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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 15:57

Craoibhin Park

53.60562, -6.17643

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 101 homes approved 583 m away haven't started.

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Time
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90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=121 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–555open for comments nearbyclose 19 Oct–13 Nov101homes approved nearby, not startednearest 583 m · ABP-311095

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 5 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Craoibhin ParkBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2013: 1 file on Craoibhin Park2014: 2 files on Craoibhin Park2015: 1 file on Craoibhin Park2016: 2 files on Craoibhin Park2019: 3 files on Craoibhin Park2020: 2 files on Craoibhin Park2021: 1 file on Craoibhin Park2024: 2 files on Craoibhin Park2025: 3 files on Craoibhin Park2026: 2 files on Craoibhin Park19 files

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

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

  • 29 Mar 2018 · notice that building work was starting · no official sign-off needed for this kind of work
  • 27 Mar 2018 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished mar 2019
  • 13 Mar 2018 · notice that building work was starting · no official sign-off needed for this kind of work
  • 9 Mar 2018 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 12 Feb 2018 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 31 Jan 2018 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
  • 29 Jan 2018 · notice that building work was starting · not signed off as finished (no completion certificate on file)
  • 23 Jan 2018 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished sep 2018
  • 16 Jan 2018 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished jun 2018
  • 18 Dec 2017 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished mar 2019
On this site
G4
Zoning · Open space
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

OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.

ZoningG4 · Open space
What it says

OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

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 riskNearby OPW map area within 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Conservation areas3Ardgillan Demesne ACA; Balbriggan Historic Town Core ACA
Licensed industrial sites1Pacon Waste & Recycling Ltd
Heritage inventory buildings45bridge; Bremore Cottage
Radon grid squares10
Protected buildings68Railway Bridge; St. Molaga's Church (in ruins) and Graveyard
Monuments78House - fortified house; Church
EU bird sites1North-West Irish Sea cSPA
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: 40 on the draft 2027 map; 39 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), OPW flood maps (NIFM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
OPW flood maps (NIFM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
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
Special Protection Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
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 are almost always approved here: 85–96% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 58% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 20%
85% · council 94%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 38%
88% · council 86%
Attic or dormer26 decided · more info asked 12%
96% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site19 decided · more info asked 32%
58% · council 60%
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 · 81 nearby, 4,015 council-wide

Figure 3

Craoibhin Park, file by file since 2013

11 of 14 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

19 planning files on Craoibhin Park since 2013, by kind and decision.20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 76 · 2013 · single-storey side · approved · F13B/0066No. 59 · 2015 · two-storey rear · approved · F14B/0214No. 70 · 2016 · single-storey rear · refused · F16B/0020No. 70 · 2016 · single-storey rear · approved · F16B/0216No. 64 · 2019 · two-storey rear · approved · F19A/0335No. 8 · 2019 · single-storey rear · approved · F19A/0434No. 8 · 2019 · two-storey side · approved · F19B/0082No. 15 · 2020 · first-floor · approved · F20B/0087No. 78 · 2020 · two-storey rear · approved · F20B/0219No. 58 · 2021 · porch / front · approved · F21A/0484No. 24 · 2024 · first-floor · refused · F24A/0529No. 82 · 2024 · two-storey rear · refused · F24A/1003ENo. 15 · 2025 · other extension · withdrawn or invalid · F25A/0271ENo. 15 · 2025 · other extension · approved · F25A/0411ENo. 82 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · F25A/1167EPorches, roofs, otherNo. 100 · 2026 · other work · undecided · F26A/0537ENew house in a side gardenNo. 55 · 2014 · new house · refused · F14A/012555No. 55 · 2014 · new house · approved · F14A/0224No. 100 · 2026 · new house · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0466E100
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

19 files with "Craoibhin 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 · 2013–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 6 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 6 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic42—
Two-storey rear21—

