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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 12:49

Barton Drive, Haroldsgrange

53.28792, -6.28060

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2019. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 201996%of home extensions approved nearbyn=820 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–552open for comments nearbyclose 4 Nov–12 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 54 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 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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2019.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960. 1 planning file on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Barton DriveBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2019: SD19B/0329 · attic or dormer, approved1998: 1 file on Barton Drive1999: 2 files on Barton Drive2000: 2 files on Barton Drive2003: 2 files on Barton Drive2004: 4 files on Barton Drive2005: 4 files on Barton Drive2006: 1 file on Barton Drive2007: 1 file on Barton Drive2008: 2 files on Barton Drive2009: 2 files on Barton Drive2010: 3 files on Barton Drive2011: 1 file on Barton Drive2012: 1 file on Barton Drive2013: 2 files on Barton Drive2014: 1 file on Barton Drive2016: 2 files on Barton Drive2017: 1 file on Barton Drive2018: 1 file on Barton Drive2019: 2 files on Barton Drive2020: 2 files on Barton Drive2021: 2 files on Barton Drive2022: 1 file on Barton Drive2023: 4 files on Barton Drive2024: 5 files on Barton Drive2025: 1 file on Barton Drive2026: 2 files on Barton Drive52 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. 2019
    SD19B/0329 · attic or dormer · approved 2019 · ran out unbuilt
    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 buildings34Loreto Abbey; Abbey View
Radon grid squares2
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 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
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: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear129 decided · more info asked 16%
97% · council 94%
Two-storey rear61 decided · more info asked 30%
93% · council 94%
Two-storey side37 decided · more info asked 22%
100% · council 94%
Single-storey side29 decided · more info asked 14%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer343 decided · more info asked 13%
96% · council 95%
First-floor42 decided · more info asked 14%
93% · council 92%
Garage conversion67 decided · more info asked 10%
97% · council 99%
Porch or front34 decided · more info asked 15%
94% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site70 decided · more info asked 51%
67% · 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 · 812 nearby, 4,865 council-wide

Figure 3

Barton Drive, file by file since 1998

43 of 43 decided extensions on the road were approved.

52 planning files on Barton Drive since 1998, by kind and decision.199820002002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Extensions, atticsNo. 2 · 1999 · two-storey side · approved · S99B/0200No. 22A · 2000 · rear · approved · S00A/0440No. 68 · 2000 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · S00B/0696No. 17 · 2003 · two-storey side · approved · SD03B/0286No. 35 · 2003 · porch / front · approved · SD03B/0360No. 39 · 2004 · two-storey side · approved · SD04B/0359No. 46 · 2004 · single-storey side · approved · SD04B/0443No. 15 · 2004 · two-storey side · approved · SD04B/0630No. 60 · 2004 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD04B/0678No. 3 · 2005 · two-storey side · approved · SD05B/0015No. 68 · 2005 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD05B/0494No. 23 · 2005 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD05B/0613No. 55 · 2006 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD06B/0078No. 51 · 2007 · single-storey rear · approved · SD07B/0584No. 57 · 2008 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD08B/0293No. 60 · 2008 · single-storey rear · approved · SD08B/0618No. 33 · 2009 · two-storey side · approved · SD09B/0480No number · 2010 · first-floor · approved · SD10A/0131No. 46 · 2010 · single-storey side · approved · SD10B/0463No. 77 · 2011 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD11B/0114No. 81 · 2012 · single-storey rear · approved · SD12B/0238No. 9 · 2013 · other extension · approved · SD13B/0079No. 60 · 2013 · rear · approved · SD13B/0166No. 100 · 2014 · single-storey rear · approved · SD14B/0124No. 88 · 2016 · garage conversion · approved · SD16B/0068No. 90 · 2016 · two-storey side · approved · SD16B/0260No. 53 · 2017 · single-storey rear · approved · SD17B/0264No. 24 · 2018 · first-floor · approved · SD18A/0281No. 56 · 2019 · two-storey rear · approved · SD19B/0329No. 10 · 2019 · garage conversion · approved · SD19B/0371No. 25 · 2020 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD20B/0106No. 10 · 2020 · first-floor · approved · SD20B/0352No. 21 · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · SD21B/0185No. 100 · 2022 · first-floor · approved · SD22B/0390No. 93 · 2023 · garage conversion · approved · SD23B/0059No. 92 · 2023 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD23B/0157No. 84 · 2023 · first-floor · approved · SD23B/0489No. 73 · 2024 · garage conversion · approved · SD24B/0186No. 73 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD24B/0285WNo. 98 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · SD24B/0289No. 88 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD24B/0428WNo. 84 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD25B/0324WNo. 89 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · SD26B/0340WNo. 79 · 2026 · single-storey rear · undecided · SD26B/0433WPorches, roofs, otherNo. 24 · 1998 · other work · approved · S98A/0706No. 24 · 1999 · other work · refused · S99A/0557No. 87 · 2005 · other work · approved · SD05B/0130No number · 2009 · other work · refused · SD09A/0469No number · 2010 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · SD10A/0058No. 30 · 2021 · other work · refused · SD21A/0330No. 40 · 2023 · other work · approved · SD23B/0069No. 30 · 2024 · other work · approved · SD24A/0238New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

