Planning report · Meath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 16 Oct 2026, 04:48
20 Saint Finians Terrace, Navan
53.64994, -6.68328
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 95 homes approved 88 m away haven't started.
1planning file on this houselatest 202296%of home extensions approved nearbyn=162 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–541open for comments nearbyclose 19 Oct161homes approved nearby, not startednearest 88 m · 221421
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2022221138 · extension · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says
B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says
B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
Protected building4 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 132 | Saint Patrick's Classical School; Meath County Hall |
| Monuments | 20 | Souterrain; Church |
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 5 on the draft 2027 map; 5 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only | — | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 96–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
Single-storey rear27 decided · more info asked 15%
96% · council 98%
Two-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 93%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 97%
Attic or dormer19 decided · more info asked 26%
100% · council 92%
Garage conversion10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 45%
82% · council 78%
Approved nearbyMeath 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 · 89 nearby, 5,013 council-wide
Navan, file by file since 2017
30 of 32 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 6.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
135 files with "Navan" 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 · 2017–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated162 decided home extensions, 57 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed4 decided
2 became permissions
Approvals appealed11 decided
4 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
What's changing around you?
- 1Rear of 14 Mellow Terrace, Navan 2661143
- 2No. 3 Trimgate Street, Navan 2660989
- 3Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street 221421
- 4Bridge St & The Banba Hall 22219
- 5Irish National Forester's Hall NA190965
- 656 Academy Street, Navan SN0014379MH
- 70.2 ha zoned for homes
- 8Scan Clinic Unit 2 Belfry View, Church Hill Townparks 2660434
- 925 Academy Street, Navan 2561300
- 10Loreto Secondary School, St. Michaels Navan 2660706
- 11Metges Lane, Navan 2561258
- 12Unit 2 Kennedy Road, Navan 26166
- 13Unit 2 Charter Buildings, Kennedy Road Navan 2660643
- 14Unit 40 Navan Town Centre, Kennedy Road 2561295
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 102 permissions since 2016, 30 show a start notice and 8 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured110 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 19 Oct 2026.
Comments closeTime to appeal ends
- Comments close 19 Oct 20263 days left12661143 · application received — retention permission is sought to retain and complete the foundation works as constructed on…€20 to the council · 308 m away
- Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 202611 days left22660989 · CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 308 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
95 homes 88 m away were approved Sept 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2028.
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 4 within 500 m
Approved, not started 3
- Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street · 95 homes approved Sep 2023, not started · 88 m
- Bridge St & The Banba Hall · 23 homes approved Dec 2022, not started · 139 m
- Irish National Forester's Hall · 43 homes approved Mar 2020, not started · 461 m
Empty land zoned for homes 1
- 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 423 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 15 a year; busiest 2019. 93% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Rear of 14 Mellow Terrace , Navan , Co Meath comments close 19 Oct 2026retention permission is sought to retain and complete the foundation works as constructed on site, as…
Every application within 500 m 16 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 2No. 3 Trimgate Street , Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey…
- No. 3 Trimgate Street , Navan , Co. Meath Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey…
- 12Unit 2 Kennedy Road , Navan , Co. Meath C15 VX5H No decision yetthe development will consist of a of change of use from a retail unit outlet to a restaurant and fast food…
- 10Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsthe erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed gas boiler cabin; and (ii) all…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsREDIII - Planning Permission for the erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat…
- 13Unit 2 Charter Buildings , Kennedy Road Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the change of use of the unit from office to health centre with associated…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Withdrawn or not validthe erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed gas boiler cabin; and (ii) all…
- Kennedy Road , Navan , Co. Meath C15 VX5H Withdrawn or not validthe development will consist of a of change of use from a retail unit outlet to a restaurant and fast food…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Withdrawn or not validREDIII - The erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed biomass boiler unit…
- 8Scan Clinic Unit 2 Belfry View , Church Hill Townparks , Navan Co. Meath No decision yetthe development consists of the change of use of the unit from shop to health centre with associated internal…
- 925 Academy Street , Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsThe construction of two single storey extensions to the rear of 2 no. self-contained apartments, and for…
- 14Unit 40 Navan Town Centre , Kennedy Road , Navan Co. Meath Approved with conditionsThe development will consist of the change of use from Retail to a Sandwich Bar including a sit-down dining…
- Unit 42 Navan Town Centre , Kennedy Road , Navan Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the change of use from Retail to Doctor’s Surgery incorporating 2no.…
- 11Metges Lane , Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the construction of a three storey apartment block of four units, connection…
- Site of the Former Brews Hill Filling Station and Former Irish National Foresters Hall , Brews Hill , Navan ApprovedEXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION NA190965 - Refer to Addendum - the construction of an apartment…
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
- 1 Kennedy Road, Navan, Meath · 14 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/61295 · 465 m
- 656 Academy Street, Navan, Meath, C15 XN25 · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 141 m
- 57 Academy Street, Navan, Meath, C15 HN27 · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 141 m
- 1 Kennedy Road, Navan, Meath, C15 RY11 · 22 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 465 m
- 22 Market Square, Navan, Meath, C15 XF40 · 27 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/521 · 327 m
- Navan Town Centre, Kennedy Road, Abbeyland South, Navan, Meath, C15 YV38 · 24 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 465 m
- 60 Academy Street, Navan, Meath, C15 V050 · 30 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60285 · 128 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 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
Homes coming 161 not started
- 3Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street · 95 homes · not started · runs out 13 Sept 2028 · 88 m
- 5Irish National Forester's Hall · 43 homes · not started · runs out 6 Apr 2029 · 461 m
- 4Bridge St & The Banba Hall · 23 homes · not started · runs out 6 Dec 2027 · 139 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kiddy Academy · Crèche | 29 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 390 m |
| Tigers Childcare · Crèche | 13 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 792 m |
| Naíonra Éanna · Crèche | 17 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 793 m |
| Tir na nÓg Highscope · Crèche | 7 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 793 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.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath County Council.