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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 74 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 98 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +158 days; Building starts: 180 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=90)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 98 days (n=8)98 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 158 days (n=12, all appeals within 1.5 km)+158 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 180 days after permission (n=53)180 days after permissionSigned off452 days after the start, for the few who file. 51% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated121 decided home extensions, 53 start notices, 12 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    3 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed7 decided
    3 became permissions
    Approvals appealed6 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    • 501967 Pending · Hamilton Park Care Centre Ltd., Balrothery Gardens, Blackhall,… · 1.4 km
    • 501911 Pending · Rose Cottage, Old Coach Road, Balrothery, K32 Y597 · 1.9 km
    • 501559 Open · Clonard Street/Mill Race, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 T621 · 704 m
    • 323864 Pending · Eir Exchange, Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 1.1 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher17 Oct 2026, 01:34open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Craoibhin Park with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1No. 22 Derham Park, Balbriggan F26A/0908ENo decision yet · 170 m
    2. 2Glendale, Seapoint Lane F26A/0841ENo decision yet · 504 m
    3. 3Unit 7, Harbour Mill F26A/0883ENo decision yet · 690 m
    4. 4Lands at Balbriggan Business Campus, Stephenstown Industrial Estate F26A/0877ENo decision yet · 754 m
    5. 5lands at Stephenstown Industrial Park, Balbriggan F26A/0914ENo decision yet · 1.2 km
    6. 6Quay Street and High Street ABP-311095Approved, not started · 583 m
    7. 782 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan F25A/1167EBuilding started · 115 m
    8. 80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 400 m
    9. 90.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 438 m
    10. 100.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 536 m
    11. 110.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 568 m
    12. 120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 587 m
    13. 1352 St. Molaga's Terrace, Hampton Street F26A/0001EApproved · 94 m
    14. 1482 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan F25A/1167EApproved · 105 m
    15. 1524 Fancourt Road, Balbriggan F26A/0060EApproved · 224 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 73 permissions since 2016, 38 show a start notice and 8 have a completion certificate.

    109 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 72 approved, 11 refused. After appeals: 73 approved. Of those: 8 signed off, 13 built with the owner's opt-out, 17 started, 33 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT72: lodged → approved11: lodged → refused21: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided72: approved → approved10: refused → refused21: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal33: approved → no start notice found13: approved → built, owner opted out17: approved → started, not signed off8: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out109 lodged109 lodged72 approved72 approved11 refused11 refused21 withdrawn or invalid21 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided73 approved73 approved10 refused10 refused21 withdrawn21 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided33 no start notice found33 no start notice found13 built, owner opted out13 built, owner opted out17 started, not signed off17 started, not signed off8 signed off8 signed off2 ran out2 ran out

    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.

    Measured109 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    6 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 19 Oct 2026.

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-19 F26A/0841E: application received — Planning Permission is sought to widen vehicular access on the eastern boundary and not change the location of the vehic; 2026-10-29 FINGAL consultation opened: NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) – PART XI PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGS 2001 (AS AMENDED) – PART 8 - Proposed conserva; 2026-10-30 F26A/0877E: application received — The development will consist of the construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have a canopy roof), the prov; 2026-11-02 F26A/0883E: application received — The development will consist of: (i) Change of use from Dental Practice to Office/Training Centre; (ii) minor reconfigur; 2026-11-11 F26A/0908E: application received — Planning Permission is requested for a) part two-storey, part single-storey extension to rear and a single storey porch ; 2026-11-13 F26A/0914E: application received — We, Hannon Pharma Link Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development on lands at Stephenstown Industrial Park, Batoday22 Oct27 Oct1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 NovF26A/0841E: application received — Planning Permission is sought to widen vehicular access on the eastern boundary and not change the location of the vehic · 504 m away · 2026-10-19FINGAL consultation opened: NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) – PART XI PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGS 2001 (AS AMENDED) – PART 8 - Proposed conserva · 1 m away · 2026-10-29F26A/0877E: application received — The development will consist of the construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have a canopy roof), the prov · 754 m away · 2026-10-30F26A/0883E: application received — The development will consist of: (i) Change of use from Dental Practice to Office/Training Centre; (ii) minor reconfigur · 690 m away · 2026-11-02F26A/0908E: application received — Planning Permission is requested for a) part two-storey, part single-storey extension to rear and a single storey porch · 170 m away · 2026-11-11F26A/0914E: application received — We, Hannon Pharma Link Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development on lands at Stephenstown Industrial Park, Ba · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeOther deadlines
    • Comments close 19 Oct 20262 days left
      2F26A/0841E · application received — Planning Permission is sought to widen vehicular access on the eastern boundary and not change…
      €20 to the council · 504 m away
    • Consultation closes 29 Oct 202612 days left
      NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) – PART XI PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGS 2001…
      1 m away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 202613 days left
      4F26A/0877E · application received — The development will consist of the construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have…
      €20 to the council · 754 m away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202616 days left
      3F26A/0883E · application received — The development will consist of: (i) Change of use from Dental Practice to Office/Training…
      €20 to the council · 690 m away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202625 days left
      1F26A/0908E · application received — Planning Permission is requested for a) part two-storey, part single-storey extension to rear…
      €20 to the council · 170 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202627 days left
      5F26A/0914E · application received — We, Hannon Pharma Link Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development on lands at…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    101 homes 583 m away were approved Nov 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2026. DART+ Coastal North is planned 198 m away.

