Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 04:42
Ballymana Lane, Marlfield, Ballymana
53.26558, -6.38190
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2011. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 10 homes approved 494 m away haven't started.
6planning files on this houselatest 201193%of home extensions approved nearbyn=92 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–560open for comments nearbywithin 500 m10homes approved nearby, not startednearest 494 m · SD21A/0290
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 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealHere about 5 months
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2011.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2011SD10A/0306 · new house · approved 2011 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 2010SD09A/0351 · new house · refused 2010approvedstarted?signed off?
- 2009SD09A/0284 · new house · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 2005SD05A/0021 · new house · approved 2005 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 2002SD02A/0310 · attic or dormer · refused 2002approvedstarted?signed off?
- 2002S01A/0777 · attic or dormer · refused 2002approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
P1
Zoning · Rural
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningP1 · Rural
What it says
RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture
Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.
south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 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.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Marlfield House |
| Radon grid squares | 4 |
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: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | 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.
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: 97% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 71% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
Attic or dormer58 decided · more info asked 14%
97% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site7 decided · more info asked 43%
71% · council 62%
Approved nearbySouth Dublin 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 · 65 nearby, 2,789 council-wide
Ballymana Lane, file by file since 2001
7 of 13 decided extensions on the road were approved.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
20 files with "Ballymana Lane" 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 · 2001–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
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.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated92 decided home extensions, 25 start notices, 14 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 5 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed9 decided
3 became permissions
Approvals appealed5 decided
1 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
What's changing around you?
- 1Kiltipper Road, Killinardan SD26A/0185W
- 2Tomay Cottage, Ballymana Lane SD26B/0354W
- 3Combined sites of 'The Priory' and 'Leabeg' SD21A/0290
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 9 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 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.
Measured15 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.
Time to appeal ends
- Time to appeal ends 20 Oct 20269 days left2SD26B/0354W · Request Additional Information — A single-storey extension to the sides and rear of the existing cottage; A detached…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 453 m away
- Time to appeal ends 20 Oct 20269 days left1SD26A/0185W · Refuse Permission — Permission to construct a new community centre consisting of 3 no. buildings (a) a two-storey…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 255 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
10 homes 494 m away were approved Dec 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Dec 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 1 within 500 m
Approved, not started 1
- Combined sites of 'The Priory' and 'Leabeg' · 10 homes approved Dec 2023, not started · 494 m
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026, 23:46 | open |
| derelict | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 09:35 | open |
| moderngov | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:26 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:43 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2022. 69% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 2Tomay Cottage, Ballymana Lane, Killinardan, Tallaght, D24 No decision yetA single-storey extension to the sides and rear of the existing cottage; A detached garage; Demolition of the…
- 1Kiltipper Road, Killinardan, Tallaght, Dublin 24 RefusedPermission to construct a new community centre consisting of 3 no. buildings (a) a two-storey administration…
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.
Homes coming 10 not started
- 3Combined sites of 'The Priory' and 'Leabeg' · 10 homes · not started · runs out 6 Dec 2028 · 494 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiltipper Park | — | — | 312 m |
| Killinarden Residential Development | 489 | — | 329 m |
| Elder Park | 328 | — | 488 m |
| The Foothills | 635 | 95 being built · 540 not started (2026-Q2) | 610 m |
| D24 Neighbourhood | — | — | 801 m |
| Whitestown and Killinarden | — | — | 841 m |
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Naíonra Chaitlín Maude Ltd · Crèche | 17 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 645 m |
| An Cosán Early Years Kiltipper · Crèche | 31 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 648 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_pipeline, npad, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 23:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| dublin_pipeline | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:43 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| tusla_ey | public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated) | 5 Oct 2026, 23:33 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
Homes approved
Here10
Council middle0
Homes started
Here635
Council middle5
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.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
70% owner-occupied (council 67%).
Homes built before 1971
18% · council 18%
Homes built since 2001
20% · council 27%
Owner-occupied
70% · council 67%
Rented
26% · council 29%
Children under 15
25% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
11% · council 13%
Households with 2+ cars
40% · council 40%
Work mainly from home
11% · council 10%
This small area (324 people)South Dublin
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267006002
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 7
Open consultations
Council meetings 30 items
- 13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report detailing the ratio of apartments to houses built in…
- 22 Jun 2026 · Part 8 Proposals for Noting for the following:
- 25 May 2026 · "Can the Manager make a report on the shops that have closed in Council-estates? (Fettercairn,…
- 25 May 2026 · "To ask the committee if there are any plans for updating moving or changing the use of the SDCC…
- 28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to provide:
- 13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to provide up to date figures for the number of people in South Dublin…
- 13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to provide up to date figures for the number of people in South Dublin…
- 9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive what procedures are in place when information about a potentially…
Public land
- South Dublin County Council · 8.65 ha · 310 m
- Health Service Executive · 0.23 ha · 350 m
- Dublin City Council · 15.54 ha · 436 m
Sources: gtfs, schools, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| consult | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:25 | open |
| moderngov | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:26 | open |
| lda_lands | 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
- New house (SD10A/0306) approved 2011: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- New house (SD05A/0021) approved 2005: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Zoned P1 (rural), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- 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
- Ballymana
- Electoral division
- Ballinascorney
- Electoral area
- Tallaght South
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 6 applications on this site; latest SD10A/0306, approved 2011, built? unknown.
- Zoned P1 (rural); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
- 10 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 10 at Combined sites of 'The Priory' and….
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 66%); 4% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1991–2000; 58% drive to work (council 54%); population down 5% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 49 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
- 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
What the terms mean 4 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.
- 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 28
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 11 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 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 11 Oct 2026, 04:42 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.