Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 13:05

Dundrum Road

53.29896, -6.24706

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 934 homes approved 275 m away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

93%of home extensions approved nearbyn=681 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–54 1open for comments nearbyclose 17 Nov 1,049homes approved nearby, not startednearest 175 m · ABP-311287

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 52 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 4 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

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

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

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

d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 · 21 Apr 2022 – 20 Apr 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 riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	3	Central Mental Hospital
Radon grid squares	1
Protected buildings	3	Catholic Chapel; Asylum for Lunatics

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: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	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: 85–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 58% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear133 decided · more info asked 15%

95% · council 96%

Two-storey rear52 decided · more info asked 27%

85% · council 92%

Two-storey side21 decided · more info asked 19%

100% · council 95%

Single-storey side19 decided · more info asked 21%

95% · council 96%

Attic or dormer270 decided · more info asked 13%

94% · council 94%

First-floor29 decided · more info asked 21%

86% · council 90%

Garage conversion48 decided · more info asked 17%

96% · council 99%

Porch or front19 decided · more info asked 16%

89% · council 98%

New house in a garden or site43 decided · more info asked 30%

58% · 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 · 634 nearby, 3,892 council-wide

Figure 3

Dundrum Road, file by file since 2021

3 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

36 files with "Dundrum Road" 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 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Single-storey rear	2	2	—
Garage conversion	1	0	—
Two-storey rear	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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 65 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated681 decided home extensions, 353 start notices, 110 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

11 of 34 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 81 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed34 decided

11 became permissions

Approvals appealed81 decided

7 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 5 in the last 12 months

None of 2 changed the council's decision

502202 Pending · Site of approximately 0.019 Ha at No. 4 Rere of Arbourfield Terrace,… · 399 m
501993 Invalid · Rosemount Hall, Rosemount Estate, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14FP59 · 330 m
501620 Open · 81, Churchtown Road Lower, Rathmines Little, Dublin 14, D14CC84 · 339 m
324032 Granted with conditions · Lands at 97A Highfield Park (D14P710), 1 Frankfort Castle & 2… · 126 m report
500411 Refused · 24, Annaville Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14Y973 · 214 m report

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	31 Oct 2026, 23:12	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Dundrum Road with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedDerelict buildingAppealBuilding startedNo decision yetApprovedRefused

155, Woodlawn Park D26B/0543No decision yet · 325 m
26, Larchfield D26B/0455/WEBApproved · 289 m
3Frankfort Castle ABP-311287Approved, not started · 175 m
4former Central Mental Hospital PC/2/2024Approved, no sign building has started · 275 m
5DERELICT, 22 WOODLAWN PARK DS: 1685Derelict building · 385 m
6Lands at 97A Highfield Park (D14P710), 1 Frankfort Castle & 2 Frankfort Castle Dublin 14 324032Appeal: approved with conditions · 126 m
726 Westbrook Road, Dundrum D25B/0401/WEBBuilding started · 135 m
82 Westbrook Road, Dublin 14 D26B/0155/WEBBuilding started · 199 m
942, Westbrook Road D25B/0697/WEBNo decision yet · 113 m
1068, Westbrook Road D25B/0699/WEBApproved · 117 m
11Frankfort Centre, Dundrum Road D26A/0588/WEBApproved · 166 m
12Sommerville House, Dundrum Road LRD26A/0536/WEBNo decision yet · 179 m
1324, Annaville Park D26A/0071/WEBApproved · 214 m
14Highfield Mews, Highfield Park D26A/0568/WEBRefused · 240 m
157 Woodlawn Crescent, Windy Arbour D26B/0423/WEBApproved · 314 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 102 permissions since 2016, 38 show a start notice and 1 has 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.

Measured146 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

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

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20263 days left
2D26B/0455/WEB · GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 289 m away
Comments close 17 Nov 202616 days left
1D26B/0543 · application received — Demolition of conservatory to rear (9.4 sq metres), demolition of garagem wcm ut
€20 to the council · 325 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

934 homes 275 m away were approved Dec 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Dec 2030.

