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Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 13:14

The Hill, Monkstown

53.29164, -6.14976

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 88 homes approved 424 m away haven't started.

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Time
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96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=467 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–544open for comments nearbyclose 4 Nov–23 Nov88homes approved nearby, not startednearest 373 m · D26A/0240/WEB

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 6 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of The HillBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2021: 4 files on The Hill2022: 2 files on The Hill2023: 1 file on The Hill2026: 2 files on The Hill9 files

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
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building (House); in a conservation area (Monkstown)
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

Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

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.

county development plan 2022 2028 · 1 Apr 2022 – 1 Apr 2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

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.

d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 · 21 Apr 2022 – 20 Apr 2028

Protected buildingOn this site House; House
Conservation areaOn this site Monkstown
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: heritage inventory, monument zone, 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
Conservation areas3Dun Laoghaire Harbour / Dun Laoghaire Seafront; Monkstown
Natural heritage areas1South Dublin Bay
Radon grid squares3
Protected buildings181Monkstown Castle; Saint John the Evangelist Church
Monuments7Church; Graveyard
EU bird sites1South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 3 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Architectural Conservation Areas, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Records of Protected StructuresCC 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
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Special Protection Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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?

This is a protected building: almost any change, inside or out, needs permission.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 72% approved, and 1 in 5 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear85 decided · more info asked 12%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey rear71 decided · more info asked 11%
96% · council 92%
Two-storey side14 decided · more info asked 14%
93% · council 95%
Single-storey side17 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 96%
Attic or dormer137 decided · more info asked 9%
96% · council 94%
First-floor43 decided · more info asked 2%
93% · council 90%
Garage conversion12 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front12 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site57 decided · more info asked 21%
72% · council 63%
Approved nearbyDún Laoghaire-Rathdown 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 · 448 nearby, 3,892 council-wide

Figure 3

The Hill, file by file since 2021

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 5.

9 planning files on The Hill since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2026 · side · undecided · D26A/0758/WEBPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2022 · other work · refused · D22A/0557No. 1 · 2023 · other work · approved · D23A/0097No number · 2026 · other work · approved · D26A/0434/WEBNew house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · refused · D21A/0260No number · 2021 · new house · refused · D21A/0276No number · 2021 · new house · approved · D21A/0964No number · 2021 · new house · approved · D21A/0989No. 1 · 2022 · new house · approved · D22A/02351
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "The Hill" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other10—
Side10—

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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 11 is asked for more information, which adds about 69 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 11): 121 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +192 days; Building starts: 167 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 49–54 (n=424)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 11)With further information: median 121 days (n=43)121 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 192 days (n=115, all appeals within 1.5 km)+192 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 167 days after permission (n=214)167 days after permissionSigned off459 days after the start, for the few who file. 60% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated467 decided home extensions, 219 start notices, 115 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    21 of 43 appealed refusals became permissions. 8 of 79 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed43 decided
    21 became permissions
    Approvals appealed79 decided
    8 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 10 in the last 12 months

