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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 19:17

Ballygossan Park, Milverton

53.56900, -6.11243

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Most home extensions nearby get approved (83%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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83%of home extensions approved nearbyn=155 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–551open for comments nearbyclose 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 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 7 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 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 houseAll of Ballygossan ParkBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Ballygossan Park2022: 2 files on Ballygossan Park2023: 1 file on Ballygossan Park2024: 3 files on Ballygossan Park2025: 1 file on Ballygossan Park2026: 6 files on Ballygossan Park14 files

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
1 in 5
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 5 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: Milverton Waste Recovery Facility (278 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites1Milverton Waste Recovery Facility
Heritage inventory buildings1bridge
Radon grid squares6
Protected buildings2Rail Bridge; Engine House
Monuments3Cist; Enclosure
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: 5 on the draft 2027 map; 5 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 50–90% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 61% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear37 decided · more info asked 14%
89% · council 92%
Two-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 35%
70% · council 81%
Attic or dormer40 decided · more info asked 15%
90% · council 92%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 10%
50% · council 86%
New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 52%
61% · 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 · 130 nearby, 2,483 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballygossan Park, file by file since 2021

4 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved.

14 planning files on Ballygossan Park since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 32 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F24A/0652ENo. 9 · 2024 · single-storey rear · refused · F24A/1022ENo. 56 · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · F25A/0793ENo. 72 · 2026 · single-storey side · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0095ENo. 5 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · F26A/0124ENo. 72 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0128ENo. 72 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0477ENo. 72 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0489ENo. 72 · 2026 · single-storey side · approved · F26A/0511EPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · F21A/0287No. 37 · 2022 · other work · refused · F22A/0215No number · 2022 · other work · approved · LRD0010/S3No number · 2023 · other work · approved · LRD0044/S3No number · 2024 · other work · approved · LRD0050/S3New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

14 files with "Ballygossan Park" 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 8 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 8 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved5 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic30—
Single-storey side32—
Other10—
Single-storey rear11—

On Ballygossan Park: 12 extensions in 10 years, 65% 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 98 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +212 days; Building starts: 185 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 50–55 (n=126)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 98 days (n=16)98 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 212 days (n=28, all appeals within 1.5 km)+212 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 185 days after permission (n=63)185 days after permissionSigned off63% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated155 decided home extensions, 63 start notices, 28 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    7 of 19 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed19 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 decided
    2 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

    • 500381 Granted with conditions · Lands west and to the rear of No. 1 Cabra Hill, Skerries, Co. Dublin, · 116 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ballygossan Park, Milverton with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetOther
    1. 1No. 2 Sherlock Terrace, Skerries F26A/0941ENo decision yet · 315 m
    2. 2Lands west and to the rear of No. 1 Cabra Hill, Skerries 500381Appeal: approved with conditions · 116 m
    3. 31.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 21 m
    4. 48.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    5. 50.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 109 m
    6. 60.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 111 m
    7. 73.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 0 m
    8. 872 Ballygossan Park, Skerries F26A/0511EApproved · 23 m
    9. 95 Ballygossan Park, Skerries F26A/0124EApproved · 111 m
    10. 101 Cabra Hill, Skerries F25A/1140EApproved · 186 m
    11. 114 Hillside Gardens, Skerries F26A/0878ENo decision yet · 208 m
    12. 1227 Hillside Gardens, Skerries F26A/0866ENo decision yet · 214 m
    13. 1327 Hillside Gardens, Skerries F26A/0818EOther decision · 214 m
    14. 1414A Sherlock Terrace, Skerries F26A/0133EApproved · 230 m
    15. 1584 Downside Park, Holmpatrick F26A/0187EApproved · 465 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 44 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    68 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 43 approved, 13 refused. After appeals: 44 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 12 built with the owner's opt-out, 8 started, 23 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT43: lodged → approved13: lodged → refused7: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided43: approved → approved12: refused → refused7: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal23: approved → no start notice found12: approved → built, owner opted out8: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off68 lodged68 lodged43 approved43 approved13 refused13 refused7 withdrawn or invalid7 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided44 approved44 approved12 refused12 refused7 withdrawn7 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided23 no start notice found23 no start notice found12 built, owner opted out12 built, owner opted out8 started, not signed off8 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.