52 files with "Barton Drive" 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 · 1998–2026

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

2 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic32—
Single-storey rear10—

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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 64 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 118 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +123 days; Building starts: 120 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 50–55 (n=686)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 118 days (n=134)118 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 123 days (n=95, all appeals within 1.5 km)+123 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 120 days after permission (n=436)120 days after permissionSigned off497 days after the start, for the few who file. 51% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated820 decided home extensions, 440 start notices, 95 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    21 of 42 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 53 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed42 decided
    21 became permissions
    Approvals appealed53 decided
    4 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
    • 324424 Invalid · 4, St.Enda's Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D14 E6W8 · 320 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher19 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Barton Drive, Haroldsgrange with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingBuilding startedNo decision yetApprovedOther
    1. 164, Longwood Park SD26B/0454WNo decision yet · 236 m
    2. 2Loreto Primary School, Grange Road SD20A/0296/EPNo decision yet · 371 m
    3. 354 Loreto Avenue, Nutgrove D26B/0453/WEBApproved · 496 m
    4. 46 Barton Road West. Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. D14 XF85 1959Derelict building · 139 m
    5. 526 Barton Road West, South Dublin SD25B/0449WBuilding started · 72 m
    6. 679 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham SD26B/0433WNo decision yet · 145 m
    7. 711 Aranleigh Gardens, Rathfarnham SD26B/0287WApproved · 152 m
    8. 889 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham SD26B/0340WApproved · 189 m
    9. 91, Aranleigh Vale SD20A/0340/EPApproved · 238 m
    10. 1025, Aranleigh Gardens SD26B/0047WApproved · 240 m
    11. 113 St. Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham SD26B/0298WApproved · 276 m
    12. 121 Aranleigh Mount, Rathfarnham SD26A/0076WApproved · 283 m
    13. 1314, St.Patrick's Cottages ED26/0043Section 5: exempt · 296 m
    14. 144, St.Enda's Park ED26/0048Section 5: exempt · 320 m
    15. 1536, Grange Manor Drive SD20A/0290/EPApproved · 416 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 127 permissions since 2016, 60 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    153 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 125 approved, 15 refused. After appeals: 127 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 26 built with the owner's opt-out, 31 started, 64 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT125: lodged → approved15: lodged → refused10: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided124: approved → approved12: refused → refused10: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal64: approved → no start notice found26: approved → built, owner opted out31: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out153 lodged153 lodged125 approved125 approved15 refused15 refused10 withdrawn or invalid10 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided127 approved127 approved12 refused12 refused11 withdrawn11 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided64 no start notice found64 no start notice found26 built, owner opted out26 built, owner opted out31 started, not signed off31 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured153 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

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

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-03 D26B/0453/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto; 2026-11-04 SD20A/0296/EP: application received — Redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a Pro; 2026-11-12 SD26B/0454W: application received — Construction of a New Dormer to the Rear and Conversion of Attic Together with a new Velux Window to the Front Elevationtoday24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 NovD26B/0453/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto · 496 m away · 2026-11-03SD20A/0296/EP: application received — Redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a Pro · 371 m away · 2026-11-04SD26B/0454W: application received — Construction of a New Dormer to the Rear and Conversion of Attic Together with a new Velux Window to the Front Elevation · 236 m away · 2026-11-12
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 202615 days left
      3D26B/0453/WEB · GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 496 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 202616 days left
      2SD20A/0296/EP · application received — Redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the…
      €20 to the council · 371 m away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202624 days left
      1SD26B/0454W · application received — Construction of a New Dormer to the Rear and Conversion of Attic Together with a new Velux…
      €20 to the council · 236 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

    • 46 Barton Road West. Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. D14 XF85 · derelict since Dec 2023 · 139 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 12 and 23 a year; busiest 2023. 89% of decisions were approvals.