    None of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 502268 Pending · Lands to the Rear of Saint Helen's, York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co.… · 335 m
    • 501458 Granted with conditions · Tivoli Lodge, Tivoli Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96DR53 · 434 m
    • 501278 Granted with conditions · 39 Castle Park, Monkstown, Dublin, A94X752 · 316 m report
    • 502019 Pending · 50, Richmond Park, Monkstown, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94C3N8 · 450 m
    • 501951 Pending · 10, Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Dublin, A94XY98. · 331 m
    • 324569 Pending · 4a, Bresson, Monkstown Crescent, Monkstown, DUBLIN, A94VK30 (A… · 345 m
    • 501810 Pending · Saint Helen's, York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96Y838 · 335 m
    • 500854 Granted with conditions · 4, Vesey Mews, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96K651 · 273 m report
    • 501574 Pending · 5A, Monkstown Crescent, Monkstown, Blackrock, Dublin, A94WE02 · 349 m
    • 501424 Invalid · 10, Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Dublin, A94XY98. · 331 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around The Hill, Monkstown with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesOtherApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Ardvarna, The Hill D26A/0758/WEBNo decision yet · 54 m
    2. 26, Pakenham Road D26A/0734No decision yet · 168 m
    3. 3No.10 Longford Terrace, Monkstown D26A/0790/WEBNo decision yet · 331 m
    4. 466 Monkstown Road, Monkstown D26A/0738/WEBNo decision yet · 447 m
    5. 56, Pakenham Road D26A/0605Approved · 184 m
    6. 6Cliftonville, No. 60 Monkstown Road D26A/0646Approved with conditions · 491 m
    7. 7DERELICT, OLD DUNLEARY HOUSE DS: 1714Derelict building · 416 m
    8. 8Former Ted Castles Site and Dun Leary House D24A/0484/WEBApproved, no sign building has started · 424 m
    9. 9DERELICT, YORK HOUSE TIVOLI LODGE DS 1450/51Derelict building · 451 m
    10. 10DERELICT, LARABEARG DS: 1528Derelict building · 455 m
    11. 110.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 399 m
    12. 12Lisfannon, Carrickbrennan Road REF18525Section 5: exempt · 56 m
    13. 13Cron Bryn, The Hill D26A/0434/WEBApproved · 60 m
    14. 14Monksfield, Carrickbrennan Road D21B/0353/ENo decision yet · 211 m
    15. 154. Pine Cone Coffee, 6 REF15126Section 5: awaiting decision · 215 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 147 permissions since 2016, 60 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    227 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 149 approved, 30 refused. After appeals: 147 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 30 built with the owner's opt-out, 27 started, 87 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT149: lodged → approved30: lodged → refused36: lodged → withdrawn or invalid12: lodged → undecided141: approved → approved23: refused → refused36: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn12: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal3 approved by the council, refused after an appeal4 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal6 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal87: approved → no start notice found30: approved → built, owner opted out27: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off227 lodged227 lodged149 approved149 approved30 refused30 refused36 withdrawn or invalid36 withdrawn or invalid12 undecided12 undecided147 approved147 approved26 refused26 refused41 withdrawn41 withdrawn13 undecided13 undecided87 no start notice found87 no start notice found30 built, owner opted out30 built, owner opted out27 started, not signed off27 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off

    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.

    Measured227 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

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

    7 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-03 D26A/0605: GRANT PERMISSION — 1 / 2 storey dwelling including ancilliary works.; 2026-11-04 D26A/0734: application received — Retention of (a) Previously permitted development Reg. Ref. 24A/0649 on a reduce; 2026-11-09 D26A/0738/WEB: application received — Planning Permission and Retention Permission are sought by Amy and Colm MacCarv; 2026-11-13 D26A/0758/WEB: application received — The retention of an extension to the existing garage at the side of the existin; 2026-11-18 D26A/0646: GRANT PERMISSION & REFUSE PERMISSION — The development will consist of: alteration of existing ope in rere elevation of; 2026-11-23 D26A/0790/WEB: application received — The development will consist of: 1) The repair and repointing of existing granite front steps. 2) The construction of a ; 2026-11-30 ACP 501458: Grant permission with conditionstoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecD26A/0605: GRANT PERMISSION — 1 / 2 storey dwelling including ancilliary works. · 184 m away · 2026-11-03D26A/0734: application received — Retention of (a) Previously permitted development Reg. Ref. 24A/0649 on a reduce · 168 m away · 2026-11-04D26A/0738/WEB: application received — Planning Permission and Retention Permission are sought by Amy and Colm MacCarv · 447 m away · 2026-11-09D26A/0758/WEB: application received — The retention of an extension to the existing garage at the side of the existin · 54 m away · 2026-11-13D26A/0646: GRANT PERMISSION & REFUSE PERMISSION — The development will consist of: alteration of existing ope in rere elevation of · 491 m away · 2026-11-18D26A/0790/WEB: application received — The development will consist of: 1) The repair and repointing of existing granite front steps. 2) The construction of a · 331 m away · 2026-11-23ACP 501458: Grant permission with conditions · 434 m away · 2026-11-30
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left
      5D26A/0605 · GRANT PERMISSION — 1 / 2 storey dwelling including ancilliary works.
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 184 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20263 days left
      2D26A/0734 · application received — Retention of (a) Previously permitted development Reg. Ref. 24A/0649 on a reduce
      €20 to the council · 168 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      4D26A/0738/WEB · application received — Planning Permission and Retention Permission are sought by Amy and Colm MacCarv
      €20 to the council · 447 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202612 days left
      1D26A/0758/WEB · application received — The retention of an extension to the existing garage at the side of the existin
      €20 to the council · 54 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202617 days left
      6D26A/0646 · GRANT PERMISSION & REFUSE PERMISSION — The development will consist of: alteration of existing ope in rere elevation of
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 491 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202622 days left
      3D26A/0790/WEB · application received — The development will consist of: 1) The repair and repointing of existing granite front steps.…
      €20 to the council · 331 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 30 Nov 202629 days left
      Grant permission with conditions
      434 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    88 homes 424 m away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030.

