Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 38 The Grove, Millbrook Lawns, Dublin 24
Creator: Planning Register
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No planning applications on this site.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
2 sites nearby could change: 1 derelict, 1 empty zoned plot.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Oct 2026.
St Maelruan's Park (bus 77A, S6) 352 m away: 13 an hour at morning peak; 85 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 66%); 3% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 53% drive to work (council 54%); population down 1% since 2016.
12 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 10 approved (100%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Millbrook Lawns: 37 in 10 years, 100% approved.

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 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

1

Open for comments · you can comment

95%

Approved, when decided · 41 approved · 2 refused

100%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 10 of 10 · most dormers or attic conversions

49 days

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

2

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

86%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 66%

3%

Homes empty (2022) · council 4%

45–49 dB

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

85/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 3

Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Application 336 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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About this home

38 The Grove, Millbrook Lawns, Dublin 24 is a 3-bedroom terraced house in Oldbawn, South Dublin of about 99 m² (BER C3). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in August 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 525 planning applications: 8 open for observation, 328 granted, 52 refused, 44 decided on appeal, 57 commenced. Derelict nearby: Sites at 10 & 11 Old Bawn Rd, 350 m.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 16 Oct 2026 on SDCC SD26B/0410 (21, St Maelruans Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the Millbrook Lawns estate, where 40 planning applications were made in 10 years, 100% of those decided granted. The nearest named scheme is Old Bawn Road/Old Bawn Way, 12 homes, 398 m away.

Sold: 18 Aug 2026
Type: Terrace
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 3 / 2
Floor area: 99 m²
BER: C3
Year built: 1971
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Millbrook Lawns
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Old Bawn Road/Old Bawn Way · 12 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Lidl Ireland GmbH · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: St Dominic's National School (primary school · 410 pupils, 340 m) +6 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Barnardos Child & Family Service Millbrook · inspected 9 Jun 2025 (224 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.	6 Oct 2026, 05:53	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.'	6 Oct 2026, 01:12	open

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38 The Grove, Millbrook Lawns, Dublin 24