# Site report — 53.35023, -6.44225

*Everything within 500 m, generated 2026-09-15 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.*

## Where this is

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Townland | Esker South |
| Settlement | Dublin city and suburbs |
| Electoral division | Lucan Heights |
| Local electoral area | Lucan |
| Local authority | South Dublin County Council |

**Census 2022, small area 267101004** — 315 people in 122 households (123 dwellings). 28.7% owner-occupied, 68% privately rented, 66.4% 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 `1766432` (freehold), 260,504.54 m² (26.05 ha), SDCC.

**Zoning**

| Code | Objective | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 |

**Residential Zoned Land Tax** — this site is not on an RZLT map. 1474 mapped parcel(s) within the radius.

**Constraints within 500 m**

| Designation | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| EPA-licensed facility | 1 | Green Waste Facility |
| NIAH-recorded building | 7 | Esker Burial Ground; King John's Bridge; Esker House; outbuilding; post box |
| Radon risk area | 4 | About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 i… |
| Recorded monument | 5 | Church; Graveyard; Bridge; R149571; R149577 |

> ⚠️ **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 — 40 applications within 500 m in 5 years

| Decision | Applications |
|---|---|
| Grant Permission | 31 |
| Refuse Permission | 3 |
| Declared Not Exempt | 2 |
| Invalidate Application | 1 |
| Grant Permission for Retention | 1 |
| Declared Exempt | 1 |
| Grant Permission & Grant Retention | 1 |

### Largest by unit count

| Units | Ref | Status | Decision | Received | What |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD26A/0032W | Final Grant | Grant Permission | 2026-02-10 | Construction of a new 3-bedroom single storey log cabin style detached house wi… |
| 1 | SD22A/0343 | Decision | Grant Permission | 2022-08-24 | Extension to existing house and construction of a new three bedroom detached ho… |
| 1 | SD22A/0262 | Decision | Refuse Permission | 2022-06-01 | Construction of 2 storey end of terrace house to side of existing house, remova… |

### Most recent

| Received | Ref | Status | Distance | What |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | ED26/0060 | Decision | 405.9 m | A single storey extension (31.5m2) to the rear of the dwelling house. |
| 2026-03-27 | SD26B/0140W | Final Grant | 110.3 m | Mono-pitch, single-storey extension to the front and side, conversion of existi… |
| 2026-03-19 | SD26A/0075W | Decision | 236.9 m | The development will consist of demolition of existing shed, walls and ancillar… |
| 2026-02-11 | SD26B/0049W | Final Grant | 387.7 m | Construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling to conta… |
| 2026-02-10 | SD26A/0032W | Final Grant | 470.9 m | Construction of a new 3-bedroom single storey log cabin style detached house wi… |
| 2025-12-19 | SD25B/0716W | Final Grant | 238.5 m | Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof … |
| 2025-09-19 | SD25A/0228W | Final Grant | 391.8 m | The Development will consist of the installation of sustainable energy compound… |
| 2025-08-01 | SD25A/0179W | Invalid Application | 391.8 m | The Development will consist of the installation of sustainable energy compound… |
| 2025-04-23 | SD25B/0228 | Final Grant | 456.3 m | Attached garage converted to habitable space, to include new front window, modi… |
| 2025-03-26 | ED25/0030 | Decision | 403.3 m | Provision of LPG tank and compound comprising 1.8m high metal grid fence and pr… |

*`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) (2026-09-14)*

## Appeals — 2 in 5 years

| Outcome | Cases |
|---|---|
| grant_conditions | 1 |
| refuse | 1 |

| Decided | ACP ref | LA ref | Outcome | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | 320513 | SD23A/0292 | grant_conditions | 124 m |
| 2024-03-15 | 317431 | SD22A/0445 | refuse | 0 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 — 9 commencement notices in 3 years

| Year | Notices |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 |

| Date | Address | Kind | Planning ref | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | 2 Canonbrook Park, Lucan, Dublin, K78 KP29 | short_commencement_notice | SD22B/0052 | 356 m |
| 2026-07-06 | 50 Arthur Griffith Park, Lucan, Dublin, K78 VY62 | short_commencement_notice | SD26B/0049W | 400.5 m |
| 2026-06-22 | 2 Canonbrook Avenue, Lucan, Dublin, K78 HN76 | commencement_notice | SD24B/0293W | 402.8 m |
| 2026-06-15 | 23 Canonbrook Park, Lucan, Dublin, K78 C1X3 | short_commencement_notice | SD25B/0716W | 246.5 m |
| 2026-06-03 | 37 Canonbrook Park, Lucan, Dublin, K78 Y4A7 | opt_out_commencement_notice | SD24B/0228 | 180.4 m |
| 2026-05-13 | 45 Arthur Griffith Park, Lucan, South Dublin, K78 R527 | opt_out_commencement_notice | SD22B/0406 | 387.6 m |
| 2026-04-06 | 4 Esker Drive, Lucan, South Dublin, K78 R274 | short_commencement_notice | SD25B/0059W | 445.2 m |
| 2026-02-23 | 139 Esker Lawns, Lucan, South Dublin, K78 W6P5 | short_commencement_notice | SD25B/0228 | 471.2 m |
| 2026-02-17 | Griffeen Road, Lucan, South Dublin, K78 YX77 | short_commencement_notice | SD25A/0228W | 452.7 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) (2026-09-14)*

## Recent sales — 842 within 500 m

Median €440,000 (range €15,000 – €43,185,177), median €4,531/m².

