Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 14 Oct 2026, 21:55

The Lawn

53.28126, -6.30628

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2009. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%).

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Time

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4planning files on this houselatest 2009 96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=692 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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). 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2010.

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

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

2010
SD09A/0496 · new house · approved 2010 · built? unknown
approvedstarted?signed off?
2007
SD07A/0428 · new house · approved 2007 · built? unknown
approvedstarted?signed off?
2006
SD06A/0597 · new house · refused 2006
approvedstarted?signed off?
2005
SD05A/0905 · new house · refused 2005
approvedstarted?signed off?

On this site

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

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

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 lived-in homes don't pay it

Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	1	Boden Park House
Radon grid squares	1

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.

Sources: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.flood_cfram, constraints.niah · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
zoning	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 23:18	open
constraints.radon	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 00:14	open
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
constraints.flood_cfram	CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	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: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 70% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear119 decided · more info asked 8%

96% · council 94%

Two-storey rear36 decided · more info asked 36%

94% · council 94%

Two-storey side32 decided · more info asked 34%

100% · council 94%

Single-storey side28 decided · more info asked 18%

100% · council 95%

Attic or dormer307 decided · more info asked 14%

97% · council 95%

First-floor26 decided · more info asked 12%

100% · council 92%

Garage conversion49 decided · more info asked 8%

98% · council 99%

Porch or front29 decided · more info asked 3%

97% · council 95%

New house in a garden or site73 decided · more info asked 53%

70% · 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 · 699 nearby, 4,892 council-wide

Figure 3

The Lawn, file by file since 2002

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "The Lawn" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2002–2026

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

2 approved

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Dormer or attic	2	2	—

On Boden Park: 48 extensions in 10 years, 91% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: npad, acp · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 02:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 68 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.

Calculated692 decided home extensions, 368 start notices, 82 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

15 of 33 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 49 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed33 decided

15 became permissions

Approvals appealed49 decided

2 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around The Lawn with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseWindow closingBuilding startedOtherApprovedNo decision yetRefused

1Cloghernagh, Scholarstown Road SD26B/0360WApproved · 264 m
221 The Lane, Newtown SD26B/0383WApproved · 382 m
329 Templeroan Way, Dublin 16 SD25B/0541WBuilding started · 148 m
433 The Crescent, Dublin SD24B/0453WBuilding started · 200 m
511, The Close ED26/0056Section 5: exempt · 103 m
616a, Templeroan Green SD26B/0097WApproved · 180 m
737, The avenue SD25B/0644WApproved · 212 m
84, The Avenue SD26B/0295WApproved · 223 m
942, Scholarstown Park ED26/0040Section 5: exempt · 291 m
1029, Scholarstown Park SD26B/0242WNo decision yet · 320 m
1135, Templeroan Avenue ED26/0102Section 5: awaiting decision · 393 m
1223, Beech Walk SD26B/0320WApproved · 434 m
1368, Dargle Wood SD21B/0201/EPRefused · 438 m
14St Endas All Weather Pitch, Ballyboden ED26/0107Section 5: awaiting decision · 466 m
15"St. Winnows", Stocking Lane LRD25A/0007WApproved · 471 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 147 permissions since 2016, 62 show a start notice and 4 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.

Measured175 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.

Time to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 21 Oct 20267 days left
1SD26B/0360W · Grant Permission — domestic works to existing two-storey detached dwelling comprised of: removal of existing single…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 264 m away
Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 202620 days left
2SD26B/0383W · Grant Permission — Single storey, flat roof extension, the full width of the west facing side of the property and the…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 382 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 14 and 23 a year; busiest 2018. 91% 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 500 m 14 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

