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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 17:23

Grange Downs

53.28811, -6.27292

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 4 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202397%of home extensions approved nearbyn=538 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–554open for comments nearbyclose 4 Nov–17 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 52 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 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2023: SD23B/0364 · attic or dormer, approved

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/0364 · attic or dormer · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    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 10
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 10 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
Radon grid squares4
Monuments2Mound; R149409
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), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 68% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear77 decided · more info asked 19%
95% · council 96%
Two-storey rear34 decided · more info asked 24%
94% · council 99%
Two-storey side21 decided · more info asked 29%
100% · council 94%
Single-storey side16 decided · more info asked 19%
100% · council 94%
Attic or dormer245 decided · more info asked 16%
98% · council 98%
First-floor28 decided · more info asked 11%
96% · council 92%
Garage conversion45 decided · more info asked 11%
98% · council 99%
Porch or front21 decided · more info asked 19%
95% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site38 decided · more info asked 50%
68% · 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 · 525 nearby, 2,898 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear10—

On Grange Downs: 1 extensions in 10 years; most common dormer or attic.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 118 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +142 days; Building starts: 154 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–55 (n=444)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 118 days (n=94)118 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 142 days (n=67, all appeals within 1.5 km)+142 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 154 days after permission (n=280)154 days after permissionSigned off503 days after the start, for the few who file. 58% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated538 decided home extensions, 285 start notices, 67 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    11 of 26 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 41 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed26 decided
    11 became permissions
    Approvals appealed41 decided
    7 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 · 446 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher27 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Grange Downs with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApprovedOtherNo decision yet
    1. 181 Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham SD26B/0458WNo decision yet · 419 m
    2. 2No. 47 Stonepark Abbey, Dublin 14 SD26B/0464WNo decision yet · 444 m
    3. 364, Longwood Park SD26B/0454WNo decision yet · 465 m
    4. 4Loreto Primary School, Grange Road SD20A/0296/EPNo decision yet · 474 m
    5. 554 Loreto Avenue, Nutgrove D26B/0453/WEBApproved · 302 m
    6. 645 Grange Manor Rd, Rathfarnham SD26B/0376WApproved · 315 m
    7. 736, Grange Manor Drive SD20A/0290/EPApproved · 148 m
    8. 849, Loreto Row D26A/0153/WEBApproved · 165 m
    9. 916, Grange Manor Drive ED26/0002Section 5: needs permission · 227 m
    10. 101, Aranleigh Vale SD20A/0340/EPApproved · 276 m
    11. 1125, Aranleigh Gardens SD26B/0047WApproved · 299 m
    12. 1289 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham SD26B/0340WApproved · 306 m
    13. 1330 Grange Manor Close, Rathfarnham SD26B/0194WApproved · 337 m
    14. 1479 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham SD26B/0433WNo decision yet · 360 m
    15. 1511 Aranleigh Gardens, Rathfarnham SD26B/0287WApproved · 389 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 73 permissions since 2016, 32 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    93 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 74 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 73 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 17 built with the owner's opt-out, 15 started, 39 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT74: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused10: lodged → withdrawn or invalid4: lodged → undecided72: approved → approved4: refused → refused10: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn4: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal39: approved → no start notice found17: approved → built, owner opted out15: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → ran out93 lodged93 lodged74 approved74 approved5 refused5 refused10 withdrawn or invalid10 withdrawn or invalid4 undecided4 undecided73 approved73 approved4 refused4 refused11 withdrawn11 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided39 no start notice found39 no start notice found17 built, owner opted out17 built, owner opted out15 started, not signed off15 started, not 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.

    Measured93 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    6 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 28 Oct 2026.

