Oldcourt Lodge
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).
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 4 months
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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.
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
RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity
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.
south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 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 | 1 | Allenton House |
| Radon grid squares | 2 | |
| Monuments | 5 | Church; Graveyard |
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, 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 |
| 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, 03:07
| 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, 02:01 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions here: 82–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 64% approved, and 1 in 2 are 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 · 333 nearby, 2,656 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 2 | 2 | — |
On Oldcourt: 5 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, 03:07
| 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, 02:01 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 58 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.
Calculated362 decided home extensions, 158 start notices, 16 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 10 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
- 500238 Pending · UNIT 06, Oldcourt Shopping Centre, Parklands Road, Ballycullen,… · 81 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| 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, 02:01 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1UNIT 06, Oldcourt Shopping Centre 500238
- 232 Oldcourt Farm, Dublin 24 SD25B/0684W
- 332, Oldcourt Farm SD25B/0684W
- 4No 16, Ferncourt Green SD26B/0076
- 53, Ferncourt Drive SD26B/0400
- 61 Killakee View, Firhouse SD26B/0267
- 716, Killkaee Way SD26B/0172W
- 821A, Old Court Cottages SD26B/0055
- 918, Glencarrig Green SD26B/0085
- 1021, Oldcourt Cottages SD25B/0699W
- 1118 Killakee Green, Firhouse SD26B/0303W
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 67 permissions since 2016, 23 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.
Measured75 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 10 and 16 a year; busiest 2023. 96% 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 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 53, Ferncourt Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24 No decision yetChange of roof profile from hip end profile to dutch hip end profile to accommodate attic conversion with…
- 1118 Killakee Green, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 C7VT ApprovedConversion of existing attic to non-habitable space including raised gable to mini-hip; Dormer to rear;…
- 61 Killakee View, Firhouse, Dublin 24 ApprovedRemove the existing store to the side of the existing dwelling & replace with new two storey extension to the…
- 716, Killkaee Way, Dublin 24, D24 N6P7 ApprovedConstruction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear and three rooflights to the front alongside…
- 918, Glencarrig Green, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 EK0D ApprovedSingle Storey Extension to the Front, Side and Rear. The front section being a Porch.
- 4No 16, Ferncourt Green, Oldcourt Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24 ApprovedChange of Roof profile from hip end profile to Dutch hip end profile to accommodate attic conversion…
- 821A, Old Court Cottages, Old Court Road, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 ApprovedFamily flat to side of 21A, Old Court Cottages, Old Court Road, Ballycullen, Dublin 24
- 1021, Oldcourt Cottages, Dublin 24, D24X6P4 ApprovedThe development consists of the demolition of the existing single storey rear extensions, chimneys, out…
- 332, Oldcourt Farm, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 EYF3 ApprovedThe development will consist of : a single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling;…
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, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | 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 5 in the last 12 months
- 232 Oldcourt Farm, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 EYF3 · 27 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0684W · 134 m
- 27 Carriglea Drive, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 YP2K · 11 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0509W · 401 m
- 24 Daletree Avenue, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 E7N1 · 6 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0049W · 493 m
- 39 Killakee Park, Firhouse, dublin 24, Dublin, D24 E8V0 · 22 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD22B/0172 · 299 m
- Ferncourt View, Dublin, D24 V0C2 · 30 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0110 · 264 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: Oldcourt · 5 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| D24 Neighbourhood | — | — | 132 m |
| Oldcourt Road | 136 | 136 built (2026-Q1) | 446 m |
| Bohernabreena, Oldcourt and Killininny Development | 523 | — | 492 m |
| Oldcourt Residential Development | 71 | — | 664 m |
| SDCC Lands @28 Locations | — | — | 873 m |
| Speaker Connolly Tavern | 55 | — | 882 m |
| Speaker Connolly Public House | 85 | — | 883 m |
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Curiosity House Creche & Montessori Ltd · Crèche | 10 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 50 m |
| MGW Childcare Ltd. T\A Tickles Childcare · Crèche | 3 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 54 m |
| Mini Marvels Montessori · Crèche | 21 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 130 m |
| Little Penguins Firhouse T/A Firhouse Childcare · Crèche | 29 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 369 m |
| Rays of Sunshine Pre- School · Crèche | 25 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 379 m |
| Leap Frog @ The Park · Crèche | 9 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 477 m |
| Naíonra na Giúise · Crèche | 21 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 529 m |
| Killakee Montessori · Crèche | 22 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 534 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, 02:01
| 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, 02:01 | 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 South Dublin 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, 03:07
| 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, 02:01 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
1% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 78% owner-occupied (council 67%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267084002
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Holy Rosary Primary School · primary · 525 pupils · 269 m
- Firhouse Community College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 339 m
- Gaelscoil na Giúise · primary · 278 pupils · 549 m
- Firhouse Educate Together National School · primary · 355 pupils · 674 m
- Scoil Treasa Firhouse · primary · 377 pupils · 856 m
Stops 32
- Old Court Farm · 65B, S8, SD4 · 5/hour at peak · 166 m
- Old Court Farm · 65B, S8, SD4 · 5/hour at peak · 169 m
- Parklands · 65B, S8, SD4 · 5/hour at peak · 244 m
- Parklands · 65B, S8, SD4 · 5/hour at peak · 251 m
- Ballycullen Ave · F1 · 4/hour at peak · 292 m
- Killakee Wy · F1 · 4/hour at peak · 328 m
- Killakee Wy · F1 · 4/hour at peak · 350 m
- Old Court Road · 65B, S8, SD4 · 5/hour at peak · 359 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Holy Rosary Primary School · 269 m-3.5% pupils (525)
- Firhouse Community College · 339 m+0.1% pupils (825)
- Gaelscoil na Giúise · 549 m+5.7% pupils (278)
- Firhouse Educate Together National School · 673 m-6.6% pupils (355)
- Scoil Treasa Firhouse · 856 m-2.3% pupils (377)
Open consultations
Council meetings 16 items
- 12 May 2026 · With regard to St Josephs burial Ground in Bohernabreena, are the Council any closer to identifying…
- 12 May 2026 · Please advise which footpaths are listed for repairs in the Knocklyon area for 2026 and what is the…
- 11 May 2026 · PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
- 14 Apr 2026 · To ask the manager whether there are plans to remove the split cycle and pedestrian lane between…
- 14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Manager what reviews are taking place to assess the impact of continued development on…
- 10 Mar 2026 · To ask for an update on works being carried out at derelict Old Tanning Factory in Bohernabreena.
- 10 Feb 2026 · Could the three large trees close to (Address Provided in Moyville) have their branches trimmed…
- 10 Feb 2026 · New Works: Part 8 - Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Development on Council Land…
Public land
- Dublin City Council · 0.28 ha · 151 m
- Dublin City Council · 1.87 ha · 153 m
- Dublin City Council · 1.51 ha · 162 m
- South Dublin County Council · 0.56 ha · 197 m
- South Dublin County Council · 0.25 ha · 201 m
- Dublin City Council · 2 ha · 285 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, 02:24
| 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, 02:01 | 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
- 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
- Killininny
- Electoral division
- Firhouse Village
- Electoral area
- Firhouse-Bohernabreena
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- Firhouse Coll (bus 49n, F1) 420 m away: 8 an hour at morning peak; 66 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1991–2000; 63% drive to work (council 54%).
- 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Oldcourt: 5 in 10 years, 100% approved.
- Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 12 is asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 523 in the last year, 74 three years before.
- 9 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 88%).
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 30
| 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 |
| 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-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 |
| 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 |