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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:39

Selskar Rise

53.57695, -6.12019

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Most home extensions nearby get approved (84%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202284%of home extensions approved nearbyn=209 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–551open for comments nearbyclose 25 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 6 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2023: F22B/0254 · extension, approved

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

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

  1. 2023
    F22B/0254 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

Radon1 in 10 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 (982 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Skerries Railway Station
Radon grid squares5
Protected buildings2Skerries Railway Station; Station Masters House
Monuments6Burnt mound; R171953
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
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: 54–93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 68% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear42 decided · more info asked 14%
90% · council 92%
Two-storey rear21 decided · more info asked 33%
71% · council 81%
Attic or dormer71 decided · more info asked 10%
93% · council 92%
First-floor13 decided · more info asked 15%
54% · council 86%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 0%
80% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site25 decided · more info asked 48%
68% · 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 · 182 nearby, 2,610 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
Other11—
Single-storey rear11—

On Selskar: 7 extensions in 10 years, 67% of all applications approved; most common two-storey side.

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 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 50 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 98 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +178 days; Building starts: 179 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=177)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 98 days (n=18)98 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 178 days (n=30, all appeals within 1.5 km)+178 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 179 days after permission (n=84)179 days after permissionSigned off54% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated209 decided home extensions, 84 start notices, 30 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 20 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed20 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 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
    • 324023 Pending · 50A Selskar Avenue, Skerries, Co Dublin · 116 m
    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 Selskar Rise with 9 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 112 Dublin Road, Skerries F26A/0935No decision yet · 446 m
    2. 250A Selskar Avenue, Skerries 324023Appeal: no decision yet · 116 m
    3. 322 The Vale, Skerries Rock F25A/1204EApproved · 188 m
    4. 450 Townparks, Skerries F25A/1075EApproved · 248 m
    5. 52 The Drive, Skerries Rock F26A/0243EApproved · 269 m
    6. 613 Townparks, Skerries F25A/1180EApproved · 297 m
    7. 725 Saint Patrick's Close, Skerries F25A/1098EApproved · 297 m
    8. 81 Townparks, Skerries F26A/0067EApproved · 393 m
    9. 922 Dublin Road, Skerries F26A/0440ENo decision yet · 449 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 42 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    53 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 41 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 42 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 11 built with the owner's opt-out, 11 started, 20 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT41: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused6: lodged → withdrawn or invalid2: lodged → undecided41: approved → approved3: refused → refused6: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn2: undecided → undecided1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal20: approved → no start notice found11: approved → built, owner opted out11: approved → started, not signed off53 lodged53 lodged41 approved41 approved4 refused4 refused6 withdrawn or invalid6 withdrawn or invalid2 undecided2 undecided42 approved42 approved3 refused3 refused6 withdrawn6 withdrawn2 undecided2 undecided20 no start notice found20 no start notice found11 built, owner opted out11 built, owner opted out11 started, not signed off11 started, not signed off

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured53 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 25 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-25 F26A/0935: application received — Planning Permission to remove existing conservatory at the rear of the existing dwelling and construct a sunroom extensitoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecF26A/0935: application received — Planning Permission to remove existing conservatory at the rear of the existing dwelling and construct a sunroom extensi · 446 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments close
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202624 days left
      1F26A/0935 · application received — Planning Permission to remove existing conservatory at the rear of the existing dwelling and…
      €20 to the council · 446 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

    DART+ Coastal North is planned 161 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+…161 m · plannedrailway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)DART+ Coastal North, Skerries343 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)

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 14 a year; busiest 2025. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 11, 2022: 9, 2023: 4, 2024: 10, 2025: 14, 2026: 5051015202021: 10 approved2021: 1 refused11’21*2022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid9’222023: 3 approved2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid4’232024: 7 approved2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid10’242025: 12 approved2025: 2 refused14’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 2 undecided5’26*
    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 9 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
    5 no sign-off needed
    • 1 Townparks, Skerries, Dublin, K34 H248 · 15 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0067E · 408 m
    • 24 The Drive, Skerries, Dublin, K34 VW96 · 1 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0754E · 311 m
    • 13 Townparks, Skerries, Fingal, K34 C640 · 30 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1180E · 318 m
    • 12 Foxgrove, Skerries, Fingal, K34 W654 · 5 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0760E · 375 m
    • 10 The Brambles, Dublin, Fingal, K34 X889 · 25 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0725E · 169 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
    • 2 properties, Ballygossan Walk, Ballygossan Hill, Golf Links Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin (Phase 1) · Completed · 2 homes · 403 m
    • Mourne View, Skerries · On site · 14 homes · 403 m
    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: Selskar · 8 applications in 10 years · 67% approved · most common: two-storey side

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Ballygossan Park——833 m
    Ballygossan Hill——904 m
    Hacketstown Development345—978 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Rugrats · Crèche4 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate416 m
    The Green Gate Montessori · Crèche23 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate531 m
    Skerries Creche · Crèche13 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate599 m
    Sticky Fingers Montessori · Crèche8 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate609 m
    Popcorn Childcare · Crèche30 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate717 m
    Clever Clogs Play School · Crèche17 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate832 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
    Here100
    Council middle4
    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 9

    This street block against the council

    94% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    5% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    5% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    94% · council 67%
    Rented
    5% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    52% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 12%
    This small area (382 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267123015

    Bus
    77 m
    Skerries Station · 33, 33A, 33X · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Planned
    161 m
    DART+ Coastal North, DART+ Coastal North: Malahide - Drogheda (MacBride)
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    376 m
    Scoil Réalt na Mara, 338 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    217
    in 3 years, 16 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Réalt na Mara · primary · 338 pupils · 376 m
    • Skerries Community College · postprimary · 1025 pupils · 378 m
    • St Patricks Snr Mixed · primary · 338 pupils · 674 m
    • St Patricks Jnr Mixed · primary · 249 pupils · 725 m
    • Holmpatrick NS · primary · 51 pupils · 891 m

    Stops 19

    • Skerries Station · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 77 m
    • Selskar Road · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 95 m
    • Skerries Station · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 147 m
    • Skerries · Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort · 4/hour at peak · 343 m
    • Selskar Court · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 346 m
    • Selskar Court · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 370 m
    • Skerries GAA Club · 33, 33A, 33X · 5/hour at peak · 526 m
    • Skerries GAA Club · 33, 33A, 33E, 33X, 33n · 3/hour at peak · 533 m

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

    • Scoil Réalt na Mara · 376 m-0.9% pupils (338)
    • Skerries Community College · 378 m-0.4% pupils (1,025)
    • St Patricks Snr Mixed · 674 m-0.3% pupils (338)
    • St Patricks Jnr Mixed · 725 m-11.4% pupils (249)
    • Holmpatrick NS · 891 m-26.1% pupils (51)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 3.85 ha · 81 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.23 ha · 89 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.73 ha · 117 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.18 ha · 178 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.23 ha · 278 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.29 ha · 297 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. Extension (F22B/0254) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    3. Application 446 m away open for comments until 25 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
    • 1 application on this site; latest F22B/0254, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 25 Nov 2026.
    • Skerries Station (bus 33, 33A) 76 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 22 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal North 161 m away, railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 94% owner-occupied (council 67%); 1% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1981–1990; 48% drive to work (council 52%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. On Selskar: 7 in 10 years, 67% approved.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 1 Nov 2026, 09:39 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.