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Planning report · Wicklow County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 3 Nov 2026, 20:32

38 Church Road

53.14489, -6.06322

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). 85 homes approved 1.5 km away haven't started.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202191%of home extensions approved nearbyn=204 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs49 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–535open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov–23 Nov85homes approved nearby, not startednearest 208 m · 25241

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1896: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1900–1918. 1 planning file on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of GreystonesBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2021: 21569 · extension, approved2021: 22 files on Greystones2022: 29 files on Greystones2023: 16 files on Greystones2024: 7 files on Greystones2025: 16 files on Greystones2026: 22 files on Greystones112 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2021
    21569 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Heritage inventory5 within 100 m house; Helena Cottage
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Bray Head
Heritage inventory buildings119Greystones Garda Síochána Station; Emily House
Radon grid squares3
EU nature sites1Bray Head SAC
Monuments49R148965; R148972
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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 65 on the draft 2027 map; 64 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 77–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 72% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear24 decided · more info asked 21%
92% · council 95%
Two-storey rear15 decided · more info asked 60%
93% · council 90%
Single-storey side12 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer70 decided · more info asked 33%
93% · council 92%
First-floor15 decided · more info asked 13%
80% · council 92%
Porch or front13 decided · more info asked 31%
77% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site36 decided · more info asked 61%
72% · council 82%
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 · 185 nearby, 2,146 council-wide

Figure 3

Greystones, file by file since 2021

49 of 52 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 5.

112 planning files on Greystones since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 195 · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 211239No. 6 · 2021 · side · approved · 211325No number · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 211383No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21194No. 2 · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 2127No. 4 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 21298No number · 2021 · porch / front · refused · 21370No number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21421No number · 2021 · first-floor · approved · 21569No number · 2021 · porch / front · approved · 21794No number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21921No number · 2022 · first-floor · approved · 221052No. 6 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 221246No. 159 · 2022 · single-storey side · approved · 22134No number · 2022 · garage conversion · approved · 22360No. 167 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22392No. 170 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22516No number · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22551No number · 2022 · first-floor · refused · 22670No number · 2022 · other extension · refused · 22704No number · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22813No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22822No. 140 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22828No. 7 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 22835No number · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22850No number · 2022 · rear · approved · 22889No number · 2022 · side · approved · 22977No number · 2023 · porch / front · approved · 23136No number · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2368No number · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 23717No. 4 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460554No number · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · 2460800No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 25144No number · 2025 · rear · approved · 2544No. 116 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 2560101No number · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 2560425No number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560493No. 10 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 2560830No. 2 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · 2560856No. 116 · 2025 · two-storey side · approved · 2560890No number · 2025 · porch / front · approved · 2560907No. 196 · 2025 · single-storey side · approved · 2561000No number · 2026 · rear · approved · 26123No. 1 · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660152No number · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660227No number · 2026 · rear · approved · 2660274No. 196 · 2026 · single-storey side · approved · 2660306No. 96 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2660339No. 168 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2660467No number · 2026 · rear · approved · 2660489No number · 2026 · first-floor · approved · 2660576No number · 2026 · first-floor · approved · 2660676Porches, roofs, otherNo. 1 · 2021 · other work · approved · 211089No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 211337No. 1 · 2021 · other work · approved · 211409No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 2130No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21455No. 4A · 2021 · other work · approved · 21456No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21693No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21717No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21803No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21851No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221024No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221161No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221205No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 221325No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 22218No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22284No. 1 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22512No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22549No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22566No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22749No. 1 · 2022 · other work · approved · 228No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22933No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 23114No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 2317No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23257No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23288No. 1 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360347No. 1 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360366No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360408No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23665No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 23763No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23777No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23908No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 24401No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460394No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460502No number · 2024 · other work · refused · 2460620No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460755No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25241No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2536No number · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560329No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560436No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560699No. 1 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2613No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 26148No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2656No. 41 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2657No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660026No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660180No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660256No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660282No. 4A · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660364No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660368No number · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660519No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660732New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21221No number · 2022 · new house · refused · 22785No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23108No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2360325No number · 2025 · new house · refused · 2560923
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

