Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 2 Hamilton Street, Dublin 8
Creator: Planning Register
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1 application on this site; latest WEB2887/25, approved 2025, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area nearby.
16 sites nearby could change: 6 derelict, 2 stalled builds, 1 approved scheme, 7 empty zoned plots.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
1 application refused within 100 m since 2021; latest an extension (2025).
33 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 33 at 10-12 Newmarket and 32 Mill Street.
Newmarket (bus 150, 151) 492 m away: 19 an hour at morning peak; 197 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 72% owner-occupied (council 47%); 1% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 18% drive to work (council 28%); population up 18% since 2016.

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

2

Open for comments · you can comment

90%

Approved, when decided · 130 approved · 15 refused

97%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 36 of 37 · most dormers or attic conversions

55 days

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

16

Sites that could change · see the list

Yes

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

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

72%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

1%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

197/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 5

Attic or dormer (WEB2887/25) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Flood risk area within 500 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
An extension 50 m away was refused in 2025: could yours be?
Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for WEB2618/24.
Application 440 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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About this home

2 Hamilton Street, Dublin 8 is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Merchants Quay D, Dublin of about 91 m² (BER E2). It sold on 5 Aug 2025 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 365 planning applications: 11 open for observation, 102 granted, 17 refused, 24 decided on appeal, 99 commenced. Derelict nearby: No Address, 377 m.

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The soonest observation deadline is 14 Oct 2026 on DCC WEB3236/26 (Unit 3 Newmarket Yards, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8). It is in the The Tenters estate, where 94 planning applications were made in 10 years, 92% of those decided granted. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is B.G. Flexible Packaging Limited., 611 m away. The nearest named scheme is Former St. Teresa's Gardens, 543 homes (543 under construction), 48 m away.

Sold: 5 Aug 2025
Type: End of Terrace
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 3 / 2
Floor area: 91 m²
BER: E2
Year built: 1930
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Estate: The Tenters
EPA licence within 1.0 km: B.G. Flexible Packaging Limited. (611 m) +1 more
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Former St. Teresa's Gardens · 543 homes +7 more
Most active applicant within 500 m: Focus Housing Association CLG · 3 applications
Schools within 1.0 km: SCOIL TREASA NAOFA (primary school · 175 pupils, 248 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Mercy Family Centre · inspected 6 Sept 2023 (241 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 Hamilton Street, Dublin 8