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Site report · 500 m radius · 8 Oct 2026, 01:37

13 things worth knowing before you buy

Drumcairn Drive

53.29068, -6.39861South Dublin County Council
See on the mapWatch this area

What we found

  • 2 applications on this site; latest SD10B/0472, approved 2011, work already done.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
  • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
  • 2 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a new house (2025), appeal refused too.
  • Fettercairn Cr (bus 27, W4) 276 m away: 11 an hour at morning peak; 72 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 72% rent (council 29%); 3% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1971–1980; 44% drive to work (council 54%); population up 35% since 2016.
  • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2022.
  • Around here the council decides in a median 27 days (about 4 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Questions to ask before you buy 5 to ask

  1. Garden room (SD10B/0472): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
    Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
  2. Extension (S99B/0366) approved 1999: built as approved?
    Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
  3. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
    Ask for: Radon test results.
  4. Decision 83 m away can be appealed until 8 Oct 2026: appeal?
    Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
  5. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

The street 12 numbered

Street map around Drumcairn Drive with 12 numbered planning items
⌖ the siteWindow closingAppealApprovedRefusedNo decision yetOther
#WhatStatusDistanceWhy it is here
118, Drumcairn Gardens
SD26A/0146W
Approved83 mtime to appeal ends 8 Oct 2026
2Cheeverstown, Fettercairn Crescent
322103
Appeal: other outcome141 mappealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála (the national planning appeals body) on S25424/12, received 18 Mar 2025
380 Drumcairn Ave, Fettercairn
SD25B/0517W
Approved166 mapproved, 21 Oct 2025
418, Drumcairn Park
SD22B/0397
Approved229 mapproved, 28 Oct 2022
516, Drumcairn Green
SD25B/0273
Approved with conditions274 mapproved with conditions, 9 Jul 2025
632, Drumcairn Park
SD16B/0389/EP
Refused293 mrefused, 23 Mar 2022
7McGee Park, Cookstown Road
PT8SD340
No decision yet318 mno decision yet, received 27 Jan 2026
8Kilcarrig Avenue, Fettercairn
SD23A/0013
Approved369 mapproved, 16 Mar 2023
9Jobstown Park, In the Townland of Jobstown
SD238/0002
Approved392 mapproved, 12 Jun 2023
10Site at Brookfield Avenue / Rossfield Avenue and Brookfield Road, Jobstown
SD179A23/0003
Other decision393 mother decision, received 16 Oct 2023
11Cheeverstown & Whitehall Townlands, Fortunestown
SD23A/0265
Approved486 mapproved, 11 Dec 2023
12St Aidan's Senior National School, Brookfield
SD26A/0227W
No decision yet491 mno decision yet, received 24 Sep 2026

This property's history 2 on this site

  1. 2011
    SD10B/0472 · garden room · approved 2011 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 1999
    S99B/0366 · extension · approved 1999 · built? unknown
    approvedstarted?signed 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.
Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 05:30
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open

The site zoning, protection, tax, flood

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 riskNo none within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares4
Monuments1R149402
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: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.radonCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open

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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
moderngovpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:20open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open

What closes soonest 1 open

  • Time to appeal ends 8 Oct 2026closes today
    1SD26A/0146W · Grant Permission — Construction of 1 no. detached two-storey, three-bedroom dwelling with a private rear garden…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 83 m away
Sources: acp, consult, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
consultpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:19open
moderngovpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:20open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open

Planning around you 16 in 5 years

8 approved3 refused3 no decision2 withdrawn or other
22022
42023
72025
32026*
Applications within 500 m, by year received. * this year so far; the first year is part of a year.
Last 24 monthsReceivedApprovedMore details askedDays to decideWork already built
Tallaght-Fettercairn5582%36%277%
South Dublin County Council2,34688%21%4915%

Every application newest first

Show 6 more
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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:38
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m

3 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear11—
Single-storey side11—
Two-storey side11—

Refused within 100 m 2 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.
Sources: npad, acp · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:38
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open

Building work nearby 2 in 3 years

1 signed off as finished1 not signed off
  • Kilcarrig Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24 D24 DHY5, South Dublin · 6 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 454 m
  • Brookfield Road, Rossfield Avenue, Dublin, South Dublin · 24 Jul 2025 · 16 homes · start notice not signed off · SD179A23/0003 · 414 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: bcms · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 05:30
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open

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).
Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open
social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

SchemeHomesProgressDistance
McGee Park——317 m
Jobstown Park——392 m
Brownsbarn Residential Development384—704 m
Lands south of Citywest Avenue384—708 m
SCD Leisure Tallaght——761 m
Fernwood Park & Maplewood Road28—803 m
SDCC Lands @28 Locations——815 m
Unit 5A-C——998 m

Who applies most nearby

  • South Dublin County Council — 4 applications, latest 27 Jan 2026

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
An Cosán Early Years St. Anne’s · Crèche16 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate441 m
StartBright Brookview · Crèche11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate684 m
An Turas · Crèche23 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate864 m
Toddling Tots · Crèche27 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate908 m
JADD Project Childcare Service · Crèche3 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate961 m
Happy Friends Playgroup · Crèche13 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate969 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_pipeline, npad, organisations, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
dublin_pipelineCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:01open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open
organisationsn/a — derived; organisations only; DLR-sourced links withheld4 Oct 2026, 23:03—
schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open

How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years

Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.

Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here17
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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open

Appeals 3 in 5 years

1 refused2 other

None of 1 changed the council's decision

  • 500625 Refused · 18, Drumcairn Gardens, Fettercairn, Dublin 24, D24 HX5W · 83 m report
  • 322103 Other · Cheeverstown, Fettercairn Crescent, Dublin 24. · 141 m report
  • 318859 Other · Cheeverstown & Whitehall Townlands, Fortunestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24 · 486 m report
Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
courtsall-rights-reserved8 Oct 2026, 01:22open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open

Sales 12 in 3 years

€300,000
median price
12
sales
0
new builds
6 DRUMCAIRN DRIVE, FETTERCAIRN ESTATE, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 2421 Apr 2026€300,00088 m
30 KILMARTIN PARK, DUBLIN 2410 Feb 2026€271,000118 m
63 KILCARRIG GREEN, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 2417 Dec 2025€376,000391 m
26 KILCARRAIG AVENUE, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT22 Aug 2025€356,000282 m
57 KILCARRIG GREEN FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, DUBLIN24 Jul 2025€368,000429 m
13 KILMARTIN GARDENS, FETTERCAIRN TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 2414 Jan 2025€300,000114 m
47 ROSSFIELD AVENUE, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 248 Dec 2024€285,000409 m
45 KILMARTIN AVE, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 2425 Oct 2024€270,000138 m
Show 4 more
44 KILMARTIN GARDENS, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 2428 Aug 2024€350,000130 m
22 DRUMCAIRN DRIVE, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 226 Jun 2024€303,000106 m
20A KILCARRIG CRESCENT, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT22 Mar 2024€280,000453 m
19 KILMARTIN CRESCENT, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 2416 Feb 2024€295,000263 m
How we work this out
Property Price Register sales only: address, date and price as the PSRA publishes them. PPR addresses are geocoded, not surveyed — a sale's position is as good as its address match (`rooftop_n` says how many are address-accurate). Range €270,000 – €376,000, 16 Feb 2024 to 21 Apr 2026; 12 placed to the exact address.
Source: ppr · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:13
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
pprPSI — 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.'8 Oct 2026, 01:13open

Schools and transport within 1.0 km

Schools

  • ST ANNES PRIMARY SCHOOL · primary · 301 pupils · 441 m
  • ST BRIGIDS N S · primary · 206 pupils · 546 m
  • ST AIDANS NS · primary · 244 pupils · 624 m
  • St Marks Community School · postprimary · 931 pupils · 652 m
  • ST MARKS SEN NS · primary · 497 pupils · 854 m
  • ST MARKS JUNIOR MIXED · primary · 449 pupils · 888 m

Stops 30

  • Rossfield · 27, W4, W6 · 238 m
  • Fettercairn Cr · 27, W4, W6 · 276 m
  • Katharine Tynan Rd · W4 · 350 m
  • Fettercairn · Red · 353 m
  • Fettercairn · Red · 360 m
  • Brookfield Road · 27, W6 · 419 m
  • Glenshane · 27, W4, W6 · 462 m
  • Brookfield Road · 27, W6 · 466 m

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

  • St Annes Primary School · 441 m-3.2% pupils (301)
  • St Brigids NS · 546 m-2.8% pupils (206)
  • St Aidans Ns · 624 m0% pupils (244)
  • St Marks Community School · 652 m+0.8% pupils (931)
  • St Marks Sen Ns · 854 m+1% pupils (497)
  • St Marks Junior Mixed · 888 m-3.2% pupils (449)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
npadCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 01:38open

The council consultations, meetings, land

Open consultations

Council meetings 30 items

Public land

  • South Dublin County Council · 0.16 ha · 268 m
  • South Dublin County Council · 0.61 ha · 362 m
  • South Dublin County Council · 0.67 ha · 404 m
Sources: consult, moderngov, lda_lands · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:19
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
consultpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:19open
moderngovpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:20open
lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open

Where this is

Townland
Jobstown
Electoral division
Tallaght-Fettercairn
Electoral area
Tallaght South
Council
South Dublin County Council
Parcel
1890613, 393 m²
353
people (2022)
25%
owner-occupied
72.3%
rented
Sources: places, parcels · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 00:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
placesCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 00:43open
parcelsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 19:06open

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.
  • 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

SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
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-4.02 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 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.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public8 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved8 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-4.05 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie—all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public8 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026
organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR…4 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…8 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
How we work this out
Generated 8 Oct 2026, 01:37 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.