Brides Glen Road, Heron Ford, Shankill
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
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 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealHere about 8 months
- 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2026D26A/0769/WEB · work already done · withdrawnapproved?startedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Objective A1: A1 To provide for new residential communities and Sustainable Neighbourhood Infrastructure in accordance with approved local area plans
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
county development plan 2022 2028 · 1 Apr 2022 – 1 Apr 2028
What it says
Objective A1: A1 To provide for new residential communities and Sustainable Neighbourhood Infrastructure in accordance with approved local area plans or approved Framework Plans.
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 · 21 Apr 2022 – 20 Apr 2028
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 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Radon grid squares | 10 | |
| Monuments | 11 | Cairn - unclassified; Ringfort - unclassified |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), OPW flood maps (NIFM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| OPW flood maps (CFRAM) | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
| OPW flood maps (NIFM) | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions here: 83–92% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 31% approved, and 1 in 7 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 · 37 nearby, 2,642 council-wide
Brides Glen Road, file by file since 2022
2 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.
4 files with "Brides Glen Road" 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 · 2022–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 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.
Calculated45 decided home extensions, 17 start notices, 25 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
8 of 21 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 4 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 1 in the last 12 months
- 324503 Pending · Lands at TC3 Cherrywood · 422 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 4 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Townlands of Glebe, Cherrywood DZ26A/0804/WEB
- 20.4 ha zoned for homes
- 39, Rathmichael Road (Journeys End) D26B/0378
- 4Cherrywood Avenue, (Adjoining Cherrywood Business Park) DZ26A/0001/WEB
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 4 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.
Measured29 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 1 Dec 2026.
- Comments close 1 Dec 202626 days left1DZ26A/0804/WEB · application received — The application relates to development in the Cherrywood Strategic Development Z€20 to the council · 319 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
Luas Green Line extension (DLR) is planned 606 m away.
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 1 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 1
- 20.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 480 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 11 a year; busiest 2022. 83% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Townlands of Glebe, Cherrywood, & Laughanstown, Dublin 18 comments close 1 Dec 2026The application relates to development in the Cherrywood Strategic Development Z
Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 17 Brides Glen Road, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin Withdrawn or not validRetention permission for vehicle access to front of existing house and Permissi
- 39, Rathmichael Road (Journeys End), Shankill, Dublin 18. ApprovedThe development will consist of the removal of two no roof lights to existing at
- 4Cherrywood Avenue, (Adjoining Cherrywood Business Park), Cherrywood, Dublin 18 ApprovedModifications to planning permission Reg Ref DZ22A/0681 as follows. 1) increase
- Cherrywood Avenue ( adjoining Cherrywood Business Park), Cherrywood, Dublin 18 Withdrawn or not validThe development consists of modifications to planning permission Reg Ref DZ22A/
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Red Zone’ temporary surface car park | — | — | 275 m |
| Red Zone car park | — | — | 277 m |
| Laughanstown | — | — | 292 m |
| Glebe | — | — | 319 m |
| Cherrywood Avenue | — | — | 389 m |
| C. 3.71 in the Townland of Cherrywood | — | — | 398 m |
| Lands | — | — | 477 m |
| Cherrywood Dublin 18 The site is located in the Cherrywood P | — | — | 521 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin housing delivery pipeline | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:01 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
90% owner-occupied (council 68%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267120001
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Cherrywood Educate Together National School · primary · 220 pupils · 866 m
- Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 236 pupils · 903 m
Stops 13
- Brides Glen Luas · 111, 7, X2 · 5/hour at peak · 578 m
- Brides Glen · Green · 14/hour at peak · 625 m
- Brides Glen · Green · 631 m
- Bishop Street · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 725 m
- Bishop Street · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 731 m
- Lehaunstown Lane · L14 · 2/hour at peak · 758 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Cherrywood Educate Together National School · 866 m+32.5% pupils (220)
- Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School · 903 m+27.6% pupils (236)
Council meetings 6 items
- 12 Oct 2026 · 4.06. Proposed disposal of a small area of Council owned land within Kilbogget Park, Cabinteely,…
- 14 Sept 2026 · Taking in Charge of Roads, Footpaths, Public Lighting, Open Space, Surface Water Sewer, Foul Sewer…
- 14 Sept 2026 · Part 8 Proposed Residential Development at Lehaunstown Lane, Dublin 18
- 7 Sept 2026 · Entrances - Kilboggot Park, Ballybrack
- 7 Sept 2026 · Parking - Shanganagh Castle Estate, Shankill
- 6 Jul 2026 · Part 8: Proposed Development at Kilbogget Park - Sports & Community Facilities
Public land
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 2.03 ha · 72 m
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 20.29 ha · 76 m
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.74 ha · 174 m
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.27 ha · 201 m
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 1.16 ha · 214 m
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 2.36 ha · 216 m
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 01:15 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 02:33 | 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
- Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?InsurerAsk for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
- High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Application 319 m away open for comments until 1 Dec 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
- Rathmichael
- Electoral division
- Shankill-Rathmichael
- Electoral area
- Killiney-Shankill
- Council
- Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest D26A/0769/WEB, withdrawn.
- Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m; high radon area.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 1 Dec 2026.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Brides Glen Luas, 578 m away (5 an hour). Planned: Luas Green Line extension (DLR) 606 m away, proposed (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 68%); 6% of homes empty (council 6%); most built before 1919; 57% drive to work (council 43%); population up 2% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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 29
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com | Office of Public Works | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com | Office of Public Works | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only | 11 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 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 4 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 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 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |