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Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 1000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 27 Oct 2026, 09:30

Village Road

53.26426, -6.22017

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 438 homes approved 7 m away haven't started.

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90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=224 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–541open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov941homes approved nearby, not startednearest 7 m · ABP-314546

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 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  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 after 2016, with building records online.

Timeline from 1955: 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 2016–2021.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built

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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
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

Radon1 in 10 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 (954 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 1.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 1.0 kmCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites1Sleever International Limited
Natural heritage areas1Fitzsimon's Wood
Heritage inventory buildings23Saint Mary's National School; Sandyford Carnegie Free Library
Radon grid squares14
Protected buildings24Sandyford House; Saint Mary's Church
Monuments36House - 16th/17th century; Designed landscape - tree-ring
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 2 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
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: 82–91% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 57% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear28 decided · more info asked 14%
82% · council 96%
Two-storey side10 decided · more info asked 40%
90% · council 95%
Single-storey side13 decided · more info asked 8%
85% · council 96%
Attic or dormer128 decided · more info asked 13%
91% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 36%
57% · 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 · 193 nearby, 2,933 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 12 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

8 of 9 approved (89%) · most common: dormer or attic

8 approved1 refused3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic961
Single-storey rear21—
Single-storey side11—

On Aiken's Village: 56 extensions in 10 years, 77% 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 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 88 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 139 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +120 days; Building starts: 147 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–54 (n=182)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 139 days (n=42)139 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 120 days (n=42, all appeals within 1.5 km)+120 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 147 days after permission (n=74)147 days after permissionSigned off38% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated224 decided home extensions, 76 start notices, 42 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 29 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed29 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 7 in the last 12 months

    None of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 501375 Granted with conditions · 0.18 Ha site at & including part of Kilgobbin Road, Dublin 18 bounded… · 958 m report
    • 501981 Pending · Rockspring, Hillcrest Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 XY61 · 308 m
    • 501272 Granted · 19, Atkinson Drive, Belmont, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18VP92 · 212 m report
    • 501365 Pending · Townlands of Balally, Woodside, at Blackglen Rd, Slate Cabin Lane, D… · 738 m
    • 501309 Invalid · 14, Kilcross Road, Sandyford, Dublin, D18A6W2 · 953 m
    • 324263 Pending · Lands adjacent to Riverside Cottage, Kilgobbin Road, Stepaside,… · 579 m
    • 500655 Split · 24, Ferncarrig Avenue, Ferncarrig, Kilgobbin, Dublin 18, D18E2Y1 · 132 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher26 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Village Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealRefusedBuilding started
    1. 13, Glencairn View D26B/0526No decision yet · 781 m
    2. 2Meadowfield House, Meadowfield D26A/0611/WEBApproved · 719 m
    3. 3ESB 38kV Substation, Sandyford Rd D26A/0315/WEBApproved · 767 m
    4. 4Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside and Kilgobbin ABP-314546Approved, not started · 7 m
    5. 51.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park LRD23A/0718Approved, no sign building has started · 536 m
    6. 6Murphystown Road D24A/0717Approved, no sign building has started · 553 m
    7. 7Crohamhurst D23A/0456Approved, no sign building has started · 661 m
    8. 8The Pastures D21A/0595Approved, no sign building has started · 663 m
    9. 9Rocklawn ABP-311669Approved, not started · 696 m
    10. 10Karuna and Glenina D24A/0424/WEBApproved, no sign building has started · 734 m
    11. 1124, Ferncarrig Avenue 500655Appeal: partly approved · 132 m
    12. 1212, Atkinson Drive D26B/0320/WEBRefused · 177 m
    13. 13Ridgefield, Aikens Village LRD25A/0641/WEBBuilding started · 15 m
    14. 1413 Thornberry Close, Dublin 18 D25B/0660/WEBBuilding started · 167 m
    15. 1521 Ferncarrig Avenue, Dublin 18 D26B/0335/WEBBuilding started · 186 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 98 permissions since 2016, 38 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    133 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 101 approved, 11 refused. After appeals: 98 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 14 built with the owner's opt-out, 22 started, 59 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT101: lodged → approved11: lodged → refused19: lodged → withdrawn or invalid2: lodged → undecided97: approved → approved10: refused → refused19: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn2: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal3 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal59: approved → no start notice found14: approved → built, owner opted out22: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out133 lodged133 lodged101 approved101 approved11 refused11 refused19 withdrawn or invalid19 withdrawn or invalid2 undecided2 undecided98 approved98 approved10 refused10 refused22 withdrawn22 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided59 no start notice found59 no start notice found14 built, owner opted out14 built, owner opted out22 started, not signed off22 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured133 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 1.0 km; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-27 ACP 501375: Grant permission with conditions; 2026-10-28 D26A/0315/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — Permission for retention to retain the existing 21m high monopole (overall heig; 2026-11-04 D26A/0611/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the following principal elements:1) construction; 2026-11-06 D26B/0526: application received — First floor dormer extensions on both the east and west side elevations to accomtoday1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 NovACP 501375: Grant permission with conditions · 958 m away · 2026-10-27D26A/0315/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — Permission for retention to retain the existing 21m high monopole (overall heig · 767 m away · 2026-10-28D26A/0611/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the following principal elements:1) construction · 719 m away · 2026-11-04D26B/0526: application received — First floor dormer extensions on both the east and west side elevations to accom · 781 m away · 2026-11-06
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 27 Oct 2026closes today
      Grant permission with conditions
      958 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 28 Oct 20261 day left
      3D26A/0315/WEB · GRANT PERMISSION — Permission for retention to retain the existing 21m high monopole (overall heig
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 767 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20268 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) · 719 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202610 days left
      1D26B/0526 · application received — First floor dormer extensions on both the east and west side elevations to accom
      €20 to the council · 781 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 7 m away were approved Oct 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2028.

    Aiken's Village, Townland… · 438 homes: 438 homes approved Oct 2023, not started; 1.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park · 200 homes: 200 homes approved Apr 2024, not started; Rocklawn · 112 homes: 112 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027; Crohamhurst · 80 homes: 80 homes approved Dec 2025, not started2022202320242025202620272028202920302031Aiken's Village, Townland… · 438 homes7 m · ABP-314546438 homes approved Oct 2023, not started438 homes approved Oct 2023, not started1.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park · 200 homes536 m · LRD23A/0718200 homes approved Apr 2024, not started200 homes approved Apr 2024, not startedRocklawn · 112 homes696 m · ABP-311669112 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027112 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027Crohamhurst · 80 homes661 m · D23A/045680 homes approved Dec 2025, not started80 homes approved Dec 2025, not startedtoday

    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 9 within 1.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • 9Rocklawn · 112 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027 · 696 m

    Approved, not started 6

    Empty land zoned for homes 2

    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 533 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 624 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public27 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 18 and 30 a year; busiest 2025. 90% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 26, 2022: 18, 2023: 22, 2024: 22, 2025: 30, 2026: 1501020302021: 22 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 2 withdrawn or invalid2021: 1 undecided26’21*2022: 14 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid18’222023: 16 approved2023: 3 refused2023: 3 withdrawn or invalid22’232024: 18 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid22’242025: 22 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 6 withdrawn or invalid30’252026: 9 approved2026: 2 refused2026: 3 withdrawn or invalid2026: 1 undecided15’26*
    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 1.0 km 58 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Building work nearby 26 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished6 not signed off19 no sign-off needed
    • 1521 Ferncarrig Avenue, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 A2N8 · 11 Nov 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0335/WEB · 186 m
    • Woodside Road, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 R9V3 · 2 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0403 · 959 m
    • 13Ridgefield, Aikens Village, Stepaside, Co. Dublin, Dublin 18, Dublin · 26 Oct 2026 · 209 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD25A/0641/WEB · 15 m
    • Ridgefield, Aikens Village, Stepaside, Dublin 18, Dublin · 19 Oct 2026 · 209 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD25A/0641/WEB · 16 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 · 208 m
    • 26 Glencairn Lawn, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 K2P4 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0148/WEB · 986 m
    • 1413 Thornberry Close, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 X5P1 · 21 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0660/WEB · 167 m
    • 144 Blackglen Road, Dublin 18, Dublin · 3 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D24A/0947/WEB · 982 m
    • 9 Glencairn Road, Dublin, D18 E8W7 · 19 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0321/WEB · 724 m
    • 22 Sandyford Hall Drive, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 E4E6 · 18 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice signed off · D26B/0055/WEB · 552 m
    • Woodside Road, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18X6C5 · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26B/0171/WEB · 959 m
    • Murphystown Road, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 FD88 · 10 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · D25A/0598/WEB · 546 m
    • 11 Belarmine Walk, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 F340 · 10 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0179/WEB · 832 m
    • 29 Coolkill, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 C7K7 · 31 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0348/WEB · 672 m
    • 4 Hillcrest Downs, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 K6C2 · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0167/WEB · 565 m
    • 7 Woodside Demesne, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 XWX9 · 4 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0111/WEB · 264 m
    • 12 Sandyford Hall Court, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 DP70 · 7 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0447/WEB · 436 m
    • Highpoint Park, Leopardstown Road, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 23 Feb 2026 · 80 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PC/H/01/2025 · 641 m
    • Highpoint Park, Leopardstown Road, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 23 Feb 2026 · 80 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PC/H/01/2025 · 645 m
    • Highpoint Park, Leopardstown Road, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 23 Feb 2026 · 80 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PC/H/01/2025 · 650 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 · 663 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 · 787 m
    • 25 Ferncarrig Avenue, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 R2W6 · 26 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0347/WEB · 145 m
    • 3 Woodside Road, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 K2N1 · 5 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D22B/0482 · 944 m
    • 1 Belmont Drive, Woodside, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 WK81 · 18 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D22B/0330 · 203 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 · 729 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Homes coming 941 not started
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    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

