Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 22:07
Dunbur Park
52.97628, -6.03210
Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
1planning file on this houselatest 202496%of home extensions approved nearbyn=138 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–541open for comments nearbyclose 15 Oct
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20242460436 · roof windows and · approved 2024 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
wicklow town rathnew local area plan · 23 Jun 2025 – 23 Jun 2031
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Wicklow Port Company (579 m)
Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 3 | Wicklow County Gaol; coastguard station |
| Monuments | 3 | R148679; R148694 |
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 7 on the draft 2027 map; 5 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| epa_leap | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 90–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 90% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 35%
94% · council 96%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 50%
94% · council 91%
Single-storey side13 decided · more info asked 15%
100% · council 97%
Attic or dormer20 decided · more info asked 30%
90% · council 92%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 90%
Porch or front12 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 35%
90% · council 81%
Approved nearbyWicklow overall
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 109 nearby, 3,355 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage conversion | 2 | 1 | — |
| Porch | 1 | 1 | — |
| Two-storey rear | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 48 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated138 decided home extensions, 22 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
6 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed12 decided
6 became permissions
Approvals appealed12 decided
0 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Rosita, 6 Dunbar Park 2660818
- 215 Dunbur Road, Wicklow Town 501127
- 342 Dunbur Park, Wicklow 26/66
- 40.7 ha zoned for homes
- 50.3 ha zoned for homes
- 61.3 ha zoned for homes
- 71.1 ha zoned for homes
- 842 Dunbur Park, Wicklow 2666
- 912 Glenside Road, Wicklow Town 2690
- 10No. 10 Castlefield, Wicklow Town 2660065
- 11"Fairways", Dunbur Road 2560834
- 12Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Town 26142
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 70 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured73 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 15 Oct 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 15 Oct 20264 days left12660818 · application received — change of use of part of domestic house to a commercial physiotherapy treatment room including…€20 to the council · 19 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 4 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 4
- 40.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 204 m
- 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 237 m
- 61.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 326 m
- 71.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 436 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 5 and 10 a year; busiest 2022. 96% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Rosita , 6 Dunbar Park , Wicklow Town Co. Wicklow comments close 15 Oct 2026change of use of part of domestic house to a commercial physiotherapy treatment room including advertising…
Every application within 500 m 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 12Kilmantin Hill , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionserection of a free-standing marquee, 12m x 18m (216sqm), within the existing courtyard of Wicklow Historic…
- Wicklow Historic Gaol , Kilmantin Hill , Wicklow Town Withdrawn or not validerection of a free-standing marquee, 12m x 18m (216sqm), with an eaves height of 3.0m and a ridge height of…
- 912 Glenside Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsnew garage, retention for first floor extension over existing sitting room. Retention of converted garage to…
- 12 Glenside Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not validnew garage, retention for first floor extension over existing sitting room. Retention of converted garage to…
- 842 Dunbur Park , Wicklow , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionssingle storey extension to the front of dwelling and extension to the side of dwelling to include conversion…
- 10No. 10 Castlefield , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionssingle storey front extension, provision of a roof light to front elevation, alterations to elevations and…
- 15 Dunbur Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsdemolition of existing single storey rear extension and decks and provision for new 2 storey rear extension…
- 11"Fairways" , Dunbur Road , Wicklow Town Approved with conditionsexisting boundaries as constructed on site, and all associated site works
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 342 Dunbur Park, Wicklow, A67 K592 · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/66 · 152 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026, 23:46 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Broadlough View · 51 homes · building started · 259 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Cave Preschool · Crèche | 8 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 629 m |
| Dee's Montessori Pre-school · Crèche | 10 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 936 m |
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
Homes approved
Here10
Council middle0
Homes started
Here218
Council middle1
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
62% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 84% owner-occupied (council 71%).
Homes built before 1971
62% · council 26%
Homes built since 2001
15% · council 32%
Owner-occupied
84% · council 71%
Rented
12% · council 24%
Children under 15
18% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
24% · council 15%
Households with 2+ cars
56% · council 48%
Work mainly from home
8% · council 14%
This small area (265 people)Wicklow
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257078014
Bus
425 m
Wicklow Gao · 131, 133 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
Nearest school
519 m
Dominican College, 461 pupils
Homes sold nearby
20
in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Dominican College · postprimary · 461 pupils · 519 m
- Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · primary · 432 pupils · 565 m
Stops 5
- Wicklow Gao · 131, 133 · 2/hour at peak · 425 m
- Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 2/hour at peak · 626 m
- Convent Road · 131, 133, 183 · 3/hour at peak · 646 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Dominican College · 519 m-2.5% pupils (461)
- Scoil An Choroin Mhuire · 565 m+1.6% pupils (432)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:43 | open |
| consult | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:25 | open |
| moderngov | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:26 | open |
| lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Roof windows and (2460436): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Application 19 m away open for comments until 15 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Corporation Lands
- Electoral division
- Wicklow Urban
- Electoral area
- Wicklow
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 2460436, approved 2024, work already done.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 4 sites nearby could change: 4 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 15 Oct 2026.
- Wicklow Gao (bus 131, 133) 425 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 71%); 10% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 1961–1970; 72% drive to work (council 58%); population up 5% since 2016.
- 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were garage conversions.
- Around here the council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 8 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 11 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 11 Oct 2026, 22:07 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.