112 files with "Greystones" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 6 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 6 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

4 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor21—
Other21—
Rear11—
Single-storey rear11—

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.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 49 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 49 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 110 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 161 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 49 days, middle half 44–53 (n=138)49 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 110 days (n=66)110 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 161 days after permission (n=66)161 days after permissionSigned off68% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated204 decided home extensions, 66 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    6 of 17 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 20 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed17 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed20 decided
    3 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

    Appeals nearby 13 in the last 12 months
    • 502163 Pending · Chrysanthemum Cottage , Chapel Road , Greystones · 1.4 km
    • 502027 Pending · 1 Dromont , Kindlestown Upper , Delgany · 1.7 km
    • 501928 Pending · 'Cashel' , Hillside Road , Greystones. Co. Wicklow. · 194 m
    • 501827 Pending · 21 Seagreen Av, Greystones, Co. Wicklow · 1.6 km
    • 324539 Pending · Lands at Greystones Golf Club, Killincarrig, Greystones, Co. Wicklow · 504 m
    • 501763 Pending · ""Little Acre" New Rd Rathdown Lower , Greystones , Co. Wicklow · 1.2 km
    • 501085 Granted with conditions · 6 Kilcoole Road , Delgany , Co. Wicklow · 1.8 km
    • 500368 Refused · 5 Burnaby Park , Greystones , Co. Wicklow · 1.0 km
    • 500801 Granted · "Shenandoah" New Road , Greystones , Co. Wicklow · 1.0 km
    • 500686 Refused · Nullamore , Whitshed Road , Greystones, Co. Wicklow · 855 m
    • 500993 Refused · 178 Redford Park, Greystones, Co. Wicklow · 1.5 km
    • 500286 Refused · 06 Cherry Court , Delgany Wood , Delgany, Co. Wicklow · 1.7 km
    • 501004 Invalid · 178 Redford Park, Greystones, Co. Wicklow · 1.5 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher2 Nov 2026, 23:14open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 38 Church Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 11 La Touche Park, Greystones 2660935No decision yet · 1.1 km
    2. 2Roslyn, Blacklion 2660903No decision yet · 1.2 km
    3. 337 Burnaby Heights, Greystones 2660884No decision yet · 1.2 km
    4. 4Clonard, Chapel Road 2660933No decision yet · 1.5 km
    5. 510 Redford Court, Rathdown Lower 2660912No decision yet · 1.7 km
    6. 6Bethel House Trafalgar Road, Greystones 2660676Approved with conditions · 503 m
    7. 7Kindlestown House 23276Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    8. 8'Cashel', Hillside Road 501928Appeal: no decision yet · 194 m
    9. 96 Church Road, Greystones 25/60436Building started · 23 m
    10. 100.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 75 m
    11. 111.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 142 m
    12. 120.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 181 m
    13. 131.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 190 m
    14. 141.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 273 m
    15. 150.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 285 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 89 permissions since 2016, 30 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    100 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 88 approved, 12 refused. After appeals: 89 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 17 built with the owner's opt-out, 9 started, 58 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT88: lodged → approved12: lodged → refused87: approved → approved10: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal58: approved → no start notice found17: approved → built, owner opted out9: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out100 lodged100 lodged88 approved88 approved12 refused12 refused89 approved89 approved11 refused11 refused58 no start notice found58 no start notice found17 built, owner opted out17 built, owner opted out9 started, not signed off9 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off1 ran out1 ran out

    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.