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 3 within 500 m

Derelict building 1

5DERELICT, 22 WOODLAWN PARK · listed as derelict · 385 m

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

3Frankfort Castle · 115 homes approved, not started; runs out Dec 2026 · 175 m

Approved, not started 1

former Central Mental Hospital · 934 homes approved Dec 2025, not started · 275 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 19 and 26 a year; busiest 2022. 85% of decisions were approvals.

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

155, Woodlawn Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14F789 comments close 17 Nov 2026
Demolition of conservatory to rear (9.4 sq metres), demolition of garagem wcm ut
D26B/054313 Oct 2026325 m

Every application within 500 m 30 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

55, Woodlawn Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14F789 Withdrawn or not valid
Demolition of conservatory to rear (9.4 sq metres), demolition of garage, wc, ut
D26B/05339 Oct 2026325 m
40 Woodlawn Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14 KN23 No decision yet
Planning permission is sought for: 1) Demolition of existing single-storey exten
D26A/0681/WEB10 Sept 2026317 m
Eternity House, Rosemount Park, Dublin 14, D14 Y2R3 No decision yet
The development consists of which consists of internal alterations to ground flo
D26A/0679/WEB10 Sept 2026429 m
Lower Ground Floor, Apollo Building, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14 K2F8 No decision yet
Retention permission is for Illuminated signage over the front door of the unit
D26A/0667/WEB4 Sept 2026486 m
26, Larchfield, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14PR90 Approved
The development will consist of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension
D26B/0455/WEB7 Oct 2026289 m
11Frankfort Centre, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 Approved
The development will consist of: (i) the amalgamation of 3 no. ground floor uni
D26A/0588/WEB28 Sept 2026166 m
14Highfield Mews, Highfield Park, Dundrum, Dublin, D14N599 Refused
1 – Retention permission is sought for the retention of an existing residential
D26A/0568/WEB18 Sept 2026240 m
157 Woodlawn Crescent, Windy Arbour, Dublin 14, D14X318 Approved
Permission for: Demolition of chimneys, 4no. dormers and garage. Construction of
D26B/0423/WEB15 Sept 2026314 m
12Sommerville House, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 No decision yet
Demolition of all structures on the site and site clearance works. The construct
LRD26A/0536/WEB4 Sept 2026179 m
Site of approximately 0.019 Ha at No. 4 Rere of Arbourfield Terrace, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, D14FP63 Approved
The proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of the exi
D26A/0533/WEB4 Sept 2026399 m
Site of approximately 0.019 Ha at No. 4 Rere of Arbourfield Terrace, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, D14 FP63 Withdrawn or not valid
The proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of the exi
D26A/0527/WEB14 Jul 2026399 m
7, Woodlawn Crescent, Windy Arbour, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14X318 Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for: Demolition of chimneys, 4no. dormers and garage. Construction of
D26B/0397/WEB15 Jul 2026314 m
Ardtona House School, Ardtona Avenue, Churchtown, Dublin, D14DR40 Section 5: needs permission
There are no works proposed or material changes to the school. The proposed deve
REF982620 Jul 2026491 m
60, Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14VP02 Approved
The proposed development will consist of a) first floor extension with roofligh
D26B/0375/WEB18 Aug 2026447 m
127 Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14V324 Approved
proposed removal of existing garage to side of house and the construction of ne
D26B/0371/WEB17 Aug 2026493 m
4a, Rosemount Estate, Dundrum, DUBLIN, D14KV24 Section 5: exempt
An Exempted Development application was granted for my house in 2002 and it was
REF92269 Jul 2026344 m
Rosemount Hall, Rosemount Estate, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14FP59 Approved
Proposed Construction Of 3 No. Dwelling Houses Consisting Of 2 No. Three Bedroo
D26A/0428/WEB29 Jul 2026330 m
68, Saint Columbanus' Road, Windy Arbour, Dublin 14, D14RX53 Approved
1: Partial internal and external alterations of existing two storey end of terra
D26A/0396/WEB17 Jul 2026434 m
National Mobility Hubs Pilot: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 73 Locations Across the Council's Administrative Area, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown No decision yet
73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area
PC/IC/01/2622 May 2026335 m
81, Churchtown Road Lower, Rathmines Little, Dublin 14, D14CC84 Approved
Construction of a three-storey, pitched roof, five-bedroom detached dwelling in
D26A/0287/WEB3 Jun 2026339 m
6, Frankfort Park, Churchtown Lower, Dublin, D14NP84 Approved
The development will consist of the addition of 3 no. single storey car ports t
D26B/0159/WEB8 May 2026384 m
2, Westbrook Road, Highfield Park, Dundrum, Dublin, D14RR50 Approved
To construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling includi
D26B/0155/WEB8 May 2026187 m
1324, Annaville Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14Y973 Approved
Permission is sought for an extension to the existing two-storey hipped-roof se
D26A/0071/WEB31 Mar 2026214 m
68, Saint Columbanus' Road, Dundrum, DUBLIN, D14RX53 Section 5: exempt
1
V/007/2618 Feb 2026434 m
68, Saint Columbanus' Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14RX53 Refused
Full planning permission for; 1) Partial demolition of existing two storey end o
D26A/0065/WEB6 May 2026434 m
84, Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14CK80 Approved
a) Demolition of existing (single storey) garage to side/front and removal of ex
D26A/0039/WEB19 Mar 2026349 m
1068, Westbrook Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14A3A2 Approved
(1) The removal of the existing single storey extension to the rear of the house
D25B/0699/WEB22 Apr 2026117 m
942, Westbrook Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14K403 No decision yet
The development consists of the retention of the following works:- the conversio
D25B/0697/WEB11 Feb 2026113 m
79, Larchfield Road, Roebuck, Dublin 14, D14HD79 Approved
Single-storey, flat-roof extension to the rear of the dwelling.
D25B/0667/WEB26 Jan 2026426 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 18 in the last 12 months

