Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 1000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 23:57

Bawnville Park

53.28031, -6.35005

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 55 homes approved 631 m away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=543 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–56 0open for comments nearbywithin 1 km 55homes approved nearby, not startednearest 557 m · SD168/0005

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 4 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site

Zoning · High amenity

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningG3 · High amenity

What it says

HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 2028

Radon1 in 20 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 1.0 km · floodinfo.ie

Within 1.0 km	Count	For example
Natural heritage areas	1	Dodder Valley
Heritage inventory buildings	3	weir; Oldbawn Bridge
Radon grid squares	2
Monuments	8	Church; Graveyard

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: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:24	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:27	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

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 86–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 77% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear48 decided · more info asked 21%

94% · council 94%

Two-storey rear22 decided · more info asked 32%

95% · council 94%

Two-storey side22 decided · more info asked 27%

95% · council 94%

Single-storey side26 decided · more info asked 8%

96% · council 95%

Attic or dormer296 decided · more info asked 13%

97% · council 95%

First-floor22 decided · more info asked 27%

86% · council 92%

Garage conversion20 decided · more info asked 25%

100% · council 99%

Porch or front32 decided · more info asked 12%

100% · council 95%

New house in a garden or site44 decided · more info asked 52%

77% · 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 · 532 nearby, 4,865 council-wide

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.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

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

Calculated543 decided home extensions, 200 start notices, 41 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

4 of 14 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 30 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed14 decided

4 became permissions

Approvals appealed30 decided

3 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 6 in the last 12 months

1 of 2 changed the council's decision

500879 Refused · Site formerly known as Bruce House, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24,… · 837 m report
324381 Open · Firhouse Road, Firshouse, Co. Dublin · 589 m
501552 Open · Old Bawn Way, Tallaght, Co.Dublin · 786 m
500614 Granted with conditions · 11, The Park, Millbrook Lawns, Dublin 24, D24 HX4C · 334 m report
500367 Pending · 24, Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 Y033 · 989 m
500238 Pending · UNIT 06, Oldcourt Shopping Centre, Parklands Road, Ballycullen,… · 686 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	21 Oct 2026, 01:40	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Bawnville Park with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedDerelict buildingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet

1104, St Maelruan’s Park SD26B/0301WApproved · 889 m
223A, Kiltipper drive SD26B/0373WNo decision yet · 942 m
3Speaker Connolly Tavern SD24A/0228WApproved, no sign building has started · 631 m
4Sites at 10 & 11 Old Bawn Road, Tallaght 1940Derelict building · 728 m
576 Allenton Drive, Tallaght 1973Derelict building · 982 m
60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 896 m
7Kilakee Green, Ballycragh SD25A/0296WApproved · 330 m
8Hawthorns, Killakee Lawns SD21A/0255/EPApproved · 334 m
940, Homelawn Gardens SD26B/0327WNo decision yet · 345 m
1023 New Bawn Park, Oldbawn SD26B/0436WNo decision yet · 372 m
1118 Killakee Green, Firhouse SD26B/0303WApproved · 421 m
1216, Killkaee Way SD26B/0172WApproved · 452 m
131 Killakee View, Firhouse SD26B/0267Approved · 508 m
1418, Glencarrig Green SD26B/0085Approved · 562 m
15SDCC Lands @28 Locations PT8SD422No decision yet · 576 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 68 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured81 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 1.0 km; the first closes 22 Oct 2026.

Time to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 22 Oct 20261 day left
1SD26B/0301W · Grant Permission — Construction of a two storey side extension, a first floor rear extension, a new front porch,…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 889 m away
Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202615 days left
2SD26B/0373W · Request Additional Information — Retention for detached single storey timber clad garden room and office and detached…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 942 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

55 homes 631 m away were approved Aug 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2030.

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 4 within 1.0 km

Derelict building 2

4Sites at 10 & 11 Old Bawn Road, Tallaght · derelict since Oct 2024 · 728 m
576 Allenton Drive, Tallaght · derelict since Jun 2023 · 982 m

Approved, not started 1

Speaker Connolly Tavern · 55 homes approved Aug 2025, not started · 631 m

Empty land zoned for homes 1

60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 896 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:17	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	21 Oct 2026, 02:35	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 5 and 15 a year; busiest 2021. 89% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 1.0 km 34 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

