Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:38

Sandyford Hall Green

53.26409, -6.21506

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 438 homes approved 348 m away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=234 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–54 1open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov 656homes approved nearby, not startednearest 197 m · LRD23A/0718

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 5 months after
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 1991–2000, 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

On this site

Zoning · Neighbourhood centre

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

1 in 5

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningM3 · Neighbourhood centre

What it says

Objective NC: NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

county development plan 2022 2028 · 1 Apr 2022 – 1 Apr 2028

ZoningM3 · Neighbourhood centre

What it says

Objective NC: NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 · 21 Apr 2022 – 20 Apr 2028

Radon1 in 5 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Sleever International Limited (874 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	7	Glencairn; Lisieux Hall
Radon grid squares	6
Protected buildings	7	Glencairn House; Lisieux Hall (Park Cottage)
Monuments	6	Designed landscape - tree-ring; Burnt mound

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.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21

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
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:21	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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	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

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 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

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: 83–92% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear31 decided · more info asked 13%

84% · council 96%

Single-storey side12 decided · more info asked 8%

83% · council 96%

Attic or dormer137 decided · more info asked 13%

92% · council 94%

New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 42%

67% · council 63%

Approved nearbyDún Laoghaire-Rathdown 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 · 192 nearby, 2,790 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Dormer or attic	2	2	—
Porch	1	1	—

On Sandyford Hall: 17 extensions in 10 years, 92% 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

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 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

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

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated234 decided home extensions, 81 start notices, 40 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

4 of 11 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 30 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed11 decided

4 became permissions

Approvals appealed30 decided

2 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 3 in the last 12 months

None of 2 changed the council's decision

501272 Granted · 19, Atkinson Drive, Belmont, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18VP92 · 447 m report
324263 Pending · Lands adjacent to Riverside Cottage, Kilgobbin Road, Stepaside,… · 392 m
500655 Split · 24, Ferncarrig Avenue, Ferncarrig, Kilgobbin, Dublin 18, D18E2Y1 · 186 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

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Sandyford Hall Green with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedRefusedAppealBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved

13, Glencairn View D26B/0526No decision yet · 451 m
2Meadowfield House, Meadowfield D26A/0611/WEBApproved · 412 m
31.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park LRD23A/0718Approved, no sign building has started · 197 m
4Murphystown Road D24A/0717Approved, no sign building has started · 241 m
5Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside and Kilgobbin ABP-314546Approved, not started · 348 m
6Murphystown Road, Sandyford D26A/0112/WEBRefused · 152 m
724, Ferncarrig Avenue 500655Appeal: partly approved · 186 m
812 Sandyford Hall Court, Sandyford D25B/0447/WEBBuilding started · 176 m
9National Mobility Hubs Pilot: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 73 Locations Across the Council's Administrative Area PC/IC/01/26No decision yet · 55 m
1019, Ferncarrig Rise D26B/0089/WEBApproved · 178 m
1149, Sandyford Hall Crescent D26B/0310/WEBApproved · 212 m
128, Sandyford Hall Walk D25A/0865/WEBApproved · 215 m
1321 Ferncarrig Avenue, Ferncarrig D26B/0335/WEBApproved · 277 m
14Crystal Haven, 22 Sandyford Hall Drive D26B/0055/WEBApproved · 351 m
1513, Thornberry Close D25B/0660/WEBApproved · 383 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 93 permissions since 2016, 35 show a start notice and 2 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.

Measured125 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20263 days left
2D26A/0611/WEB · GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the following principal elements:1) construction
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 412 m away
Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left
1D26B/0526 · application received — First floor dormer extensions on both the east and west side elevations to accom
€20 to the council · 451 m away

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

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

438 homes 348 m away were approved Oct 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2028.

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 3 within 500 m

Approved, not started 3

1.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park · 200 homes approved Apr 2024, not started · 197 m
Murphystown Road · 18 homes approved Jun 2025, not started · 241 m
5Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside and Kilgobbin · 438 homes approved Oct 2023, not started · 348 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 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
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 12 and 29 a year; busiest 2025. 90% of decisions were approvals.

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

13, Glencairn View, The Gallops, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18R6A2 comments close 6 Nov 2026
First floor dormer extensions on both the east and west side elevations to accom
D26B/05262 Oct 2026451 m

Every application within 500 m 22 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

