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Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 00:25

Brookvale Downs, Dublin

53.30278, -6.28544

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 3 applications nearby open for comments.

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97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=624 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–553open for comments nearbyclose 5 Nov–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 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Timeline from 1955: 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 1981–1990.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

Protected building1 within 100 m Three Storey House
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Ashfield House
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: 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 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings22vent pipe; Castle Lodge
Radon grid squares2
Monuments10Church; Graveyard
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: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 71% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear107 decided · more info asked 17%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey rear51 decided · more info asked 22%
94% · council 99%
Two-storey side29 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 94%
Single-storey side17 decided · more info asked 18%
94% · council 94%
Attic or dormer268 decided · more info asked 12%
98% · council 98%
First-floor30 decided · more info asked 17%
97% · council 92%
Garage conversion51 decided · more info asked 14%
98% · council 99%
Porch or front12 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site35 decided · more info asked 37%
71% · 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 · 600 nearby, 2,908 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 6 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 6 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic52—
Single-storey rear11—

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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 69 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 124 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +124 days; Building starts: 151 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 51–55 (n=530)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 124 days (n=94)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 124 days (n=86, all appeals within 1.5 km)+124 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 151 days after permission (n=356)151 days after permissionSigned off436 days after the start, for the few who file. 62% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated624 decided home extensions, 361 start notices, 86 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    8 of 25 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 61 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed25 decided
    8 became permissions
    Approvals appealed61 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 1 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 501492 Granted with conditions · The Barn, Riversdale Avenue, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6 · 456 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Brookvale Downs, Dublin with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 162 Brookvale Downs, Rathfarnham SD26B/0440WNo decision yet · 55 m
    2. 28 Ballytore Road, Rathfarnham SD26B/0450WNo decision yet · 373 m
    3. 314, Main Street SD26A/0248WNo decision yet · 405 m
    4. 423 Dodder Road Lower, Rathfarnham SD26B/0390WApproved · 363 m
    5. 510 Rathdown Crescent, Dublin 6W WEB3117/26Approved · 386 m
    6. 626, Brookvale SD26B/0009WApproved · 127 m
    7. 78 Rathfarnham Park, Rathfarnham SD26B/0081WApproved · 159 m
    8. 816, Brookvale SD26B/0050WApproved · 213 m
    9. 9The Cedars, No.1 Ballytore Road SD26B/0198WNo decision yet · 243 m
    10. 10SDCC Lands @28 Locations PT8SD422No decision yet · 282 m
    11. 1184, Rathdown Park WEB2414/26No decision yet · 301 m
    12. 121, Dodder Park Dr SD25B/0640WApproved · 342 m
    13. 1321, Ballytore Road SD25B/0629WApproved · 380 m
    14. 14123 Rathdown Park, Terenure WEB1709/26Approved · 416 m
    15. 15596 Woodview Cottages, Rathfarnham SD26B/0219WNo decision yet · 422 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 93 permissions since 2016, 56 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    122 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 93 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 93 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 34 built with the owner's opt-out, 20 started, 37 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT93: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused15: lodged → withdrawn or invalid6: lodged → undecided92: approved → approved7: refused → refused15: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn6: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal37: approved → no start notice found34: approved → built, owner opted out20: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off122 lodged122 lodged93 approved93 approved8 refused8 refused15 withdrawn or invalid15 withdrawn or invalid6 undecided6 undecided93 approved93 approved8 refused8 refused15 withdrawn15 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided37 no start notice found37 no start notice found34 built, owner opted out34 built, owner opted out20 started, not signed off20 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured122 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 ACP 501492: Grant permission with conditions; 2026-11-05 SD26B/0440W: application received — The proposed development will consist of an attic conversion with rear dormer along with raising the existing gable wall; 2026-11-10 SD26B/0450W: application received — Construction of new single-storey wraparound rear and side extension, Widening of existing vehicular access All ancillar; 2026-11-12 SD26B/0390W: Grant Permission — Widen the existing pedestrian entrance to create a new vehicular entrance to facilitate off street parking for two cars ; 2026-11-16 WEB3117/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of widening the vehicular entrance at the front of the property to 3m, the provision of a d; 2026-11-16 SD26A/0248W: application received — Change of use from offices on first floor to creche and childcare facilitiestoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecACP 501492: Grant permission with conditions · 456 m away · 2026-11-02SD26B/0440W: application received — The proposed development will consist of an attic conversion with rear dormer along with raising the existing gable wall · 55 m away · 2026-11-05SD26B/0450W: application received — Construction of new single-storey wraparound rear and side extension, Widening of existing vehicular access All ancillar · 373 m away · 2026-11-10SD26B/0390W: Grant Permission — Widen the existing pedestrian entrance to create a new vehicular entrance to facilitate off street parking for two cars · 363 m away · 2026-11-12WEB3117/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of widening the vehicular entrance at the front of the property to 3m, the provision of a d · 386 m away · 2026-11-16SD26A/0248W: application received — Change of use from offices on first floor to creche and childcare facilities · 405 m away · 2026-11-16
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 20261 day left
      Grant permission with conditions
      456 m away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20264 days left
      1SD26B/0440W · application received — The proposed development will consist of an attic conversion with rear dormer along with raising…
      €20 to the council · 55 m away
    • Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left
      2SD26B/0450W · application received — Construction of new single-storey wraparound rear and side extension, Widening of existing…
      €20 to the council · 373 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202611 days left
      4SD26B/0390W · Grant Permission — Widen the existing pedestrian entrance to create a new vehicular entrance to facilitate off street…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 363 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 16 Nov 202615 days left
      5WEB3117/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of widening the vehicular entrance at the front of the property to 3m,…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 386 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
      3SD26A/0248W · application received — Change of use from offices on first floor to creche and childcare facilities
      €20 to the council · 405 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 16 and 31 a year; busiest 2023. 92% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 18, 2022: 16, 2023: 31, 2024: 24, 2025: 16, 2026: 170102030402021: 15 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 2 withdrawn or invalid18’21*2022: 14 approved2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid16’222023: 24 approved2023: 4 refused2023: 3 withdrawn or invalid31’232024: 20 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid24’242025: 13 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid16’252026: 7 approved2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 6 undecided17’26*
    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 20 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • 16 Brookvale, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 X3Y1 · 28 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0050W · 228 m
    • 39 Rathdown Drive, Dublin 6W, Dublin 6 W, D6W F752 · 6 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1665/26 · 457 m
    • 110 Rathdown Park, Terenure, Dublin 6 W, D6W X074 · 15 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 4362/24 · 417 m
    • 1 Dodder Park Drive, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, D14 H3K8 · 13 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0640W · 353 m
    • 49 Rathfarnham Park, dublin 14, South Dublin, D14 FH04 · 16 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0158W · 271 m
    • 75 Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6 · 16 Feb 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 2027/21 · 477 m
    • 64 Rathdown Avenue, Dublin 6w, Dublin 6 W, D6W YD28 · 1 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 5014/22 · 279 m
    • 3 Dodder Park Road, Dublin 14, South Dublin · 21 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0178 · 354 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    SDCC Lands @28 Locations——282 m
    Dodder Road Lower——343 m
    85 Templeogue Road5555 being built (2026-Q2)534 m
    Fortfield Road LRD284284 not started (2026-Q2)560 m
    Terenure Synagogue Site60—618 m
    Terenure Business Park29no activity on site reported (2025-Q4)700 m
    16-18 Terenure Road West and 1-7 Templeogue Road45no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)706 m
    39 Woodside Drive52no activity on site reported (2025-Q3)728 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Lily Pads Créche & Montessori · Crèche24 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate413 m
    Lily Pad Creche & Montessori · Crèche1 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate423 m
    Rathfarnham Daycare · Crèche10 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate438 m
    Little Smarties Montessori · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate514 m
    Eden Montessori School · Crèche7 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate792 m
    Great Beginnings Montessori · Crèche27 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate904 m
    Horizons Montessori School · Crèche19 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate915 m
    Little People's Montessori School · Crèche13 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate946 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here71
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here138
    Council middle3
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    28% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 70% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    28% · council 18%
    Homes built since 2001
    1% · council 27%
    Owner-occupied
    70% · council 67%
    Rented
    24% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    31% · council 40%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 10%
    This small area (231 people)South Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267117009

