Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 21:48

Ballymace Green

53.29366, -6.30613

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%).

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Time

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4planning files on this houselatest 2021 96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=1049 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 4 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.

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

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

2021
SD20B/0224 · work already done · approved 2021 · started, no sign-off needed
approvedstartedsigned off?
2020
ED20/0008 · extension · other decision
approved?started?signed off?
2019
ED19/0019 · extension · other decision
approved?started?signed off?
2019
SD18B/0479 · garden room · approved 2019 · started, no sign-off needed
approvedstartedsigned off?

On this site

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

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 riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	4	Orchardstown House; weir
Radon grid squares	2
Monuments	5	Burial 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: zoning, constraints.radon, rzlt, constraints, constraints.flood_cfram, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11

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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.flood_cfram	CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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 10 Oct 2026, 23:46

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

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: 93–99% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 74% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear190 decided · more info asked 11%

97% · council 94%

Two-storey rear74 decided · more info asked 27%

97% · council 94%

Two-storey side53 decided · more info asked 36%

96% · council 94%

Single-storey side34 decided · more info asked 15%

97% · council 95%

Attic or dormer451 decided · more info asked 18%

97% · council 95%

First-floor49 decided · more info asked 12%

94% · council 92%

Garage conversion92 decided · more info asked 13%

99% · council 99%

Porch or front41 decided · more info asked 7%

93% · council 95%

New house in a garden or site86 decided · more info asked 57%

74% · 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 · 1,070 nearby, 4,892 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballymace Green, file by file since 1999

12 of 13 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

13 files with "Ballymace Green" 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 · 1999–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

4 approved1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Single-storey rear	3	2	—
Dormer or attic	1	1	—
Single-storey side	1	1	—

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: npad, acp · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open

Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

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

Calculated1049 decided home extensions, 588 start notices, 105 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

22 of 41 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 64 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed41 decided

22 became permissions

Approvals appealed64 decided

3 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months

None of 1 changed the council's decision

501117 Granted · 242, Templeogue Road, Templeogue, Dublin, D6 WKH50 · 303 m report

Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
courts	all-rights-reserved	11 Oct 2026, 01:26	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Ballymace Green with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseWindow closingDerelict buildingBuilding startedOtherApprovedNo decision yet

137 Marian Crescent, Dublin 14 SD26B/0349WApproved · 411 m
253 Marian Crescent, Rathfarnham 1185Derelict building · 332 m
313 Butterfield Avenue, Dublin 14 SD23B/0278Building started · 97 m
43 Old Bridge Road, Dublin 16 SD26B/0168WBuilding started · 198 m
532, Butterfield Avenue ED25/0094Section 5: exempt · 53 m
633, Ballymace Green ED25/0113Section 5: exempt · 57 m
712, Orchardstown Dr SD25B/0664WApproved · 69 m
81, Washington Park SD26B/0148WApproved · 173 m
93, Old Bridge Road SD26B/0168WApproved · 179 m
109, Old Bridge Road SD26B/0001WApproved · 200 m
1138, Anne Devlin Road SD25B/0302WApproved · 267 m
1242, Anne Devlin Road SD26B/0269Approved · 284 m
13242 Templeogue Road, Templeogue SD26B/0326WApproved · 303 m
1440, Woodbrook Park SD26B/0375WNo decision yet · 317 m
1554 Ballyroan Road, Templeogue SD26B/0385WNo decision yet · 318 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 203 permissions since 2016, 114 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.

Measured243 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 16 Oct 2026.

Time to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 16 Oct 20265 days left
1SD26B/0349W · Grant Permission for Retention — Construction of a single-story garden structure in the rear garden and the…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 411 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

253 Marian Crescent, Rathfarnham · derelict since Oct 2024 · 332 m

Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
derelict	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026, 09:35	open
moderngov	public	11 Oct 2026, 01:26	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	4 Oct 2026, 23:59	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 18 and 31 a year; busiest 2018. 91% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 22 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

