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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:26

Willbrook, Willbrook

53.28720, -6.28879

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 4 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202398%of home extensions approved nearbyn=489 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–554open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov–25 Nov

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 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 7 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). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.

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. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of WillbrookBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2023: SD23B/0126 · extension, approved2021: 2 files on Willbrook2022: 1 file on Willbrook2023: 3 files on Willbrook2025: 2 files on Willbrook8 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    SD23B/0126 · extension · approved 2023 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
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
Heritage inventory buildings14milestone/milepost; Roseville
Radon grid squares1
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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · 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
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 76% approved, and 68% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear77 decided · more info asked 17%
96% · council 96%
Two-storey rear30 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 99%
Two-storey side16 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 94%
Single-storey side15 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 94%
Attic or dormer242 decided · more info asked 15%
99% · council 98%
First-floor23 decided · more info asked 4%
100% · council 92%
Garage conversion42 decided · more info asked 10%
98% · council 99%
Porch or front15 decided · more info asked 20%
93% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site34 decided · more info asked 68%
76% · 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 · 494 nearby, 2,908 council-wide

Figure 3

Willbrook, file by file since 2021

6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

8 planning files on Willbrook since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 11 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · withdrawn or invalid · SD21B/0245No. 11 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD21B/0314No. 53 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD22B/0182No. 57 · 2023 · first-floor · approved · SD23B/0126No. 53 · 2023 · first-floor · approved · SD23B/0311No. 85 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD25B/0252WNo. 83 · 2025 · first-floor · approved · SD25B/0712WPorches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo. 5 · 2023 · new house · approved · SD23A/00115
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

8 files with "Willbrook" 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 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

2 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic10—
First-floor11—
Other11—

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 124 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +199 days; Building starts: 126 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 49–55 (n=405)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 124 days (n=83)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 199 days (n=40, all appeals within 1.5 km)+199 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 126 days after permission (n=244)126 days after permissionSigned off417 days after the start, for the few who file. 55% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated489 decided home extensions, 249 start notices, 40 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    7 of 18 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 22 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed18 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed22 decided
    0 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 324355 Pending · Rosebank House & Rosebank Lodge, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin… · 304 m
    • 324134 Pending · Rose Bank & Rosebank Lodge, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 · 311 m
    • 324066 Pending · Rosebank, Ballyboden Road, Dublin 14 · 276 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Willbrook, Willbrook with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingBuilding startedApprovedOther
    1. 1Avalon, 3 Sarah Curran Ave SD26B/0470WNo decision yet · 253 m
    2. 21 Willowbank Park, Rathfarnham SD26B/0472WNo decision yet · 388 m
    3. 31, Corner site to the side of SD26A/0251WNo decision yet · 422 m
    4. 4175, Whitecliff SD26B/0445WNo decision yet · 479 m
    5. 5130, Butterfield Park SD26B/0250WApproved · 442 m
    6. 66 Barton Road West. Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. D14 XF85 1959Derelict building · 453 m
    7. 785 Willbrook Estate, Rathfarnham SD25B/0252WBuilding started · 89 m
    8. 883, Willbrook Estate SD25B/0712WApproved · 65 m
    9. 9109 Whitecliff, Rathfarnham SD26B/0093WApproved · 216 m
    10. 1016, Glendoher Road SD26A/0042WApproved · 252 m
    11. 113 St. Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham SD26B/0298WApproved · 263 m
    12. 1225 Fonthill Park, Rathfarnham SD26B/0107WApproved · 286 m
    13. 13Rosebank House & Rosebank Lodge, Ballyboden Road ED26/0050Section 5: awaiting decision · 304 m
    14. 14Rosebank, Ballyboden Road ED25/0102Section 5: awaiting decision · 305 m
    15. 1533 Willowbank Park, Rathfarnham SD26B/0121WApproved · 305 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 77 permissions since 2016, 38 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    98 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 75 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 77 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 19 built with the owner's opt-out, 18 started, 37 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT75: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused11: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided75: approved → approved5: refused → refused11: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal37: approved → no start notice found19: approved → built, owner opted out18: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out98 lodged98 lodged75 approved75 approved7 refused7 refused11 withdrawn or invalid11 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided77 approved77 approved5 refused5 refused11 withdrawn11 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided37 no start notice found37 no start notice found19 built, owner opted out19 built, owner opted out18 started, not signed off18 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off2 ran out2 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.

    Measured98 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 SD26B/0445W: application received — Conversion of carport to playroom & relocation of the front door to facilitate a new entrance provision of new door on t; 2026-11-18 SD26B/0250W: Grant Permission — Two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. First-floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling wi; 2026-11-23 SD26A/0251W: application received — a proposed new 150sqm, four bedroom, two-storey detached dwelling house with rear attic dormer, new vehicle entrance to ; 2026-11-24 SD26B/0470W: application received — The development will consist of a single storey flat roof extension to the rear and all associated site works.; 2026-11-25 SD26B/0472W: application received — The development will consist of the renovation and extension of the existing dwelling, comprising the demolition of the today5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovSD26B/0445W: application received — Conversion of carport to playroom & relocation of the front door to facilitate a new entrance provision of new door on t · 479 m away · 2026-11-06SD26B/0250W: Grant Permission — Two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. First-floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling wi · 442 m away · 2026-11-18SD26A/0251W: application received — a proposed new 150sqm, four bedroom, two-storey detached dwelling house with rear attic dormer, new vehicle entrance to · 422 m away · 2026-11-23SD26B/0470W: application received — The development will consist of a single storey flat roof extension to the rear and all associated site works. · 253 m away · 2026-11-24SD26B/0472W: application received — The development will consist of the renovation and extension of the existing dwelling, comprising the demolition of the · 388 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20266 days left
      4SD26B/0445W · application received — Conversion of carport to playroom & relocation of the front door to facilitate a new entrance…
      €20 to the council · 479 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202618 days left
      5SD26B/0250W · Grant Permission — Two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. First-floor extension to the side of the…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 442 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202623 days left
      3SD26A/0251W · application received — a proposed new 150sqm, four bedroom, two-storey detached dwelling house with rear attic dormer,…
      €20 to the council · 422 m away
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202624 days left
      1SD26B/0470W · application received — The development will consist of a single storey flat roof extension to the rear and all…
      €20 to the council · 253 m away
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202625 days left
      2SD26B/0472W · application received — The development will consist of the renovation and extension of the existing dwelling,…
      €20 to the council · 388 m away

