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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 27 Oct 2026, 02:44

Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Knocklyon

53.28362, -6.33440

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 100 homes approved 384 m away haven't started.

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Time
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97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=339 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–551open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov155homes approved nearby, not startednearest 384 m · LRD26A/0001W

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 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
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 mCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Dodder Valley
Heritage inventory buildings8Sally Park; Tymon South House
Radon grid squares3
Monuments3Castle - tower house; House - 18th/19th century
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: 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 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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
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: 85% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear46 decided · more info asked 20%
98% · council 96%
Two-storey side13 decided · more info asked 31%
100% · council 94%
Single-storey side15 decided · more info asked 20%
93% · council 94%
Attic or dormer187 decided · more info asked 16%
98% · council 98%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 8%
83% · council 92%
Garage conversion11 decided · more info asked 9%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front17 decided · more info asked 24%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 50%
85% · 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 · 321 nearby, 2,757 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic33—

On Monalea: 21 extensions in 10 years, 88% 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 55 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 110 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +133 days; Building starts: 142 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 51–55 (n=275)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 110 days (n=64)110 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 133 days (n=21, all appeals within 1.5 km)+133 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 142 days after permission (n=153)142 days after permissionSigned off30% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated339 decided home extensions, 158 start notices, 21 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed7 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed15 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

    Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 501053 Granted · Lands at Castlefield Avenue, Knocklyon adjoining Mimosa Castlefield… · 332 m report
    • 324381 Open · Firhouse Road, Firshouse, Co. Dublin · 459 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher26 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Knocklyon with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeApprovedNo decision yetOther
    1. 17A Glenvara Park, Knocklyon SD26B/0462WNo decision yet · 436 m
    2. 275, Monalea Grove SD26B/0371WApproved · 83 m
    3. 32 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn LRD26A/0001WApproved, no sign building has started · 384 m
    4. 4Speaker Connolly Tavern SD24A/0228WApproved, no sign building has started · 479 m
    5. 5Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Development, on SDCC land at Castlefield Avenue PT8SD359No decision yet · 383 m
    6. 68, Woodlawn Park Drive SD26B/0104WApproved · 79 m
    7. 78, Monalea Park SD26B/0165WApproved · 248 m
    8. 81a, Monalea Park SD26B/0334WApproved · 257 m
    9. 938, Woodlawn Park Avenue SD21B/0552/EPNo decision yet · 287 m
    10. 10Lands at Castlefield Avenue, Knocklyon adjoining Mimosa Castlefield Ave SD26A/0001WApproved · 332 m
    11. 11115, Woodlawn Park Grove SD25B/0698WApproved · 335 m
    12. 1246, Carrigwood SD26B/0258WApproved · 430 m
    13. 1373, Glenvara Park ED26/0057Section 5: awaiting decision · 463 m
    14. 1436 Carrigwood, Firhouse SD26B/0398WNo decision yet · 488 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 58 permissions since 2016, 24 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    83 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 60 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 58 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 19 started, 33 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT60: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused13: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided58: approved → approved5: refused → refused13: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal33: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out19: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out83 lodged83 lodged60 approved60 approved5 refused5 refused13 withdrawn or invalid13 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided58 approved58 approved5 refused5 refused14 withdrawn14 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided33 no start notice found33 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out19 started, not signed off19 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off1 ran out1 ran out

    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.

    Measured83 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-03 SD26B/0371W: Grant Permission — Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; raising of existing gable c/w ; 2026-11-16 SD26B/0462W: application received — construction of a single-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, with mono-pitched roof accommodtoday1 Nov6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 NovSD26B/0371W: Grant Permission — Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; raising of existing gable c/w · 83 m away · 2026-11-03SD26B/0462W: application received — construction of a single-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, with mono-pitched roof accommod · 436 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20267 days left
      2SD26B/0371W · Grant Permission — Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; raising of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 83 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202620 days left
      1SD26B/0462W · application received — construction of a single-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, with…
      €20 to the council · 436 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

    100 homes 384 m away were approved Aug 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2031.