17, Silverwood Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 V2C4 No decision yet
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, new access stairs,…
SD26B/0428W25 Sept 2026469 m
1554 Ballyroan Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16., D16T322 No decision yet
Demolition of the existing roofs, demolition of the single annex at the rear and demolition of a chimney…
SD26B/0385W26 Aug 2026318 m
1440, Woodbrook Park, Templeogue, Dublin, D16 V967 No decision yet
First floor extension over existing single storey structure to side including extension of mini hip roof;…
SD26B/0375W18 Aug 2026317 m
45 Lansdowne Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16DT38 No decision yet
2 flat roof dormers to the front existing roof and to the rear existing roof and alterations to existing…
SD26B/0379W18 Aug 2026480 m
137 Marian Crescent, Dublin 14, D14 N4C6, D14 N4C6 Approved
Construction of a single-story garden structure in the rear garden and the construction of a covered storage…
SD26B/0349W18 Sept 2026411 m
13242 Templeogue Road, Templeogue, Dublin, D6WKH50 Approved
Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted…
SD26B/0326W1 Sept 2026303 m
9, Silverwood Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 Approved
Retention permission for the construction of a single storey side and rear extension and permission sought…
SD26B/0124W23 Jul 2026478 m
1242, Anne Devlin Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14T2V5 Approved
Construction of two storey and single storey extensions to the rear, first floor extension to side, two…
SD26B/026928 Jul 2026284 m
17 Ballyroan Park, Templeogue, Dublin 16, D16 E9T4 Approved
Retention permission for two Velux rooflights to the front roof slope for single-storey extension to the rear…
SD26B/0249W2 Jul 2026413 m
93, Old Bridge Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16, D16 VH58 Approved
Garage conversion with bay window to front at ground floor with pitched roof over & 3No. roof lights, ground…
SD26B/0168W3 Jun 2026179 m
81, Washington Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 X510 Approved
Single storey extension to the rear of existing property and all associated site works.
SD26B/0148W15 May 2026173 m
54, Anne Devlin Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14A3P0 Approved
Garage conversion to habitable room with single-storey flat roof extension to the front of existing dwelling…
SD26B/0088W17 Apr 2026335 m
31 Silverwood Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 E8C6 Approved
Demolition of: single storey flat roofed extensions to the side and rear, first floor flat roofed extension…
SD26B/0071W14 Apr 2026408 m
242, Templeogue Road, Templeogue, Dublin, D6 WKH50 Approved
Amendment to granted planning permission of SD24B/0325W, consisting of: alteration of the hipped roof to…
SD26B/0014W12 Mar 2026303 m
1138, Anne Devlin Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 K2C8 Approved
Retention permission of the existing rear dormer and application for permission to modify the rear exterior…
SD25B/0302W10 Feb 2026267 m
109, Old Bridge Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16 Approved
The proposed development will consist of internal alterations to existing ground and first floor levels, the…
SD26B/0001W25 Feb 2026200 m
Cheeverstown House, Kilvare, Templeogue, Dublin 6W No decision yet
Permission on this site (approx. 3.67 Ha) being the grounds of Cheeverstown located at Cheeverstown House,…
SD25A/0317W25 Feb 2026378 m
633, Ballymace Green, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 E7F9 Section 5: exempt
Conversion of existing Garage into a family room.
ED25/011320 Jan 202657 m
9, Old Bridge Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16 Withdrawn or not valid
The proposed development will consist of internal alterations to existing ground and first floor levels, the…
SD25B/0678W19 Dec 2025200 m
712, Orchardstown Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 Y0T2 Approved
Construction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to the front and side, and an increase in the height of…
SD25B/0664W3 Feb 202669 m
Castlegrace, Ballyroan Park, Dublin 16, D16V2K7 Approved
First floor flat-roof extension to the front and side of the dwelling incorporating new front and side-facing…
SD25B/0605W2 Dec 2025407 m
532, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14N7T8 Section 5: exempt
Proposal to install 120 mm external insulation on front of house finished in off-white acrylic render.…
ED25/009410 Nov 202553 m

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 11 Oct 2026, 01:43

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acp	CC-BY-4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open

Building work nearby 11 in the last 12 months

1 not signed off10 no sign-off needed

313 Butterfield Avenue, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 X432 · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD23B/0278 · 97 m
212 Templeogue Road, Dublin 6W, Dublin, D6W WY89 · 15 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0308W · 408 m
9 Old Bridge Road, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 R861 · 11 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0001W · 220 m
242 Templeogue Road, Dublin, D6W KH50 · 10 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0014W · 330 m
54 Anne Devlin Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 A3P0 · 7 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0088W · 343 m
43 Old Bridge Road, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 VH58 · 31 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0168W · 198 m
31 Orchardstown Avenue, Dublin, D14 AT29 · 3 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0447W · 491 m
25 Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 CA40 · 7 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0518 · 114 m
28 Cypress Grove South, South Dublin, D6W T355 · 26 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0254W · 479 m
Ballyroan Park, Dublin 16, South Dublin, D16 N6E5 · 3 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0605W · 417 m
60 Knocklyon Road, Templeogue, South Dublin, D16 XE42 · 5 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0418W · 448 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 10 Oct 2026, 23:46

