Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 66 Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Creator: Planning Register
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1 application on this site; latest SD21B/0511, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby; high radon area.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
2 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a new house (2024), appeal refused too.
Glenmore Park (bus 116, 15D) 426 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 18 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1991–2000; 54% drive to work (council 54%); population down 1% since 2016.
18 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 14 approved (93%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 porch refused. On Grangebrook: 33 in 10 years, 94% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 48 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

No

Protected or listed · on our maps

No

Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it

1 in 10

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

0

Open for comments · none today

79%

Approved, when decided · 26 approved · 7 refused

93%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 14 of 15 · most dormers or attic conversions

48 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 5 asked for more information

0

Sites that could change · none found

Yes

Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · see floodinfo.ie

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

63%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 66%

2%

Homes empty (2022) · council 4%

18/h

Public transport, morning peak · services from stops within 500 m

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Attic or dormer (SD21B/0511) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
A porch 71 m away was refused in 2022: could yours be?
Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for SD21B/0585.
Building work started 36 m away: for how long?
Ask for: The planning conditions for SD26B/0213W.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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66 Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitechurch, South Dublin of about 103 m² (BER C3). It sold on 4 Jun 2025 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 153 planning applications: 2 open for observation, 72 granted, 16 refused, 8 decided on appeal, 35 commenced.

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The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the Grangebrook estate, where 35 planning applications were made in 10 years, 94% of those decided granted. EPA radon map: “About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels”. The nearest named scheme is Kilmashogue House and Coill Avon House, 178 homes, 132 m away.

Sold: 4 Jun 2025
Type: Semi-D
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 4 / 3
Floor area: 103 m²
BER: C3
Year built: 1997
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Grangebrook
Radon (EPA): About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Kilmashogue House and Coill Avon House · 178 homes +6 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Edmondstown Golf Club CLG · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: WHITECHURCH NAT SCHOOL (primary school · 194 pupils, 311 m) +1 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Ballybodens Children Centre · inspected 23 Feb 2024 (297 m)

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66 Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16