    2016: 2, 2017: 13, 2018: 13, 2019: 12, 2020: 17, 2021: 14, 2022: 18, 2023: 23, 2024: 18, 2025: 12, 2026: 1101020302016: 2 approved2’16*2017: 10 approved2017: 2 refused2017: 1 withdrawn or invalid13’172018: 11 approved2018: 2 refused13’182019: 11 approved2019: 1 withdrawn or invalid12’192020: 15 approved2020: 1 refused2020: 1 withdrawn or invalid17’202021: 11 approved2021: 2 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid14’212022: 12 approved2022: 4 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid18’222023: 20 approved2023: 1 refused2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid23’232024: 15 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid18’242025: 11 approved2025: 1 refused12’252026: 7 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided11’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2016 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 17 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14., Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 YY28 · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD20A/0296 ABP-310027-21 · 392 m
    • Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham,, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 YY28 · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-310027-21 · 389 m
    • Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14., Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 YY28 · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD20A/0296 ABP-310027-21 · 412 m
    • Sarah Curran Avenue, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 V8W5 · 2 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0414 · 246 m
    • 57 Barton Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 C6K0 · 25 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0123W · 225 m
    • 3 Aranleigh Dell, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D14 VY02 · 25 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 310 m
    • 526 Barton Road West, South Dublin, D14 YE68 · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0449W · 72 m
    • 22 Hermitage Court, Dublin 16, South Dublin, D16 F6W2 · 30 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0313W · 392 m
    • 84 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 XP29 · 29 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0324W · 128 m
    • 12 Willbrook Downs, Dublin, South Dublin, D14 T9F7 · 27 Oct 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0554W · 435 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 19 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Grange Road——321 m
    Loreto Abbey503—408 m
    54 Nutgrove Avenue6243 built · 19 being built (2026-Q2)500 m
    Silveracre, Whitechurch Road2222 built (2025-Q4)548 m
    Former Filling Station, Nutgrove Avenue2828 built (2026-Q2)673 m
    SDCC Lands @28 Locations——777 m
    Pearse Brothers Park10—958 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Harvard Creche & Montessori · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate113 m
    Silveracre Montessori & Afterschool Club · Crèche25 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate378 m
    Giraffe Childcare Rathfarnham · Crèche27 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate557 m
    Young World · Crèche18 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate717 m
    Daisy Chain Montessori and Childcare Ltd · Crèche4 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate868 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here22
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here82
    Council middle5
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    62% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 88% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    62% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    88% · council 67%
    Rented
    9% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    57% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 10%
    This small area (319 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267115007

    Bus
    166 m
    S Curran Ave · 16, 16D · 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
    392 m
    Clochar Loreto NS, 445 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    43
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Clochar Loreto NS · primary · 445 pupils · 392 m
    • Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh · postprimary · 296 pupils · 496 m
    • Loreto High School · postprimary · 625 pupils · 543 m
    • Rathfarnham Educate Together · primary · 188 pupils · 563 m
    • Marley Grange Ns · primary · 461 pupils · 650 m
    • Scoil Mhuire Boys · primary · 367 pupils · 798 m
    • Ballyroan B NS · primary · 375 pupils · 938 m
    • Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire · primary · 209 pupils · 978 m

    Stops 47

    • S Curran Ave · 16, 16D · 4/hour at peak · 166 m
    • Saint Enda's Drive · 16 · 6/hour at peak · 182 m
    • Saint Enda's Drive · 16, 16D · 4/hour at peak · 190 m
    • S Curran Ave · 16 · 6/hour at peak · 196 m
    • Tara Hill Road · 16, 16D · 4/hour at peak · 334 m
    • St Enda's Park · 16, 16D · 4/hour at peak · 364 m
    • St Enda's Park · 16 · 6/hour at peak · 369 m
    • Loreto Beaufort · 16 · 6/hour at peak · 491 m

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

    • Clochar Loreto NS · 392 m-4.9% pupils (445)
    • Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh · 496 m-2.6% pupils (296) · 18 classrooms 2026, approved
    • Loreto High School · 543 m-3.1% pupils (625) · an extension 2025, approved
    • Rathfarnham Educate Together · 563 m-8.3% pupils (188)
    • Marley Grange Ns · 650 m-0.9% pupils (461)
    • Scoil Mhuire Boys · 798 m-5.4% pupils (367)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 25 items

    Public land

    • The Minister for Finance · 4.94 ha · 214 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.71 ha · 376 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.41 ha · 437 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.61 ha · 463 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.39 ha · 466 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Council consultation portalsPublic19 Oct 2026, 01:38open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Attic or dormer (SD19B/0329) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 236 m away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Building work started 72 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for SD25B/0449W.
      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
    Rathfarnham
    Electoral division
    Rathfarnham-Hermitage
    Electoral area
    Rathfarnham-Templeogue
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest SD19B/0329, approved 2019, ran out unbuilt.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
    • Saint Enda's Drive (bus 16) 182 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 40 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 66%); 5% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1946–1960; 55% drive to work (council 54%); population down 5% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • 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—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
    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)Public19 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher19 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—
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    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public19 Oct 2026
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    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence19 Oct 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 19 Oct 2026, 12:49 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.