Name: Planning applications within 500 m of Flat 4, 44 Harrington Street, Dublin 8
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5could change 8open now 80%get approved 80%extensions approved 299homes coming Noflood risk

1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; heritage-listed; no vacant land tax.
5 sites nearby could change: 3 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
8 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Oct 2026.
5 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest for protected structure: construction (2025), granted on appeal.
299 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 299 at Technology / Technological University….
Wexford Street (bus 122, 14) 366 m away: 40 an hour at morning peak; 356 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · a protected building (House); a building in the national heritage inventory (50110399)

No

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

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

8

Open for comments · you can comment

80%

Approved, when decided · 180 approved · 45 refused

80%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 12 of 15 · most dormers or attic conversions

56 days

Time to a decision · median; 38% asked for more information

5

Sites that could change · see the list

No

Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · none within 500 m

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

15%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

6%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

55–59 dB

Noise (EPA 2022) · road traffic, day-evening-night

356/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 5

New house (2446/21) started Dec 2024, never signed off: is it finished?
Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
Extension (3245/24) refused 2024: built anyway?
Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
Application 153 m away open for comments until 16 Oct 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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Flat 4, 44 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 is a home in Saint Kevin's, Dublin. It sold on 25 Aug 2026 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 555 planning applications: 19 open for observation, 143 granted, 32 refused, 65 decided on appeal, 139 commenced. Derelict nearby: 48 Pleasants St, 308 m.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 7 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3168/26 (8/9, Wexford Street, Dublin 2). The site is on the council's Record of Protected Structures (House). The building is recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (reg. 50110399). The nearest named scheme is Block 4, Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street, 90 homes, 159 m away.

Sold: 25 Aug 2026
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Bedrooms / bathrooms: — / —
Floor area: —
BER: —
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structure: House
NIAH: Recorded, reg. 50110399 · Regional rating
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Block 4, Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street · 90 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Red Rock Pleasants Street Limited · 5 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: SANCTA MARIA C B S (primary school · 103 pupils, 110 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: D2 Montessori · inspected 23 Apr 2025 (63 m)

Sources: cara_listings, daft_gateway, ppr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 20:14

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Flat 4, 44 Harrington Street, Dublin 8