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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 17:38

New Market Green

53.60764, -6.18200

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Most home extensions nearby get approved (86%). 101 homes approved 198 m away haven't started.

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86%of home extensions approved nearbyn=73 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–553open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–13 Nov101homes approved nearby, not startednearest 198 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 5 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built

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 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

Protected building6 within 100 m Former Foresters Hall; Gerrard L McGowan Solicitors
Heritage inventory5 within 100 m Foresters' Hall; house
Conservation area1 within 100 m Balbriggan Historic Town Core ACA
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: monument zone, 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 (877 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Conservation areas2Balbriggan Historic Town Core ACA; Balbriggan No.s 14 - 28 Hampton St. ACA
Licensed industrial sites1Pacon Waste & Recycling Ltd
Heritage inventory buildings45bridge; Bremore Cottage
Radon grid squares11
Protected buildings68Railway Bridge; St. Molaga's Church (in ruins) and Graveyard
Monuments83House - 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 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: 46 on the draft 2027 map; 45 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Architectural Conservation Areas, EPA licensed sites, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), OPW flood maps (NIFM), Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Records of Protected StructuresCC 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
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
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 77–95% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 71% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 0%
77% · council 92%
Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 40%
90% · council 81%
Attic or dormer19 decided · more info asked 16%
95% · council 92%
New house in a garden or site7 decided · more info asked 43%
71% · 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 · 49 nearby, 2,337 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other10—

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +164 days; Building starts: 148 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 50–55 (n=55)53 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 164 days (n=9, all appeals within 1.5 km)+164 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 148 days after permission (n=30)148 days after permissionSigned off63% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated73 decided home extensions, 30 start notices, 9 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    3 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 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 6 in the last 12 months
    • 501967 Pending · Hamilton Park Care Centre Ltd., Balrothery Gardens, Blackhall,… · 1.5 km
    • 324332 Withdrawn · at this site to the south of Flemington Lane,, within the townlands… · 1.9 km
    • 501559 Open · Clonard Street/Mill Race, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 T621 · 274 m
    • 501437 Pending · Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 1.6 km
    • 324158 Pending · 98, New Haven Bay, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, K32 YK44 · 1.9 km
    • 323864 Pending · Eir Exchange, Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 648 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around New Market Green with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Unit 7, Harbour Mill F26A/0883ENo decision yet · 292 m
    2. 2No. 22 Derham Park, Balbriggan F26A/0908ENo decision yet · 602 m
    3. 3Lands at Stephenstown Industrial Park, Balbriggan F26A/0914ENo decision yet · 979 m
    4. 4Quay Street and High Street ABP-311095Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 198 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 24 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 45 m
    7. 7Terrace 16, Junction off Hampton Demesne Rise and Hampton Demesne Gardens LRD0091/53E & AMENDMENT TO ABP-313210-22Building started · 76 m
    8. 80.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 137 m
    9. 925 Dublin Street, Balbriggan F25A/0085EBuilding started · 138 m
    10. 1039 Dublin Street, Balbriggan SN0014213FLBuilding started · 160 m
    11. 110.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 172 m
    12. 120.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 209 m
    13. 13Judith Chavasse Centre, corner of Hampton Street and Hampton Place F26A/0748ENo decision yet · 152 m
    14. 1434th/161st Dublin Scout Group, Old Market Green F26A/0649ENo decision yet · 171 m
    15. 15Circle K Balbriggan, Dublin Street F26A/0341EApproved · 316 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 56 permissions since 2016, 23 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    90 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 56 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 56 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 9 started, 31 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT56: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused18: lodged → withdrawn or invalid8: lodged → undecided55: approved → approved7: refused → refused18: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn8: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal31: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out90 lodged90 lodged56 approved56 approved8 refused8 refused18 withdrawn or invalid18 withdrawn or invalid8 undecided8 undecided56 approved56 approved7 refused7 refused18 withdrawn18 withdrawn9 undecided9 undecided31 no start notice found31 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out9 started, not signed off9 started, not signed off5 signed off5 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.