    Measured100 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    6 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 2660884: application received — The development will consist of (1) the replacement of the existing main roof with new raised roof incorporating habitab; 2026-11-10 2660676: CONDITIONAL — remove existing single storey detached building and old boundary wall to east of site, remove existing soil to create ne; 2026-11-12 2660903: application received — 1. new two storey 4 bedroom dwelling comprising 182 sq.m. located to the side of existing dwelling, 2. block up existing; 2026-11-16 2660912: application received — conversion of existing single-storey 3 bedroom 133.7m² bungalow to a two-storey dormer bungalow, works will consist of r; 2026-11-23 2660933: application received — a 12.3m2 single storey, flat roof extension, for storage and WC at basement level to the rear of the property, all exter; 2026-11-23 2660935: application received — the conversion of the attic space and the provision of two new windows at attic height, one on the front elevation and otoday8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov3 Dec2660884: application received — The development will consist of (1) the replacement of the existing main roof with new raised roof incorporating habitab · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-062660676: CONDITIONAL — remove existing single storey detached building and old boundary wall to east of site, remove existing soil to create ne · 503 m away · 2026-11-102660903: application received — 1. new two storey 4 bedroom dwelling comprising 182 sq.m. located to the side of existing dwelling, 2. block up existing · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-122660912: application received — conversion of existing single-storey 3 bedroom 133.7m² bungalow to a two-storey dormer bungalow, works will consist of r · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-162660933: application received — a 12.3m2 single storey, flat roof extension, for storage and WC at basement level to the rear of the property, all exter · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-232660935: application received — the conversion of the attic space and the provision of two new windows at attic height, one on the front elevation and o · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-23
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20263 days left
      32660884 · application received — The development will consist of (1) the replacement of the existing main roof with new raised…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 20267 days left
      62660676 · CONDITIONAL — remove existing single storey detached building and old boundary wall to east of site, remove existing…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 503 m away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 20269 days left
      22660903 · application received — 1. new two storey 4 bedroom dwelling comprising 182 sq.m. located to the side of existing…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202613 days left
      52660912 · application received — conversion of existing single-storey 3 bedroom 133.7m² bungalow to a two-storey dormer bungalow,…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202620 days left
      42660933 · application received — a 12.3m2 single storey, flat roof extension, for storage and WC at basement level to the rear of…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202620 days left
      12660935 · application received — the conversion of the attic space and the provision of two new windows at attic height, one on…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    85 homes 1.5 km away were approved Jan 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2030. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off. DART+ Coastal South is planned 92 m away.

    Kindlestown House · 85 homes: 85 homes approved Jan 2024, not started; Burnaby Court, Greystones · 41 homes: 41 homes, started Nov 2022, never signed off; DART+ Coastal South, DART+…: proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour); DART+ Coastal South,…: proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)2022202320242025202620272028202920302031Kindlestown House · 85 homes1.5 km · 2327685 homes approved Jan 2024, not started85 homes approved Jan 2024, not startedBurnaby Court, Greystones · 41 homes1.8 km · 20/64741 homes, started Nov 2022, never signed off41 homes, started Nov 2022, never signed offDART+ Coastal South, DART+…92 m · plannedproposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)DART+ Coastal South,…170 m · plannedproposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour)today

    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 12 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    • Burnaby Court, Greystones · 41 homes, started Nov 2022, never signed off · 1.8 km

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 75 m
    • 111.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 142 m
    • 120.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 181 m
    • 131.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 190 m
    • 141.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 273 m
    • 150.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 285 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 291 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 312 m
    • 4.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 373 m
    • 4.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 378 m

