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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 22:11

Greenouge Drive

53.27938, -6.46686

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 28 homes approved 1.5 km away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
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92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=52 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–553open for comments nearbyclose 13 Nov–18 Nov28homes approved nearby, not startednearest 212 m · SD22A/0323

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 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 5 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964).

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 1961–1970.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (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
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

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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 riskNearby OPW map area within 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites2Brittas Plastics Ltd.; Ormonde Organics Limited
Heritage inventory buildings39Rathcreedan House; Keatingspark House
Radon grid squares24
Monuments54Mound; Cist
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 13 on the draft 2027 map; 11 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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: 83–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 58% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 33%
83% · council 96%
Attic or dormer20 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 42%
58% · 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 · 44 nearby, 2,193 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 refused2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other201
Dormer or attic10—
Two-storey side11—

Refused within 100 m 1 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 71 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 126 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +141 days; Building starts: 114 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=38)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 126 days (n=14)126 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 141 days (n=15, all appeals within 1.5 km)+141 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 114 days after permission (n=17)114 days after permissionSigned off61% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated52 decided home extensions, 18 start notices, 15 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

6 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed9 decided
6 became permissions
Approvals appealed6 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

Appeals nearby 8 in the last 12 months

None of 2 changed the council's decision

  • 502159 Pending · Green Lane Manor, Including works to the roadway at Green Lane and to… · 577 m
  • 501688 Pending · Lugg Lane, The Lugg, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24FV44 · 1.7 km
  • 501589 Open · Muldowney's Pub, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, D24 AE33 · 269 m
  • 500254 Granted · Rathcreedan (R120), Newcastle, Co. Dublin · 2.0 km report
  • 501581 Open · 13, Mill Road, Saggart, Dublin · 1.2 km
  • 501470 Pending · Redgap Foliage Farm, Bolger's Lane, Hillsbrook, Co. Dublin · 1.3 km
  • 324071 Refused · a 5.8 hectare site at lands to the east of Stoney Hill Road & incl.… · 73 m report
  • 324094 Pending · Lands at Moneyatta Commons, Boherboy, Saggart, Dublin 24 · 1.6 km
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher28 Oct 2026, 23:11open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Greenouge Drive with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsDerelict buildingApproved, not startedLarge schemeBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedOtherNo decision yet
  1. 1Tesco Express, Main Street SD26A/0242WNo decision yet · 182 m
  2. 253 Coolamber Drive, Rathcoole SD26B/0465WNo decision yet · 239 m
  3. 3Greenogue Recycling, Tay Lane SD26A/0241WNo decision yet · 1.1 km
  4. 4Lands at Tay Lane, Rathcoole 2032Derelict building · 433 m
  5. 5Site at Long Acre, School Road 2024Derelict building · 813 m
  6. 6Rathmill Manor SD25A/0134WApproved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
  7. 7a 5.8 hectare site at lands to the east of Stoney Hill Road & incl. lands at part of the existing, Peyton residential site to the west of Stoney Hill Road LRD25A/0008WRefused · 73 m
  8. 811 Rathcoole Park, Rathcoole SD26B/0145WBuilding started · 186 m
  9. 90.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 219 m
  10. 101.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
  11. 114.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
  12. 120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.2 km
  13. 1311, Rathcoole Park SD26B/0145WApproved · 175 m
  14. 14Rear of Sanda House, Main Street ED25/0105Section 5: exempt · 193 m
  15. 1560 Coolamber Drive, Rathcoole SD26B/0186WNo decision yet · 218 m
Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 34 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

64 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 34 approved, 12 refused. After appeals: 34 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 6 started, 20 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT34: lodged → approved12: lodged → refused14: lodged → withdrawn or invalid4: lodged → undecided32: approved → approved10: refused → refused14: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn4: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal20: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out6: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off64 lodged64 lodged34 approved34 approved12 refused12 refused14 withdrawn or invalid14 withdrawn or invalid4 undecided4 undecided34 approved34 approved10 refused10 refused15 withdrawn15 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided20 no start notice found20 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out6 started, not signed off6 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off

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.

Measured64 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 13 Nov 2026.

