Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 49 Merton Drive, Dublin 6
Creator: Planning Register
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2 applications on this site; latest WEB5947/25, approved 2026, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
Beechwood (Luas Green) 394 m away: 21 an hour at morning peak; 62 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 47%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 26% drive to work (council 28%).
38 home extensions within 250 m since 2021: 25 approved (96%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
20 appeals nearby decided in 5 years; 2 turned a refusal into a yes and 1 overturned an approval.

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

0

Open for comments · none today

89%

Approved, when decided · 126 approved · 16 refused

96%

Extensions approved (250 m) · 25 of 26 · most dormers or attic conversions

55 days

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

1

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

84%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 47%

8%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

62/h

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

Questions to ask before you buy 3

Extension (WEB5947/25) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Building work started 23 m away: for how long?
Ask for: The planning conditions for WEB5561/25.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

49 Merton Drive, Dublin 6 is a 4-bedroom house in Rathmines East D, Dublin of about 144 m² (BER G). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in June 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 363 planning applications: 9 open for observation, 84 granted, 18 refused, 1 under appeal, 26 decided on appeal, 113 commenced. Derelict nearby: 89 Ranelagh, 433 m.

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A protected structure is within 100 m, the nearest Sandford Lodge gate house (54 m); the site itself is not on the record. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Smurfit Paper Mills, 994 m away. The nearest named scheme is Milltown Park, 636 homes (636 not started), 251 m away.

Sold: 25 Jun 2025
Type: House
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 4 / 1
Floor area: 144 m²
BER: G
Year built: 1940
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Protected structures within 100 m: 1 · nearest Sandford Lodge gate house
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Smurfit Paper Mills (994 m)
Named schemes within 1.0 km: Milltown Park · 636 homes +7 more
Schools within 1.0 km: SANDFORD PARISH NATIONAL SCHOOL (primary school · 196 pupils, 56 m) +7 more
Crèche inspected nearby: Little Treasures Playschool · inspected 26 Feb 2025 (284 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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49 Merton Drive, Dublin 6