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Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 88 homes approved 661 m away haven't started.
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
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
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.
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 18 | Dunlavin Market House; house |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Monuments | 38 | R147418; R147421 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 79% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
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 · 14 nearby, 852 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 501350 Granted with conditions · Brewershill , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow · 1.3 km
- 500842 Refused · Station Road, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow · 2.0 km
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 27 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Sparrow Road, Dunlavin Upper 2660859
- 2Stephen Street, Dunlavin 2660875
- 3Uppertown, Dunlavin 2660853
- 4Market Close 2560319
- 5Market Close 2660348
- 6Sparrow Road, Dunlavin 2660742
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes
- 90.2 ha zoned for homes
- 100.4 ha zoned for homes
- 111.1 ha zoned for homes
- 122.3 ha zoned for homes
- 13Pound Road, Dunlavin Upper 25307
- 14Market Close, Pound Road 2660005
- 15Tornant Upper, Dunlavin 2660092
The next 30 days
4 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 28 Oct 2026.
- Comments close 28 Oct 2026closes today32660853 · application received — consists of: a) Extensions to side and rear elevations, b) Increase in the floor area at ground…€20 to the council · 1.6 km away
- Comments close 28 Oct 2026closes today12660859 · application received — construction of a single-story 3-bedroom bungalow, domestic garage, septic tank & percolation…€20 to the council · 794 m away
- Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 20265 days leftGrant permission with conditions1.3 km away
- Comments close 4 Nov 20267 days left22660875 · application received — alterations to existing front elevation ground floor windows of the Imaal Hall, Stephen Street,…€20 to the council · 1.1 km away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
88 homes 661 m away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 13 within 2.0 km
Building site that stopped 1
- No 1, 2 · 15 homes, started Jul 2023, never signed off · 1.1 km
Approved, not started 2
- Market Close · 88 homes approved Jul 2025, not started · 661 m
- Market Close · 88 homes approved Sep 2026, not started · 797 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 342 m
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 393 m
- 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 462 m
- 100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 471 m
- 111.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 598 m
- 122.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 842 m
- 2.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 970 m
- 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
- 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Sparrow Road , Dunlavin Upper , Co Wicklow comments close 28 Oct 2026construction of a single-story 3-bedroom bungalow, domestic garage, septic tank & percolation area and all…
- 3Uppertown , Dunlavin , County Wicklow comments close 28 Oct 2026consists of: a) Extensions to side and rear elevations, b) Increase in the floor area at ground floor level,…
- 2Stephen Street , Dunlavin , Co Wicklow comments close 4 Nov 2026alterations to existing front elevation ground floor windows of the Imaal Hall, Stephen Street, Dunlavin, Co.…
Every application within 2.0 km 18 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Uppertown , Dunlavin , County Wicklow Withdrawn or not validchanges to previously granted under Planning Reference 77/1940, a) extensions to side and rear elevations, b)…
- 6Sparrow Road , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow No decision yetWe, Wichol Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for the proposed development of 75No. Dwellings…
- Milltown , Dunlavin , Co Wicklow Refusedretention planning permission for an as constructed two-storey dwelling house and for 2 no. existing onsite…
- 5Market Close , Pound Road Dunlavin Upper , Dunlavin Approved with conditionsconstruction of a crèche adjacent to the 88 No. unit residential scheme originally granted permission under…
- Doyle Family Butcher’s , Stephen Street , Dunlavin Approved with conditionsprovision of a new external door and window at first-floor level to the rear elevation of the existing…
- Doyle Family Butcher’s , Stephen Street , Dunlavin Withdrawn or not validprovision of a new external door and window at first-floor level to the rear elevation of the existing…
- The Hollies , Kilcullen Street , Dunlavin Approved with conditionssubdivision of the existing dwelling into 4 no. residential units (consisting of 1 no. studio apartment, 1…
- Brewershill , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow Refusedhardcore surface storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal…
- Brewershill , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not validhardcore surface storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal…
- 15Tornant Upper , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionschange of house type as granted by planning reference 21/946 and associated works
- Uppertown , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow Withdrawn or not validconstruct a new agricultural entrance to agricultural lands and farmyard and all ancillary site works and…
- 14Market Close , Pound Road , Dunlavin Upper Dunlavin Refusedconstruction of 30 No. additional dwellings and a creche adjacent to the 88 No. unit scheme originally…
- Uppertown , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow Approved with conditionsprovision of a new independent domestic entrance to the south of the site including all associated site works…
- Station Road , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow Refusedchange of use, renovation and extension of an existing garage, providing a 1 bedroom dwelling at Station…
- 13Pound Road , Dunlavin Upper , Dunlavin Approvedsection 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/718 - dwelling house, domestic garage, connection to public…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- TOURNANT UPPER, Tyntepark, Wicklow · 4 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660092 · 880 m
- DUNLAVIN LOWER, Dunlavin, Wicklow, W91E2X0 · 23 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460507 · 1.4 km
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
Homes coming 176 not started
- 5Market Close · 88 homes · not started · runs out 18 Sept 2031 · 797 m
- 4Market Close · 88 homes · not started · runs out 21 Jul 2030 · 661 m
- Pound Road · 88 homes · building started · 876 m
- Dunlavin Upper · 25 homes · building started · 1.1 km
- Dunlavin Upper · 10 homes · building started · 1.1 km
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
84% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257033001/02
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Kevin's Community College · postprimary · 829 pupils · 655 m
- S N Nicolais Naofa · primary · 250 pupils · 817 m
- Jonathan Swift Ns · primary · 24 pupils · 1.2 km
Stops 2
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Kevin's Community College · 655 m+3.2% pupils (829)
- S N Nicolais Naofa · 817 m+2.9% pupils (250)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026, 04:50 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 28 Oct 2026, 00:59 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 28 Oct 2026, 02:10 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | 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
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Application 794 m away open for comments until 28 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
- Boherboy
- Electoral division
- Dunlavin
- Electoral area
- Baltinglass
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- 13 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 28 Oct 2026.
- 176 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 88 at Market Close.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 7%); most built 2001–2010; 68% drive to work (council 58%); population up 16% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 39% are asked for more information.
- 18 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 60% approved (council 86%).
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.
- 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.
- Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
Sources and licences 28
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | 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 | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 28 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 27 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 28 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) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |