# Site report — 53.27653, -6.22405

*Everything within 500 m, generated 2026-09-13 from the PlanSight store. No figure in this report was fetched live; each section names its source and the date that source was last confirmed.*

> **What closes soonest**
>
> - **2026-09-18** (5 days) — appeal: D26A/0502/WEB: DECLARE APPLICATION INVALID — Permission for the change of use and retention of change of use …


## Where this is

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Townland | Balally |
| Settlement | Dublin city and suburbs |
| Electoral division | Dundrum-Balally |
| Local electoral area | Dundrum |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |

**Census 2022, small area 267078004** — 258 people in 103 households (106 dwellings). 79.6% owner-occupied, 18.4% privately rented, 2.9% social. Vacancy 0%. 1. Cities

*Sources: [places](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/FH5XCsx8rYXqnjF5/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Areas___OSi_National_Statutory_Boundaries/FeatureServer/0) (2026-09-11)*

## The site itself

**Parcel** — Tailte Éireann `1797834` (freehold), 6,403.28 m² (0.64 ha), DLR.

**Zoning**

| Code | Objective | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| M3 | Objective NC: NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities. | DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028 |

**Residential Zoned Land Tax** — this site is not on an RZLT map. 112 mapped parcel(s) within the radius.

**Constraints within 500 m**

| Designation | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Conservation Area | 1 | Balally Cottages, Sandyford Road, Sandyford |
| Radon risk area | 11 | About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 i… |
| Recorded monument | 2 | Castle - tower house; R149394 |

> ⚠️ **An OPW flood extent intersects this area.** The mapping is licensed CC-BY-NC-ND, so it is not reproduced here — see the OPW's own map at https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/.

*Sources: [parcels](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/FH5XCsx8rYXqnjF5/arcgis/rest/services/Cadastral_Parcels_Freehold/FeatureServer/12) (2026-09-11)*

## Planning activity — 111 applications within 500 m in 5 years

| Decision | Applications |
|---|---|
| GRANT PERMISSION | 60 |
| GRANT PERMISSION FOR RETENTION | 10 |
| DECLARE APPLICATION INVALID | 9 |
| REFUSE PERMISSION | 7 |
| WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION | 5 |
| REFUSE EXT. OF DURATION OF PERMISSION | 3 |
| (undecided) | 3 |
| GRANT PERMISSION & GRANT RETENTION | 3 |
| S5 DEC EXEMPT | 2 |
| DECLARE INVALID (SITE NOTICE) | 2 |
| GRANT PERMISSION & REFUSE PERMISSION | 1 |
| GRANT CERT OF EXEMPTION (<=4 unit) | 1 |
| GRANT OUTLINE PERMISSION | 1 |
| APPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSAL TO PROCEED | 1 |
| REFUSE PERMISSION CONSEQUENT TO OUTLINE | 1 |
| REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 1 |
| S5 DEC NOT EXEMPT | 1 |

### Most recent

| Received | Ref | Status | Distance | What |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | D26A/0502/WEB | Invalid Details Sent to Applicant | 375.2 m | Permission for the change of use and retention of change of use of existing floo |
| 2026-06-03 | D26B/0325/WEB | Assessment Period | 297.3 m | The partial demolition of the existing dwelling, 151sqm, on the site and the mod |
| 2026-05-22 | PC/IC/01/26 | Registered Application | 120.6 m | 73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area |
| 2026-04-17 | REF5726 | Decision Issued | 106.1 m | 100mm external wall insulation system (136.55m2) with acrylic render finish Add |
| 2026-03-06 | D26B/0129 | Final Grant | 300 m | Proposed attic roof space conversion with dormer roof window to rear part of roo |
| 2026-02-24 | D26A/0129/WEB | Decision Issued | 280.8 m | The development will consist of four detached dwellings, One 5-bedroom double-s |
| 2026-02-20 | D26A/0120/WEB | Decision Issued | 403.3 m | Retention of Development comprising the construction of offices (46.5 sq m) at |
| 2026-02-19 | V/013/26 | Decision Issued | 280.8 m | 4 |
| 2026-02-17 | D21B/0295/E | Decision Issued | 476.5 m | Permission is sought for alteration/extension |
| 2026-02-06 | D26A/0072/WEB | Final Grant | 363.7 m | Change of use of 75.5 sqm at ground floor from office use to Medical/Health serv |