5 not signed off13 no sign-off needed

8 Saint Columbanus' Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 F663 · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D22A/0053 · 314 m
82 Westbrook Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 RR50 · 16 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0155/WEB · 199 m
Dundrum Road, Dublin · 14 Aug 2026 · 231 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PC/H/02/2025 · 306 m
Dundrum Road, Dublin · 14 Aug 2026 · 231 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PC/H/02/2025 · 306 m
Dundrum Road, Dublin · 13 Aug 2026 · 547 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-320912-24 · 306 m
3 Highfield Park, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 V218 · 13 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D24A/0254 · 234 m
Dundrum Road, Dublin · 13 Aug 2026 · 547 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-320912-24 · 306 m
41 Woodlawn Park, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 EP94 · 12 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D22A/0895 · 272 m
3 Highfield Park, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 V218 · 11 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D24A/0254 · 234 m
Dundrum Road, Dublin · 11 Aug 2026 · 547 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-320912-24 · 306 m
69 Larchfield Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 PK30 · 21 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D21B/0657 · 481 m
11 Flemingstown Park, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 WK16 · 29 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0271/WEB · 439 m
726 Westbrook Road, Dundrum, Dublin, D14 K6V9 · 2 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0401/WEB · 135 m
24 Annaville Park, Dublin, D14 Y973 · 22 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26A/0071/WEB · 222 m
94 Woodlawn Park, D14, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 W086 · 12 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0573/WEB · 346 m
14 Flemingstown Park, Churchtown, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 E104 · 12 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D23B/0059 · 402 m
57 Woodlawn Park, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D24A/0877 · 351 m
36 Rosemount Estate, Knockatee, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0001/WEB · 420 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 1,049 not started