14St Endas All Weather Pitch, Ballyboden, Sancta Maria, Ballyboden Way, Dublin 16, D16 YK88 Section 5: awaiting decision
Replacement of 12no. existing floodlighting heads to accommodate change from existing 52 no. Halogen lamps to…
ED26/01076 Oct 2026466 m
221 The Lane, Newtown, Dublin 16, D16 E9F8 Approved
Single storey, flat roof extension, the full width of the west facing side of the property and the relocation…
SD26B/0383W6 Oct 2026382 m
1Cloghernagh, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16F5C9 Approved
domestic works to existing two-storey detached dwelling comprised of: removal of existing single storey…
SD26B/0360W23 Sept 2026264 m
1223, Beech Walk, Newtown, Dublin 16, D16 Y0E3 Approved
Alterations to the existing dwelling, including the construction of a new roof over the existing rear…
SD26B/0320W25 Aug 2026434 m
23, Beech Walk, Newtown, Dublin 16, D16Y0E3 Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of alterations to the existing dwelling, including
D26B/0362/WEB24 Jun 2026434 m
84, The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Dublin 16, D16 PC52 Approved
Single storey flat roof xxtension (14sq.m) to rear rest ride of existing dwelling; West side elevation to…
SD26B/0295W10 Aug 2026223 m
511, The Close, Boden Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16C8E8 Section 5: exempt
External wall insulation, smooth finish.
ED26/005625 Jun 2026103 m
1029, Scholarstown Park, Scholarstown, Dublin 16, D16 E2T2 No decision yet
Dormer extension at existing attic level and an extension at first-floor level to facilitate the conversion…
SD26B/0242W20 May 2026320 m
1135, Templeroan Avenue, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16PW81 Section 5: awaiting decision
Replacement of the existing wrought-iron balustrade/railing to the second-floor balcony serving the main…
ED26/010214 May 2026393 m
942, Scholarstown Park, Scholarstown, Dublin 16 Section 5: exempt
(a) Removal of 12m2 Conservatory & Construct a new 24.5m2 Ground Floor Single Storey extension to rear of the…
ED26/004029 May 2026291 m
1368, Dargle Wood, Dublin 16 Refused
Construction of a two storey extension at the side and a single storey extension to the rear of existing…
SD21B/0201/EP2 Jun 2026438 m
616a, Templeroan Green, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D16E8W7 Approved
Demolition of existing side shed, new single storey front and side extension, alteration to front entrance…
SD26B/0097W27 Apr 2026180 m
737, The avenue, Boden park, Dublin 16, D16 E3C6 Approved
The conversion of existing attic space comprising of the modifications and extending existing roof structure,…
SD25B/0644W16 Jan 2026212 m
15"St. Winnows", Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, & Adjoining Lands, D16 H942. Approved
Amendments to a previously approved Large-scale Residential Development (Register Reference LRD23A/0014; ABP…
LRD25A/0007W10 Dec 2025471 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 02:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open

Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months

5 no sign-off needed

433 The Crescent, Dublin, D16 K6H7 · 23 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD24B/0453W · 200 m
329 Templeroan Way, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 C8C4 · 20 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0541W · 148 m
21 Ashton Close, Dublin, D16 V528 · 2 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0373 · 487 m
37 The Avenue, Dublin, D16 E3C6 · 1 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0644W · 224 m
11 The Glen, Ballyboden, South Dublin, D16 V0H7 · 13 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0255W · 427 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: bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open

Homes coming 0 not started

Beechpark and Maryfield · 590 homes · building started · 474 m
Scholarstown Wood · 38 homes · ran out · runs out 31 Aug 2025 · 374 m
Scholarstown Road · 10 homes · building started · 374 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Estate: Boden Park · 54 applications in 10 years · 91% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Knocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme	—	—	34 m
Scholarstown Road Residential Development	317	—	212 m
Scholarstown Road Development	411	—	212 m
Ballyboden Residential Development	610	—	212 m
Beechpark and Maryfield	590	—	351 m
Stocking Lane Development	131	—	466 m
St. Winnows	59	no activity on site reported (2025-Q2)	471 m
St. Winnows, Stocking Lane	119	—	471 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Young Days Pre School & Montessori · Crèche	5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	415 m
Tigers Childcare & Nexus Preschool · Crèche	4 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	470 m
Cool Kidz Creche · Crèche	26 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	751 m
Little Penguins · Crèche	16 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	767 m
Kids Inc Rathfarnham · Crèche	24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	813 m
Let's Play Pre- School · Crèche	7 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	903 m
Crescent Hill Pre- School · Crèche	8 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	904 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: dublin_pipeline, estates, npad, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
dublin_pipeline	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
estates	ODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) + CC-BY-4.0 (Kildare)	27 Sept 2026, 20:18	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
tusla_ey	public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)	5 Oct 2026, 23:33	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.