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

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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, Batoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovF26A/0883E: application received — The development will consist of: (i) Change of use from Dental Practice to Office/Training Centre; (ii) minor reconfigur · 292 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 · 602 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 · 979 m away · 2026-11-13
    Comments close
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      1F26A/0883E · application received — The development will consist of: (i) Change of use from Dental Practice to Office/Training…
      €20 to the council · 292 m away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202611 days left
      2F26A/0908E · application received — Planning Permission is requested for a) part two-storey, part single-storey extension to rear…
      €20 to the council · 602 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202613 days left
      3F26A/0914E · application received — We, Hannon Pharma Link Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development on lands at…
      €20 to the council · 979 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

    101 homes 198 m away were approved Nov 2021 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2026. DART+ Coastal North is planned 305 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 homes198 m · ABP-311095101 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026101 homes approved, not started; runs out Nov 2026DART+ Coastal North, DART+…305 m · plannedrailway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024)DART+ Coastal North,…464 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

    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 24 m
    • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
    • 80.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 137 m
    • 110.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 172 m
    • 120.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 209 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 271 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 356 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 363 m
    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 551 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 656 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 24 a year; busiest 2025. 88% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 12, 2022: 15, 2023: 12, 2024: 10, 2025: 24, 2026: 1701020302021: 9 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid2021: 1 undecided12’21*2022: 10 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 3 withdrawn or invalid15’222023: 11 approved2023: 1 refused12’232024: 7 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid10’242025: 14 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 9 withdrawn or invalid24’252026: 5 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 7 undecided17’26*
    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 2.0 km 79 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 31 in the last 12 months
    6 signed off as finished19 not signed off6 no sign-off needed
    • 925 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Dublin · 16 Nov 2026 · start notice not signed off · F25A/0085E · 138 m
    • 7Terrace 16, Junction off Hampton Demesne Rise and Hampton Demesne Gardens, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Dublin · 26 Oct 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD0091/53E & AMENDMENT TO ABP-313210-22 · 76 m
    • The Bower, Balbriggan, Dublin · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1145E · 935 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 · 773 m
    • 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 · 773 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 · 1.0 km
    • 82 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 EA47 · 3 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/1167E · 520 m
    • Units C02 and C03, Millfield Shopping Centre, Naul Road, Balbriggan, Dublin · 25 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · F26A/0026E · 917 m
    • 24 Fancourt Road, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 FA00 · 12 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · F26A/0060E · 512 m
    • Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 XE12 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 560 m
    • 33 Lawless Terrace, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32EN28 · 3 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0244E · 620 m
    • 1039 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 HX92 · 20 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 160 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 · 1.0 km
    • 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 · 1.1 km
    • 75 Hampton Cove, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 W260 · 19 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0779E · 999 m
    • 70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 HC94 · 9 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 292 m
    • Terrace 8, Hampton Demesne Terrace, Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Fingal · 5 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 1.0 km
    • 15 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 EY43 · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0411E · 386 m
    • 1-5, 10-23 & 32-62 The Lawns & 9-13 The Brook, Balbriggan, Fingal · 2 Feb 2026 · 197 homes · start notice signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 1.8 km
    • Terrace 6, Hampton Demesne Terrace, Hampton Demesne, Dublin, Fingal · 27 Jan 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 1.1 km
    • 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 · 928 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 · 1.0 km
    • 1-18 The Green & 1-8 The Brook, Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal · 21 Jan 2026 · 197 homes · start notice signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 1.8 km
    • 58 Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 KD90 · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · F24A/0407E · 528 m
    • Hampton Demesne, Balbriggan, Fingal · 31 Dec 2025 · 207 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-313210-22 · 1.4 km
    • 24-27 The Lawns, Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal · 18 Nov 2025 · 197 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 1.8 km
    • 14-17 The Brook, Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal · 18 Nov 2025 · 197 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 1.7 km
    • 28-31 The Lawns, Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal · 18 Nov 2025 · 197 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 1.8 km
    • 6-9 The Lawns, Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal · 18 Nov 2025 · 197 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.8 km
    • The Place Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal · 10 Nov 2025 · 197 homes · start notice signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 1.9 km
    • The Place Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Fingal, K32 YH50 · 10 Nov 2025 · 197 homes · start notice signed off · LRD0048/S3E · 2.0 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 101 not started
    • Castleland Park, Castleland, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. (Phase 1) · Completed · 23 homes · 301 m
    • DVR @ 30 Clonard St., Balbriggan · Stage 2 pre planning · 13 homes · 301 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 1) · Completed · 5 homes · 301 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 2) · Completed · 23 homes · 301 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 3) · Completed · 10 homes · 301 m
    • Folkstown Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (Phase 4) · Completed · 12 homes · 301 m
    • Hampton Gardens Close, Balbriggan · Completed · 5 homes · 301 m
    • Marian House, Convent Lane, Balbriggan · Stage 2 pre planning · 24 homes · 301 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Quay Street & High Street——145 m
    Castlelands817—743 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
    • KMAW PARTNERSHIP — 2 applications, latest 13 Mar 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Market Green Montessori · Crèche23 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate117 m
    Little Gumboots Preschool · Crèche15 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate187 m
    Really Cool Afterschool & Montessori School · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate343 m
    Funtimes Creche · Crèche3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate361 m
    Little Cherubs Montessori · Crèche13 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate450 m
    Funtimes · Crèche7 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate633 m
    Circle of Friends · Crèche1 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate636 m
    Balbriggan Community Childcare · Crèche28 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate758 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
    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
    Here12
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here36
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    55% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 75% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    55% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    10% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    75% · council 67%
    Rented
    21% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    21% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 12%
    This small area (253 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267003017

