Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 2 Rockville Avenue, Dublin 18
Creator: Planning Register
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No planning applications on this site.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
1 site nearby could change: 1 stalled build.
2 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest for permission for a (2023).
Golden Ball (bus 118, 44) 292 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 14 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 80% owner-occupied (council 68%); 4% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2016 or later; 56% drive to work (council 43%); population up 19% since 2016.
7 home extensions within 250 m since 2022: 4 approved (80%). Most were rear extensions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused. On Rockville: 8 in 10 years, 70% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 53 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 6 is asked for more information.

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 5

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

0

Open for comments · none today

71%

Approved, when decided · 32 approved · 13 refused

80%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 4 of 5 · most rear extensions

53 days

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

1

Sites that could change · see the list

No

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

3

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

80%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 68%

4%

Homes empty (2022) · council 6%

14/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 5

High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Stalled build 79 m away (Glenamuck Road, Kilternan): what happens next?
Ask for: The planning file for ABP30616019.
A dormer or attic conversion 50 m away was refused in 2022: could yours be?
Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for D22B/0001.
Decision 96 m away can be appealed until 9 Oct 2026: appeal?
Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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2 Rockville Avenue, Dublin 18 is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house in Glenamuck South, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown of about 137 m² (BER A2). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in May 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 190 planning applications: 2 open for observation, 82 granted, 23 refused, 28 decided on appeal, 36 commenced.

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The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the Rockville estate, where 21 planning applications were made in 10 years, 70% of those decided granted. A protected structure is within 100 m, the nearest Rockville House (28 m); the site itself is not on the record. EPA radon map: “About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels”. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Ballyogan Landfill Facility Ballyogan Recycling Park, 701 m away.

Sold: 26 May 2025
Type: Semi-D
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 4 / 3
Floor area: 137 m²
BER: A2
Local authority: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Rockville
Protected structures within 100 m: 1 · nearest Rockville House
Radon (EPA): About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Ballyogan Landfill Facility Ballyogan Recycling Park (701 m)
Named schemes within 1.0 km: 4.5 hectare site at Glenamuck +7 more
Schools within 1.0 km: KILTERNAN CHURCH OF IRELAND NS (primary school · 206 pupils, 540 m) +1 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Play and Learn Childcare and Education · inspected 16 Feb 2026 (282 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.	6 Oct 2026, 05:53	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.'	6 Oct 2026, 01:12	open

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2 Rockville Avenue, Dublin 18