4former Central Mental Hospital · 934 homes · not started · runs out 22 Dec 2030 · 275 m
Frankfort Castle · 115 homes · runs out soon · runs out 20 Dec 2026 · 175 m

Moyola Court, Churchtown Lower, Dublin 14 · Completed · 4 homes · 48 m

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Central Mental Hospital	934	934 not started (2026-Q2)	76 m
c.9.6 ha	—	—	76 m
c.0.9ha at No. 97A Highfield Park	—	—	126 m
97A Highfield Park	—	—	126 m
Frankfort Centre	64	no activity on site reported (2025-Q2)	166 m
Sommerville House	—	—	178 m
0.79 ha at Sommerville House	—	—	179 m
2.12 ha at Our Lady's Grove	—	—	615 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Ashgrove Creche and Montessori School · Crèche	5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	256 m
Ashgrove Creche & Montessori · Crèche	7 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	446 m
Ardtona House School · Crèche	8 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	560 m
Bright Beginnings Nursery and Creche · Crèche	4 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	925 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

Homes approved

Here1,175

Council middle49

Homes started

Here672

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

59% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 61% owner-occupied (council 68%).

Homes built before 1971

59% · council 38%

Homes built since 2001

8% · council 25%

Owner-occupied

61% · council 68%

Rented

36% · council 29%

Children under 15

17% · council 18%

Aged 65 and over

10% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

32% · council 39%

Work mainly from home

17% · council 19%

This small area (261 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267046004/267057001

Bus

153 m

Frankfort · 44, 44D · busiest stop within 500 m: 22 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Yes

OPW flood map area within 100 m

Nearest school

353 m

Our Ladys NS, 176 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Our Ladys NS · primary · 176 pupils · 353 m
Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School · primary · 170 pupils · 657 m
Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige · primary · 441 pupils · 719 m
Our Lady's Grove Secondary School · postprimary · 295 pupils · 824 m
Our lady's Grove Primary School · primary · 409 pupils · 887 m

Stops 45

Frankfort · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 153 m
Sommerville · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 167 m
Dundrum Hospital · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 232 m
Dundrum Hospital · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 254 m
Windy Arbour · Green · 19/hour at peak · 392 m
Rosemount Estate · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 394 m
Windy Arbour · Green · 22/hour at peak · 401 m
Rosemount Estate · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 405 m

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

Our Ladys NS · 353 m-8.3% pupils (176)
Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School · 656 m+20.6% pupils (170)
Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige · 719 m+3.5% pupils (441)
Our Lady's Grove Secondary School · 824 m-5.4% pupils (295) · an extension 2026, refused
Our lady's Grove Primary School · 887 m-1.9% pupils (409) · an extension 2026, refused

Council meetings 1 items

12 Oct 2026 · 4.01. Proposed disposal of Council owned land at Saint Columbanus Road, Churchtown Lower, Dublin 14…

Public land

The Office of Public Works · 11.35 ha · 76 m
Dublin City Council · 2.28 ha · 289 m
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.18 ha · 384 m
Dublin City Council · 0.5 ha · 422 m
Dublin City Council · 0.83 ha · 439 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC 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 maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Insurer
115 homes approved 175 m away (Frankfort Castle), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for ABP-311287.
Council
Application 325 m away open for comments until 17 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
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: Churchtown Lower
Electoral division: Churchtown-Woodlawn
Electoral area: Dundrum
Council: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
3 sites nearby could change: 1 derelict, 2 approved schemes.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 17 Nov 2026.
1,049 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 934 at former Central Mental Hospital.
Windy Arbour (Luas Green) 401 m away: 22 an hour at morning peak; 50 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 68%); 2% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1919–1945; 27% drive to work (council 43%); population up 3% since 2016.
4 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were single-storey rear extensions.
The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.

What the terms mean 9 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.
Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

Sources and licences 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	30 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	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.arcgis.com	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	31 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	26 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 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)	© PSRA, PSI licence	1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 1 Nov 2026, 13:05 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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