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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 06:37

Anne Devlin Park

53.29021, -6.30205

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 3 applications nearby open for comments.

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98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=552 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–553open for comments nearbyclose 4 Nov–16 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964).

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 1961–1970.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built

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

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

On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 2028

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings4Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit; Orchardstown House
Radon grid squares1
Monuments5Burial ground; Ecclesiastical enclosure
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
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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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 95–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear101 decided · more info asked 16%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey rear35 decided · more info asked 40%
100% · council 99%
Two-storey side22 decided · more info asked 36%
95% · council 94%
Single-storey side15 decided · more info asked 13%
100% · council 94%
Attic or dormer257 decided · more info asked 17%
99% · council 98%
First-floor23 decided · more info asked 4%
100% · council 92%
Garage conversion51 decided · more info asked 8%
98% · council 99%
Porch or front16 decided · more info asked 12%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site38 decided · more info asked 66%
82% · 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 · 558 nearby, 2,908 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 8 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 8 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

6 of 6 approved (100%) · most common: dormer or attic

6 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic33—
Rear21—
Single-storey rear21—
First-floor11—

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 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: 54 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 125 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +125 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 54 days, middle half 49–55 (n=454)54 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 125 days (n=97)125 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 125 days (n=43, all appeals within 1.5 km)+125 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 126 days after permission (n=288)126 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated552 decided home extensions, 295 start notices, 43 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    7 of 19 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 24 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed19 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed24 decided
    1 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Anne Devlin Park with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingBuilding startedOtherApproved
    1. 141, Marian Crescent SD21B/0334/EPNo decision yet · 286 m
    2. 27 Ballyroan Heights, Rathfarnham SD26B/0449WNo decision yet · 311 m
    3. 3No. 2A, Orchardstown Drive SD26A/0233WNo decision yet · 328 m
    4. 45 Ballyroan Heights, Ballyroan SD26B/0391WApproved · 309 m
    5. 554 Ballyroan Road, Templeogue SD26B/0385WApproved · 373 m
    6. 660, Elkwood SD26B/0401WNo decision yet · 404 m
    7. 7130, Butterfield Park SD26B/0250WApproved · 467 m
    8. 853 Marian Crescent, Rathfarnham 1185Derelict building · 199 m
    9. 931 Orchardstown Avenue, Dublin SD24B/0447WBuilding started · 144 m
    10. 1054 Anne Devlin Road, Dublin 14 SD26B/0088WBuilding started · 160 m
    11. 113 Ballyroan Crescent, Dublin 16 SD25B/0670WBuilding started · 163 m
    12. 12126, Ballyroan Road ED25/0111Section 5: exempt · 142 m
    13. 133, Ballyroan Crescent SD25B/0670WApproved · 153 m
    14. 1442, Anne Devlin Road SD26B/0269Approved · 160 m
    15. 15134, Ballyroan Road SD26B/0019WApproved · 163 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 120 permissions since 2016, 56 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    142 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 120 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 120 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 33 built with the owner's opt-out, 21 started, 62 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT120: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused11: lodged → withdrawn or invalid6: lodged → undecided119: approved → approved3: refused → refused11: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn6: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal62: approved → no start notice found33: approved → built, owner opted out21: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out142 lodged142 lodged120 approved120 approved5 refused5 refused11 withdrawn or invalid11 withdrawn or invalid6 undecided6 undecided120 approved120 approved3 refused3 refused13 withdrawn13 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided62 no start notice found62 no start notice found33 built, owner opted out33 built, owner opted out21 started, not signed off21 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured142 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    7 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

    7 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 SD26A/0233W: application received — Alteration of the permitted site boundaries (Pl. Ref: SD18A/0030) between no. 2 and no.2A Orchardstown Drive, new pedest; 2026-11-09 SD26B/0391W: Grant Permission for Retention — Modifications to the permitted development Reg. Ref SD25B/0456W including: alterations to front elevation & demolition o; 2026-11-10 SD26B/0449W: application received — Rention permission for the following: construction of a two-storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling, incl; 2026-11-10 SD26B/0385W: Grant Permission — Demolition of the existing roofs, demolition of the single annex at the rear and demolition of a chimney stack; construc; 2026-11-13 SD26B/0401W: Request Additional Information — Construction of a 2 storey rear extension to existing dwelling.; 2026-11-16 SD21B/0334/EP: application received — Widening existing vehicular access to front to 3.6m; demolition of existing single storey side extension; new 2 storey s; 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 witoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecSD26A/0233W: application received — Alteration of the permitted site boundaries (Pl. Ref: SD18A/0030) between no. 2 and no.2A Orchardstown Drive, new pedest · 328 m away · 2026-11-04SD26B/0391W: Grant Permission for Retention — Modifications to the permitted development Reg. Ref SD25B/0456W including: alterations to front elevation & demolition o · 309 m away · 2026-11-09SD26B/0449W: application received — Rention permission for the following: construction of a two-storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling, incl · 311 m away · 2026-11-10SD26B/0385W: Grant Permission — Demolition of the existing roofs, demolition of the single annex at the rear and demolition of a chimney stack; construc · 373 m away · 2026-11-10SD26B/0401W: Request Additional Information — Construction of a 2 storey rear extension to existing dwelling. · 404 m away · 2026-11-13SD21B/0334/EP: application received — Widening existing vehicular access to front to 3.6m; demolition of existing single storey side extension; new 2 storey s · 286 m away · 2026-11-16SD26B/0250W: Grant Permission — Two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. First-floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling wi · 467 m away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20263 days left
      3SD26A/0233W · application received — Alteration of the permitted site boundaries (Pl. Ref: SD18A/0030) between no. 2 and no.2A…
      €20 to the council · 328 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 20268 days left
      4SD26B/0391W · Grant Permission for Retention — Modifications to the permitted development Reg. Ref SD25B/0456W including: alterations…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 309 m away
    • Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left
      2SD26B/0449W · application received — Rention permission for the following: construction of a two-storey extension to the front of the…
      €20 to the council · 311 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 20269 days left
      5SD26B/0385W · Grant Permission — Demolition of the existing roofs, demolition of the single annex at the rear and demolition of a…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 373 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202612 days left
      6SD26B/0401W · Request Additional Information — Construction of a 2 storey rear extension to existing dwelling.
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 404 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
      1SD21B/0334/EP · application received — Widening existing vehicular access to front to 3.6m; demolition of existing single storey side…
      €20 to the council · 286 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202617 days left
      7SD26B/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) · 467 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