12 matched to the exact address; 591 with beds, floor area and BER from the matched daft.ie advertisement.

| Sold | Price | Address | Beds | m² | BER | New build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | €463,000 | 9 EARLSFORT GARDENS, LUCAN, DUBLIN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-09-03 | €420,000 | 23 TULLYHALL CLOSE, LUCAN, DUBLIN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-09-03 | €400,000 | 38 COLTHURST CRESCENT, HUNTINGTON GLEN, LUCAN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-09-02 | €542,500 | 10 ST. HELEN'S WALK, ST. HELEN'S, ADAMSTOWN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-09-01 | €515,000 | 9 ST HELENS DOWNS, ST HELENS, ADAMSTOWN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-08-31 | €520,500 | 50 FOXBOROUGH RD, LUCAN, DUBLIN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-08-28 | €540,000 | 51 EARLSFORT RD, LUCAN, DUBLIN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-08-27 | €380,000 | 18 CASTLEGATE TERRACE, ADAMSTOWN CASTLE, ADAMSTOWN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-08-24 | €740,000 | 206 LARAGHCON, LUCAN, DUBLIN | — | — | — | no |
| 2026-08-20 | €440,500 | 5 Heron's Lock Rise, Herons Lock, Lucan | — | — | — | yes |

*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); [daft_gateway](https://gateway.daft.ie/old/v1/listings) (2026-09-14); [ppr](https://www.propertypriceregister.ie/website/npsra/pprweb.nsf/PPRDownloads?OpenForm) (2026-09-14)*

## Open consultations

| Closes | Days | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | 1 | [Safe Routes to School Scoil Naomh Aine Clondalkin](https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/safe-routes-school-scoil-naomh-aine-clondalkin) | other |
| 2026-09-18 | 3 | [Notice of Consideration of a Scheme for the Abatement of Rates in Respect of Va…](https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/notice-consideration-scheme-abatement-rates-respect-vacant-properties-2027) | other |
| 2026-09-29 | 14 | [Clonburris Proposed Material Amendment to the Clonburris Strategic Development …](https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/clonburris-proposed-material-amendment-clonburris-strategic-development-zone-planning-scheme-2019) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the stock condition survey programm…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2749?p=2) |
| 2026-04-28 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Manager for the results to the test carried out late 2025/early 2026…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2731?p=2) |
| 2026-03-24 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Chief Executive for a progress report and an expected finish date fo…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2717?p=3) |
| 2026-03-24 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [Can the Chief Executive confirm how many dog licences have been issued in the L…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2717?p=3) |
| 2026-03-24 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [Can the Chief Executive outline how many trees were planted in the Lucan area d…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2717?p=3) |
| 2026-02-24 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Manager for information on specific environmental priorities for riv…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2699?p=3) |
| 2025-12-16 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Chief Executive whether Protected Structure Ref. 036 — the former Tr…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2679) |
| 2025-12-16 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [Recent heavy rainfall (weekend 14th/15th) saw water levels rise significantly a…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2679) |
| 2025-11-25 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Manager what the current average waiting time is for social housing …](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2660) |
| 2025-11-25 | Lucan / Palmerstown / North Clondalkin … | other | [To ask the Chief Executive what contingencies are in place to address urgent wi…](https://meetings.southdublin.ie/Home/Agenda/2660) |

*Sources: [moderngov](https://meetings.fingal.ie) (2026-09-14)*

## Infrastructure and public land

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

**Public land** — 21 relevant public land site(s) nearby: Dublin City Council (8), South Dublin County Council (9), The Minister for Education and Skills (4)

*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 |
|---|---|
| Esker Educate Together NS | 342.9 m |
| GAELSCOIL EISCIR RIADA | 439.7 m |
| Coláiste Cois Life | 443.7 m |
| GAELSCOIL NAOMH PADRAIG | 452.8 m |
| ST THOMAS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | 481.7 m |
| SCOIL AINE NAOFA | 481.7 m |
| Lucan Community College | 575.4 m |
| St Joseph's College | 880 m |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBS | 978.2 m |
| SCOIL MHUIRE | 980.6 m |

**35 public-transport stops** serving routes 52, 845, 847, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, L51, L52, L53, L54, P29, X25, X26, X27, X28, X30, X31.

*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

Nothing with a statutory clock running within the radius.

*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) (2026-09-14); [npad](https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer) (2026-09-14); [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.epa_licence | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/ows?typeNames=EPA:IPPC_Boundary) |
| 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.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | [link](https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/HyjXgkV6KGMSF3jt/arcgis/rest/services/NIAHBuildingsOpenData/FeatureServer/0) |
| 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 | 2026-09-14 | [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 | 2026-09-14 | [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 | daft_gateway | Third-party advertisement data read from daft.ie's own JSON gateway. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (the licensed PSP's name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers, profile images and all media URLs are dropped at fetch time and never written down. Vendor and buyer identities are not in this data. | 2026-09-14 | [link](https://gateway.daft.ie/old/v1/listings) |
| 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.' | 2026-09-14 | [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 | 2026-09-14 | [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 | 2026-09-14 | [link](https://meetings.fingal.ie) |
| deadlines | npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-14 | [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) |