    Measured68 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/0941E: application received — The demolition of: an existing single storey rear extension; and two existing outbuildings; along with the subsequent cotoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecF26A/0941E: application received — The demolition of: an existing single storey rear extension; and two existing outbuildings; along with the subsequent co · 315 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments close
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202625 days left
      1F26A/0941E · application received — The demolition of: an existing single storey rear extension; and two existing outbuildings;…
      €20 to the council · 315 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    DART+ Coastal North is planned 182 m away.

    DART+ Coastal North, DART+…: railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024); DART+ Coastal North, Skerries: railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)20242025202620272028DART+ Coastal North, DART+…182 m · plannedrailway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)DART+ Coastal North, Skerries698 m · plannedrailway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)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 5 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 5

    • 31.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 21 m
    • 48.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 m
    • 50.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 109 m
    • 60.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 111 m
    • 73.1 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 8 and 14 a year; busiest 2024. 77% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 11, 2022: 8, 2023: 8, 2024: 14, 2025: 14, 2026: 13051015202021: 9 approved2021: 2 refused11’21*2022: 5 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid8’222023: 5 approved2023: 3 refused8’232024: 10 approved2024: 4 refused14’242025: 10 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid14’252026: 4 approved2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided13’26*
    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 14 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • Elder Road, Skerries, Dublin · 12 Oct 2026 · 39 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-313268-22 · 307 m
    • 3B Sherlock Terrace, Skerries, Dublin · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0452E · 257 m
    • 13 Hillside Close, Skerries, Fingal, K34 HK23 · 21 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0269E · 251 m
    • 30 Ballygossan Park, Skerries, Fingal, K34 K883 · 3 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0147E · 140 m
    • 10 Greenlawns, Skerries, Fingal, K34 TV24 · 30 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0522E · 465 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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: Ballygossan Park · 21 applications in 10 years · 65% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Ballygossan Park——15 m
    Ballygossan Hill——32 m
    Hacketstown Development345—80 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Rugrats · Crèche4 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate612 m
    Sticky Fingers Montessori · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate971 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here94
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 97% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    97% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    97% · council 67%
    Rented
    1% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    36% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    4% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    41% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    31% · council 12%
    This small area (303 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267123025/02

    Train
    698 m
    Skerries · Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort
    Planned
    182 m
    DART+ Coastal North, DART+ Coastal North: Malahide - Drogheda (MacBride)
    Radon
    1 in 5
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    393 m
    St Michaels Spec Sch, 30 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    19
    in 3 years, 8 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Michaels Spec Sch · primary · 30 pupils · 393 m

    Stops 15

    • Skerries · Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort · 4/hour at peak · 698 m
    • Rush Road · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 723 m
    • Hacketstown Park · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 738 m
    • Shenick Road · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 748 m
    • Shenick Road · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 748 m

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

    • St Michaels Spec Sch · 393 m0% pupils (30)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency · 0.1 ha · 61 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.22 ha · 84 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.53 ha · 111 m
    • Fingal County Council · 1.46 ha · 224 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.29 ha · 228 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.16 ha · 255 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    3. Application 315 m away open for comments until 26 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
    Townparks
    Electoral division
    Skerries
    Electoral area
    Balbriggan
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map; high radon area.
    • 5 sites nearby could change: 5 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Skerries, 698 m away (4 an hour). Planned: DART+ Coastal North 182 m away, railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 97% owner-occupied (council 67%); 0% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2016 or later; 48% drive to work (council 52%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • 8 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Ballygossan Park: 12 in 10 years, 65% approved.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 48 in the last year, 42 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.
    • 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 1 Nov 2026, 19:17 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.