Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 54 Dartmouth Square South, Dublin 6
Creator: Planning Register
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4 applications on this site; latest 2087/21, approved 2021, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; no vacant land tax.
2 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
3 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest for garden room (2026).
Adelaide Road (bus 11, 11B) 395 m away: 25 an hour at morning peak; 283 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 47%); 13% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 21% drive to work (council 28%); population up 3% since 2016.
26 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 18 approved (90%). Most were first-floor extensions. 1 two-storey rear extension refused.

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · a protected building (House)

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

83%

Approved, when decided · 149 approved · 30 refused

90%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 18 of 20 · most first-floor extensions

55 days

Time to a decision · median; 1 in 3 asked for more information

2

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

70%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

13%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

283/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Attic or dormer (2087/21) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Change of use (2579/19) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?
Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
A two-storey rear extension 91 m away was refused in 2023: could yours be?
Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for 4566/23.
Application 361 m away open for comments until 30 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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54 Dartmouth Square South, Dublin 6 is a home in Rathmines East A, Dublin. It sold on 14 Feb 2025 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 447 planning applications: 10 open for observation, 117 granted, 25 refused, 4 under appeal, 42 decided on appeal, 122 commenced. Derelict nearby: 2 Ranelagh, 396 m.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 30 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3373/26 (Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road, Dublin 6, D06 X6X2). The site is on the council's Record of Protected Structures (House). The nearest named scheme is Block 4, Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street, 90 homes, 523 m away.

Sold: 14 Feb 2025
Type: —
Bedrooms / bathrooms: — / —
Floor area: —
BER: —
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structure: House
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Block 4, Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street · 90 homes +6 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Phoenix Tower Ireland III Limited · 2 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: HARCOURT TERRACE EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL (primary school · 294 pupils, 275 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Leeson Park Creche & Montessori · inspected 20 Jan 2026 (218 m)

Sources: cara_listings, daft_gateway, ppr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 20:14

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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
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54 Dartmouth Square South, Dublin 6