1023 New Bawn Park, Oldbawn, Dublin 24, D24XY0A No decision yet
The construction of 2 storey side & rear extension containing garage/living accommodation at ground floor…
SD26B/0436W30 Sept 2026372 m
348, Glenview Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 Y0EX No decision yet
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, new gable window,…
SD26B/0437W30 Sept 2026852 m
64 Old Bawn Avenue, Old Bawn, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 RHP0 No decision yet
Retention permission consists of the construction of a garden structure ('B') in the rear garden, and a…
SD26B/0412W15 Sept 2026999 m
21, St Maelruans Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 No decision yet
Single storey extended lounge extension to the front of the existing dwelling with a new extended tiled roof…
SD26B/041011 Sept 2026797 m
38, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Dublin 24 No decision yet
Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear plus changing of existing roof profile from hipped to new mini…
SD21B/0552/EP7 Sept 2026823 m
36 Carrigwood, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24H6NA No decision yet
Construction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling.
SD26B/0398W4 Sept 2026874 m
3, Ferncourt Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24 No decision yet
Change of roof profile from hip end profile to dutch hip end profile to accommodate attic conversion with…
SD26B/04004 Sept 2026936 m
223A, Kiltipper drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24TKN2 No decision yet
Retention for detached single storey timber clad garden room and office and detached single storey shed, all…
SD26B/0373W8 Oct 2026942 m
940, Homelawn Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin, D24 RKP9 No decision yet
Demolition of existing chimney. Construction of first floor bedroom and bathroom to the side of existing…
SD26B/0327W13 Jul 2026345 m
18, Rosebank, Oldbawn, Dublin, D24 W7WA No decision yet
A single storey extension to the rear of the property, comprising of a new lounge and garage, relocation of…
SD26B/0317W25 Aug 2026893 m
15SDCC Lands @28 Locations No decision yet
Proposed Outdoor advertising project comprising of digital advertising display units
PT8SD4221 Jul 2026576 m
1118 Killakee Green, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 C7VT Approved
Conversion of existing attic to non-habitable space including raised gable to mini-hip; Dormer to rear;…
SD26B/0303W13 Aug 2026421 m
1104, St Maelruan’s Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24YR2E Approved
Construction of a two storey side extension, a first floor rear extension, a new front porch, alterations to…
SD26B/0301W24 Sept 2026889 m
131 Killakee View, Firhouse, Dublin 24 Approved
Remove the existing store to the side of the existing dwelling & replace with new two storey extension to the…
SD26B/026722 Jul 2026508 m
46, Carrigwood, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24XK2W Approved
Proposed first floor extension over the existing ground floor layout, comprising of new bedroom, utility and…
SD26B/0258W20 Jul 2026942 m
273, Glenview Park, Tallaght, Dublin, D24 AYX8 Approved
Construction of new single extension to front of existing dwelling and all associated works.
SD26B/0239W14 Jul 2026844 m
23 Pine Lawn, Old Bawn, Tallaght, Dublin 24 Approved
Extension of existing dwelling to include first floor extension over existing single storey side extension,…
SD26B/0188W10 Jun 2026804 m
35, Glenview Drive, Dublin 24, D24 V2XT Approved
Construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear.
SD26B/0173W8 Jun 2026815 m
1216, Killkaee Way, Dublin 24, D24 N6P7 Approved
Construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear and three rooflights to the front alongside…
SD26B/0172W8 Jun 2026452 m
20, Kiltipper Close, Aylesbury, Dublin 24, D24Y8DV Approved
Construction of new single storey front extension, single storey rear extension and conversion of attic to…
SD26B/0163W3 Jun 2026739 m
Old Bawn Way, Tallaght, Co.Dublin Refused
The construction of a single storey 1 bedroom house (approx. 52 sq./m) with associated private open space and…
SD26A/0079W21 May 2026786 m
8Hawthorns, Killakee Lawns, Firhouse, Dublin 24 Approved
Construction of 2 three storey dwellings and associated ancillary site works.
SD21A/0255/EP20 May 2026334 m
35, Glenview Drive, Dublin, D24 V2XT Withdrawn or not valid
Construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear.
SD26B/0123W9 Apr 2026815 m
1418, Glencarrig Green, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 EK0D Approved
Single Storey Extension to the Front, Side and Rear. The front section being a Porch.
SD26B/008522 Apr 2026562 m
No 16, Ferncourt Green, Oldcourt Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24 Approved
Change of Roof profile from hip end profile to Dutch hip end profile to accommodate attic conversion…
SD26B/007620 Apr 2026900 m
Tallaght Village Enhancement Scheme, Dublin 24. No decision yet
Pursuant to the requirements of the above, South Dublin County Council hereby give notice to construct the…
PT8SD34911 Feb 2026923 m
4, Bolbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24W02E Approved
Demolition of existing ground floor front porch & side extension and partial area of side boundary wall.…
SD26B/004630 Mar 2026873 m
32, Oldcourt Farm, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 EYF3 Approved
The development will consist of : a single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling;…
SD25B/0684W4 Feb 2026643 m
55, Old Bawn Way, Dublin 24 Approved
The demolition of existing Side extension and the construction of a new two storey, Pitched-roof side…
SD25B/0679W4 Feb 2026921 m
7Kilakee Green, Ballycragh, Dublin 24 Approved
The development consists of permission for retention of minor alterations to the dwelling house from that…
SD25A/0296W3 Feb 2026330 m
Units 3B & 4, Lidl Complex, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Approved
The amalgamation of the two retail/commercial units 3b and 4 to a single retail/commercial unit. The…
SD25A/0272W19 Dec 2025885 m
14, Wood Dale Green, Ballycullen View, Dublin 24. Approved
Raise the side gable wall to facilitate an attic conversion with dormer window to the rear & front, along…
SD25B/0625W5 Dec 2025994 m
14, Wood Dale Green, Ballycullen View, Dublin 24 Withdrawn or not valid
Raise the side gable wall to facilitate an attic conversion with dormer window to the rear & front, along…
SD25B/0618W30 Oct 2025994 m
223, Glenview Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 KV4Y Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, new gable window,…
SD25B/0615W3 Dec 2025960 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open

