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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 09:52

Knocklyon Close

53.28527, -6.32082

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 5 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 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 houseAll of Knocklyon CloseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Knocklyon Close2022: 2 files on Knocklyon Close2026: 1 file on Knocklyon Close4 files

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 riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Knocklyon House; Idrone
Radon grid squares3
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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 88–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 87% approved, and 70% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear67 decided · more info asked 10%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 99%
Two-storey side14 decided · more info asked 43%
93% · council 94%
Single-storey side17 decided · more info asked 18%
94% · council 94%
Attic or dormer236 decided · more info asked 17%
99% · council 98%
First-floor16 decided · more info asked 6%
88% · council 92%
Garage conversion19 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front17 decided · more info asked 6%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 70%
87% · 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 · 425 nearby, 2,908 council-wide

Figure 3

Knocklyon Close, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

4 planning files on Knocklyon Close since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 9 · 2021 · garage conversion · approved · SD21B/0021No. 9 · 2026 · first-floor · approved · SD26B/0156WPorches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo. 1 · 2022 · new house · approved · SD22A/00361No. 23 · 2022 · new house · approved · SD22A/0450
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Knocklyon Close" 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 · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

3 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic21—
First-floor11—
Two-storey rear11—

On Knocklyon Woods: 18 extensions in 10 years, 88% of all applications approved; most common two-storey side.

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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 58 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 111 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +159 days; Building starts: 127 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 50–55 (n=355)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 111 days (n=73)111 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 159 days (n=27, all appeals within 1.5 km)+159 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 127 days after permission (n=209)127 days after permissionSigned off47% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated428 decided home extensions, 215 start notices, 27 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 21 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed21 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 1 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 501266 Refused · 15, Knocklyon Park, Templeogue, Dublin 16, D16 N1W8 · 315 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher4 Nov 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Knocklyon Close with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsLarge schemeBuilding startedApprovedOtherRefused
    1. 123 Knocklyon Grove, Knocklyon SD26B/0466WNo decision yet · 71 m
    2. 223 Delaford Ave, Knocklyon SD26B/0459WNo decision yet · 329 m
    3. 3Vista Montana, Firhouse Road SD17A/0364/FEP1Approved · 348 m
    4. 4Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Development, on SDCC land at Castlefield Avenue PT8SD359No decision yet · 479 m
    5. 523 Knocklyon Close, Dublin SD22A/0450Building started · 45 m
    6. 62 Knocklyon Avenue, Dublin 16 SD26B/0032WBuilding started · 167 m
    7. 716 Idrone Park, Knocklyon SD26B/0062WBuilding started · 190 m
    8. 89, Knocklyon Close SD26B/0156WApproved · 84 m
    9. 92 Mount Alton Court, Knocklyon SD26B/0225WApproved · 146 m
    10. 1018 Idrone Park, Knocklyon SD26B/0309WApproved · 197 m
    11. 11Iona Pastoral Community Centre, Idrone Avenue ED26/0081Section 5: exempt · 270 m
    12. 1230, Idrone Drive SD26B/0092Approved · 276 m
    13. 1315, Knocklyon Park SD26B/0056WRefused · 315 m
    14. 1475, Idrone Park ED26/0098Section 5: exempt · 344 m
    15. 1527, Green Acre Court SD26B/0127WApproved · 394 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 69 permissions since 2016, 27 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    89 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 69 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 69 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 13 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 41 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT69: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused9: lodged → withdrawn or invalid8: lodged → undecided69: approved → approved3: refused → refused9: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn8: undecided → undecided41: approved → no start notice found13: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out89 lodged89 lodged69 approved69 approved3 refused3 refused9 withdrawn or invalid9 withdrawn or invalid8 undecided8 undecided69 approved69 approved3 refused3 refused9 withdrawn9 withdrawn8 undecided8 undecided41 no start notice found41 no start notice found13 built, owner opted out13 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 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.