    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 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 6 and 28 a year; busiest 2022. 88% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 15, 2022: 28, 2023: 15, 2024: 6, 2025: 15, 2026: 2101020302021: 13 approved2021: 2 refused15’21*2022: 24 approved2022: 4 refused28’222023: 12 approved2023: 3 refused15’232024: 4 approved2024: 2 refused6’242025: 14 approved2025: 1 refused15’252026: 21 approved21’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 152 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    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.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    Building work nearby 49 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished12 not signed off35 no sign-off needed
    • Rathdown Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 A582 · 13 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60315 · 1.1 km
    • Portland Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 7 Nov 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 26148 · 523 m
    • Hillside Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63N159 · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60227 · 276 m
    • Kindlestown Lower Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 14 Oct 2026 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60117 · 968 m
    • New Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60781 · 1.3 km
    • 7 Kilcoole Road, Delgany, Wicklow · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61031 · 1.8 km
    • Church Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63H424 · 29 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60519 · 208 m
    • 11 Kindlestown, Greystones, Wicklow · 28 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60476 · 1.1 km
    • 18 Churchlands, Delgany, Wicklow, A63 P962 · 25 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 21/976 · 1.3 km
    • 48 Delgany Glen, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 P762 · 22 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/118 · 1.4 km
    • Kinlen Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63YR79 · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 22/462 · 858 m
    • Bellevue Demesne, Greystones, Wicklow · 18 Sept 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60970 · 1.2 km
    • 2 Eastmount Gardens, Delgany, Wicklow, A63 F340 · 15 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60376 · 1.7 km
    • r762 Mill Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 1 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2660163 · 1.2 km
    • New Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 21 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25275 · 1.3 km
    • 10 Waverly Avenue, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 DX93 · 6 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560706 · 1.6 km
    • 69 Seagreen Park, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 WD51 · 24 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460500 · 1.7 km
    • Chapel Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 22 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60912 · 1.4 km
    • Castlecarrig, Greystones, Wicklow · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/16 · 1.4 km
    • Rathdown Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 KD39 · 2 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660091 · 1.0 km
    • 2 Trafalgar Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 CY60 · 1 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60856 · 222 m
    • 4 The Grove, Greystones, Wicklow · 29 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 2561007 · 1.9 km
    • Chapel Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60787 · 1.4 km
    • 96 Church Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 NA47 · 23 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60436 · 23 m
    • Hillside Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 4 Jun 2026 · 14 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-318662-23 & 23/257 & 25/241 · 200 m
    • Chapel Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 HW57 · 26 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560931 · 1.6 km
    • 178 Redford Park, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 R279 · 4 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60967 · 1.5 km
    • Church Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 W624 · 30 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 104 m
    • Gorselands, Monterey Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A6 WV65 · 27 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560260 · 1.2 km
    • New Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 27 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560260 · 1.2 km
    • 5 Kilcoole Road, Delgany, Wicklow · 20 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460268 · 1.8 km
    • 5A Kilcoole Road, Delgany, Wicklow · 20 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460268 · 1.8 km
    • Convent Road, Delgany, Wicklow · 16 Mar 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60553 · 2.0 km
    • 7 Seagreen Avenue, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 R584 · 9 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60932 · 1.6 km
    • 4 Kenmare Heights, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 YE97 · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460554 · 1.6 km
    • 23 A/B Carrig Villas, Greystones, Wicklow · 16 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/218 · 1.5 km
    • Chapel Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24340 · 1.4 km
    • New Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 28 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/474 · 850 m
    • 11 Dromont, Delgany, Wicklow, A63 A977 · 21 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60175 · 1.7 km
    • 25 Seagreen Park, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 T635 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60378 · 1.5 km
    • 134 Redford Park, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 CP46 · 1 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/173 · 1.7 km
    • 244 Redford Park, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 T324 · 1 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460817 · 1.4 km
    • 7A Victoria Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 RH98 · 27 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25196 · 820 m
    • Cherry Orchard, Killincarrig, Delgany, Wicklow, A63 NA71 · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D24A/60788 · 1.5 km
    • 54 Beach Road, Greystones, Wicklow, A63 P6K6 · 19 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 747 m
    • 17 Delgany Wood, Delgany, Wicklow, A63 X258 · 19 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/16 · 1.5 km
    • Meridian Point, Church Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 12 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 24/60502 · 92 m
    • Cliff Road, Greystones, Wicklow · 6 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 25/176 · 658 m
    • 1 Dromont, Delgany, Wicklow, A63 D361 · 3 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460680 · 1.7 km
    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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 03:31
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    Homes coming 85 not started
    • Chapel Road · 99 homes · building started · 2.0 km
    • 7Kindlestown House · 85 homes · not started · runs out 25 Feb 2030 · 1.5 km
    • Fairfield · 49 homes · building started · 897 m
    • Melwood · 19 homes · building started · 1.8 km
    • 'Cashel' · 14 homes · under appeal · runs out 30 Jul 2031 · 210 m
    • 'Cashel' · 14 homes · building started · 208 m
    • 'Cashel' · 14 homes · building started · 210 m
    • Chapel Road · 11 homes · building started · 1.9 km
    • Delgany · 10 homes · building started · 1.6 km
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    The Cove Preschool · Crèche14 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate378 m
    Smiley Sunflowers Pre-school · Crèche28 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate598 m
    Footprints Montessori Pre- school · Crèche30 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 924 m
    The Convent Montessori · Crèche12 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate975 m
    Orahova Montessori School · Crèche18 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate993 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.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Wicklow County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here42
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here55
    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.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 03:31open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    52% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 50% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    52% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    24% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 71%
    Rented
    46% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    23% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    33% · council 48%
    Work mainly from home
    19% · council 14%
    This small area (250 people)Wicklow