    • 853 Marian Crescent, Rathfarnham · derelict since Oct 2024 · 199 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 17 and 30 a year; busiest 2022. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 32, 2022: 30, 2023: 17, 2024: 18, 2025: 23, 2026: 220102030402021: 26 approved2021: 3 refused2021: 3 withdrawn or invalid32’21*2022: 24 approved2022: 5 withdrawn or invalid2022: 1 undecided30’222023: 17 approved17’232024: 17 approved2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid18’242025: 19 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided23’252026: 17 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 4 undecided22’26*
    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 28 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off9 no sign-off needed
    • 24 Ballyroan Crescent, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 X5R2 · 27 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0231W · 300 m
    • 51 Pinewood Park, Dublin · 18 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 403 m
    • 1054 Anne Devlin Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 A3P0 · 7 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0088W · 160 m
    • 113 Ballyroan Crescent, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 N2Y3 · 8 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0670W · 163 m
    • 931 Orchardstown Avenue, Dublin, D14 AT29 · 3 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0447W · 144 m
    • 15 Pinewood Park, Dublin, South Dublin, D14 C7H9 · 14 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0588 · 442 m
    • 44 Orchardstown Avenue, Dublin, D14 E720 · 5 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0588W · 216 m
    • 15 Edenbrook Park, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 CK22 · 27 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0274W · 449 m
    • Ballyroan Park, Dublin 16, South Dublin, D16 N6E5 · 3 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0605W · 490 m
    • 5 Ballyroan Heights, Ballyroan, South Dublin, D16 T3Y0 · 10 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0456W · 324 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    MARIAN ROAD——199 m
    Rosemount District Centre——233 m
    Ballyroan House2625 built · 1 being built (2026-Q2)285 m
    Dodder Greenway——483 m
    Knocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme——640 m
    Cheeverstown House99—758 m
    SDCC Lands @28 Locations——903 m
    Taylor's Lane and Edmondstown Road402—930 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Crescent Hill Pre- School · Crèche8 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate285 m
    Chestnut Montessori (IMEB) · Crèche22 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate364 m
    Buttercup Creche · Crèche10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate394 m
    Kids Inc Rathfarnham · Crèche24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate535 m
    Young Days Pre School & Montessori · Crèche5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate642 m
    Cool Kidz Creche · Crèche26 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate813 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 About as busy as most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here13
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    92% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 84% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    92% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    4% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    84% · council 67%
    Rented
    8% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    47% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 10%
    This small area (202 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267113007

    Bus
    269 m
    Rosemount SC · 15B, 15D · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    367 m
    Rathfarnham Parish NS, 215 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    35
    in 3 years, 2 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Rathfarnham Parish NS · primary · 215 pupils · 367 m
    • St Patrick Gns · primary · 472 pupils · 447 m
    • Coláiste Éanna · postprimary · 618 pupils · 482 m
    • Saplings Special School · primary · 30 pupils · 595 m
    • Sancta Maria College · postprimary · 577 pupils · 622 m
    • Ballyroan B NS · primary · 375 pupils · 659 m
    • Cheeverstown Sp Sch · primary · 29 pupils · 934 m

    Stops 46

    • Rosemount SC · 15B, 15D · 5/hour at peak · 269 m
    • Rosemount SC · 15B, 15D · 3/hour at peak · 269 m
    • Ballyroan Road · 15B, 15D · 6/hour at peak · 324 m
    • Butterfield Park · 15B, 15D · 3/hour at peak · 475 m
    • Marian Road · 15B, 15D · 3/hour at peak · 480 m
    • Anne Devlin Road · S6 · 5/hour at peak · 497 m
    • Butterfield Grove · S6 · 5/hour at peak · 503 m
    • Butterfield Grove · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 527 m

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

    • Rathfarnham Parish NS · 367 m-2.3% pupils (215)
    • St Patrick Gns · 447 m-1.5% pupils (472)
    • Coláiste Éanna · 482 m+1% pupils (618)
    • Saplings Special School · 595 m0% pupils (30) · a pitch or play area 2026, section 5: awaiting decision · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
    • Sancta Maria College · 622 m+0.5% pupils (577) · a pitch or play area 2026, section 5: awaiting decision · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
    • Ballyroan B NS · 659 m-3.4% pupils (375)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 24 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.16 ha · 158 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.11 ha · 173 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.72 ha · 185 m
    • Dublin City Council · 3.1 ha · 255 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Application 286 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Butterfield
    Electoral division
    Rathfarnham-Ballyroan
    Electoral area
    Rathfarnham-Templeogue
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • Ballyroan Road (bus 15B, 15D) 324 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 26 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 66%); 4% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1961–1970; 58% drive to work (council 54%); population up 5% since 2016.
    • 8 home extensions within 250 m since 2025: 6 approved (100%). 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.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 3 in the last year, 27 three years before.
    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.
    Sources and licences 29
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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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 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
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
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    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    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 1 Nov 2026, 06:37 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.