Homes approved

Here468

Council middle0

Homes started

Here111

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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 00:33	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

89% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

12% · council 18%

Homes built since 2001

5% · council 27%

Owner-occupied

89% · council 67%

Rented

9% · council 29%

Children under 15

20% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

14% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

69% · council 40%

Work mainly from home

16% · council 10%

This small area (318 people)South Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267013009

Bus

50 m

Templeroan Estate · 15B, S8 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Within 500 m

OPW flood map area, not beside the house

Nearest school

417 m

Sancta Maria College, 577 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 5 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Sancta Maria College · postprimary · 577 pupils · 417 m
Saplings Special School · primary · 30 pupils · 501 m
St. Colmcille's Community School · postprimary · 727 pupils · 636 m
St Patrick Gns · primary · 472 pupils · 699 m
St Colmcille Senior NS · primary · 744 pupils · 740 m
Scoil Colmcille Naofa · primary · 721 pupils · 740 m
Coláiste Éanna · postprimary · 618 pupils · 745 m
Ballyroan B NS · primary · 375 pupils · 978 m

Stops 45

Templeroan Estate · 15B, S8 · 9/hour at peak · 50 m
Templeroan Estate · 15B, 49n, S8 · 7/hour at peak · 53 m
Boden Park · 15B · 4/hour at peak · 206 m
Boden Park · 15B · 5/hour at peak · 256 m
Scholarstown Road · 15B · 4/hour at peak · 314 m
Scholarstown Park · 750, S8 · 4/hour at peak · 326 m
Ballyboden St Endas · S8 · 4/hour at peak · 330 m
Scholarstown Park · 750, S8 · 5/hour at peak · 332 m

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

Sancta Maria College · 417 m+0.5% pupils (577) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
Saplings Special School · 501 m0% pupils (30) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
St. Colmcille's Community School · 636 m+0.3% pupils (727)
St Patrick Gns · 699 m-1.5% pupils (472)
St Colmcille Senior NS · 740 m-1.7% pupils (744)
Scoil Colmcille Naofa · 740 m-2.3% pupils (721)

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 19 days left

Council meetings 25 items

Public land

South Dublin County Council · 0.43 ha · 60 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.18 ha · 91 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.13 ha · 150 m
Dublin City Council · 0.25 ha · 201 m
Dublin City Council · 0.4 ha · 213 m
Dublin City Council · 0.7 ha · 221 m

Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:43

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schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	14 Oct 2026, 02:03	open
consult	public	14 Oct 2026, 01:30	open
moderngov	public	14 Oct 2026, 01:30	open
lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

New house (SD09A/0496) approved 2010: built as approved?
Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
New house (SD07A/0428) approved 2007: built as approved?
Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
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: Scholarstown
Electoral division: Ballyboden
Electoral area: Rathfarnham-Templeogue
Council: South Dublin County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

4 applications on this site; latest SD09A/0496, approved 2010, built? unknown.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
Templeroan Estate (bus 15B, S8) 50 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 62 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 66%); 0% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 57% drive to work (council 54%); population up 4% since 2016.
2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Boden Park: 48 in 10 years, 91% approved.
Around here the council decides in a median 47 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 31 in the last year, 29 three years before.

What the terms mean 7 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.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

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National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC-BY-4.0	12 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only	11 Sept 2026
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Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 14 Oct 2026, 21:55 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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