Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 49 South Circular Road, Dublin 8
Creator: Planning Register
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4 applications on this site; latest WEB6038/25, refused 2026.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; heritage-listed; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
7 sites nearby could change: 5 derelict, 1 stalled build, 1 empty zoned plot.
5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 7 Oct 2026.
1 application refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a new house (2025).
Camden Street Lwr (bus 122, 14) 468 m away: 37 an hour at morning peak; 308 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 78% rent (council 45%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 8% drive to work (council 28%); population up 14% since 2016.

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · a protected building (House); a building in the national heritage inventory (50110099)

No

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

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

5

Open for comments · you can comment

81%

Approved, when decided · 144 approved · 34 refused

90%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 27 of 30 · most single-storey rear extensions

55 days

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

7

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

12%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

8%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

55–59 dB

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

308/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Driveway (4279/22) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Protected structure: permission (WEB6038/25) refused 2026: 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.
Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Derelict building 69 m away (No Address): is action under way?
Ask for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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49 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 is a 3-bedroom terraced house in Wood Quay B, Dublin of about 222 m². It sold on 18 Sept 2026 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 496 planning applications: 18 open for observation, 126 granted, 27 refused, 2 under appeal, 53 decided on appeal, 113 commenced. Derelict nearby: No Address, 68 m.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 6 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3160/26 (17, Heytesbury Street, Portobello, Dublin 8, D08C1Y2). The site is on the council's Record of Protected Structures (House). The building is recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (reg. 50110099). The nearest named scheme is 64-66a Clanbrassil Street Lower, 50 homes, 302 m away.

Sold: 18 Sept 2026
Type: Terrace
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 3 / 3
Floor area: 222 m²
BER: —
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structure: House
NIAH: Recorded, reg. 50110099 · Regional rating
Named schemes within 1.0 km: 64-66a Clanbrassil Street Lower · 50 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Red Rock Pleasants Street Limited · 5 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: Christian Brothers, Synge St. (post-primary school · 256 pupils, 243 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: D2 Montessori · inspected 23 Apr 2025 (403 m)

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

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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, 10:22	open
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49 South Circular Road, Dublin 8