Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 6a Somerville Avenue, Dublin 12
Creator: Planning Register
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2 applications on this site; latest WEB1623/19, approved 2020, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
4 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Oct 2026.
53 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 53 at Crumlin Delivery Service Unit.
Balfe Road (bus 151, 27) 445 m away: 22 an hour at morning peak; 160 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 55% owner-occupied (council 47%); 2% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1946–1960; 40% drive to work (council 28%); population up 14% since 2016.
23 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 10 approved (100%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Crumlin Village: 13 in 10 years, 89% 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

93%

Approved, when decided · 78 approved · 6 refused

100%

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

55 days

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

4

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

55%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

2%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

160/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 3

Attic or dormer (WEB1623/19) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Application 239 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

6a Somerville Avenue, Dublin 12 is a 2-bedroom bungalow in Walkinstown C, Dublin of about 95 m² (BER C1). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in April 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 240 planning applications: 5 open for observation, 77 granted, 8 refused, 11 decided on appeal, 62 commenced. Derelict nearby: Windmill Rd, 343 m.

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The soonest observation deadline is 16 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3254/26 (1 Hughes Road South, Walkinstown Dublin 12). It is in the Crumlin Village estate, where 40 planning applications were made in 10 years, 89% of those decided granted. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, 557 m away. The nearest named scheme is Melville House, 32 homes (32 not started), 69 m away.

Sold: 3 Apr 2025
Type: Bungalow
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 2 / 2
Floor area: 95 m²
BER: C1
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Crumlin Village
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children (557 m)
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Melville House · 32 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Treslam Limited · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: Solas Hospital School (special school · 98 pupils, 537 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Ups A Daisy Childcare · inspected 7 Aug 2025 (85 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.'	8 Oct 2026, 01:13	open

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6a Somerville Avenue, Dublin 12