    Estate: Aiken's Village · 70 applications in 10 years · 77% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Sector 3——0 m
    1.19 Ha. At Lisieux Park——469 m
    Lisieux Hall——469 m
    Lisieux Park——469 m
    The Gables and Whitehorn3838 built (2025-Q4)483 m
    Lambs Cross3737 not started (2026-Q2)523 m
    Riverside Cottage——579 m
    The Pastures3333 not started (2026-Q2)611 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Kid's Biz · Crèche28 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate339 m
    Giraffe Childcare Stepaside · Crèche5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate372 m
    Giant Steps · Crèche22 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate436 m
    Roola Boola Creche & Montessori · Crèche19 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate462 m
    Roola Boola Creche & Montessori · Crèche6 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate463 m
    Cedar Montessori School · Crèche10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate572 m
    Naionra Thaobh na Coille · Crèche8 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate592 m
    Lambkins Montessori · Crèche28 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate621 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 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here565
    Council middle44
    Homes started
    Here618
    Council middle92
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 92% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 38%
    Homes built since 2001
    100% · council 25%
    Owner-occupied
    92% · council 68%
    Rented
    7% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    35% · council 18%
    Aged 65 and over
    2% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    47% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    27% · council 19%
    This small area (293 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267092008/01

    Bus
    317 m
    Belarmine · 47 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 1.0 km
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    500 m
    Stepaside Educate Together National School, 542 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    247
    in 3 years, 19 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Stepaside Educate Together National School · primary · 542 pupils · 500 m
    • Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille · primary · 402 pupils · 615 m
    • St. Mary's National School · primary · 242 pupils · 622 m
    • Rosemont School · postprimary · 307 pupils · 764 m

    Stops 32

    • Belarmine · 47 · 317 m
    • Kilgobbin Heights · 44, 46n · 1/hour at peak · 319 m
    • Belarmine · 47 · 2/hour at peak · 332 m
    • Mount Eagle Way · 44 · 1/hour at peak · 336 m
    • Belarmine Drive · 47 · 1/hour at peak · 446 m
    • Sandyford Hall · 44, 46n · 1/hour at peak · 488 m
    • Sandyford Hall · 44 · 1/hour at peak · 526 m
    • Bearna Park · 44 · 1/hour at peak · 544 m

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

    • Stepaside Educate Together National School · 500 m+5.4% pupils (542)
    • Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille · 614 m-1.7% pupils (402) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved
    • St. Mary's National School · 622 m-0.8% pupils (242) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved
    • Rosemont School · 764 m+5.5% pupils (307)

    Council meetings 3 items

    Public land

    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.53 ha · 56 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 1.6 ha · 117 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.16 ha · 218 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.33 ha · 235 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.24 ha · 250 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 1.03 ha · 448 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 27 Oct 2026, 01:57
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    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Council consultation portalsPublic27 Oct 2026, 00:57open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public27 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    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——
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    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    2. 438 homes approved 7 m away (Aiken's Village, Townland of…), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for ABP-314546.
      Council
    3. Application 781 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Building work started 14 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for LRD25A/0641/WEB.
      Agent · council
    5. 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
    Woodside
    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.
    • 9 sites nearby could change: 7 approved schemes, 2 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 941 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 438 at Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside….
    • Belarmine (bus 47) 332 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 92% owner-occupied (council 68%); 1% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2016 or later; 42% drive to work (council 43%); population up 19% since 2016.
    • 12 home extensions within 250 m since 2025: 8 approved (89%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused. On Aiken's Village: 56 in 10 years, 77% 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 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • 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.
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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 27 Oct 2026, 09:30 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.