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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 08:58

Tara Cove

53.60675, -6.19084

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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Time
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90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=143 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–552open for comments nearbyclose 30 Oct–13 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Tara CoveBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2012: 1 file on Tara Cove2019: 1 file on Tara Cove2020: 1 file on Tara Cove2022: 1 file on Tara Cove4 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
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
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 20 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: Pacon Waste & Recycling Ltd (585 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Balbriggan Historic Town Core ACA
Heritage inventory buildings2house; factory
Radon grid squares3
Protected buildings5Façade only of early 19th century detached two-storey house (excluding garages to east); Balbriggan Community Centre
Monuments2Water mill - unclassified; R172133
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 12 on the draft 2027 map; 12 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
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 4.012 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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)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
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
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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: 86–97% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 61% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear29 decided · more info asked 17%
86% · council 94%
Two-storey rear15 decided · more info asked 33%
87% · council 86%
Attic or dormer36 decided · more info asked 11%
97% · council 90%
New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 35%
61% · 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 · 103 nearby, 4,015 council-wide

Figure 3

Tara Cove, file by file since 2012

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Tara Cove since 2012, by kind and decision.201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 70 · 2012 · porch / front · approved · F12B/0086No. 17 · 2019 · side · approved · F19A/0119No. 71 · 2020 · porch / front · approved · F20B/0215Porches, roofs, otherNo. 48 · 2022 · other work · approved · F22B/0167New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Tara Cove" 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 · 2012–2026

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: 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 77 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +120 days; Building starts: 168 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=109)53 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 120 days (n=27, all appeals within 1.5 km)+120 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 168 days after permission (n=58)168 days after permissionSigned off452 days after the start, for the few who file. 45% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated143 decided home extensions, 58 start notices, 27 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    6 of 13 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed13 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed15 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
    • 501559 Open · Clonard Street/Mill Race, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 T621 · 445 m
    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 Tara Cove with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Lands at Balbriggan Business Campus, Stephenstown Industrial Estate F26A/0877ENo decision yet · 220 m
    2. 2lands at Stephenstown Industrial Park, Balbriggan F26A/0914ENo decision yet · 448 m
    3. 34.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 117 m
    4. 40.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 351 m
    5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 418 m
    6. 60.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 427 m
    7. 70.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 440 m
    8. 83.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 451 m
    9. 9Units C02 and C03, Millfield Shopping Centre F26A/0026EApproved · 360 m
    10. 10Circle K Balbriggan, Dublin Street F26A/0341EApproved · 435 m
    11. 11Clonard Street/Mill Race, Balbriggan F25A/0993Approved · 445 m
    12. 12McDonald’s restaurant, Millfield Centre F26A/0178EApproved · 468 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 63 permissions since 2016, 25 show a start notice and 8 have a completion certificate.

    90 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 63 approved, 13 refused. After appeals: 63 approved. Of those: 8 signed off, 7 built with the owner's opt-out, 10 started, 38 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT63: lodged → approved13: lodged → refused12: lodged → withdrawn or invalid2: lodged → undecided62: approved → approved12: refused → refused12: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn2: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal38: approved → no start notice found7: approved → built, owner opted out10: approved → started, not signed off8: approved → signed off90 lodged90 lodged63 approved63 approved13 refused13 refused12 withdrawn or invalid12 withdrawn or invalid2 undecided2 undecided63 approved63 approved12 refused12 refused12 withdrawn12 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided38 no start notice found38 no start notice found7 built, owner opted out7 built, owner opted out10 started, not signed off10 started, not signed off8 signed off8 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.

    Measured90 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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; 2026-11-13 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/0877E: application received — The development will consist of the construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have a canopy roof), the prov · 220 m away · 2026-10-30F26A/0914E: application received — We, Hannon Pharma Link Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development on lands at Stephenstown Industrial Park, Ba · 448 m away · 2026-11-13
    Comments close
    • Comments close 30 Oct 202613 days left
      1F26A/0877E · application received — The development will consist of the construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have…
      €20 to the council · 220 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202627 days left
      2F26A/0914E · application received — We, Hannon Pharma Link Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development on lands at…
      €20 to the council · 448 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 798 m away.

