Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · 8 Oct 2026, 22:47

Chieftain's Drive, Bremore

53.61300, -6.20009

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%).

92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=98 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 4 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on our maps

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.

FINGAL_DP_OWN · — – —

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

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m water pump

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it

Flood riskNo none within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	1	water pump
Radon grid squares	2

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: 3 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.

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constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
constraints.radon	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:59	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

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npad	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026, 01:40	open

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: 83–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 60% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear23 decided · more info asked 4%

83% · council 94%

Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 36%

100% · council 86%

Attic or dormer23 decided · more info asked 13%

100% · council 90%

New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 35%

60% · 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 · 77 nearby, 4,025 council-wide

Figure 3

Chieftain's Drive, file by file since 2018

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Chieftain's Drive" 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 · 2018–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m

2 approved2 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Porch	2	0	—
Other	1	1	—
Two-storey side	1	1	—

Refused within 100 m 0 in 5 years

Nothing refused this close in 5 years.

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: npad, acp · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:40

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	2 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

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bcms	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026, 06:04	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026, 01:40	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, and that stretches it to 25 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

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

Calculated98 decided home extensions, 39 start notices, 28 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

5 of 14 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed14 decided

5 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 7 in 5 years

1 of 3 changed the council's decision

501437 Pending · Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 366 m
321601 Granted with conditions · Unit 19, Castle Mill Shopping Centre, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32… · 358 m report
320558 Refused · 87 New Haven Bay, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 480 m report
320156 Granted with conditions · 21 Taylor Hill Crescent, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 484 m report
320393 Other · Flemington Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · 423 m report
319866 Pending · Located off the coast of Counties Dublin, Meath and Louth · 269 m
316713 Other · Lands at Darcytown, Balrothery, Co. Dublin · 397 m report

Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01

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Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Chieftain's Drive, Bremore with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetRefused

The numbered key 15 items

#	What	Status	Distance	Why it is here
1	47.5 ha zoned for homes	Empty land zoned for homes	423 m	no homes built on it yet
2	2.2 ha zoned for homes	Empty land zoned for homes	441 m	no homes built on it yet
3	1.2 ha zoned for homes	Empty land zoned for homes	448 m	no homes built on it yet
4	Glenbrook, Hamlet Lane F23A/0584	Approved	60 m	approved, 20 Nov 2023
5	Lands off Bremore Castle, Hamlet Lane F25A/1215E	Approved	67 m	approved, 7 Aug 2026
6	2 Hampton Woods, Balbriggan F23A/0367	Approved	185 m	approved, 25 Sep 2023
7	8 Barons Hall Park, Balbriggan F26A/0733E	No decision yet	218 m	no decision yet, received 13 Aug 2026
8	31 Bremore Castle, Balbriggan F26A/0071E	Approved	273 m	approved, 25 Mar 2026
9	128 Ashfield Rise, Balbriggan F26A/0286E	Approved	280 m	approved, 22 Jul 2026
10	10 Hamlet Avenue, Balbriggan F26A/0488E	No decision yet	294 m	no decision yet, received 10 Jun 2026
11	Unit 16, Castlemill Shopping Centre F25A/0799E	Approved	300 m	approved, 23 Feb 2026
12	14 Westbrook Rise, Balbriggan F22B/0157	Approved	322 m	approved, 6 Sep 2022
13	Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane F26A/0782E	No decision yet	323 m	no decision yet, received 27 Aug 2026
14	1 Ashfield Close, Balbriggan F24A/0009	Approved	329 m	approved, 1 Mar 2024
15	Unit 19 Castle Mill Shopping Centre, Balbriggan F24A/0806E	Refused	358 m	refused, 9 Dec 2024

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 41 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.

Measured78 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

Figure 8

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

DART+ Coastal North is planned 928 m away.

