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 26 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-26 F26A/0940E: application received — Retention permission for a rear garden gym and storage structure, including the as-built pitched roof, gables, rooflighttoday10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 DecF26A/0940E: application received — Retention permission for a rear garden gym and storage structure, including the as-built pitched roof, gables, rooflight · 395 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments close
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202621 days left
      2F26A/0940E · application received — Retention permission for a rear garden gym and storage structure, including the as-built pitched…
      €20 to the council · 395 m away

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

    Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 50.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 223 m
    • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 245 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 269 m
    • 82.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 290 m
    • 90.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 290 m
    • 100.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 306 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 337 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 357 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 379 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 428 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 12 and 18 a year; busiest 2025. 78% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 18, 2022: 12, 2023: 13, 2024: 13, 2025: 18, 2026: 14051015202021: 13 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 4 withdrawn or invalid18’21*2022: 8 approved2022: 3 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid12’222023: 9 approved2023: 2 refused2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid13’232024: 8 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid13’242025: 8 approved2025: 5 refused2025: 5 withdrawn or invalid18’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 3 withdrawn or invalid2026: 7 undecided14’26*
    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 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 5 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished2 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 3Upper Main Street, Rush, Dublin, K56 CR28 · 11 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1189E · 67 m
    • 464 Ormond Avenue, Rush, Dublin, K56 AY90 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F26A0403E · 119 m
    • 11 Golden Ridge Green, Rush, Dublin · 31 Aug 2026 · 35 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0072/S3E · 458 m
    • Skerries Road, Rush, Dublin · 6 Jul 2026 · 35 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0072/S3E · 374 m
    • Brookfield Oaks, Skerries Road, Rush, Fingal · 19 Jan 2026 · start notice signed off · ABP-316065-23 · 317 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

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Upper Main Street Development6765 built · 2 not started (2026-Q2)48 m
    Kenure Park——148 m
    St. Joseph's Secondary School48— (2026-Q2)393 m
    Brook Lane Development54no activity on site reported (2026-Q1)414 m
    Goldenridge——447 m
    Park Road Development2222 being built (2026-Q2)704 m
    Hayestown Road Development50no activity on site reported (2026-Q1)722 m
    Palmer Road and Palmer Avenue7474 not started (2025-Q4)958 m

    Who applies most nearby

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Ros-Eo Community Preschool · Crèche11 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate38 m
    Bright Beginners · Crèche24 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate49 m
    The Crescent Academy · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate486 m
    Mill Bank Kids · Crèche17 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate561 m
    Tadpoles Childcare · Crèche18 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate610 m
    Clochán Cora Ltd. · Crèche8 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate826 m
    Charlies Childcare Rush · Crèche12 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate833 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register1 Nov 2026, 23:02—
    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
    Here85
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here199
    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

    26% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 65% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    26% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    16% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    65% · council 67%
    Rented
    25% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    17% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    41% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 12%
    This small area (384 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267118009

    Bus
    29 m
    Community Centre · 33, 33A, 33X · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 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
    474 m
    St Joseph's Secondary School, 945 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    461
    in 3 years, 298 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Joseph's Secondary School · postprimary · 945 pupils · 474 m
    • Rush Ns · primary · 698 pupils · 588 m

    Stops 16

    • Community Centre · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 29 m
    • Rush Main Street · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 2/hour at peak · 52 m
    • Rush Main Street · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 253 m
    • Rush Garda Station · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 260 m
    • Rush Main Street · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 2/hour at peak · 278 m
    • Skerries Road · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 2/hour at peak · 333 m
    • Kilbush Lane · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 341 m
    • St Maur's Church · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 2/hour at peak · 357 m

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

    • St Joseph's Secondary School · 474 m+1.8% pupils (945)
    • Rush Ns · 588 m-1.4% pupils (698)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Fingal County Council · 0.19 ha · 365 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.12 ha · 396 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. Extension (F21A/0554) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 21 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 67 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for F25A/1189E.
      Agent · 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
    Rush
    Electoral division
    Rush
    Electoral area
    Rush-Lusk
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest F21A/0554, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • Community Centre (bus 33, 33A) 29 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 32 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 65% owner-occupied (council 67%); 9% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1981–1990; 51% drive to work (council 52%); population up 12% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026
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    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher4 Nov 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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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, 07:40 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.