2Meadowfield House, Meadowfield, Ballyogan Road, Dublin 18, D18C6P9 Approved
The development will consist of the following principal elements:1) construction
D26A/0611/WEB7 Oct 2026412 m
Meadowfield House, Meadowfield, Ballyogan Road, Dublin 18, D18C6P9 Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of the following principal elements:1) construction
D26A/0601/WEB14 Aug 2026412 m
2, Thornberry Road, Woodside, Dublin 18, D18X993 Approved
Single storey extension to side with lean-to tiled roof incorporating kitchen an
D26B/039225 Aug 2026435 m
30, Glencairn Walk, The Gallops, Dublin 18, D18C8C0 Approved
Development consisting of a side and rear extension to the existing dwelling, mi
D26B/0379/WEB20 Aug 2026445 m
1321 Ferncarrig Avenue, Ferncarrig, Kilgobbin, Dublin 18, D18 A2N8 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
D26B/0335/WEB24 Jul 2026277 m
12, Atkinson Drive, Belmont, Woodside, Co. Dublin, D18P461 Refused
The construction of three flat- roofed dormer windows to the side roof slopes of
D26B/0320/WEB16 Jul 2026467 m
1149, Sandyford Hall Crescent, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18A4T1 Approved
Attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to rear roof to accommodate s
D26B/0310/WEB16 Jul 2026212 m
9National Mobility Hubs Pilot: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 73 Locations Across the Council's Administrative Area, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown No decision yet
73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area
PC/IC/01/2622 May 202655 m
4, Hyde Road, Belmont, Aiken's Village, Woodside, Dublin, D18W5Y2 Approved
Permission is sought for Conversion of the attic space with three dormer windows
D26B/0215/WEB28 May 2026392 m
4, Hyde Road, Belmont, Aiken's Village, Woodside, Dublin 18, D18W5Y2 Withdrawn or not valid
Permission is sought for Conversion of the attic space with three dormer windows
D26B/0208/WEB9 Apr 2026392 m
21, Atkinson Drive, Belmont, Dublin 18, D18FW26 Approved
Single Storey Extension with pitched lean-to roof to side and rear comprising of
D26B/01406 May 2026435 m
21 Atkinson Drive, Belmont, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18FW26 Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of a single storey extension with pitched lean-to r
D26B/01259 Mar 2026435 m
19, Atkinson Drive, Belmont, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18VP92 Approved
Attic conversion for storage, including three dormer windows to the front roof s
D26B/0119/WEB23 Apr 2026447 m
6Murphystown Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18V5N8 Refused
The development will consist of : construction of a residential building for Ass
D26A/0112/WEB15 Apr 2026152 m
1019, Ferncarrig Rise, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18T9F3 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
D26B/0089/WEB7 Apr 2026178 m
14Crystal Haven, 22 Sandyford Hall Drive, Sandyford, Dublin, D18E4E6 Approved
Extension of mini hip roof to form full gable, conversion of attic with dormer
D26B/0055/WEB23 Mar 2026351 m
Ground floor level of Blocks 1, 2 & 3, below existing overhead apartments 106 – 125incl., Cluain Shee, Aikens Village, Woodside Townland, Enniskerry Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18 Approved with conditions
Planning application for permission for development at ground floor level of Blo
D25A/0955/WEB11 Feb 2026395 m
1513, Thornberry Close, Woodside, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18X5P1 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
D25B/0660/WEB21 Jan 2026383 m
128, Sandyford Hall Walk, Kilgobbin Road, Dublin 18, D18T9P1 Approved
Revised vehicular access including retention of previous alterations and associ
D25A/0865/WEB15 Jan 2026215 m
13, Thornberry Close, Woodside, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18X5P1 Withdrawn or not valid
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
D25B/0621/WEB7 Nov 2025383 m
Southside Storage, Murphystown Road, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18V5N8 Approved
The development will consist of: The removal of the side entrance porch to the
D25A/0836/WEB11 Mar 2026152 m

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 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 15 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished6 not signed off8 no sign-off needed

21 Ferncarrig Avenue, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 A2N8 · 11 Nov 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0335/WEB · 292 m
Cluain Shee, Dublin 18, Dublin · 11 Nov 2026 · start notice not signed off · D25A/0955/WEB · 433 m
Ridgefield, Aikens Village, Stepaside, Dublin 18, Dublin · 3 Nov 2026 · 209 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD25A/0641/WEB · 452 m
Ridgefield, Aikens Village, Stepaside, Dublin 18, Dublin · 3 Nov 2026 · 209 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD25A/0641/WEB · 454 m
Ridgefield, Aikens Village, Stepaside, Co. Dublin, Dublin 18, Dublin · 26 Oct 2026 · 209 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD25A/0641/WEB · 344 m
Ridgefield, Aikens Village, Stepaside, Dublin 18, Dublin · 19 Oct 2026 · 209 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD25A/0641/WEB · 349 m
4 Hyde Road, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 W5Y2 · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26B/0215/WEB · 398 m
13 Thornberry Close, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 X5P1 · 21 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0660/WEB · 388 m
9 Glencairn Road, Dublin, D18 E8W7 · 19 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0321/WEB · 389 m
22 Sandyford Hall Drive, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 E4E6 · 18 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice signed off · D26B/0055/WEB · 366 m
Murphystown Road, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 FD88 · 10 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · D25A/0598/WEB · 221 m
812 Sandyford Hall Court, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 DP70 · 7 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0447/WEB · 176 m
9 Sandyford Hall Close, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 Y9Y4 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0294/WEB · 423 m
25 Ferncarrig Avenue, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 R2W6 · 26 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0347/WEB · 198 m
2 Glencairn Garth, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 X7P3 · 3 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D24A/0434/WEB · 411 m

How we work this out

Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.