Homes approved
Here371
Council middle0
Homes started
Here1,214
Council middle2
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
64% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 51% owner-occupied (council 75%).
Homes built before 1971
64% · council 18%
Homes built since 2001
3% · council 45%
Owner-occupied
51% · council 75%
Rented
44% · council 20%
Children under 15
15% · council 23%
Aged 65 and over
29% · council 12%
Households with 2+ cars
18% · council 54%
Work mainly from home
2% · council 11%
This small area (255 people)Meath
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167066010
Bus
152 m
Academy Street · 109, NX · busiest stop within 500 m: 7 an hour at peak
Nearest school
216 m
Aine Naofa NS, 312 pupils
Homes sold nearby
47
in 3 years, 11 new (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Aine Naofa NS · primary · 312 pupils · 216 m
- Mercy Convent NS · primary · 385 pupils · 293 m
- St. Joseph's Secondary School, Navan, · postprimary · 682 pupils · 380 m
- Flowerfield NS · primary · 40 pupils · 471 m
- Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 920 pupils · 546 m
- Gaelscoil Eanna · primary · 138 pupils · 648 m
- Beaufort College · postprimary · 926 pupils · 674 m
- S N Mhuire · primary · 205 pupils · 698 m
Stops 24
- Academy Street · 109, NX · 2/hour at peak · 152 m
- Railway St · 190 · 1/hour at peak · 192 m
- Railway St · 190 · 1/hour at peak · 197 m
- Market Sq · DK03 · 0/hour at peak · 355 m
- Ramparts Walk · 188, NV1 · 3/hour at peak · 464 m
- Navan · 103X, 107, 109, 110D, 188, 189 · 7/hour at peak · 465 m
- Navan · 109, 110D, 188, 190, NX, VI07 · 4/hour at peak · 474 m
- Navan Centre · NV1, NV2 · 4/hour at peak · 489 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Aine Naofa NS · 216 m+2.6% pupils (312)
- Mercy Convent NS · 293 m+0.3% pupils (385) · 5 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- St. Joseph's Secondary School, Navan, · 380 m-4.2% pupils (682) · 5 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- Flowerfield NS · 471 m-32.2% pupils (40)
- Loreto Secondary School · 546 m+1.2% pupils (920) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
- Gaelscoil Eanna · 648 m+0.7% pupils (138)
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 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 16 Oct 2026, 01:34 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 16 Oct 2026, 01:42 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Extension (221138) approved 2022, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- 95 homes approved 88 m away (Academy Street/Circular…), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 221421.
- 23 homes approved 139 m away (Bridge St & The Banba Hall), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 22219.
- Application 308 m away open for comments until 19 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Dillonsland
- Electoral division
- Navan Urban
- Electoral area
- Navan
- Council
- Meath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 221138, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
- Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 4 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 1 empty zoned plot.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Oct 2026.
- 161 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 95 at Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge….
- Navan (bus 103X, 107) 465 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 29 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 51% owner-occupied (council 75%); 12% of homes empty (council 6%); most built before 1919; 50% drive to work (council 64%); population up 5% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
What the terms mean 8 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- 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.
Sources and licences 29
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| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 15 Oct 2026 |
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| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
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| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 16 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 16 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
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| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
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| services6.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | No licence stated · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 14 Oct 2026 |
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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 16 Oct 2026, 04:48 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.