Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 01:20
Fingal, County Dublin, Leinster, Éire / Ireland
53.57771, -6.24536
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2011.
1planning file on this houselatest 201153 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2011.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2011F11A/0035 · attic or dormer · approved 2011 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
On this site
G3
Zoning · High amenity
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says
HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sense of place. In recognition of the amenity potential of these areas opportunities to increase public access will be explored.
ZoningG3 · High amenity
What it says
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas
Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
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.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Radon grid squares | 9 | |
| Monuments | 1 | R187619 |
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 01:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 02:05 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
Knockbrack, file by file since 2011
2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
7 files with "Knockbrack" 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 · 2011–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 01:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 02:05 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated13 decided home extensions, 2 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions.
Refusals appealed2 decided
1 became permissions
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
What's changing around you?
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2023 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 0 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 02:05 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 01:09 | open |
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Fingal County Council.
Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here0
Council middle3
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 01:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026, 02:05 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
29% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 78% owner-occupied (council 67%).
Homes built before 1971
29% · council 11%
Homes built since 2001
22% · council 43%
Owner-occupied
78% · council 67%
Rented
4% · council 28%
Children under 15
19% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
16% · council 11%
Households with 2+ cars
65% · council 42%
Work mainly from home
18% · council 12%
This small area (399 people)Fingal
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267093001
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 0
Open consultations
Council meetings 30 items
- 12 Oct 2026 · Notice of proposed wayleave at Ballough, Co. Dublin to Gas Networks Ireland, P.O. Box 51, Gasworks…
- 12 Oct 2026 · Notice of proposed disposal of land adjacent to 56 Seaview Park, Portrane, Co. Dublin to Margaret…
- 8 Oct 2026 · Councillor M. Boland - Public Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Points Rush - AI109447
- 8 Oct 2026 · Councillor M. Boland - Updated list of Taking in Charge - Rush and Lusk - AI109448
- 8 Oct 2026 · Councillor P. Mulville - Portrane Road Cycle Path - AI109737
- 8 Oct 2026 · Councillor D. Butler - Ballymaston Phase 3 - Donabate - AI109775
- 8 Oct 2026 · Email dated 11th September 2026 from the Department of Transport regarding Cllr. P. Mulville -…
- 8 Oct 2026 · Councillor B. Ryan - Update on Brook's End Historical Landfill site - Rush - AI110015
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 17 Oct 2026, 01:36 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 17 Oct 2026, 02:12 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Attic or dormer (F11A/0035) approved 2011: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Zoned G3 (high amenity), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Knockbrack
- Electoral division
- Hollywood
- Electoral area
- Rush-Lusk
- Council
- Fingal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 7 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest F11A/0035, approved 2011, built? unknown.
- Zoned G3 (high amenity); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 67%); 7% of homes empty (council 5%); most built before 1919; 57% drive to work (council 52%); population up 6% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
- 0 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 3).
What the terms mean 3 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.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- 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.
Sources and licences 25
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 17 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 17 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 17 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 18 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
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 18 Oct 2026, 01:20 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.