3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-13 SD26A/0241W: application received — The development will consist of a c. 4.4 ha site at Greenogue Recycling to include the following: A. Site clearance ; 2026-11-13 SD26A/0242W: application received — The development will consist of the relocation of the existing customer entrance and associated shopfront signage; the r; 2026-11-18 SD26B/0465W: application received — Planning permission is sought for: construction of upper storey bedroom extension to the side. Construction of single sttoday3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 NovSD26A/0241W: application received — The development will consist of a c. 4.4 ha site at Greenogue Recycling to include the following: A. Site clearance · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-13SD26A/0242W: application received — The development will consist of the relocation of the existing customer entrance and associated shopfront signage; the r · 182 m away · 2026-11-13SD26B/0465W: application received — Planning permission is sought for: construction of upper storey bedroom extension to the side. Construction of single st · 239 m away · 2026-11-18
Comments close
  • Comments close 13 Nov 202615 days left
    3SD26A/0241W · application received — The development will consist of a c. 4.4 ha site at Greenogue Recycling to include the…
    €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
  • Comments close 13 Nov 202615 days left
    1SD26A/0242W · application received — The development will consist of the relocation of the existing customer entrance and associated…
    €20 to the council · 182 m away
  • Comments close 18 Nov 202620 days left
    2SD26B/0465W · application received — Planning permission is sought for: construction of upper storey bedroom extension to the side.…
    €20 to the council · 239 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

28 homes 1.5 km away were approved Feb 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2031.

Rathmill Manor · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Feb 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Rathmill Manor · 28 homes1.5 km · SD25A/0134W28 homes approved Feb 2026, not started28 homes approved Feb 2026, 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 11 within 2.0 km

Derelict building 3

  • 4Lands at Tay Lane, Rathcoole · derelict since Mar 2026 · 433 m
  • 5Site at Long Acre, School Road · derelict since Sep 2024 · 813 m
  • 19 Páirc Mhúire, Saggart · derelict since May 2024 · 1.6 km

Approved, not started 1

Empty land zoned for homes 7

  • 90.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 219 m
  • 101.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
  • 114.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
  • 120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.2 km
  • 4.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
  • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.5 km
  • 13.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.9 km
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 5 and 15 a year; busiest 2022. 74% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 12, 2022: 15, 2023: 11, 2024: 11, 2025: 5, 2026: 10051015202021: 4 approved2021: 3 refused2021: 5 withdrawn or invalid12’21*2022: 11 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid15’222023: 9 approved2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid11’232024: 6 approved2024: 4 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid11’242025: 2 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid5’252026: 2 approved2026: 2 refused2026: 2 withdrawn or invalid2026: 4 undecided10’26*
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 2.0 km 45 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
Building work nearby 19 in the last 12 months
1 signed off as finished10 not signed off8 no sign-off needed
  • Lána Gairtéir, Saggart, Dublin · 4 Nov 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD22A/0357 · 1.9 km
  • Coolmine, Saggart, Dublin · 30 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24A/0074W & ABP-320001-24 · 1.3 km
  • Land adjacent to Drury Mills & Drury Park, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin, Saggart, Dublin, N/A · 21 Oct 2026 · 72 homes · start notice not signed off · SD24A/0092W ABP-322539-25 · 1.2 km
  • Muldowney’s Pub, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, D24 AE33, Rathcoole, Dublin, D24 AE33 · 8 Oct 2026 · 9 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · SD25A/0266W · 293 m
  • 24 Páirc Mhuire, Saggart, Dublin, D24 ND36 · 21 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0151W · 1.6 km
  • Lána Gairtéir, Saggart, Dublin · 27 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD22A/0357 · 1.9 km
  • Garter Lane, Saggart, Dublin, D24 VK58 · 6 Jul 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.9 km
  • 811 Rathcoole Park, Rathcoole, Dublin, D24 RW22 · 17 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0145W · 186 m
  • Naas Road, Rathcoole, South Dublin, D24CY51 · 29 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0582W · 1.1 km
  • Coolmine, Rathcoole, South Dublin, D24 FX9A · 19 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.0 km
  • 93 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, South Dublin, D24 YX28 · 5 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0472W · 451 m
  • Site 527 Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, South Dublin · 13 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD21A/0096 · 1.9 km
  • Ard Aoibhinn, Redgap, Rathcoole, South Dublin, D24 VP89 · 4 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0522W · 1.7 km
  • 39 Coolamber Drive, Rathcoole, South Dublin, D24 HR82 · 26 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0427 · 189 m
  • Jordanstown Road, Aerodrome Business Park, South Dublin · 7 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · SD25A/0237W · 1.4 km
  • Garter Lane, Saggart, Saggart, South Dublin · 18 Dec 2025 · 223 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · SD22A/0357 · 1.9 km
  • Garter Lane, Saggart, Saggart, South Dublin · 18 Dec 2025 · 223 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · SD22A/0357 · 1.9 km
  • Main Street, Rathcoole, South Dublin · 2 Dec 2025 · 11 homes · start notice not signed off · SD22A/0323 · 190 m
  • Garters Lane, Saggart,, Co. Dublin, South Dublin · 11 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · SD24A/0187W · 1.7 km
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 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
Homes coming 28 not started
  • Garter’s Lane, Saggart, Dublin 24 (Phase 1)* · On site · 223 homes · 1.5 km
  • Slade Square, Saggart, Dublin 24 (Phase 1)* · On site · 28 homes · 1.5 km
  • Swiftbanks, Mill Road, Saggart, Dublin 24 (Phase 1) · Completed · 25 homes · 1.5 km
  • Swiftbanks, Mill Road, Saggart, Dublin 24 (Phase 2)* · On site · 118 homes · 1.5 km
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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

