Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 17 Elmwood Avenue Upper, Dublin 6
Creator: Planning Register
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4 applications on this site; latest 3279/22, refused 2022.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
3 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 1 empty zoned plot.
6 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Oct 2026.
2 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a new house (2023).
Ranelagh (Luas Green) 238 m away: 22 an hour at morning peak; 140 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from rail mapped at 70–74 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 56% owner-occupied (council 47%); 16% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 21% drive to work (council 28%).

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

6

Open for comments · you can comment

86%

Approved, when decided · 154 approved · 25 refused

96%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 23 of 24 · 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

No

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

56%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

16%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

70–74 dB

Noise (EPA 2022) · rail, day-evening-night

140/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 5

Keeping work already done was refused (3279/22, 2022): was it removed?
Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
Application 115 m away open for comments until 13 Oct 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Decision 115 m away can be appealed until 7 Oct 2026: appeal?
Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
Mapped at 70–74 dB from rail: will you hear it inside?
Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

17 Elmwood Avenue Upper, Dublin 6 is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rathmines East D, Dublin of about 47 m² (BER E2). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in August 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 492 planning applications: 18 open for observation, 127 granted, 27 refused, 3 under appeal, 38 decided on appeal, 128 commenced. Derelict nearby: 89 Ranelagh, 214 m.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 8 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3176/26 (13, Elmpark Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6). 24 protected structures are within 100 m, the nearest Castlewood House (33 m); the site itself is not on the record. The nearest named scheme is Gulistan Depot, 153 homes, 470 m away.

Sold: 27 Aug 2025
Type: End of Terrace
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 2 / 1
Floor area: 47 m²
BER: E2
Year built: 1899
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structures within 100 m: 24 · nearest Castlewood House
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Gulistan Depot · 153 homes +5 more
Schools within 1.0 km: Gaelscoil Lios na nOg (Gaelscoil · 188 pupils, 236 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Carr's Child and Family Services · inspected 26 Feb 2025 (149 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.	7 Oct 2026, 05:48	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.'	7 Oct 2026, 01:12	open

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17 Elmwood Avenue Upper, Dublin 6