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 3 within 500 m

Empty land zoned for homes 3

147.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 423 m
22.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 441 m
31.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 448 m

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derelict	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026, 09:35	open
moderngov	public	8 Oct 2026, 01:20	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026, 01:40	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:59	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 4 and 11 a year; busiest 2024. 78% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 44 in 5 years

See every application on the map

13Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin No decision yet
Permission is sought for the relocation of the approved bin store (F23
F26A/0782E27 Aug 2026323 m
40 Mount Rochford Avenue, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin Withdrawn or not valid
Planning Permission for A. Single storey extension to side and rear, B
F26A/07438 Sept 2026476 m
78 Barons Hall Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 PY88 No decision yet
Permission to alter, extend and change the use of domestic garage to l
F26A/0733E13 Aug 2026218 m
8 Barons Hall Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32PY88 Withdrawn or not valid
Permission to alter, extend and change the use of domestic garage to l
F26A/0706E12 Aug 2026218 m
1010 Hamlet Avenue, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32AK23 No decision yet
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip roof to gable and do
F26A/0488E10 Jun 2026294 m
9128 Ashfield Rise, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 CY20 Approved
An outbuilding containing a garden shed and a home gym to the rear gar
F26A/0286E22 Jul 2026280 m
10 Hamlet Avenue, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin, K32AK23 Withdrawn or not valid
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip roof to gable and do
F26A/0273E6 May 2026294 m
128 Ashfield Rise, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 CY20 Withdrawn or not valid
An outbuilding containing a garden shed and a home gym to the rear gar
F26A/0232E27 Mar 2026280 m
Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin No decision yet
Detached ESB substation
F26A/0204E19 Mar 2026323 m
Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
Permission for the construction of a 4 storey building with part 3 sto
F26A/0186E7 May 2026366 m
63 Clonuske Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Approved
Retention Planning Permission for as constructed non habitable attic c
F26A/0102E2 Apr 2026383 m
Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Withdrawn or not valid
Retention is sought for detached ESB substation.
F26A/0090E16 Mar 2026323 m
Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Withdrawn or not valid
PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 4 STOREY BUILDING WITH PART 3 STO
F26A/0078E2 Mar 2026366 m
831 Bremore Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 V597 Approved
The proposed development will consist of the installation of a pedestr
F26A/0071E25 Mar 2026273 m
63 Clonuske Park, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, K32EF97 Withdrawn or not valid
Planning permission for attic conversion hipped dormer to side roof to
F26A/0039E27 Jan 2026383 m
5Lands off Bremore Castle, Hamlet Lane, Bremore Td., Balbriggan, Co. Du Approved
We, the Health Service Executive (HSE), intend to apply for planning p
F25A/1215E7 Aug 202667 m
Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
Relocation of the approved bin store (F23A/0114) to the west of approv
F25A/1100E29 Jul 2026323 m
11 Trimbleston, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 DY97 Approved
Planning permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to a
F25A/1049E12 Jan 2026493 m
31 Bremore Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 V597 Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of adding a side entrance to the garden w
F25A/0821E10 Sept 2025273 m
11Unit 16, Castlemill Shopping Centre, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dubl Approved
The development will consist of: a planning permission for a change of
F25A/0799E23 Feb 2026300 m
9 Clonuske Close, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 NN72 Approved
planning permission for hip to gable to side to create non habitable a
F25A/0621E3 Sept 2025400 m
Unit 16 Castlemill Shopping Centre, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dubli Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of: a planning permission for a change of
F25A/0384E25 Jun 2025365 m
Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
Alterations to approved plans (F23A/0114). Alterations are for 3 No. e
F25A/0066E19 Mar 2025323 m
Hamlet Wood (under construction), Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
As-constructed external stairs & balconies to front of duplex apartmen
F24A/1039E21 Jan 2025323 m
Hamlet Wood (under construction),, Hamlet Lane,, Balbriggan,, Co. Dubl Withdrawn or not valid
Retention permission of as-constructed external stairs & balconies to
F24A/1009E20 Nov 2024323 m
15Unit 19 Castle Mill Shopping Centre, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 CC98 Refused
Retention of a change of use from retail to a shop for the sale of hot
F24A/0806E9 Dec 2024358 m
104 Moylaragh Crescent, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32EC96 Approved
Attic development to include removal of existing hipped section of roo
F24A/0689E10 Sept 2024370 m
63, Clonuske Park, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 EF97 Withdrawn or not valid
Planning permission for an attic conversion to non habitable storage w
F24A/0648E14 Jul 2025383 m
13 Westbrook Rise, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 PF57 Approved
Planning application for planning permission for contemporary Dormer t
F24A/0574E20 Aug 2024403 m
13 Westbrook Rise, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 PF57 Withdrawn or not valid
Planning application for planning permission for contemporary Dormer t
F24A/0560E25 Jun 2024416 m
87 New Haven Bay, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
Permission for construction of a two storey
F24A/047518 Jul 2024479 m
21 Taylor Hill Crescent, Balbriggan, Co Dublin Approved
The proposed development will consist
F24A/039719 Jun 2024484 m
Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
The Development will consist
F24A/027820 May 2024366 m
141 Ashfield Close, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Approved
Planning permission for 1. Attic conversion with dormer to rear roof t
F24A/00091 Mar 2024329 m
Hamlet Lodge, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin, K32 CR62 Approved
The proposed development will consist of the following:
F23A/01141 Dec 2023323 m
4Glenbrook, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 XE00 Approved
The development consists of the retention of ground floor
F23A/058420 Nov 202360 m
62 Hampton Woods, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Approved
The development will consist of a two storey side extension to be used
F23A/036725 Sept 2023185 m
Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Refused
Permission for construction of a 3 Storey Building with Roof Garden
F22A/036121 Jun 2023366 m
17 Chapel Close, Naul Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Approved with conditions
The development consists of the retention of partially complete works
F23A/014831 May 2023478 m
21 Taylor Hill Crescent, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Approved
Single storey side and rear extension incorporating a new utility
F22A/071724 Feb 2023484 m
17 Chapel Close, Naul Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Refused
Retention of partially complete works of a ground floor extension to r
F22A/060514 Dec 2022478 m
1214 Westbrook Rise, Balbriggan, Co Dublin Approved
The development will consist of a two storey side extension and all as
F22B/01576 Sept 2022322 m
Unit 12 (K32 F590) & 13 (K32 NR23), Castle Mill Shopping Centre, Hamle Approved
1. Amalgamation of ground floor level of unit nos. 12 & 13 to form a s
F22A/028928 Jul 2022370 m
No. 43 Westbrook Drive, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Approved
Planning permission is requested for conversion and extension of exist
F21A/069412 Apr 2022457 m