    Bus
    106 m
    Rathfarnham Park · 15B, 15D, 16 · busiest stop within 500 m: 14 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
    775 m
    Our Ladys School, 799 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    40
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Our Ladys School · postprimary · 799 pupils · 775 m
    • St Josephs Boys NS · primary · 363 pupils · 798 m
    • Terenure College · postprimary · 800 pupils · 812 m
    • The High School · postprimary · 811 pupils · 877 m
    • Scoil Mhuire Boys · primary · 367 pupils · 892 m
    • Presentation Primary School · primary · 367 pupils · 894 m
    • Presentation Community College · postprimary · 443 pupils · 916 m
    • Zion Parish Primary School · primary · 91 pupils · 920 m

    Stops 52

    • Rathfarnham Park · 15B, 15D, 16, 74 · 14/hour at peak · 106 m
    • Crannagh Road · 15B, 15D, 16, 16D, 49n, 74 · 10/hour at peak · 164 m
    • Dodder Park Road · 15B, 15D, 16, 16D, 49n, 74 · 10/hour at peak · 180 m
    • Rathfarnham · 15B, 15D, 16, 74 · 14/hour at peak · 243 m
    • Dodder Park Rd · 15B, 15D, 16, 74 · 14/hour at peak · 265 m
    • Westbourne Road · 16, 74 · 9/hour at peak · 398 m
    • Westbourne Road · 15B, 15D, 16, 16D, 49n, 74 · 10/hour at peak · 399 m
    • Rathfarnham · 15B, 15D, 16, 16D, 49n, 74 · 10/hour at peak · 399 m

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

    • Our Ladys School · 775 m+0.1% pupils (799)
    • St Josephs Boys NS · 798 m-4.2% pupils (363)
    • Terenure College · 812 m+0.3% pupils (800) · an extension 2026, no decision yet · an extension 2025, approved · an extension 2024, approved
    • The High School · 877 m-1.6% pupils (811)
    • Scoil Mhuire Boys · 892 m-5.4% pupils (367)
    • Presentation Primary School · 894 m-12.2% pupils (367)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 2.38 ha · 53 m
    • Dublin City Council · 9.66 ha · 71 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.42 ha · 103 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.15 ha · 179 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.23 ha · 208 m
    • Dublin City Council · 1.13 ha · 246 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Application 55 m away open for comments until 5 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Rathfarnham
    Electoral division
    Rathfarnham Village
    Electoral area
    Rathfarnham-Templeogue
    Council
    South Dublin County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
    • Rathfarnham Park (bus 15B, 15D) 106 m away: 14 an hour at morning peak; 124 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 66%); 3% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1981–1990; 41% drive to work (council 54%); population up 2% since 2016.
    • 6 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 71 in the last year, 6 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.
    • 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.
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 1 Nov 2026, 00:25 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.