Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 42 College Square, Dublin 6W
Creator: Planning Register
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1 application on this site; latest SD05A/0636, approved 2005, built? unknown.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 14 Oct 2026.
Priory Wk (bus 15A, F2) 353 m away: 8 an hour at morning peak; 37 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 66%); 1% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 2001–2010; 56% drive to work (council 54%); population up 2% since 2016.
24 home extensions within 250 m since 2022: 22 approved (100%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. On College Square: 18 in 10 years, 100% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 48 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 9 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 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

2

Open for comments · you can comment

93%

Approved, when decided · 104 approved · 8 refused

100%

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

48 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 9 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

84%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 66%

1%

Homes empty (2022) · council 4%

37/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 5

New house (SD05A/0636) approved 2005: built as approved?
Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Application 108 m away open for comments until 14 Oct 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Decision 108 m away can be appealed until 8 Oct 2026: appeal?
Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

42 College Square, Dublin 6W is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house in Kimmage, South Dublin of about 172 m² (BER B2). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in April 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 689 planning applications: 7 open for observation, 392 granted, 48 refused, 68 decided on appeal, 133 commenced.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 14 Oct 2026 on SDCC SD26B/0404 (36, Wainsfort Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W, D6W C421). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the College Square estate, where 19 planning applications were made in 10 years, 100% of those decided granted. The nearest named scheme is Former Eircom Training Centre, 376 homes, 0 m away.

Sold: 16 Apr 2025
Type: Semi-D
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 4 / 4
Floor area: 172 m²
BER: B2
Year built: 2006
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: College Square
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Former Eircom Training Centre · 376 homes +5 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Ard Services Limited · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: Templeogue College (post-primary school · 637 pupils, 364 m) +4 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Amazing Minds Montessori · inspected 22 Sept 2025 (283 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.	8 Oct 2026, 05:49	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.'	8 Oct 2026, 01:13	open

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42 College Square, Dublin 6W