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 257039007

    Bus
    55 m
    Greystones Village · 84n, L1, L2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
    Planned
    92 m
    DART+ Coastal South, DART+ Coastal South: Bray (Daly) - Greystones
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    213 m
    St David's Holy Faith Secondary, 792 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    216
    in 3 years, 6 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St David's Holy Faith Secondary · postprimary · 792 pupils · 213 m
    • St Brigids School · primary · 396 pupils · 268 m
    • St Patrick's National School · primary · 385 pupils · 598 m
    • Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin · primary · 459 pupils · 901 m
    • Greystones Community College · postprimary · 765 pupils · 1.4 km
    • St Laurences NS · primary · 666 pupils · 1.6 km
    • Greystones Educate Together National School · primary · 440 pupils · 1.6 km
    • Temple Carrig Secondary School · postprimary · 931 pupils · 1.7 km

    Stops 52

    • Greystones Village · 84n, L1, L2, L3, X1, X2 · 6/hour at peak · 55 m
    • Greystones Village · L1, L2, L3, X1, X2 · 9/hour at peak · 103 m
    • Greystones Station · L1, L2, L3, X1, X2 · 9/hour at peak · 165 m
    • Greystones · DART, Dublin - Europort · 2/hour at peak · 170 m
    • Greystones Station · 84n, L1, L2, L3, X1, X2 · 6/hour at peak · 182 m
    • La Touche Road · 84n, L3 · 2/hour at peak · 217 m
    • Trafalgar Road · L3 · 2/hour at peak · 361 m
    • Bellevue Road · L1, L2 · 4/hour at peak · 380 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • St David's Holy Faith Secondary · 213 m+2.6% pupils (792)
    • St Brigids School · 268 m+1.8% pupils (396) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
    • St Patrick's National School · 598 m-5.4% pupils (385)
    • Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin · 901 m+0.2% pupils (459)
    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 3 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.03 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic3 Nov 2026, 01:12open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public3 Nov 2026, 02:30open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Extension (21569) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 1.1 km away open for comments until 23 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 23 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for 25/60436.
      Agent · council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Rathdown Lower
    Electoral division
    Greystones
    Electoral area
    Greystones
    Council
    Wicklow County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 21569, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Nov 2026.
    • 85 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 85 at Kindlestown House.
    • Greystones Village (bus L1, L2) 103 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 45 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ Coastal South 92 m away, proposed (stage 1: Bray-Greystones 2 to 3 trains per hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 71%); 8% of homes empty (council 7%); most built before 1919; 38% drive to work (council 58%).
    • 6 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were first-floor extensions.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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.
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    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—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public3 Nov 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.03 Nov 2026
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    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 3 Nov 2026, 20:32 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.