Developments within 1.0 km

SchemeHomesProgressDistance
Stoney Hill Road Development176—73 m
Muldowney's Pub2323 being built (2026-Q2)259 m
Rathcoole Courthouse——310 m
Lands East of Tay Lane58—424 m
Mill Road Development274—997 m

Who applies most nearby

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Little Saints Creche · Crèche4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate333 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, National Planning Application Database, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
Homes approved
Here10
Council middle0
Homes started
Here103
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.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

71% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 77% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971
71% · council 18%
Homes built since 2001
5% · council 27%
Owner-occupied
77% · council 67%
Rented
14% · council 29%
Children under 15
12% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
47% · council 13%
Households with 2+ cars
40% · council 40%
Work mainly from home
9% · council 10%
This small area (462 people)South Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267112014

Road noise
55–59 dB
day–night average (EPA 2022)
Bus
253 m
Rathcoole · 69, 69n · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
Radon
1 in 10
homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
Flood
Within 2.0 km
OPW flood map area, not beside the house
Nearest school
274 m
Scoil Chronain, 354 pupils
Homes sold nearby
169
in 3 years, 71 new (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • Scoil Chronain · primary · 354 pupils · 274 m
  • Holy Family National School · primary · 671 pupils · 596 m
  • Holy Family Community School · postprimary · 998 pupils · 923 m
  • S N Naomh Mhuire · primary · 666 pupils · 1.7 km
  • Rathcoole ETNS · primary · 114 pupils · 1.9 km
  • Citywest & Saggart Community National School · primary · 413 pupils · 2.0 km
  • Gaelscoil Lir · primary · 53 pupils · 2.0 km

Stops 35

  • Rathcoole · 69, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 253 m
  • Rathcoole · 69, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 264 m
  • Coolamber Road · 69, 69X, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 286 m
  • Coolamber Road · 69, 69X, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 302 m
  • Forest Hills · 69, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 393 m
  • Maple Grove · 69, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 447 m
  • Forest Hills · 69, 69X, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 448 m
  • Maple Grove · 69, 69n · 1/hour at peak · 463 m

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

Open consultations

Council meetings 30 items

Public land

  • South Dublin County Council · 0.32 ha · 1.5 km
  • Dublin City Council · 0.15 ha · 1.7 km
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
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——
EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
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. Application 182 m away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  3. 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
Rathcoole
Electoral division
Rathcoole
Electoral area
Clondalkin
Council
South Dublin County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • Not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
  • 11 sites nearby could change: 3 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 7 empty zoned plots.
  • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest a new house (2026), appeal refused too.
  • 28 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 28 at Rathmill Manor.
  • Coolamber Road (bus 69, 69X) 302 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
  • Here (2022 census): 77% owner-occupied (council 66%); 4% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1961–1970; 56% drive to work (council 54%); population up 32% since 2016.
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.
  • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
  • 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 34
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EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public29 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie—© the publisher28 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public29 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence29 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
water.ie—© the publisher · flag only—
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services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 29 Oct 2026, 22:11 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.