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Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 08:59

Harlech Downs

53.30181, -6.23237

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). A building site 356 m away stopped before it was finished.

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91%of home extensions approved nearbyn=513 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–552open for comments nearbyclose 29 Oct–16 Nov

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 5 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 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built

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
G1
Zoning · Open space with recreation
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningG1 · Open space with recreation
What it says

Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

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

ZoningG1 · Open space with recreation
What it says

Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

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

Protected building1 within 100 m Harlech House
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Castle Cottages, Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh
Radon grid squares1
Protected buildings4Little Sisters of the Poor / Holy Family Residence (formerly Hermitage); Glenard (Friarland)
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
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 here: 73–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 59% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear101 decided · more info asked 16%
94% · council 96%
Two-storey rear47 decided · more info asked 26%
85% · council 92%
Two-storey side16 decided · more info asked 12%
100% · council 95%
Single-storey side19 decided · more info asked 16%
95% · council 96%
Attic or dormer197 decided · more info asked 11%
91% · council 94%
First-floor22 decided · more info asked 14%
73% · council 90%
Garage conversion34 decided · more info asked 15%
97% · council 99%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 10%
90% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site34 decided · more info asked 32%
59% · 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 · 480 nearby, 3,886 council-wide

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 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—
Rear11—

On Harlech: 18 extensions in 10 years, 83% of all applications approved; most common garage conversion.

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 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 129 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +152 days; Building starts: 149 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 50–55 (n=437)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 129 days (n=76)129 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 152 days (n=84, all appeals within 1.5 km)+152 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 149 days after permission (n=260)149 days after permissionSigned off436 days after the start, for the few who file. 68% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated513 decided home extensions, 261 start notices, 84 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    11 of 25 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 63 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed25 decided
    11 became permissions
    Approvals appealed63 decided
    4 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 2 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 501426 Refused · 16 The Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14Y5H0 · 305 m
    • 500339 Withdrawn · 46, Saint Aidan's Drive, Goatstown, Dublin 14, D14PP80 · 427 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher25 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Harlech Downs with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding site that stoppedBuilding startedApprovedRefusedOtherNo decision yet
    1. 16 Friarsland, Roebuck Road D26B/0540/WEBNo decision yet · 232 m
    2. 22, Harlech Grove D26B/0518/WEBNo decision yet · 260 m
    3. 3Goatstown Road, Goatstown ABP30943021Building site that stopped · 356 m
    4. 433 Harlech Crescent, Dublin 14 D26A/0127Building started · 141 m
    5. 510 Roebuck Downs, Dublin 14 D21B/0432Building started · 158 m
    6. 633, Harlech Crescent D26A/0127Approved · 108 m
    7. 716 The Grove, Goatstown Road D26B/0131/WEBRefused · 305 m
    8. 817 The grove, Goatstown Road REF18425Section 5: needs permission · 307 m
    9. 99 Princeton, Ardilea D26B/0232/WEBApproved · 383 m
    10. 1085, Mulvey Park D26A/0007/WEBApproved · 390 m
    11. 11Part Ground Floor of Permitted Block A, University College Dublin LRD26A/0500/WEBApproved · 404 m
    12. 1227, Friarsland Road D26B/0448/WEBNo decision yet · 410 m
    13. 1346, Gledswood Park D26B/0260/WEBApproved · 451 m
    14. 147, The Palms D26B/0033/WEBApproved · 491 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 86 permissions since 2016, 45 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    115 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 87 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 86 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 27 built with the owner's opt-out, 14 started, 41 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT87: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused16: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided85: approved → approved8: refused → refused16: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal41: approved → no start notice found27: approved → built, owner opted out14: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off115 lodged115 lodged87 approved87 approved9 refused9 refused16 withdrawn or invalid16 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided86 approved86 approved8 refused8 refused18 withdrawn18 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided41 no start notice found41 no start notice found27 built, owner opted out27 built, owner opted out14 started, not signed off14 started, not signed off4 signed off4 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.

    Measured115 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 D26B/0518/WEB: application received — Development comprising an extension and alterations including partial demolitio; 2026-11-09 ACP 501426: Refuse permission; 2026-11-16 D26B/0540/WEB: application received — Retention permission for installation of the canopy (awing structure) to the reatoday31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 NovD26B/0518/WEB: application received — Development comprising an extension and alterations including partial demolitio · 260 m away · 2026-10-29ACP 501426: Refuse permission · 305 m away · 2026-11-09D26B/0540/WEB: application received — Retention permission for installation of the canopy (awing structure) to the rea · 232 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 29 Oct 20263 days left
      2D26B/0518/WEB · application received — Development comprising an extension and alterations including partial demolitio
      €20 to the council · 260 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 9 Nov 202614 days left
      Refuse permission
      305 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202621 days left
      1D26B/0540/WEB · application received — Retention permission for installation of the canopy (awing structure) to the rea
      €20 to the council · 232 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Goatstown Road, Goatstown: homes, started Mar 2022, never signed off2022202320242025202620272028Goatstown Road, Goatstown356 m · ABP30943021homes, started Mar 2022, never signed offhomes, started Mar 2022, never signed offtoday

