Name: Planning applications within 500 m of Lothlorien, Mart Lane, Dublin 18
Creator: Planning Register
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1could change 3open now 92%get approved 100%extensions approved 49homes coming Noflood risk

1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
49 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 49 at Old Bray Road.
Old Bray Road (bus E1) 241 m away: 11 an hour at morning peak; 40 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 227 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 68%); 7% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1946–1960; 46% drive to work (council 43%); population up 6% since 2016.
17 home extensions within 250 m since 2022: 15 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 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Around it

3

Open for comments · you can comment

92%

Approved, when decided · 78 approved · 7 refused

100%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 15 of 15 · most dormers or attic conversions

53 days

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

1

Sites that could change · see the list

No

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

11

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

79%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 68%

7%

Homes empty (2022) · council 6%

40/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Attic or dormer (D10A/0517) started Jul 2017, never signed off: is it finished?
Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
To construct single (D20B/0338) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Attic or dormer (D10A/0517/E) ran out unbuilt in 2020: built anyway?
Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
Planning here goes back to 2006: is the house built as approved?
Ask for: The original planning grant and an opinion of compliance.
49 homes approved 248 m away (Old Bray Road), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for LRD24A/0329.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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Lothlorien, Mart Lane, Dublin 18 is a home in Foxrock, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in February 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 466 planning applications: 5 open for observation, 251 granted, 35 refused, 53 decided on appeal, 87 commenced.

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The soonest observation deadline is 23 Oct 2026 on DLR D26B/0508/WEB (Sandwood, Gordon Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18KH50). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. A protected structure is within 100 m, the nearest Saint Brigid's National Schools (44 m); the site itself is not on the record. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe Limited (Irish Branch) and Becton Dickinson Penel Limited (Irish Branch), 925 m away. The nearest named scheme is The Grove, Mart Lane, 21 homes, 101 m away.

Sold: 19 Feb 2025
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Local authority: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structures within 100 m: 1 · nearest Saint Brigid's National Schools
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe Limited (Irish Branch) and Becton Dickinson Penel Limited (Irish Branch) (925 m)
Named schemes within 1.0 km: The Grove, Mart Lane · 21 homes +7 more
Schools within 1.0 km: ST BRIGIDS BOYS N S (primary school · 406 pupils, 70 m) +3 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Cocobee Childcare · inspected 28 Apr 2026 (159 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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Lothlorien, Mart Lane, Dublin 18