Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 2 Fernhill Road, Dublin 12
Creator: Planning Register
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1 application on this site; latest SD24B/0526, approved 2025, work already done.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
2 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict.
Wellington Road (bus 150, 15A) 357 m away: 15 an hour at morning peak; 126 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 66%); 6% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1946–1960; 55% drive to work (council 54%); population up 11% since 2016.
37 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 32 approved (97%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 side extension refused. On Fernhill: 30 in 10 years, 100% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 14 is asked for more information.
9 appeals nearby decided in 5 years; 2 turned a refusal into a yes.

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

0

Open for comments · none today

95%

Approved, when decided · 113 approved · 6 refused

97%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 32 of 33 · most dormers or attic conversions

50 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 14 asked for more information

2

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

91%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 66%

6%

Homes empty (2022) · council 4%

126/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 3

Work already done (SD24B/0526): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
Ask for: The retention 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.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

2 Fernhill Road, Dublin 12 is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitehall, South Dublin of about 212 m² (BER F). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in July 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 640 planning applications: 8 open for observation, 369 granted, 54 refused, 48 decided on appeal, 124 commenced. Derelict nearby: 5 Mountdown Drive, 119 m.

More about this address

The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the Fernhill estate, where 33 planning applications were made in 10 years, 100% of those decided granted. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Just The Plating Company Limited, 966 m away. The nearest named scheme is Tymon North, 317 m away.

Sold: 13 Jul 2026
Type: Semi-D
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 4 / 2
Floor area: 212 m²
BER: F
Year built: 1955
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Fernhill
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Just The Plating Company Limited (966 m)
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Tymon North +2 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Site Vault Ltd · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: Riverview Educate Together National School (primary school · 242 pupils, 230 m) +6 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Evergreen Montessori · inspected 17 Sept 2025 (150 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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2 Fernhill Road, Dublin 12