    2 Firhouse Road and… · 100 homes: 100 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Speaker Connolly Tavern · 55 homes: 55 homes approved Aug 2025, not started2024202520262027202820292030203120322 Firhouse Road and… · 100 homes384 m · LRD26A/0001W100 homes approved Aug 2026, not started100 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedSpeaker Connolly Tavern · 55 homes479 m · SD24A/0228W55 homes approved Aug 2025, not started55 homes approved Aug 2025, 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 2 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public27 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 22 a year; busiest 2025. 92% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 15, 2022: 10, 2023: 13, 2024: 13, 2025: 22, 2026: 1001020302021: 13 approved2021: 2 withdrawn or invalid15’21*2022: 5 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid2022: 1 undecided10’222023: 11 approved2023: 1 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid13’232024: 10 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid13’242025: 14 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 6 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided22’252026: 7 approved2026: 3 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 500 m 13 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • 131 Monalea Grove, Dublin 24, Dublin, D24 H1K7 · 28 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0530W · 218 m
    • Ballycullen Avenue, Dublin 24, Dublin · 28 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 434 m
    • Sally Park Close, Dublin, D24 CC90 · 21 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 291 m
    • 1A Monalea Park, Firhouse, South Dublin · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25A/0084 · 271 m
    • 115 Woodlawn Park Grove, South Dublin, D24 FX9W · 6 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0698W · 349 m
    • 65 Woodlawn Park Drive, Dublin, D24 VH2R · 9 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0579W · 129 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Homes coming 155 not started
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    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

    Estate: Monalea · 29 applications in 10 years · 88% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    D24 Neighbourhood——282 m
    Former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn100—315 m
    2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn83—315 m
    The Firhouse Inn100—317 m
    Castlefield Avenue3131 not started (2026-Q2)383 m
    Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Developm29—383 m
    Knocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme——413 m
    Speaker Connolly Tavern55—441 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Tigers Childcare · Crèche12 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate571 m
    Naíonra Chnoc Liamhna · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate680 m
    Delaford Montessori · Crèche18 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate778 m
    Naíonra na Giúise · Crèche21 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate822 m
    Killakee Montessori · Crèche22 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate828 m
    Eager Beavers Montessori · Crèche9 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate857 m
    Glenview Montessori Pre- School · Crèche6 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate859 m
    Naíonra Santain Teoranta · Crèche1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate874 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, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here155
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here82
    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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    7% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 86% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    7% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    4% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 67%
    Rented
    10% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    21% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    32% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    46% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    17% · council 10%
    This small area (276 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267084035

    Road noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    153 m
    Woodlawn Park · S6 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 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
    256 m
    Scoil Carmel, 313 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    29
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Carmel · primary · 313 pupils · 256 m
    • Scoil Treasa Firhouse · primary · 377 pupils · 440 m
    • Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna · primary · 233 pupils · 536 m
    • Firhouse Educate Together National School · primary · 355 pupils · 751 m
    • Gaelscoil na Giúise · primary · 278 pupils · 819 m
    • Scoil Santain · primary · 262 pupils · 877 m
    • St Roses Special School · primary · 63 pupils · 987 m

    Stops 41

    • Woodlawn Park · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 153 m
    • Woodlawn · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 169 m
    • Monalea Grove · 65B, F1 · 5/hour at peak · 295 m
    • Ballycullen Road · S6, UM08 · 4/hour at peak · 297 m
    • Monalea Grove · 65B, F1 · 5/hour at peak · 309 m
    • Monalea Wood · S6, UM08 · 4/hour at peak · 316 m
    • Sally Park Close · 65B, F1 · 5/hour at peak · 323 m
    • Sally Park Close · 65B, F1 · 5/hour at peak · 332 m

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

    • Scoil Carmel · 256 m-7.1% pupils (313)
    • Scoil Treasa Firhouse · 440 m-2.3% pupils (377)
    • Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna · 536 m+6.4% pupils (233)
    • Firhouse Educate Together National School · 751 m-6.6% pupils (355)
    • Gaelscoil na Giúise · 819 m+5.7% pupils (278)
    • Scoil Santain · 876 m-2.6% pupils (262)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 16 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.11 ha · 284 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 20.58 ha · 293 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.12 ha · 296 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.5 ha · 300 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.37 ha · 323 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.14 ha · 325 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 27 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Council consultation portalsPublic27 Oct 2026, 00:57open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public27 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    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. Application 436 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Decision 83 m away can be appealed until 3 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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
    Tymon South
    Electoral division
    Firhouse Village
    Electoral area
    Firhouse-Bohernabreena
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • 155 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 100 at 2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The….
    • Monalea Grove (bus 65B, F1) 295 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 46 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 55% drive to work (council 54%).
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Monalea: 21 in 10 years, 88% approved.
    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.
    • 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.
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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 27 Oct 2026, 02:44 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.