Building work nearby 19 in the last 12 months

2 not signed off17 no sign-off needed

18 Killakee Green, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 C7VT · 26 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0303W · 426 m
2A Kiltipper Close, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 K1K0 · 30 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0216 · 807 m
Ballycullen Avenue, Dublin 24, Dublin · 28 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 742 m
32 Oldcourt Farm, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 EYF3 · 27 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0684W · 650 m
27 Carriglea Drive, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 YP2K · 11 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0509W · 714 m
36 Killakee Walk, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 YWR5 · 31 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0397W · 505 m
37 Killakee Avenue, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 ER2V · 30 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD24B/0032 · 423 m
Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 YYK4 · 6 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · SD23A/0337 · 802 m
7 Bolbrook Grove, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 K84W · 22 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD24B/0343W · 704 m
55 Old Bawn Way, Old Bawn, South Dublin, D24 YKV0 · 25 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0679W · 923 m
39 Killakee Park, Firhouse, dublin 24, Dublin, D24 E8V0 · 22 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD22B/0172 · 605 m
25 Killakee Rise, Dublin, South Dublin, D24 NR4K · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0446W · 588 m
223 Glenview Park, Tallaght, South Dublin, D24 KV4Y · 13 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0615W · 969 m
115 Saint Maelruan's Park, South Dublin, D24 N1WK · 15 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0294 · 902 m
65 Woodlawn Park Drive, Dublin, D24 VH2R · 9 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0579W · 981 m
19 Saint Dominic's Avenue, tallaght, South Dublin, D24 R2RE · 23 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0495 · 662 m
9 Avonbeg Drive, Tallaght, South Dublin, D24 AYH2 · 5 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0314W · 630 m
Killininny Cottages, Firhouse Road West, Dublin 24, South Dublin, D24 KDX3 · 22 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0011W · 310 m
26 Old Bawn Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24, South Dublin, D24 Y03K · 12 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0435W · 814 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open

Homes coming 55 not started

3Speaker Connolly Tavern · 55 homes · not started · runs out 11 Aug 2030 · 631 m
Bruce House · 31 homes · ran out · runs out 28 Jan 2024 · 877 m
KillininnyRoad/Firhouse Road · 24 homes · building started · 557 m
Old Bawn Road/Old Bawn Way · 12 homes · building started · 624 m
St. John's · 10 homes · building started · 939 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).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Dodder Valley Park	—	—	50 m
D24 Neighbourhood	—	—	317 m
SDCC Lands @28 Locations	—	—	576 m
Old Bawn Road/Old Bawn Way	12	—	582 m
Speaker Connolly Tavern	55	—	585 m
Speaker Connolly Public House	85	—	586 m
Bruce House	38	no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)	837 m
Former Iceland Site	213	—	844 m