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bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Dodder Greenway	—	—	63 m
Cheeverstown House	99	—	378 m
SDCC Lands @28 Locations	—	—	516 m
Templeogue Village	—	—	529 m
Cypress Grove House	171	—	546 m
Riverside Cottages	—	—	579 m
MARIAN ROAD	—	—	606 m
Rosemount District Centre	—	—	608 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Buttercup Creche · Crèche	10 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	564 m
Chestnut Montessori (IMEB) · Crèche	22 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	580 m
Horizons Montessori School · Crèche	15 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	702 m
Crescent Hill Pre- School · Crèche	8 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	755 m
Cool Kidz Creche · Crèche	26 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	888 m
Young Days Pre School & Montessori · Crèche	5 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	965 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, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 23:01

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dublin_pipeline	CC-BY-4.0	5 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
tusla_ey	public (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)	5 Oct 2026, 23:33	open

How busy is this area About as busy as most of South Dublin County Council.

Homes approved

Here0

Council middle0

Homes started

Here12

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 9 Oct 2026, 23:03

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bcms	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026, 23:46	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	11 Oct 2026, 01:43	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

73% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 90% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

73% · council 18%

Homes built since 2001

7% · council 27%

Owner-occupied

90% · council 67%

Rented

7% · council 29%

Children under 15

19% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

19% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

63% · council 40%

Work mainly from home

18% · council 10%

This small area (472 people)South Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267113010

Bus

75 m

Old Bridge Road · S6 · busiest stop within 500 m: 16 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Within 500 m

OPW flood map area, not beside the house

Nearest school

182 m

Rathfarnham Parish NS, 215 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Rathfarnham Parish NS · primary · 215 pupils · 182 m
Cheeverstown Sp Sch · primary · 29 pupils · 551 m
St Patrick Gns · primary · 472 pupils · 905 m
Coláiste Éanna · postprimary · 618 pupils · 949 m
Bishop Galvin Ns · primary · 461 pupils · 968 m
Bishop Shanahan Ns · primary · 437 pupils · 976 m
Our Ladys School · postprimary · 799 pupils · 983 m

Stops 40

Old Bridge Road · S6 · 4/hour at peak · 75 m
Anne Devlin Road · S6 · 5/hour at peak · 116 m
Old Bridge Road · S6 · 5/hour at peak · 132 m
Woodbrook Pk · 15, F1, S6, UM08 · 15/hour at peak · 232 m
Old Bridge Rd · F1 · 4/hour at peak · 245 m
Woodbrook Pk · 15, F1, S6, UM08 · 16/hour at peak · 265 m
Templeogue Br · 15, 65, 65B, UM08 · 9/hour at peak · 334 m
Butterfield Grove · S6 · 5/hour at peak · 340 m

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

Rathfarnham Parish NS · 182 m-2.3% pupils (215)
Cheeverstown Sp Sch · 551 m+11.5% pupils (29) · 2 classrooms 2026, section 5: awaiting decision · an extension 2025, no decision yet
St Patrick Gns · 905 m-1.5% pupils (472)
Coláiste Éanna · 949 m+1% pupils (618)
Bishop Galvin Ns · 968 m+2.4% pupils (461)
Bishop Shanahan Ns · 976 m-0.9% pupils (437)

Open consultations

Proposed Development of a single-storey sports facility housing Whitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, along with all associated works on undeveloped land north of the sports grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire 22 days left

Council meetings 25 items

Public land

Dublin City Council · 0.72 ha · 283 m
Dublin City Council · 0.16 ha · 339 m
Dublin City Council · 0.11 ha · 355 m
Dublin City Council · 0.14 ha · 407 m
Dublin City Council · 3.1 ha · 481 m

Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41

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EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
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Question 6

What to ask, and who

Work already done (SD20B/0224): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
Garden room (SD18B/0479) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
Building work started 97 m away: for how long?
Ask for: The planning conditions for SD23B/0278.
Agent · council
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

4 applications on this site; latest SD20B/0224, approved 2021, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
Woodbrook Pk (bus 15, F1) 265 m away: 16 an hour at morning peak; 81 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 66%); 4% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1946–1960; 56% drive to work (council 54%); population up 5% since 2016.
5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were single-storey rear extensions.
The council decides in a median 49 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 2 in the last year, 25 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.
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 and licences 30

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	9 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC-BY-4.0	10 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…	27 Sept 2026
s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com	Office of Public Works	CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · flag only	11 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
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC-BY-4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https:	Local authorities (consultation portals)	public	11 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	all-rights-reserved	11 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
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	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	11 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC-BY-4.0	11 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…	11 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	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…	5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC-BY-4.0	4 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 11 Oct 2026, 21:48 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.

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