*`description` is truncated at source (80 chars for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and `applicant` is null nationally — NPAD publishes neither in full.*

*Sources: [npad](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer) (2026-09-12)*

## Appeals — 6 in 5 years

| Outcome | Cases |
|---|---|
| grant_conditions | 4 |
| refuse | 2 |

| Decided | ACP ref | LA ref | Outcome | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | 500123 | D25B/0443 | refuse | 350.5 m |
| 2025-11-11 | 323141 | LRD25A/0372/WEB | grant_conditions | 0 m |
| 2023-12-13 | 317996 | LRD23A/0214 | refuse | 0 m |
| 2023-11-21 | 312718 | D21A/0749 | grant_conditions | 202.2 m |
| 2023-11-15 | 312782 | D21A/1010 | grant_conditions | 488.1 m |
| 2022-03-15 | 311940 | D21A/0824 | grant_conditions | 58.1 m |

*Sources: [acp](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/o56BSnENmD5mYs3j/arcgis/rest/services/Cases_2016_Onwards/FeatureServer/3) (2026-09-11)*

## What is actually being built — 24 commencement notices in 3 years

| Year | Notices |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |

| Date | Address | Kind | Planning ref | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 193 Apples Road, Wedgewood, Dublin 16, D16 A4Y2., Dublin 16… | short_commencement_notice | D26B/0129 | 316.5 m |
| 2026-08-17 | Blackthorn Road, Dublin | commencement_notice | D25A/0719/WEB | 417 m |
| 2026-03-26 | 207 Apples Road, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | short_commencement_notice | D25B/0666/WEB | 370.9 m |
| 2026-02-23 | 4 Moreen Walk, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D16 T6N7 | short_commencement_notice | D25B/0582 | 363.3 m |
| 2026-02-11 | 13 Moreen Road, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D16 KX53 | opt_out_commencement_notice | D25A/0249/WEB | 430.5 m |
| 2026-02-10 | Sandyford Road, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D16E3Y2 | short_commencement_notice | D25B/0508/WEB | 453.4 m |
| 2026-02-05 | Beacon Court, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin, Dún Laoghair… | commencement_notice | — | 350.4 m |
| 2026-01-22 | 181 Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D16 KW40 | short_commencement_notice | D25B/0542/WEB | 305.4 m |
| 2025-12-30 | Beacon Court, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, Dún Laogh… | commencement_notice | — | 301.1 m |
| 2025-11-04 | Beacon Court, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, Dún Laogh… | seven_day_notice | — | 340.2 m |

*One notice can cover many buildings — count notices, never building rows, or a single multi-unit scheme reads as a trend (T11).*

*Sources: [bcms](https://data.nbco.gov.ie/dataset/2704a333-874d-46f5-b3bc-3673766bf816/resource/0774e781-7af8-46da-b623-872e74cf541e/download/buildingscnscccs.csv) (2026-09-12)*

## Recent sales — 48 within 500 m

Median €587,500 (range €207,000 – €1,100,000), median €6,747/m².

48 matched to the exact address; 15 with beds, floor area and BER from the matched daft.ie advertisement.