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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:40

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Building work nearby 3 in 3 years

2 not signed off1 no sign-off needed

21 Taylor Hill Crescent, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 EY10 · 8 Apr 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F24A/0397 · 499 m
Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Fingal · 20 Apr 2024 · 14 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · F23A/0114 · 362 m
Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Fingal · 18 Mar 2024 · 14 homes · start notice not signed off · F23A/0114 · 361 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: bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04

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Homes coming 0 not started

Lands to be known as Taylor Hill · 135 homes · building started · 446 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).

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social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	25 Sept 2026, 20:56	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Clogheder and Tankardstown	—	—	591 m
Lands off Flemington Lane	—	—	674 m
Flemington Lane Development	815	—	674 m
Drogheda Road Development	74	—	701 m
Bremore and Flemington	—	—	703 m
Flemington Lane	73	—	783 m
Clonard or Folkstown Great and Clogheder	197	—	802 m
Ladywell	95	95 built (2025-Q3)	830 m

Who applies most nearby

Deere Asset Management Ltd — 8 applications, latest 27 Aug 2026
KMAW Partnership — 4 applications, latest 13 Mar 2026

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Bremore Castle Montessori · Crèche	24 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	234 m
Snowdrops Crèche & Montessori · Crèche	23 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	425 m
Balbriggan Community Childcare · Crèche	28 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	636 m
Cocoon Childcare - Balbriggan · Crèche	22 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	637 m
Really Cool Afterschool & Montessori School Ltd · Crèche	10 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	680 m
Circle of Friends · Crèche	1 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	702 m
Funtimes · Crèche	7 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	714 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.

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organisations	n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR-sourced links withheld	4 Oct 2026, 23:03	—
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
tusla_ey	public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)	5 Oct 2026, 23:33	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.