Source: 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

Homes coming 656 not started

Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside and Kilgobbin · 438 homes · not started · runs out 20 Oct 2028 · 348 m
31.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park · 200 homes · not started · runs out 4 Apr 2029 · 197 m
Riverside Cottage · 120 homes · under appeal · runs out 21 Apr 2031 · 464 m
4Murphystown Road · 18 homes · not started · runs out 18 Jun 2030 · 241 m

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 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
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Estate: Sandyford Hall · 28 applications in 10 years · 92% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
1.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park	—	—	132 m
Lisieux Hall	—	—	132 m
Lisieux Park	—	—	132 m
Sector 3	—	—	220 m
Oldtown House	89	no activity on site reported (2025-Q3)	376 m
Riverside Cottage	43	43 not started (2025-Q2)	392 m
Glencairn	352	352 built (2025-Q2)	408 m
Belmont Drive and Village Road	46	46 not started (2026-Q2)	488 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Kid's Biz · Crèche	28 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	4 m
Roola Boola Creche & Montessori · Crèche	19 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	219 m
Roola Boola Creche & Montessori · Crèche	6 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	221 m
Park Montessori School · Crèche	6 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	357 m
Giant Steps · Crèche	22 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	438 m
Naionra Thaobh na Coille · Crèche	8 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	473 m
Giraffe Childcare Stepaside · Crèche	5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	582 m
Cedar Montessori School · Crèche	10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	644 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: 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.

Homes approved

Here418

Council middle44

Homes started

Here609

Council middle107

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 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

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

2% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 87% owner-occupied (council 68%).

Homes built before 1971

2% · council 38%

Homes built since 2001

8% · council 25%

Owner-occupied

87% · council 68%

Rented

12% · council 29%

Children under 15

21% · council 18%

Aged 65 and over

2% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

60% · council 39%

Work mainly from home

20% · council 19%

This small area (439 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267092043

Bus

147 m

Sandyford Hall · 44, 46n · busiest stop within 500 m: 14 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 5

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Within 500 m

OPW flood map area, not beside the house

Nearest school

449 m

Stepaside Educate Together National School, 542 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Stepaside Educate Together National School · primary · 542 pupils · 449 m
Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille · primary · 402 pupils · 505 m
St Michaels Hse Spec Sc · primary · 68 pupils · 826 m
St. Mary's National School · primary · 242 pupils · 963 m

Stops 27

Sandyford Hall · 44, 46n · 1/hour at peak · 147 m
Sandyford Hall · 44 · 1/hour at peak · 188 m
Mount Eagle Way · 44 · 1/hour at peak · 240 m
Kilgobbin Heights · 44, 46n · 1/hour at peak · 261 m
Ballyogan Road · 118, 44, 47 · 3/hour at peak · 307 m
Ballyogan Road · 44, 47 · 2/hour at peak · 329 m
Glencairn Luas · 118, 47 · 2/hour at peak · 332 m
Glencairn Luas · 47 · 1/hour at peak · 352 m

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

Stepaside Educate Together National School · 449 m+5.4% pupils (542)
Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille · 505 m-1.7% pupils (402) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved
St Michaels Hse Spec Sc · 826 m0% pupils (68)
St. Mary's National School · 963 m-0.8% pupils (242) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved

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

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.53 ha · 220 m
Dublin City Council · 0.25 ha · 237 m
Railway Procurement Agency · 0.26 ha · 265 m
Railway Procurement Agency · 0.3 ha · 272 m
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.89 ha · 372 m
Railway Procurement Agency · 0.15 ha · 378 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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
200 homes approved 197 m away (1.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for LRD23A/0718.
Council
18 homes approved 241 m away (Murphystown Road), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for D24A/0717.
Council
Application 451 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Murphystown
Electoral division: Glencullen
Electoral area: Glencullen-Sandyford
Council: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned M3 (neighbourhood centre); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
3 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
656 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 438 at Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside….
Glencairn (Luas Green) 412 m away: 14 an hour at morning peak; 42 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 87% owner-occupied (council 68%); 3% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1991–2000; 50% drive to work (council 43%); population up 19% since 2016.
3 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Sandyford Hall: 17 in 10 years, 92% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 53 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 6 is asked for more information.

What the terms mean 7 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.

Sources and licences 33

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	1 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
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
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	31 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
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
overpass-api.de	OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council	ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0	27 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	1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	1 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	1 Nov 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
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 1 Nov 2026, 09:38 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.

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