| Sold | Price | Address | Beds | m² | BER | New build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | €535,000 | 21 BLACKTHORN GROVE, SANDYFORD, DUBLIN | 3 | 88 | D2 | no |
| 2025-12-19 | €320,000 | 210 BEACON ONE APARTMENTS, BEACON COURT, SANDYFORD | 1 | — | D1 | no |
| 2025-12-17 | €395,000 | APT 303, BEACON COURT, SANDYFORD DUBLIN 18 | 2 | 70 | B3 | no |
| 2025-12-12 | €660,000 | 48 Rowans Road, Wedgewood, SANDYFORD | 3 | 98 | D2 | no |
| 2025-12-03 | €1,100,000 | SANCTA MARIA, RATHDOWN TCE, SANDYFORD RD | 5 | — | — | no |
| 2025-12-01 | €430,000 | APT 200, THE CUBES 3, BEACON SOUTH QUARTER DUBLIN 18 | 2 | 78 | C1 | no |
| 2025-11-06 | €700,000 | 20 BLACKTHORN COURT, SANDYFORD, DUBLIN 16 | 3 | 115 | B3 | no |
| 2025-10-29 | €890,000 | 163 BALALLY DR, DUNDRUM, DUBLIN 16 | 3 | 123.5 | C1 | no |
| 2025-10-15 | €675,000 | 206 BALALLY DRIVE, DUNDRUM, DUBLIN 14 | 3 | 90 | E1 | no |
| 2025-08-01 | €560,000 | 14 MOREEN AVE, SANDYFORD, DUBLIN 16 | 3 | 83 | E2 | no |

*PPR addresses are geocoded, not surveyed — a sale's position is as good as its address match (`rooftop_n` says how many are address-accurate). Beds, floor area, BER and asking price come from the matched daft.ie advertisement, not from the Register, and only where a match was found (`enriched_n`).*

*Sources: [cara_listings](https://www.daft.ie/ (via Cara `daft_listing`)) (2026-09-11); [ppr](https://www.propertypriceregister.ie/website/npsra/pprweb.nsf/PPRDownloads?OpenForm) (2026-09-12)*

## Open consultations

| Closes | Days | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 38 | [Cruise Passenger Realignment Project, Dun Laoghaire Harbour](https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/infrastructure-climate-change/cruise-passenger-realignment/consult_view/) | other |
| 2026-12-31 | 109 | [Environment: Green Dog Walkers Pledge](https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/environment/green-dog-walkers-pledge/consult_view/) | other |

*Sources: [consult](https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https://consult.fingal.ie | https://engage.dublincity.ie) (2026-09-12)*

## Council decisions nearby

| Meeting | Committee | Kind | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Chief Executive how many Council owned homes in the Rathfarnham / Te…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2770) |
| 2026-09-08 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Chief Executive to outline the number of queries that have come into…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2770) |
| 2026-06-09 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Chief Executive if the road surface on Rathfarnham Road will be rest…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2751) |
| 2026-04-14 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Chief Executive to advise whether it is possible to introduce a sche…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2730?p=2) |
| 2026-04-14 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Manager what is happening with the social housing properties in the …](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2730?p=2) |
| 2026-04-13 | Monthly Council Meeting | other | [COUNCILLOR PUNAM RANE To ask the Chief Executive to engage with An Post to prov…](https://councilmeetings.dublincity.ie/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=142&MId=5835&Ver=4) |
| 2026-03-10 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Chief Executive what steps are taken to promote Community Developmen…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2714?p=3) |
| 2026-03-10 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the Chief Executive what additional measures are being undertaken by Sou…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2714?p=3) |
| 2026-03-09 | South East Area Committee | other | [Councillor David Coffey To ask the Area Manager for an update on the following:](https://councilmeetings.dublincity.ie/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=137&MId=5807&Ver=4) |
| 2025-12-09 | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / B… | other | [To ask the chief executive to outline what the average waiting time is for deal…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2670) |

*Sources: [moderngov](https://meetings.fingal.ie) (2026-09-12)*

## Infrastructure and public land

*24 capacity record(s) nearby (esb_substation) are not reproduced: source licence forbids redistribution; see the operator's own register.*

**Public land** — 10 relevant public land site(s) nearby: Central Bank of Ireland (2), Dublin City Council (5), Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (3)

*Sources: [esbn](https://www.esbnetworks.ie/services/get-connected/renewable-connection/network-capacity-heatmap) (2026-09-11)*

## Schools and transport within 1,000 m

| School | Distance |
|---|---|
| QUEEN OF ANGELS PRIMARY SCHOOL | 135.3 m |
| ST Olaf's National School | 689 m |
| St Benildus College | 919.6 m |

**34 public-transport stops** serving routes 11, 114, 116, 44, 44B, 47, Green, L25, S8.

*Sources: [gtfs](https://www.transportforireland.ie/transitData/Data/GTFS_All.zip) (2026-09-11); [schools](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/collections/primary-schools-enrolment-figures/) (2026-09-11)*