Homes approved

Here99

Council middle0

Homes started

Here383

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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01

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Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

1% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 53% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

1% · council 11%

Homes built since 2001

83% · council 43%

Owner-occupied

53% · council 67%

Rented

43% · council 28%

Children under 15

35% · council 22%

Aged 65 and over

1% · council 11%

Households with 2+ cars

37% · council 42%

Work mainly from home

13% · council 12%

This small area (281 people)Fingal

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267002021

Bus

192 m

Barons Hall Grove · B1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak

Planned

928 m

DART+ Coastal North, DART+ Coastal North: Malahide - Drogheda (MacBride)

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

None

no OPW flood extent within 500 m

Nearest school

475 m

Balbriggan Educate Together NS, 356 pupils

Homes sold nearby

555

in 3 years, 6 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Balbriggan Educate Together NS · primary · 356 pupils · 475 m
St Georges NS · primary · 339 pupils · 702 m
St Molaga Senior Ns · primary · 422 pupils · 713 m
Balbriggan Community College · postprimary · 686 pupils · 808 m
Coláiste Ghlór na Mara · postprimary · 520 pupils · 817 m
S N Peadar Agus Pol N · primary · 357 pupils · 842 m
Bremore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 824 pupils · 924 m
Scoil Chormaic · primary · 362 pupils · 930 m

Stops 21

Barons Hall Grove · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 192 m
Hamlet Lane · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 312 m
Brega · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 325 m
Ashfield · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 379 m
Hamlet Lane · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 416 m
Westbrook Drive · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 481 m
Garda Station · 101, 101X, 191 · 2/hour at peak · 602 m
Hastings · B1 · 2/hour at peak · 630 m

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

Balbriggan Educate Together NS · 475 m-0.3% pupils (356)
St Georges NS · 702 m+1.5% pupils (339)
St Molaga Senior Ns · 713 m-2.8% pupils (422)
Balbriggan Community College · 808 m-1.4% pupils (686) · an extension 2024, approved
Coláiste Ghlór na Mara · 817 m+4% pupils (520)
S N Peadar Agus Pol N · 842 m-0.3% pupils (357)

Open consultations

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) – PART XI PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGS 2001 (AS AMENDED) – PART 8 - Proposed conservation refurbishment of the existing, historic Bath House and Boathouse, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin 20 days left

Council meetings 30 items

14 Sept 2026 · Report of Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Services B Area Committee Meeting held on Thursday 10th…
14 Sept 2026 · Taylors Hill, Phase 2, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
14 Sept 2026 · Report Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part VIII of the…
10 Sept 2026 · Councillor J. Smyth - Rivervalley Summer Festival - AI109672
10 Sept 2026 · Councillor J. Smyth - Mental Health Month - October - AI109673
10 Sept 2026 · Councillor C. Johnston - Blake's Cross Junction Upgrade - AI109691
10 Sept 2026 · Councillor C. Johnston - Timeline for Broadmeadow Way Greenway - AI109718
10 Sept 2026 · Applications for Funding

Public land

Fingal County Council · 1.3 ha · 270 m
The Minister for Education and Skills · 1.36 ha · 385 m
Fingal County Council · 0.3 ha · 418 m
Fingal County Council · 1.11 ha · 430 m
The Minister for Education and Skills · 0.41 ha · 470 m

Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:41	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026, 01:40	open
consult	public	8 Oct 2026, 01:19	open
moderngov	public	8 Oct 2026, 01:20	open
lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

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: Bremore
Electoral division: Balbriggan Rural
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.
3 sites nearby could change: 3 empty zoned plots.
Barons Hall Grove (bus B1) 192 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal North 928 m away, railway order approved (An Coimisiún Pleanála; applied July 2024).
Here (2022 census): 53% owner-occupied (council 67%); 7% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 51% drive to work (council 52%); population up 17% since 2016.
4 home extensions within 250 m since 2023. Most were porches.
Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
3 appeals nearby decided in 5 years; 1 turned a refusal into a yes.
Applications within 500 m: 8 last year, 5 in 2022.

What the terms mean 6 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.
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.

Sources and licences 29

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC-BY-4.0	2 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https:	Local authorities (consultation portals)	public	8 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	8 Oct 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only	11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	public	8 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	8 Oct 2026
organisations	Planning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)	n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR…	4 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…	8 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	25 Sept 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…	5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 8 Oct 2026, 22:47 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.

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