    Bus
    103 m
    Balbriggan · 101, 101X · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Planned
    305 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
    498 m
    S N Peadar Agus Pol N, 357 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    856
    in 3 years, 173 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Peadar Agus Pol N · primary · 357 pupils · 498 m
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 1220 pupils · 554 m
    • Balbriggan Community College · postprimary · 686 pupils · 576 m
    • S N Naomh Teresa · primary · 364 pupils · 697 m
    • Ardgillan Community College · postprimary · 1014 pupils · 783 m
    • Bracken Educate Together NS · primary · 375 pupils · 798 m
    • Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigin · primary · 306 pupils · 808 m
    • St Molaga Senior Ns · primary · 422 pupils · 1.1 km

    Stops 44

    • Balbriggan · 101, 101X · 2/hour at peak · 103 m
    • Balbriggan Comm Cen · 101, 101X, 191, B1 · 6/hour at peak · 115 m
    • Old Market Green · 33, 33A · 2/hour at peak · 229 m
    • Balbriggan · 33A · 1/hour at peak · 229 m
    • Old Market Green · 33, 33A, 33X · 1/hour at peak · 237 m
    • Craoibhin Park · 33, 33A, 33X · 1/hour at peak · 369 m
    • Peter & Paul Church · 100, 101, 101X, 33, 33A · 4/hour at peak · 386 m
    • Peter & Paul Church · 101, 101X, 191, 33, 33A, 33X · 6/hour at peak · 441 m

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

    • S N Peadar Agus Pol N · 498 m-0.3% pupils (357)
    • Loreto Secondary School · 554 m-1% pupils (1,220)
    • Balbriggan Community College · 576 m-1.4% pupils (686) · an extension 2024, approved
    • S N Naomh Teresa · 697 m-3.4% pupils (364)
    • Ardgillan Community College · 783 m+1.3% pupils (1,014)
    • Bracken Educate Together NS · 798 m-2.1% pupils (375)

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Fingal County Council · 0.42 ha · 128 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.14 ha · 137 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.22 ha · 150 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.23 ha · 171 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.34 ha · 181 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.1 ha · 189 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    2. 101 homes approved 198 m away (Quay Street and High Street), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for ABP-311095.
      Council
    3. Application 292 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Building work started 76 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for LRD0091/53E & AMENDMENT TO ABP-313210-22.
      Agent · council
    5. 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; high radon area.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 101 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 101 at Quay Street and High Street.
    • Balbriggan Comm Sch (bus 101, 101X) 475 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 43 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal North 305 m away, railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 67%); 8% of homes empty (council 5%); most built before 1919; 42% drive to work (council 52%).
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 35% are asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 10 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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Conservation area (Architectural Conservation Area (ACA)): A street or area whose character is protected.
    • 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 31 Oct 2026, 17:38 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.