Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 32a Macken Street, Dublin 2
Creator: Planning Register
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5could change 3open now 89%get approved 110homes coming Yesflood risk 448homes started

1 application on this site; latest 3938/21, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
5 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 2 approved schemes, 1 empty zoned plot.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 15 Oct 2026.
1 application refused within 100 m since 2021; latest an extension (2025).
110 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 87 at 62-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place.
Pearse Sq (bus 47, 52) 72 m away: 28 an hour at morning peak; 251 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).

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

3

Open for comments · you can comment

89%

Approved, when decided · 109 approved · 13 refused

55 days

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

5

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

21%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

14%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

60–64 dB

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

251/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Garden room (3938/21) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
23 homes approved 148 m away (17 Pearse Square), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 3452/21.
An extension 94 m away was refused in 2025: could yours be?
Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for 3256/25.
Application 398 m away open for comments until 15 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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32a Macken Street, Dublin 2 is a 2-bedroom terraced house in South Dock, Dublin of about 57 m² (BER G). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in November 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 342 planning applications: 9 open for observation, 100 granted, 16 refused, 1 under appeal, 17 decided on appeal, 90 commenced. Derelict nearby: 11 Bass Place, 394 m.

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The soonest observation deadline is 5 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3158/26 (9 Magennis Square, Dublin 2, D02NC86). 24 protected structures are within 100 m, the nearest House (7 m); the site itself is not on the record. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is a licensed facility (W0137), 305 m away. The nearest named scheme is Ropemaker Place, 56 homes, 148 m away.

Sold: 27 Nov 2025
Type: Terrace
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 2 / 1
Floor area: 57 m²
BER: G
Year built: 1910
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structures within 100 m: 24 · nearest House
EPA licence within 1.0 km: W0137 (305 m) +6 more
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Ropemaker Place · 56 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Sherborough Enterprises Ltd · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: C.B.S. Westland Row (post-primary school · 205 pupils, 516 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: St. Andrew's Childcare Centre · inspected 14 Aug 2025 (59 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.	5 Oct 2026, 10:22	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.'	5 Oct 2026, 01:11	open

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32a Macken Street, Dublin 2