## Deadlines still open

| Closes | Days | Kind | What | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 5 | appeal | [D26A/0502/WEB: DECLARE APPLICATION INVALID — Permission for the change of use and retenti…](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer/0/query?where=PlanningAuthority = 'Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council') | 375.2 m |

*Sources: [acp](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/o56BSnENmD5mYs3j/arcgis/rest/services/Cases_2016_Onwards/FeatureServer/3) (2026-09-11); [consult](https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https://consult.fingal.ie | https://engage.dublincity.ie) (2026-09-12); [moderngov](https://meetings.fingal.ie) (2026-09-12); [npad](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer) (2026-09-12); [rzlt](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/arcgis/rest/services/Residential_Zoned_Land_Tax_Annual_Draft_Map2027_view/FeatureServer/0) (2026-09-11)*

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## Provenance

Every section above reads the PlanSight store only.

| Section | Source | Licence | Last confirmed | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| location | places | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/FH5XCsx8rYXqnjF5/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Areas___OSi_National_Statutory_Boundaries/FeatureServer/0) |
| parcel | parcels | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/FH5XCsx8rYXqnjF5/arcgis/rest/services/Cadastral_Parcels_Freehold/FeatureServer/12) |
| zoning | zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/arcgis/rest/services/GZT_Current_Plan/FeatureServer/0) |
| constraints | constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://data.gov.ie/ (see the per-sub-source rows in `source`)) |
| constraints | constraints.aca | CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR) | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services.arcgis.com/41mg5wcsG0sphp5W/arcgis/rest/services/ConservationAreas_CDP2228_dlrcoco/FeatureServer/19) |
| constraints | constraints.flood_cfram | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/catalogue.floodinfo.opw/cfram/esds_floodmap_ext_f_c.zip) |
| constraints | constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/ows?typeNames=EPA:RadonRiskMapofIreland) |
| constraints | constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/HyjXgkV6KGMSF3jt/arcgis/rest/services/SMROpenData/FeatureServer/0) |
| rzlt | rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/arcgis/rest/services/Residential_Zoned_Land_Tax_Annual_Draft_Map2027_view/FeatureServer/0) |
| planning | npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer) |
| appeals | acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/o56BSnENmD5mYs3j/arcgis/rest/services/Cases_2016_Onwards/FeatureServer/3) |
| commencements | bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://data.nbco.gov.ie/dataset/2704a333-874d-46f5-b3bc-3673766bf816/resource/0774e781-7af8-46da-b623-872e74cf541e/download/buildingscnscccs.csv) |
| sales | cara_listings | Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped. | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://www.daft.ie/ (via Cara `daft_listing`)) |
| sales | ppr | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.' | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://www.propertypriceregister.ie/website/npsra/pprweb.nsf/PPRDownloads?OpenForm) |
| consultations | consult | public | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https://consult.fingal.ie \| https://engage.dublincity.ie) |
| council_items | moderngov | public | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://meetings.fingal.ie) |
| capacity | esbn | all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie disclaimer: personal/non-commercial, no modification or republication without written ESB permission) — permission NOT sought | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://www.esbnetworks.ie/services/get-connected/renewable-connection/network-capacity-heatmap) |
| public_land | lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://lda.ie/public-lands/register-of-relevant-lands) |
| projects | social_housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/) |
| amenities | gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://www.transportforireland.ie/transitData/Data/GTFS_All.zip) |
| amenities | schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/collections/primary-schools-enrolment-figures/) |
| deadlines | acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/o56BSnENmD5mYs3j/arcgis/rest/services/Cases_2016_Onwards/FeatureServer/3) |
| deadlines | consult | public | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https://consult.fingal.ie \| https://engage.dublincity.ie) |
| deadlines | moderngov | public | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://meetings.fingal.ie) |
| deadlines | npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-12 | [link](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer) |
| deadlines | rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/arcgis/rest/services/Residential_Zoned_Land_Tax_Annual_Draft_Map2027_view/FeatureServer/0) |