    Quay Street and High… · 101 homes: 101 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026; DART+ Coastal North, DART+…: railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024); DART+ Coastal North,…: railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)20212022202320242025202620272028Quay Street and High… · 101 homes583 m · ABP-311095101 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026101 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026DART+ Coastal North, DART+…198 m · plannedrailway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)DART+ Coastal North,…788 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 11 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 400 m
    • 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 438 m
    • 100.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 536 m
    • 110.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 568 m
    • 120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 587 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 600 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 631 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 694 m
    • 20.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 700 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 713 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 16 a year; busiest 2025. 87% of decisions were approvals.

    2016: 2, 2017: 4, 2018: 11, 2019: 11, 2020: 12, 2021: 9, 2022: 11, 2023: 8, 2024: 12, 2025: 16, 2026: 13051015202016: 2 approved2’16*2017: 3 approved2017: 1 withdrawn or invalid4’172018: 8 approved2018: 2 refused2018: 1 withdrawn or invalid11’182019: 9 approved2019: 1 refused2019: 1 withdrawn or invalid11’192020: 12 approved12’202021: 7 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid9’212022: 7 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 3 withdrawn or invalid11’222023: 7 approved2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid8’232024: 5 approved2024: 5 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid12’242025: 8 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 7 withdrawn or invalid16’252026: 4 approved2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided13’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2016 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 2.0 km 66 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Building work nearby 20 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished13 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • Terrace 23, Junction off Hampton Demesne Rise and Hampton Demesne Gardens, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Dublin · 8 Oct 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD0091/53E & AMENDMENT TO ABP-313210-22 · 461 m
    • Terrace 18, Junction off Hampton Demesne Drive and Hampton Demesne Close, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Dublin · 8 Oct 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD0091/53E & AMENDMENT TO ABP-313210-22 · 461 m
    • Terrace 25, Junction of Hampton Demesne Drive & Hampton Demesne Walk, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Dublin · 9 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD0091/53E & AMENDMENT TO ABP-313210-22 · 657 m
    • 782 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 EA47 · 3 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1167E · 115 m
    • Units C02 and C03, Millfield Shopping Centre, Naul Road, Balbriggan, Dublin · 25 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · F26A/0026E · 1.3 km
    • 24 Fancourt Road, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 FA00 · 12 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · F26A/0060E · 243 m
    • Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 XE12 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 794 m
    • 33 Lawless Terrace, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32EN28 · 3 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0244E · 222 m
    • 39 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 HX92 · 20 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 510 m
    • Terrace 30, Junction of Hampton Demesne Rise and Hampton Demesne Park, Hampton Demesne,, Balbriggan, Fingal · 11 May 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 681 m
    • Terrace 32, Junction of Hampton Demesne Rise and Hampton Demesne Park, Hampton Demesne,, Balbriggan, Fingal · 11 May 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 656 m
    • 75 Hampton Cove, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 W260 · 19 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0779E · 587 m
    • 70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 HC94 · 9 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 492 m
    • Terrace 8, Hampton Demesne Terrace, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Fingal · 5 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 630 m
    • 15 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 EY43 · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0411E · 95 m
    • Terrace 5, Hampton Demesne Drive and Hampton Demesne Close, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Fingal · 27 Jan 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 549 m
    • Terrace 6, Hampton Demesne Terrace, Hampton Demesne, Dublin, Fingal · 27 Jan 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 725 m
    • Terrace 2, Hampton Demesne Terrace and Hampton Demesne Rise, Balbriggan, Fingal · 26 Jan 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 620 m
    • 58 Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 KD90 · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · F24A/0407E · 940 m
    • Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Fingal · 31 Dec 2025 · 207 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 1.0 km
    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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Homes coming 101 not started
    • Castleland Park, Castleland, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. (Phase 1) · Completed · 23 homes · 311 m
    • DVR @ 30 Clonard St., Balbriggan · Stage 2 pre planning · 13 homes · 311 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 1) · Completed · 5 homes · 311 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 2) · Completed · 23 homes · 311 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 3) · Completed · 10 homes · 311 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 4) · Completed · 12 homes · 311 m
    • Hampton Gardens Close, Balbriggan · Completed · 5 homes · 311 m
    • Marian House, Convent Lane, Balbriggan · Stage 2 pre planning · 24 homes · 311 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Castlelands817—434 m
    Quay Street & High Street——518 m
    Castleland Park99—777 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • Deere Asset Management Ltd — 4 applications, latest 27 Aug 2026
    • Balbriggan Business Campus Limited — 2 applications, latest 25 Sept 2026
    • Flaxton Commercial Ltd — 2 applications, latest 13 Aug 2026
    • JCDecaux Ireland Limited — 2 applications, latest 23 Mar 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Cherubs Montessori · Crèche13 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate28 m
    Market Green Montessori · Crèche23 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate335 m
    Little Gumboots Preschool · Crèche15 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate418 m
    Links Childcare · Crèche26 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate646 m
    Funtimes Creche · Crèche3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate677 m
    Really Cool Afterschool & Montessori School · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate718 m
    Tots & Swots · Crèche4 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate872 m
    Kids Campus · Crèche26 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate985 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register11 Oct 2026, 23:05—
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here12
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here37
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    72% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 60% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    72% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    5% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    60% · council 67%
    Rented
    36% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    18% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 12%
    This small area (300 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267003022

