Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 5 Balally Hill, Dundrum, Dublin 16
Creator: Planning Register
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2 applications on this site; latest REF12426, withdrawn.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby; high radon area.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Oct 2026.
1 application refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a first-floor extension (2026).
Clonard Road (bus 116, 44) 200 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 17 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 52% rent (council 28%); 6% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 37% drive to work (council 43%); population up 10% since 2016.
22 home extensions within 250 m since 2022: 15 approved (88%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 first-floor extension refused. On Balally: 94 in 10 years, 84% 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 10

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

1

Open for comments · you can comment

91%

Approved, when decided · 73 approved · 7 refused

88%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 15 of 17 · most dormers or attic conversions

52 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 6 asked for more information

0

Sites that could change · none found

Yes

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

1

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

46%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 68%

6%

Homes empty (2022) · council 6%

17/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Development consisting of (D05A/0848) 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.
High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
A first-floor extension 42 m away was refused in 2026: could yours be?
Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for D25B/0668/WEB.
Application 196 m away open for comments until 13 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

5 Balally Hill, Dundrum, Dublin 16 is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house in Balally, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown of about 91 m² (BER C2). It sold on 27 Aug 2025 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 435 planning applications: 3 open for observation, 253 granted, 28 refused, 1 under appeal, 28 decided on appeal, 84 commenced.

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The soonest observation deadline is 13 Oct 2026 on DLR D26A/0674/WEB (Irish Management Institute, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16, D16 X8C3). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the Balally estate, where 122 planning applications were made in 10 years, 84% of those decided granted. EPA radon map: “About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels”. The nearest named scheme is Marmalade Lane, 393 m away.

Sold: 27 Aug 2025
Type: Semi-D
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 3 / 1
Floor area: 91 m²
BER: C2
Year built: 1977
Local authority: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Balally
Radon (EPA): About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Marmalade Lane +7 more
Schools within 1.0 km: QUEEN OF ANGELS PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school · 224 pupils, 457 m) +5 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Bright Minds Childcare and Montessori School Ltd · inspected 8 Apr 2026 (428 m)

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5 Balally Hill, Dundrum, Dublin 16