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-28 SD26B/0376W: Grant Permission — Widen existing brick dormer to the left located on the front elevation at first floor level to include an additional win; 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 Elevation; 2026-11-13 SD26B/0458W: application received — Demolish existing ground floor rear extension wall and add new single storey ground floor extension (additional 6.5sq.m); 2026-11-17 SD26B/0464W: application received — The development will consist of alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M. Alterations of today2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 NovSD26B/0376W: Grant Permission — Widen existing brick dormer to the left located on the front elevation at first floor level to include an additional win · 315 m away · 2026-10-28D26B/0453/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto · 302 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 · 474 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 · 465 m away · 2026-11-12SD26B/0458W: application received — Demolish existing ground floor rear extension wall and add new single storey ground floor extension (additional 6.5sq.m) · 419 m away · 2026-11-13SD26B/0464W: application received — The development will consist of alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M. Alterations of · 444 m away · 2026-11-17
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 28 Oct 2026closes today
      6SD26B/0376W · Grant Permission — Widen existing brick dormer to the left located on the front elevation at first floor level to…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 315 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20266 days left
      5D26B/0453/WEB · GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 302 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20267 days left
      4SD20A/0296/EP · application received — Redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the…
      €20 to the council · 474 m away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202615 days left
      3SD26B/0454W · application received — Construction of a New Dormer to the Rear and Conversion of Attic Together with a new Velux…
      €20 to the council · 465 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202616 days left
      1SD26B/0458W · application received — Demolish existing ground floor rear extension wall and add new single storey ground floor…
      €20 to the council · 419 m away
    • Comments close 17 Nov 202620 days left
      2SD26B/0464W · application received — The development will consist of alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width…
      €20 to the council · 444 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 13 and 22 a year; busiest 2023. 94% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 11, 2022: 17, 2023: 22, 2024: 13, 2025: 18, 2026: 1201020302021: 6 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 4 withdrawn or invalid11’21*2022: 14 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid17’222023: 22 approved22’232024: 12 approved2024: 1 refused13’242025: 13 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 4 withdrawn or invalid18’252026: 7 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 4 undecided12’26*
    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 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • Normal Unit No. 26B, 27, 28, & 29, Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D14 H522 · 28 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 406 m
    • 57 Barton Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 C6K0 · 25 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0123W · 350 m
    • 3 Aranleigh Dell, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D14 VY02 · 25 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 215 m
    • 22 Hermitage Court, Dublin 16, South Dublin, D16 F6W2 · 30 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0313W · 243 m
    • 84 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 XP29 · 29 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0324W · 385 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 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Grange Downs · 1 applications in 10 years

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Site formerly known as 546243 built · 19 being built (2026-Q2)430 m
    Former Filling Station, Nutgrove Avenue2828 built (2026-Q2)603 m
    SDCC Lands @28 Locations——832 m
    Silveracre, Whitechurch Road2222 built (2025-Q4)969 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Young World · Crèche18 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate215 m
    Little Harvard Creche & Montessori · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate429 m
    Giraffe Childcare Rathfarnham · Crèche27 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate694 m
    Daisy Chain Montessori and Childcare Ltd · Crèche4 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate795 m
    Silveracre Montessori & Afterschool Club · Crèche25 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate881 m
    Tiny Tots Preschool · Crèche2 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate940 m
    Poppins Montessori · Crèche11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate976 m
    Ballinteer Montessori School · Crèche31 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate982 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here85
    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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    2% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 91% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    2% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    1% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    91% · council 67%
    Rented
    8% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    59% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 10%
    This small area (331 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267115010

    Bus
    351 m
    Nutgrove SC · 161 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    431 m
    Rathfarnham Educate Together, 188 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    46
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Rathfarnham Educate Together · primary · 188 pupils · 431 m
    • Marley Grange Ns · primary · 461 pupils · 449 m
    • Clochar Loreto NS · primary · 445 pupils · 529 m
    • Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire · primary · 209 pupils · 657 m
    • Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh · postprimary · 296 pupils · 662 m
    • Loreto High School · postprimary · 625 pupils · 868 m

    Stops 44

    • Nutgrove SC · 161 · 0/hour at peak · 351 m
    • Nutgrove SC · 161 · 1/hour at peak · 392 m
    • Loreto Park · S6, UM08 · 4/hour at peak · 469 m
    • Marley Court · 14, 161 · 6/hour at peak · 481 m
    • Marley Court · 14, 161 · 5/hour at peak · 489 m
    • Loreto Avenue · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 492 m
    • Loreto Avenue · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 494 m
    • Nutgrove Retail Pk · 161, S6 · 5/hour at peak · 548 m

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

    • Rathfarnham Educate Together · 431 m-8.3% pupils (188)
    • Marley Grange Ns · 449 m-0.9% pupils (461)
    • Clochar Loreto NS · 529 m-4.9% pupils (445) · 44 classrooms 2026, no decision yet
    • Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire · 657 m-1.9% pupils (209)
    • Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh · 662 m-2.6% pupils (296) · 44 classrooms 2026, no decision yet · 18 classrooms 2026, approved
    • Loreto High School · 868 m-3.1% pupils (625) · an extension 2025, approved

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 25 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.22 ha · 74 m
    • Dublin City Council · 1.28 ha · 128 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.61 ha · 273 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.41 ha · 298 m
    • South Dublin County Council · 0.71 ha · 335 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.15 ha · 380 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 28 Oct 2026, 04:50
    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 4.028 Oct 2026, 04:50open
    Council consultation portalsPublic28 Oct 2026, 00:59open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public28 Oct 2026, 02:10open
    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. Attic or dormer (SD23B/0364) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    3. Application 419 m away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      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 SD23B/0364, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
    • Marley Court (bus 14, 161) 481 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 25 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 66%); 0% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 60% drive to work (council 54%); population down 5% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • 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 28 Oct 2026, 17:23 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.