    Road noise
    60–64 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    63 m
    Craoibhin Park · 33, 33A, 33X · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Planned
    198 m
    DART+ Coastal North, DART+ Coastal North: Malahide - Drogheda (MacBride)
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 2.0 km
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    280 m
    S N Naomh Teresa, 364 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    801
    in 3 years, 168 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Naomh Teresa · primary · 364 pupils · 280 m
    • Bracken Educate Together NS · primary · 375 pupils · 544 m
    • Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigin · primary · 306 pupils · 588 m
    • Ardgillan Community College · postprimary · 1014 pupils · 615 m
    • S N Peadar Agus Pol N · primary · 357 pupils · 930 m
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 1220 pupils · 936 m
    • Balbriggan Community College · postprimary · 686 pupils · 1.0 km
    • St Molaga Senior Ns · primary · 422 pupils · 1.5 km

    Stops 41

    • Craoibhin Park · 33, 33A, 33X · 1/hour at peak · 63 m
    • Hampton Street · 33, 33A · 2/hour at peak · 112 m
    • Old Market Green · 33, 33A, 33X · 1/hour at peak · 210 m
    • Old Market Green · 33, 33A · 2/hour at peak · 216 m
    • Fancourt Heights · 33, 33A · 2/hour at peak · 377 m
    • Fancourt Heights · 33, 33A, 33X · 1/hour at peak · 378 m
    • Castleland Rdbt · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 414 m
    • Balbriggan Comm Cen · 101, 101X, 191, B1 · 6/hour at peak · 498 m

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

    • S N Naomh Teresa · 280 m-3.4% pupils (364)
    • Bracken Educate Together NS · 544 m-2.1% pupils (375)
    • Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigin · 588 m-9.2% pupils (306)
    • Ardgillan Community College · 615 m+1.3% pupils (1,014)
    • S N Peadar Agus Pol N · 930 m-0.3% pupils (357)
    • Loreto Secondary School · 936 m-1% pupils (1,220)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Fingal County Council · 0.35 ha · 103 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.38 ha · 110 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.23 ha · 193 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.34 ha · 204 m
    • The National Building Agency · 0.15 ha · 239 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.28 ha · 250 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 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
    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. Zoned G4 (open space), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    3. Application 170 m away open for comments until 11 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
    Balbriggan
    Electoral division
    Balbriggan Urban
    Electoral area
    Balbriggan
    Council
    Fingal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned G4 (open space); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 11 Nov 2026.
    • 101 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 101 at Quay Street and High Street.
    • Balbriggan Comm Cen (bus 101, 101X) 498 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 18 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal North 198 m away, railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 60% owner-occupied (council 67%); 8% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1919–1945; 53% drive to work (council 52%).
    • 6 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 17 Oct 2026, 15:57 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.