    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 1 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public26 Oct 2026, 01:54open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 11 and 26 a year; busiest 2025. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 24, 2022: 20, 2023: 11, 2024: 20, 2025: 26, 2026: 1401020302021: 21 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 2 withdrawn or invalid24’21*2022: 18 approved2022: 2 refused20’222023: 8 approved2023: 2 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid11’232024: 16 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid20’242025: 17 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 7 withdrawn or invalid26’252026: 7 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 3 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided14’26*
    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 17 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Building work nearby 13 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off12 no sign-off needed
    • 46 Saint Aidan's Drive, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 PP80 · 28 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0513/WEB · 434 m
    • 88 Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 K462 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0489/WEB · 473 m
    • 510 Roebuck Downs, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 RK72 · 15 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D21B/0432 · 158 m
    • 9 Princeton, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 KC67 · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26B/0232/WEB · 397 m
    • 85 Mulvey Park, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 TP68 · 20 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D26A/0007/WEB · 405 m
    • Goatstown Road, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 01/03/2027 · 15 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · D24A/0133 · 272 m
    • 433 Harlech Crescent, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 Y997 · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26A/0127 · 141 m
    • 2 Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 EP62 · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25A/0338/WEB · 459 m
    • 4 Harvard, Ardilea, Clonskeagh, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 XV77 · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0383/WEB · 214 m
    • 8 Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin, D14 X276 · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D23B/0535 · 431 m
    • 21 Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 Y579 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0533/WEB · 227 m
    • 3 Gledswood Avenue, Knockatee, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 P5P7 · 9 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0409/WEB · 494 m
    • 34 Harlech Crescent, Dublin, D14 R960 · 3 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · D21A/0619 · 149 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Site at Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 · Completed · 4 homes · 265 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    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

    Estate: Harlech · 30 applications in 10 years · 83% approved · most common: garage conversion

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    2.12 ha at Our Lady's Grove——184 m
    Part Ground Floor of Permitted Block A——404 m
    0.34 hectares comprising the car sales premises currently kn——411 m
    Vector Motors——411 m
    approx 0.34 hectares comprising the car sales premises curre——411 m
    Central Mental Hospital934934 not started (2026-Q2)458 m
    c.9.6 ha——458 m
    Knockrabo——877 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Flower Childcare Clonskeagh · Crèche27 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate325 m
    Ruths Montessori · Crèche7 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate393 m
    Ardilea Childcare Limited · Crèche31 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate738 m
    Ashgrove Creche and Montessori School · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate908 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, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here1,312
    Council middle44
    Homes started
    Here646
    Council middle92
    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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    58% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 84% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    58% · council 38%
    Homes built since 2001
    14% · council 25%
    Owner-occupied
    84% · council 68%
    Rented
    12% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    23% · council 18%
    Aged 65 and over
    23% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    42% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    19% · council 19%
    This small area (282 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267058002

    Bus
    88 m
    Roebuck Downs · 11 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    167 m
    Our lady's Grove Primary School, 409 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    52
    in 3 years, 2 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Our lady's Grove Primary School · primary · 409 pupils · 167 m
    • Our Lady's Grove Secondary School · postprimary · 295 pupils · 216 m
    • Islamic National School · primary · 414 pupils · 270 m
    • St Kilian's Deutsche Schule · postprimary · 475 pupils · 307 m
    • Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 366 pupils · 767 m

    Stops 34

    • Roebuck Downs · 11 · 3/hour at peak · 88 m
    • Goatstown Road · 11 · 4/hour at peak · 191 m
    • Islamic Centre · 11 · 4/hour at peak · 236 m
    • Larchfield Road · 11 · 3/hour at peak · 305 m
    • White Oaks · 11 · 3/hour at peak · 366 m
    • Larchfield Road · 11 · 4/hour at peak · 383 m
    • Roebuck Road · 11 · 4/hour at peak · 444 m
    • Rosemount Cres · 11, 142, S4 · 9/hour at peak · 493 m

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

    • Our lady's Grove Primary School · 167 m-1.9% pupils (409) · an extension 2026, refused
    • Our Lady's Grove Secondary School · 216 m-5.4% pupils (295) · an extension 2026, refused
    • Islamic National School · 270 m-2.1% pupils (414)
    • St Kilian's Deutsche Schule · 307 m-0.6% pupils (475)
    • Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School · 767 m+20.4% pupils (366)

    Council meetings 2 items

    Public land

    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.13 ha · 0 m
    • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.13 ha · 20 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.22 ha · 62 m
    • Health Service Executive · 1.82 ha · 89 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.16 ha · 148 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.16 ha · 251 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Council consultation portalsPublic26 Oct 2026, 00:55open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public26 Oct 2026, 01:54open
    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. Zoned G1 (open space with recreation), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 232 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Roebuck
    Electoral division
    Clonskeagh-Roebuck
    Electoral area
    Stillorgan
    Council
    Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned G1 (open space with recreation); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 stalled build.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • Rosemount Cres (bus 11, 142) 493 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 32 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 68%); 11% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1946–1960; 50% drive to work (council 43%); population up 25% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. On Harlech: 18 in 10 years, 83% approved.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 602 in the last year, 19 three years before.
    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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
    Sources and licences 31
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (ACAs)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public26 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher25 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public26 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence26 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
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    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register21 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 26 Oct 2026, 08:59 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.