Local Electoral Area · Fingal County Council

Construction leads in Balbriggan

318 planning applications and commencement notices in Balbriggan in the last twelve months, across 4 electoral divisions. 315 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Fingal planning register and the national building control register.

318
Leads, 12 months
315
On site now
€519m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Balbriggan, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Balbriggan

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Electrical
229 leads
Plumbing & Heating
219 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
217 leads
Flooring
212 leads
Painting & Decorating
212 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
212 leads
Roofing
212 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
211 leads

The housing stock in Balbriggan

13,563 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198028.3%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19194.2%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later11.5%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes4.6%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.6%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil20%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas68.7%Ireland 34.5%
LPG0.3%Ireland 0.7%
Electric8.3%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)1.4%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel0.5%Ireland 1%
No central heating0.7%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source21.2%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied68.8%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented17.5%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented12.6%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
+0.76

Relative affluence above the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Balbriggan

  1. Bay Ridge, 12 South Strand, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 AV80
    1/ Conversion of existing attic to storage room to include 4 no. Velux rooflights to front, and 3 no. Velux rooflights to rear…
    Lodged
    F26A/0902EReceived 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  2. [name Removed], Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin, K45 AY66
    Installation of ground-mounted and roof-mounted Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels within the boundary of [name removed], Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin…
    Lodged
    F26A/0893EReceived 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  3. 87 Strand Street, Skerries, County Dublin, K34 AX97
    Amalgamation of two existing apartment units into a single dwelling , including alterations to the side elevation to provide a fire escape compliant window…
    Lodged
    F26A/0882EReceived 28 Sept 2026Decision due 20 Nov 2026
  4. Unit 7, Harbour Mill, Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 D935
    (i) Change of use from Dental Practice to Office/Training Centre; (ii) minor reconfiguration of internal floor plan…
    Lodged
    F26A/0883EReceived 28 Sept 2026Decision due 20 Nov 2026
  5. Lands at Balbriggan Business Campus, Stephenstown Industrial Estate, Balbriggan
    Construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have a canopy roof), the provision of an associated amenity building for patrons and ancillary site…
    Lodged
    F26A/0877EReceived 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  6. 4 Hillside Gardens, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 X031
    Ground floor extension to front of dwelling.
    Lodged
    F26A/0878EReceived 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  7. 12 Balbriggan Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin. K34 PT82
    Construction of new ground floor extension to front (north side) and part 2-storey…
    Lodged
    F26A/0879EReceived 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  8. 27 Hillside Gardens, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 H704
    Planning Permission for a detached garden dwelling in the rear garden of a principal house and widened vehicle access to front and all associated ancillaries.
    Lodged
    F26A/0866EReceived 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  9. at this site to the south of Flemington Lane, within the townlands of ‘Clonard o, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
    Compliance with Condition No 7 Planning Reg Ref LRD0069/S3E
    Lodged
    LRD0069/S3E/C11/7Received 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  10. 28 Shenick Grove, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 WE08
    First floor extension to side of dwelling
    Lodged
    F26A/0853EReceived 18 Sept 2026Decision due 12 Nov 2026
Every Fingal application, by week

Who is building in Balbriggan

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Glenveagh Homes Ltd35 applications
  2. 2Land Development Agency26 applications
  3. 3Deere Asset Management Ltd10 applications
  4. 4Darkbridge Ltd.6 applications
  5. 5Ballymaguire Foods Ltd5 applications
  6. 6Mainshore Limited t/a Jones International Transport Limited.4 applications
  7. 7Country Crest Ltd3 applications
  8. 8Hamilton Park Care Centre Ltd3 applications

Electoral divisions in Balbriggan

  • Balbriggan Rural
  • Balbriggan Urban
  • Holmpatrick
  • Skerries

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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