    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)20242025202620272028DART+ Coastal North, DART+…798 m · plannedrailway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)DART+ Coastal North,…802 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 7 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 7

    • 34.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 117 m
    • 40.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 351 m
    • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 418 m
    • 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 427 m
    • 70.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 440 m
    • 83.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 451 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 456 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 5 and 15 a year; busiest 2018. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2016: 4, 2017: 9, 2018: 15, 2019: 13, 2020: 11, 2021: 5, 2022: 8, 2023: 5, 2024: 7, 2025: 7, 2026: 6051015202016: 1 approved2016: 1 refused2016: 2 withdrawn or invalid4’16*2017: 6 approved2017: 2 refused2017: 1 withdrawn or invalid9’172018: 11 approved2018: 2 refused2018: 2 withdrawn or invalid15’182019: 7 approved2019: 3 refused2019: 3 withdrawn or invalid13’192020: 9 approved2020: 2 withdrawn or invalid11’202021: 5 approved5’212022: 6 approved2022: 2 refused8’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 4 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid7’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid7’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 2 undecided6’26*
    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 500 m 7 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 4 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished2 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • Units C02 and C03, Millfield Shopping Centre, Naul Road, Balbriggan, Dublin · 25 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · F26A/0026E · 334 m
    • Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 XE12 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 333 m
    • 39 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 HX92 · 20 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 459 m
    • 70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 HC94 · 9 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 493 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 17 Oct 2026, 01:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    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

    Estate: Tara Cove · 3 applications in 10 years

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Clogheder and Tankardstown——542 m
    Quay Street & High Street——599 m
    Clonard or Folkstown Great and Clogheder197—922 m
    Ladywell9595 built (2025-Q3)960 m
    Ladywell Phase 37272 built (2026-Q1)961 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • Balbriggan Business Campus Limited — 2 applications, latest 25 Sept 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Funtimes · Crèche7 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate309 m
    Really Cool Afterschool & Montessori School Ltd · Crèche10 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate339 m
    Circle of Friends · Crèche1 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate370 m
    Balbriggan Community Childcare · Crèche28 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate601 m
    Market Green Montessori · Crèche23 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate643 m
    Really Cool Afterschool & Montessori School · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate660 m
    Little Gumboots Preschool · Crèche15 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate758 m
    Funtimes Creche · Crèche3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate765 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, 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
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    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 About as busy as most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here12
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here13
    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 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

    70% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    4% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    15% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    70% · council 67%
    Rented
    27% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    13% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    22% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    26% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    10% · council 12%
    This small area (247 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267003028

    Bus
    194 m
    Balbriggan Cemetery · B1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Planned
    798 m
    DART+ Coastal North, DART+ Coastal North: Malahide - Drogheda (MacBride)
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    391 m
    S N Peadar Agus Pol N, 357 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    189
    in 3 years, 162 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Peadar Agus Pol N · primary · 357 pupils · 391 m
    • Balbriggan Community College · postprimary · 686 pupils · 530 m
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 1220 pupils · 721 m
    • Scoil Chormaic · primary · 362 pupils · 760 m
    • St Georges NS · primary · 339 pupils · 862 m
    • Bremore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 824 pupils · 872 m
    • Ardgillan Community College · postprimary · 1014 pupils · 962 m

    Stops 28

    • Balbriggan Cemetery · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 194 m
    • Stephenstown IE · 191, B1 · 3/hour at peak · 263 m
    • Chapel Street · 192, 195 · 1/hour at peak · 320 m
    • Chapel Street · 192, 195 · 1/hour at peak · 373 m
    • Balbriggan · 33A · 1/hour at peak · 466 m
    • Westbrook Drive · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 467 m
    • Balbriggan Comm Cen · 101, 101X, 191, B1 · 6/hour at peak · 487 m
    • Peter & Paul Church · 100, 101, 101X, 33, 33A · 4/hour at peak · 491 m

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

    • S N Peadar Agus Pol N · 391 m-0.3% pupils (357)
    • Balbriggan Community College · 530 m-1.4% pupils (686) · an extension 2024, approved
    • Loreto Secondary School · 721 m-1% pupils (1,220)
    • Scoil Chormaic · 760 m-3.7% pupils (362)
    • St Georges NS · 862 m+1.5% pupils (339)
    • Bremore Educate Together Secondary School · 872 m-1.4% pupils (824)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Fingal County Council · 0.39 ha · 28 m
    • Fingal County Council · 1.07 ha · 38 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.24 ha · 52 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.55 ha · 62 m
    • Fingal County Council · 1.82 ha · 83 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.29 ha · 111 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. Application 220 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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 R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 7 sites nearby could change: 7 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
    • Balbriggan Comm Cen (bus 101, 101X) 487 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 22 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal North 798 m away, railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 67%); 2% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1971–1980; 45% drive to work (council 52%).
    • Around here the council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
    • 7 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 80% approved (council 78%).
    • Balbriggan Community College, 530 m away: an extension approved (2024).
    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—
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    cso.ie—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, 08:58 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.