    Measured89 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 16 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-16 SD26B/0459W: application received — Conversion of existing garage to habitable use, construction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to the rear, constr; 2026-11-18 SD26B/0466W: application received — Single storey extension, a rear attic dormer extension, 3 no. roof windows to front elevation, alterations to existing rtoday10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 DecSD26B/0459W: application received — Conversion of existing garage to habitable use, construction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to the rear, constr · 329 m away · 2026-11-16SD26B/0466W: application received — Single storey extension, a rear attic dormer extension, 3 no. roof windows to front elevation, alterations to existing r · 71 m away · 2026-11-18
    Comments close
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202611 days left
      2SD26B/0459W · application received — Conversion of existing garage to habitable use, construction of a single-storey flat-roof…
      €20 to the council · 329 m away
    • Comments close 18 Nov 202613 days left
      1SD26B/0466W · application received — Single storey extension, a rear attic dormer extension, 3 no. roof windows to front elevation,…
      €20 to the council · 71 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 6 and 20 a year; busiest 2025. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 19, 2022: 16, 2023: 13, 2024: 6, 2025: 20, 2026: 15051015202021: 13 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 5 withdrawn or invalid19’21*2022: 13 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid2022: 1 undecided16’222023: 11 approved2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid13’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 18 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided20’252026: 8 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 6 undecided15’26*
    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 19 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    8 no sign-off needed
    • 62 Knocklyon Avenue, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 H3K8 · 7 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0032W · 167 m
    • 3 Knocklyon Avenue, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 Y9P0 · 20 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD21B/0649 · 204 m
    • 523 Knocklyon Close, Dublin, D16FA44 · 14 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD22A/0450 · 45 m
    • 716 Idrone Park, Knocklyon, South Dublin, D16 PX29 · 29 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0062W · 190 m
    • 15 Knocklyon Park, Knocklyon, South Dublin, D16 N1W8 · 28 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0061W · 328 m
    • 20 Coolamber Park, Knocklyon, South Dublin, D16 E4W0 · 28 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0658W · 478 m
    • 5A Knocklyon Avenue, Knocklyon, South Dublin, D16 WV38 · 27 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0433W · 182 m
    • 65 Cremorne, South Dublin, D16 A8P3 · 26 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD23B/0504 · 437 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Castlefield, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 · Stage 2 pre planning · 17 homes · 320 m
    • Homeville, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 · Completed · 16 homes · 320 m
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    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: Knocklyon Woods · 28 applications in 10 years · 88% approved · most common: two-storey side

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Knocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme——97 m
    Dodder Greenway——447 m
    SDCC Lands @28 Locations——459 m
    Castlefield Avenue3131 not started (2026-Q2)479 m
    Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Developm29—479 m
    D24 Neighbourhood——625 m
    Scholarstown House76—708 m
    Former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn100—719 m

    Who applies most nearby

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Naíonra Chnoc Liamhna · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate273 m
    Delaford Montessori · Crèche18 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate280 m
    Tigers Childcare · Crèche12 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate376 m
    Eager Beavers Montessori · Crèche9 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate454 m
    Cool Kidz Creche · Crèche26 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate560 m
    Tigers Childcare & Nexus Preschool · Crèche4 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate738 m
    Little Penguins · Crèche16 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate793 m
    Let's Play Pre- School · Crèche7 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate799 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, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:01open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register1 Nov 2026, 23:02—
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here155
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here82
    Council middle2
    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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    4% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 98% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    4% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    98% · council 67%
    Rented
    1% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    29% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    66% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 10%
    This small area (328 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267086002

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    413 m
    Knocklyon Shop Cntr · 15 · busiest stop within 500 m: 10 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    328 m
    St Colmcille Senior NS, 744 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    26
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Colmcille Senior NS · primary · 744 pupils · 328 m
    • Scoil Colmcille Naofa · primary · 721 pupils · 328 m
    • Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna · primary · 233 pupils · 423 m
    • St. Colmcille's Community School · postprimary · 727 pupils · 836 m

    Stops 31

    • Knocklyon Shop Cntr · 15 · 8/hour at peak · 413 m
    • Knocklyon Shop Cntr · 15 · 7/hour at peak · 426 m
    • Knocklyon Avenue · 65B, F1, S6 · 9/hour at peak · 434 m
    • Green Acre Ct · 65B, F1, S6 · 9/hour at peak · 463 m
    • Knocklyon Avenue · 65B, F1, S6 · 10/hour at peak · 464 m
    • Dargle Wood · 15 · 8/hour at peak · 499 m
    • Dargle Wood · 15 · 7/hour at peak · 504 m
    • Green Acre Ct · 65B, F1, S6, UM08 · 10/hour at peak · 508 m

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

    • St Colmcille Senior NS · 328 m-1.7% pupils (744)
    • Scoil Colmcille Naofa · 328 m-2.3% pupils (721)
    • Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna · 423 m+6.4% pupils (233)
    • St. Colmcille's Community School · 836 m+0.3% pupils (727)

    Council meetings 16 items

    Public land

    • South Dublin County Council · 0.1 ha · 259 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.74 ha · 279 m
    • Dublin City Council · 3.17 ha · 344 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.35 ha · 354 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.16 ha · 385 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.26 ha · 394 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
    Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
    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 70 m away open for comments until 18 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Building work started 45 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for SD22A/0450.
      Agent · 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
    Knocklyon
    Electoral division
    Firhouse-Knocklyon
    Electoral area
    Firhouse-Bohernabreena
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 18 Nov 2026.
    • Knocklyon Avenue (bus 65B, F1) 464 m away: 10 an hour at morning peak; 50 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 98% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 58% drive to work (council 54%).
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Knocklyon Woods: 18 in 10 years, 88% approved.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
    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 5 Nov 2026, 09:52 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.