    Former Ted Castles Site… · 88 homes: 88 homes approved Jul 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Former Ted Castles Site… · 88 homes424 m · D24A/0484/WEB88 homes approved Jul 2025, not started88 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 5 within 500 m

    Derelict building 3

    • 7DERELICT, OLD DUNLEARY HOUSE · listed as derelict · 416 m
    • 9DERELICT, YORK HOUSE TIVOLI LODGE · listed as derelict · 451 m
    • 10DERELICT, LARABEARG · listed as derelict · 455 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 110.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 399 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 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 26 and 38 a year; busiest 2025. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 49, 2022: 35, 2023: 34, 2024: 26, 2025: 38, 2026: 45010203040502021: 33 approved2021: 11 refused2021: 5 withdrawn or invalid49’21*2022: 24 approved2022: 9 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid35’222023: 32 approved2023: 1 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid34’232024: 18 approved2024: 3 refused2024: 5 withdrawn or invalid26’242025: 25 approved2025: 3 refused2025: 10 withdrawn or invalid38’252026: 17 approved2026: 3 refused2026: 13 withdrawn or invalid2026: 12 undecided45’26*
    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 59 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 11 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off8 no sign-off needed
    • York Road, Dublin, A96Y838 · 5 Nov 2026 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · D25A/0284/WEB · 366 m
    • 51 Smyth's Villas, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96 AK50 · 24 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0295/WEB · 474 m
    • 9 Clifton Terrace, Monkstown, Dublin, A94 F5P3 · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26A/0140/WEB · 491 m
    • 3A Monkstown Crescent, Monkstown, Dublin · 23 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 366 m
    • 10 Castle Park, Monkstown, Dublin, A94 E437 · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D21A/0834 · 422 m
    • 21 York Road, Dublin · 17 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · D25A/0222/WEB · 374 m
    • 76 Richmond Park, Monkstown, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, A94 K5N0 · 12 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0021/WEB · 442 m
    • 3 Clifton Terrace, Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, A94 F5N7 · 8 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D21A/0440 · 465 m
    • 43 Carrickbrennan Lawn, Monkstown, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, A94 X4K3 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0600/WEB · 264 m
    • 9 Saint John's Park, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, A96 EY86 · 19 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D23A/0652 · 359 m
    • 56 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, A96 YP94 · 10 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25A/0538/WEB · 495 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 88 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
    Former Ted Castles Site and Dun Leary House8888 not started (2026-Q2)364 m
    0.559 ha at the former Ted Castles site and Dun Leary House——375 m
    Dalguise House——485 m
    7-9 Clarence Street and George's Place3939 built (2025-Q4)641 m
    46a-49 Patrick Street and 1-6 Rogans Court2626 not started (2026-Q2)756 m
    St. Josephs, Tivoli Road2424 not started (2026-Q2)829 m
    Boylan Community Centre5959 not started (2026-Q2)842 m
    c.0.48 ha——863 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Manorbrook Montessori & After School Club · Crèche6 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate402 m
    Barnardos Tivoli Child & Family Centre · Crèche9 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate558 m
    Mounttown Early Years Service · Crèche21 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate642 m
    Monkstown Grove Montessori School · Crèche28 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate674 m
    Safari Childcare · Crèche5 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate793 m
    Links Childcare · Crèche28 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate926 m
    WeeCare Day Nursery · Crèche16 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate933 m
    Links Childcare · Crèche23 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate934 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 Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here333
    Council middle49
    Homes started
    Here255
    Council middle94
    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 10