Who applies most nearby

South Dublin County Council — 2 applications, latest 1 Jul 2026

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Killakee Montessori · Crèche	22 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	450 m
Naíonra Santain Teoranta · Crèche	1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	473 m
Young Explorers' Preschool and Afterschool · Crèche	29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	503 m
Barnardos Child & Family Service Millbrook · Crèche	9 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	672 m
Tallaght Child Care Centre · Crèche	24 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	672 m
Curiosity House Creche & Montessori Ltd · Crèche	10 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	723 m
Mary’s House Tallaght · Crèche	9 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	732 m
Little Penguins Firhouse T/A Firhouse Childcare · Crèche	29 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	750 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Applicant organisations (from the CRO)	Derived by Planning Register	18 Oct 2026, 23:06	—
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	21 Oct 2026, 23:37	open

How busy is this area About as busy as most of South Dublin County Council.

Homes approved

Here55

Council middle0

Homes started

Here1

Council middle4

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

31% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 89% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

31% · council 18%

Homes built since 2001

2% · council 27%

Owner-occupied

89% · council 67%

Rented

7% · council 29%

Children under 15

13% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

31% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

28% · council 40%

Work mainly from home

8% · council 10%

This small area (328 people)South Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267145001

Bus

131 m

Seskin Vw Rd · 77A · busiest stop within 500 m: 8 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Within 1.0 km

OPW flood map area, not beside the house

Nearest school

459 m

Scoil Santain, 262 pupils

Homes sold nearby

126

in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Scoil Santain · primary · 262 pupils · 459 m
Firhouse Community College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 466 m
Scoil Treasa Firhouse · primary · 377 pupils · 738 m
St Dominic's National School · primary · 410 pupils · 797 m
Holy Rosary Primary School · primary · 525 pupils · 831 m
Scoil Maelruain Senior · primary · 386 pupils · 881 m
Gaelscoil na Giúise · primary · 278 pupils · 899 m
Scoil Maelruain Junior · primary · 369 pupils · 899 m

Stops 45

Seskin Vw Rd · 77A · 3/hour at peak · 131 m
Seskin Vw Rd · 77A, 77X · 4/hour at peak · 147 m
Homelawn · 77A · 3/hour at peak · 285 m
Ballycullen Drive · 49n, S6 · 4/hour at peak · 307 m
Homelawn · 77A, 77X · 4/hour at peak · 310 m
Firhouse Road · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 331 m
New Bawn Pk · 77A · 3/hour at peak · 342 m
Firhouse Coll · 49n, F1, S6, UM08 · 8/hour at peak · 367 m

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

Scoil Santain · 459 m-2.6% pupils (262)
Firhouse Community College · 466 m+0.1% pupils (825)
Scoil Treasa Firhouse · 738 m-2.3% pupils (377)
St Dominic's National School · 797 m-0.2% pupils (410)
Holy Rosary Primary School · 831 m-3.5% pupils (525)
Scoil Maelruain Senior · 881 m-0.5% pupils (386)

Open consultations

Proposed Development of a single-storey sports facility housing Whitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, along with all associated works on undeveloped land north of the sports grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire 12 days left

Council meetings 30 items

Public land

Dublin City Council · 2.46 ha · 0 m
Dublin City Council · 2.21 ha · 58 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.25 ha · 198 m
South Dublin County Council · 20.58 ha · 231 m
Dublin City Council · 0.12 ha · 241 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.15 ha · 242 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:44	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Council consultation portals	Public	21 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	21 Oct 2026, 02:35	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Planning here goes back to 2012: is the house built as approved?
Ask for: The original planning grant and an opinion of compliance.
Solicitor
Zoned G3 (high amenity), not for homes: could you extend?
Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
Solicitor · planner
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: Oldbawn
Electoral division: Tallaght-Millbrook
Electoral area: Tallaght Central
Council: South Dublin County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned G3 (high amenity); not protected; no vacant land tax.
4 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
55 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 55 at Speaker Connolly Tavern.
Firhouse Coll (bus 49n, F1) 367 m away: 8 an hour at morning peak; 53 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 89% owner-occupied (council 66%); 3% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 54% drive to work (council 54%); population down 1% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
2 appeals nearby decided in the last 12 months; 1 overturned an approval.
34 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 95% approved (council 88%); 12% for work already built (council 15%).

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.
Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
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 32

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	16 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com	Office of Public Works	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Parks and Wildlife Service	CC BY 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	21 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	21 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	19 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026
organisations	Planning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)	Derived by Planning Register	18 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)	© PSRA, PSI licence	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	18 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 register	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	18 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:57 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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