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

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Derelict building 1

    • 66 Barton Road West. Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. D14 XF85 · derelict since Dec 2023 · 453 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 15 and 18 a year; busiest 2023. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 15, 2022: 16, 2023: 18, 2024: 15, 2025: 17, 2026: 17051015202021: 11 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 3 withdrawn or invalid15’21*2022: 11 approved2022: 4 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid16’222023: 15 approved2023: 1 refused2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid18’232024: 12 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid15’242025: 15 approved2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid17’252026: 11 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided17’26*
    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 23 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months
    9 no sign-off needed
    • 3 Orchardton, Dublin, D14 Y6Y0 · 27 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0294W · 322 m
    • 29A Willowbank Drive, Dublin 14, Dublin · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25A/0168 · 331 m
    • 33 Willowbank Park, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 Y171 · 14 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0121W · 329 m
    • Sarah Curran Avenue, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 V8W5 · 2 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0414 · 355 m
    • 18 Glendoher Drive, Dublin, D16 H6K1 · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0069W · 419 m
    • 785 Willbrook Estate, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 Y3E9 · 27 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0252W · 89 m
    • 129 Butterfield Park, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 HD93 · 25 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0521W · 419 m
    • 27 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D16 E5A0 · 12 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0012W · 412 m
    • 2 Willowbank Park, Dublin, South Dublin, D14 HX31 · 5 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0036 · 402 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Silveracre, Whitechurch Road2222 built (2025-Q4)489 m
    Rosemount District Centre——668 m
    Taylor's Lane and Edmondstown Road402—722 m
    Knocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme——741 m
    MARIAN ROAD——754 m
    Pearse Brothers Park10—778 m
    Glenmore Court Sports Facility——841 m
    Site formerly known as 546243 built · 19 being built (2026-Q2)968 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Silveracre Montessori & Afterschool Club · Crèche25 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate254 m
    Kids Inc Rathfarnham · Crèche24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate586 m
    Little Harvard Creche & Montessori · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate651 m
    Crescent Hill Pre- School · Crèche8 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate713 m
    Chestnut Montessori (IMEB) · Crèche22 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate820 m
    Buttercup Creche · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate859 m
    Giraffe Childcare Rathfarnham · Crèche27 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate881 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, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here424
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here44
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    76% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    21% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    21% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    76% · council 67%
    Rented
    22% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    28% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    56% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 10%
    This small area (243 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267116006

    Bus
    203 m
    Glendoher Road · 49n, 74 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 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
    386 m
    Ballyroan B NS, 375 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    36
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ballyroan B NS · primary · 375 pupils · 386 m
    • Loreto High School · postprimary · 625 pupils · 670 m
    • Coláiste Éanna · postprimary · 618 pupils · 684 m
    • St Patrick Gns · primary · 472 pupils · 765 m
    • Clochar Loreto NS · primary · 445 pupils · 805 m
    • Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh · postprimary · 296 pupils · 827 m
    • Scoil Mhuire · primary · 187 pupils · 872 m
    • Saplings Special School · primary · 30 pupils · 905 m

    Stops 45

    • Glendoher Road · 49n, 74 · 2/hour at peak · 203 m
    • Glendoher Road · 74 · 2/hour at peak · 210 m
    • Fonthill Park · 49n, 74 · 2/hour at peak · 244 m
    • Edenbrook Court · 74 · 2/hour at peak · 331 m
    • Everton Hall · 15B, 15D, 49n, 74 · 6/hour at peak · 382 m
    • S Curran Ave · 16, 16D · 4/hour at peak · 399 m
    • Saint Enda's Drive · 16 · 6/hour at peak · 431 m
    • S Curran Ave · 16 · 6/hour at peak · 432 m

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

    • Ballyroan B NS · 386 m-3.4% pupils (375)
    • Loreto High School · 670 m-3.1% pupils (625) · an extension 2025, approved
    • Coláiste Éanna · 684 m+1% pupils (618)
    • St Patrick Gns · 765 m-1.5% pupils (472)
    • Clochar Loreto NS · 805 m-4.9% pupils (445) · 44 classrooms 2026, no decision yet
    • Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh · 827 m-2.6% pupils (296) · 44 classrooms 2026, no decision yet · 18 classrooms 2026, approved

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 24 items

    Public land

    • The Minister for Finance · 4.94 ha · 291 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 1.29 ha · 294 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.3 ha · 398 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Extension (SD23B/0126) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 253 m away open for comments until 24 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 89 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for SD25B/0252W.
      Agent · council
    4. 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
    Willbrook
    Electoral division
    Rathfarnham-St. Enda's
    Electoral area
    Rathfarnham-Templeogue
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest SD23B/0126, approved 2023, started, no sign-off needed.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 24 Nov 2026.
    • Saint Enda's Drive (bus 16) 431 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 40 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 52% drive to work (council 54%); population up 2% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 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 31 Oct 2026, 20:26 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.