    This street block against the council

    67% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 72% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    67% · council 38%
    Homes built since 2001
    6% · council 25%
    Owner-occupied
    72% · council 68%
    Rented
    23% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 18%
    Aged 65 and over
    27% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    51% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    24% · council 19%
    This small area (259 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267075001

    Bus
    238 m
    Monkstown Park · L25 · busiest stop within 500 m: 15 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    238 m
    Christian Brothers College, 549 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    52
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Christian Brothers College · postprimary · 549 pupils · 238 m
    • St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc · primary · 63 pupils · 302 m
    • Red Door Special School · primary · 29 pupils · 598 m
    • Dun Laoghaire ETNS · primary · 177 pupils · 598 m
    • Holy Family School · primary · 149 pupils · 649 m
    • Clochar San Dominic · primary · 184 pupils · 783 m
    • St Josephs · primary · 370 pupils · 853 m

    Stops 42

    • Monkstown Park · L25 · 4/hour at peak · 238 m
    • Monkstown Park · L25 · 4/hour at peak · 259 m
    • Grosvenor Terrace · 7, 7A, 7n, S8 · 7/hour at peak · 266 m
    • Grosvenor Terrace · 7, 7A, 7E, S8 · 8/hour at peak · 292 m
    • Monkstown Crescent · 7, 702, 7A, 7n, S8 · 7/hour at peak · 391 m
    • York Road · 111, E2, L25, L27 · 13/hour at peak · 402 m
    • Knapton Court · 111, E2, L25, L27 · 15/hour at peak · 411 m
    • Tivoli Terrace Sth · 111, E2, L25, L27 · 15/hour at peak · 425 m

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

    • Christian Brothers College · 238 m-2.7% pupils (549)
    • St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc · 302 m0% pupils (63)
    • Dun Laoghaire ETNS · 598 m0% pupils (177) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved
    • Red Door Special School · 598 m-3.3% pupils (29) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved
    • Holy Family School · 649 m-2.6% pupils (149)
    • Clochar San Dominic · 782 m-5.2% pupils (184)

    Council meetings 16 items

    Public land

    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.19 ha · 110 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 1.21 ha · 228 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.13 ha · 407 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.22 ha · 487 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. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
      Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
      Council
    2. In a conservation area: which outside changes need permission?
      Ask for: The council's guidance for the area.
      Council
    3. Application 54 m away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 184 m away can be appealed until 3 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. 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
    Monkstown Housefarm
    Electoral division
    Dun Laoghaire-Salthill
    Electoral area
    Dún Laoghaire
    Council
    Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; in a conservation area; no vacant land tax.
    • 5 sites nearby could change: 3 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
    • 88 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 88 at Former Ted Castles Site and Dun Leary….
    • Knapton Court (bus 111, E2) 411 m away: 15 an hour at morning peak; 164 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 72% owner-occupied (council 68%); 11% of homes empty (council 6%); most built before 1919; 38% drive to work (council 43%); population up 2% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 10 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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Conservation area (Architectural Conservation Area (ACA)): A street or area whose character is protected.
    • 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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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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 1 Nov 2026, 13:14 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.