Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, Ballyedmonduff
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%).
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 51 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealHere about 4 months
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 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
What it says
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities
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.
county development plan 2022 2028 · 1 Apr 2022 – 1 Apr 2028
What it says
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 4 | mausoleum; Kilgobbin Castle |
| Radon grid squares | 4 | |
| Protected buildings | 5 | Kilgobbin Castle; Oldtown House |
| Monuments | 17 | Ecclesiastical site; Church |
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, Records of Protected Structures, 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 |
| Records of Protected Structures | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
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: 85–92% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 78% 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 · 168 nearby, 2,790 council-wide
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 | — |
On The Rectory: 6 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 88 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated201 decided home extensions, 68 start notices, 31 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
5 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 21 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
None of 1 changed the council's decision
- 501375 Granted with conditions · 0.18 Ha site at & including part of Kilgobbin Road, Dublin 18 bounded… · 126 m report
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 10.18 Ha site at & including part of Kilgobbin Road, Dublin 18 bounded by Rath Na nGall 501375
- 2Twin Rock, Kilgobbin Lane D26A/0057/WEB
- 352, Kilgobbin Heights REF6226
- 411, Belarmine Walk D26B/0179/WEB
- 5Unit 3, The Village Complex REF0926
- 6Winthrop, Kilgobbin Heights D26A/0212/WEB
- 7National Mobility Hubs Pilot: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 73 Locations Across the Council's Administrative Area PC/IC/01/26
- 840, Saint Patrick's Park D26A/0037/WEB
- 931, St. Patricks Park D26A/0117
- 10The Wood, Ballyedmonduff Road D26B/0413/WEB
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 37 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 1 has 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.
Measured57 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 17 a year; busiest 2024. 84% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 10 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10The Wood, Ballyedmonduff Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18W8N4 Approvedfor the construction of double storey side extension to the northwest of detach
- 7National Mobility Hubs Pilot: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 73 Locations Across the Council's Administrative Area, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown No decision yet73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area
- 352, Kilgobbin Heights, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18N6E8 Section 5: awaiting decisionA) Internal alterations to existing dwelling area including minor elevational ch
- 411, Belarmine Walk, Dublin 18, D18F340 ApprovedConversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
- 6Winthrop, Kilgobbin Heights, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18TD40 ApprovedThe development will consist of the demolition of the existing detached garage
- 52, Kilgobbin Heights, Stepaside, DUBLIN, D18N6E8 Section 5: needs permissionThe Development Consists of the following works: A) Internal Alterations to Exi
- 931, St. Patricks Park, Stepaside, Co.Dublin Approvedsingle storey garage structure to the side of the existing house and single stor
- 2Twin Rock, Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18XW97 ApprovedThe development consists of the retention of alterations to a previously grante
- 840, Saint Patrick's Park, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18R6H0 ApprovedFront porch extension, widening of the vehicular access gate, new pedestrian acc
- 5Unit 3, The Village Complex, Stepaside Village, Dublin 18 Section 5: needs permissionProposed change from an existing human medical clinic to a veterinary clinic. N
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 11 Belarmine Walk, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 F340 · 10 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0179/WEB · 293 m
- 34 Belarmine Grove, Dublin 18, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 PY74 · 29 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0312/WEB · 326 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: The Rectory · 6 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldtown House | 89 | no activity on site reported (2025-Q3) | 327 m |
| Clay Farm Loop Road linking with Clay Farm Phase 2 developme | — | — | 528 m |
| Riverside Cottage | 43 | 43 not started (2025-Q2) | 647 m |
| Clay Farm | 935 | 888 built · 47 being built (2026-Q2) | 722 m |
| Clay Farm House | — | — | 734 m |
| Sector 3 | — | — | 754 m |
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Daisychain Montessori & Childcare · Crèche | 20 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 89 m |
| Naionra Thaobh na Coille · Crèche | 8 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 588 m |
| Giraffe Childcare Stepaside · Crèche | 5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 767 m |
| Rosemont Pre- school · Crèche | 8 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 958 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin housing delivery pipeline | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:00 | open |
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
15% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 64% owner-occupied (council 68%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267092027
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille · primary · 402 pupils · 555 m
- Stepaside Educate Together National School · primary · 542 pupils · 605 m
- Rosemont School · postprimary · 307 pupils · 964 m
Stops 24
- Enniskerry Road · 47 · 2/hour at peak · 134 m
- Kilgobbin Heights · 118, 44, 47 · 3/hour at peak · 169 m
- St Patrick's Park · 44, 47 · 2/hour at peak · 241 m
- Stepaside Lane · 118, 44 · 1/hour at peak · 352 m
- Stepaside Lane · 44 · 1/hour at peak · 407 m
- Belarmine Avenue · 47 · 1/hour at peak · 463 m
- Littlewood · 47 · 2/hour at peak · 503 m
- The Paddocks · 44B · 1/hour at peak · 537 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille · 555 m-1.7% pupils (402) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved
- Stepaside Educate Together National School · 605 m+5.4% pupils (542)
- Rosemont School · 964 m+5.5% pupils (307)
Council meetings 3 items
- 12 Oct 2026 · 4.02. Proposed disposal of a small area of Council owned land along the Kilcross Road, Sandyford,…
- 12 Oct 2026 · Part 8 - Sandyford Civic Park
- 6 Jul 2026 · Proposed Renewal of Business Improvement District Scheme (B.I.D.) for Sandyford Business District…
Public land
- Dublin City Council · 0.21 ha · 164 m
- Dublin City Council · 0.28 ha · 199 m
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 4.68 ha · 289 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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.
- 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
- Kilgobbin
- Electoral division
- Glencullen
- Electoral area
- Glencullen-Sandyford
- Council
- Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- Kilgobbin Heights (bus 118, 44) 169 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 9 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 64% owner-occupied (council 68%); 5% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 60% drive to work (council 43%); population up 19% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. On The Rectory: 6 in 10 years, 100% approved.
- Around here the council decides in a median 53 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 6 is asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 162 three years before.
- 10 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 87%).
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sources and licences 31
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| 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
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| 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.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
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| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
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