Site report · 500 m radius · 5 Oct 2026, 13:57
12 things worth knowing before you buy
Smiths Hill, Athgoe North
53.29025, -6.52182South Dublin County Council
What we found
- 3 applications on this site; latest SD07A/0964, refused 2008.
- Zoned P1 (rural); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 96% owner-occupied (council 66%); 7% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 65% drive to work (council 54%); population up 30% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- 2 appeals nearby decided in 5 years; 1 turned a refusal into a yes.
- 1 applications nearby in 5 years.
On this site
P1
Zoning · Rural
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Questions to ask before you buy 4 to ask
- Planning here goes back to 2002: is the house built as approved?Ask for: The original planning grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Zoned P1 (rural), not for homes: could you extend?Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?Ask for: Radon test results.
- Any work done without planning permission?Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
The street 1 numbered
| # | What | Status | Distance | Why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athgoe North, Newcastle SD24A/0068 | Refused | 414 m | refused, 22 May 2024 |
This property's history 4 on this site
- 2008SD07A/0964 · new house · refused 2008approvedstarted?signed off?
- 2007SD07A/0434 · new house · refused 2007approvedstarted?signed off?
- 2002S01A/0478 · new house · refused 2002approvedstarted?signed off?
- 2020SD20A/0208 · work already done · refused 2020 · wider areaapprovedstartedsigned off?
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.
The site zoning, protection, tax, flood
ZoningP1 · Rural
What it says
RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture
Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.
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 not on the map
Flood riskNo none within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 3 | house; outbuilding |
| Radon grid squares | 3 |
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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
Sites that could change 0 within 500 m
Nothing found within 500 m.
How we work this out
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast. Derelict buildings come from the council's register; stalled builds told the council they were starting 3+ years ago and were never signed off; approved schemes are 10+ homes with no notice that building started; council land sales are notices to councillors; empty zoned land is on the vacant land tax map.
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 2 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 04:11 | open |
| derelict | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 09:35 | open |
| moderngov | public | 5 Oct 2026, 01:13 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 01:13 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
What closes soonest 0 open
Nothing open within 500 m today.
Planning around you 1 in 5 years
| Last 24 months | Received | Approved | More details asked | Days to decide | Work already built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 102 | 90% | 32% | 52 | 12% |
| South Dublin County Council | 2,346 | 88% | 21% | 49 | 15% |
Every application newest first
- 1Athgoe North, Newcastle, Co. Dublin RefusedNew five bedroom dormer bungalow dwelling house with pitched roof over. New fowl sewer treatment system and…
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.
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m
No home extensions within 250 m in 5 years.
Refused within 100 m 0 in 5 years
Nothing refused this close in 5 years.
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.
Building work nearby 0 in 3 years
No building work started nearby.
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: bcms · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 04:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 04:11 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
No scheme of 10+ homes approved nearby since 2019.
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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).
How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years
About as busy as most of South Dublin County Council.
Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here0
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.
Appeals 2 in 5 years
1 of 2 changed the council's decision · 1 refusal turned to a yes, 0 approvals overturned
Sales 0 in 3 years
No recorded sales nearby.
Source: ppr · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 01:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ppr | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.' | 5 Oct 2026, 01:11 | open |
Schools and transport within 1.0 km
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 0
The council consultations, meetings, land
Open consultations
Council meetings 30 items
- 16 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on plans to renovate the old swimming pool in…
- 16 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to outline the current top 10 tree pruning requests on priority list in…
- 16 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive if signage and traffic calming measures can be undertaken in Kilcarberry…
- 16 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive for an update on investigations of a suitable site for a public toilet…
- 14 Sept 2026 · PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
- 17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into what measures are being put in place to…
- 17 Jun 2026 · To ask the chief Executive to provide a report on the recent clear felling of trees and hedges…
- 17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive what, if any, plans have been put in place to deal with the increased…
Where this is
- Townland
- Athgoe North
- Electoral division
- Newcastle
- Electoral area
- Clondalkin
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Parcel
- 1808387, 6,686 m²
177
people (2022)
96.4%
owner-occupied
3.6%
rented
What the terms mean 5 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.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- 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
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC-BY-4.0 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 5 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 5 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
How we work this out
Generated 5 Oct 2026, 13:57 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. 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.