Name: Planning applications within 500 m of Saint Grellan's, 158 Botanic Avenue, Dublin 9
Creator: Planning Register
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2 applications on this site; latest 3806/24, approved 2024, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; heritage-listed; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
3 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 1 empty zoned plot.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 22 Oct 2026.
Fairfield Rd (bus 23, 24) 296 m away: 21 an hour at morning peak; 134 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ South West 665 m away, railway order granted (13 November 2024).
Here (2022 census): 45% rent (council 45%); 11% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 24% drive to work (council 28%); population up 4% since 2016.
43 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 21 approved (95%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 two-storey rear extension refused.
The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · a protected building (House); a building in the national heritage inventory (50130343)

No

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

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

3

Open for comments · you can comment

91%

Approved, when decided · 92 approved · 9 refused

95%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 21 of 22 · most dormers or attic conversions

55 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 4 asked for more information

3

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

44%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

11%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

134/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Alterations (3806/24) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Attic or dormer (3130/24) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Application 322 m away open for comments until 22 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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Saint Grellan's, 158 Botanic Avenue, Dublin 9 is a home in Botanic B, Dublin. It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in August 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 261 planning applications: 5 open for observation, 60 granted, 11 refused, 7 decided on appeal, 82 commenced. Derelict nearby: 19 Botanic Ave, 208 m.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 27 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3331/26 (42, Botanic Avenue, Botanic, Dublin 9). The site is on the council's Record of Protected Structures (House). The building is recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (reg. 50130343). The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Lithographic Web Press Limited (Glasnevin), 340 m away. The nearest named scheme is The Addison Lodge and Glasnevin Lodge, 27 homes (27 built), 212 m away.

Sold: 19 Aug 2026
Type: —
Bedrooms / bathrooms: — / —
Floor area: —
BER: —
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structure: House
NIAH: Recorded, reg. 50130343 · Regional rating
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Lithographic Web Press Limited (Glasnevin) (340 m) +2 more
Named schemes within 1.0 km: The Addison Lodge and Glasnevin Lodge · 27 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Botanic Business Centre Unlimited Company · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: GLASNEVIN N S (primary school · 83 pupils, 272 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Little Learners · inspected 2 Apr 2025 (264 m)

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

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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.	11 Sept 2026, 20:14	open
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.	5 Oct 2026, 01:30	open
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.'	5 Oct 2026, 01:11	open

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Saint Grellan's, 158 Botanic Avenue, Dublin 9