Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 29 Torquay Wood, 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; flood risk area nearby; high radon area.
2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Oct 2026.
475 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 463 at Brewery Road and Leopardstown Road.
Newtownpark Avenue (bus 133, E1) 432 m away: 22 an hour at morning peak; 88 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 399 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 68%); 6% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 56% drive to work (council 43%); population up 10% since 2016.
22 home extensions within 250 m since 2022: 22 approved (100%). Most were dormers or attic conversions.

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

2

Open for comments · you can comment

91%

Approved, when decided · 59 approved · 6 refused

100%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 22 of 22 · most dormers or attic conversions

52 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 8 asked for more information

2

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

14

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

91%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 68%

6%

Homes empty (2022) · council 6%

88/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 5

Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
12 homes approved 97 m away (Fey Yerra), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for D22A/0246.
Application 200 m away open for comments until 12 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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29 Torquay Wood, Dublin 18 is a home in Galloping Green South, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in March 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 440 planning applications: 5 open for observation, 212 granted, 30 refused, 70 decided on appeal, 94 commenced.

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The soonest observation deadline is 12 Oct 2026 on DLR D26A/0670/WEB (40 Leopardstown Gardens, Brewery Rd, Stillorgan, Dublin, A94 CX74). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is in the Torquay Wood estate, where 9 planning applications were made in 10 years, 50% of those decided granted. EPA radon map: “About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels”. The nearest named scheme is 2.74 ha at ‘Saint Joseph’s House’ and adjoining properties a, 343 m away.

Sold: 24 Mar 2026
Type: —
Bedrooms / bathrooms: — / —
Floor area: —
BER: —
Year built: 1980
Local authority: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: Torquay Wood
Radon (EPA): About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Named schemes within 1.0 km: 2.74 ha at ‘Saint Joseph’s House’ and adjoining properties a +7 more
Schools within 1.0 km: SETANTA SPECIAL SCHOOL (special school · 68 pupils, 626 m) +1 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Giraffe Childcare · inspected 25 Jun 2025 (468 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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29 Torquay Wood, Dublin 18