Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 12:36

Saint Columbanus Road, Windy Arbour, Farranboley

53.30659, -6.25015

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 63 homes approved 261 m away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=650 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m 63homes approved nearby, not startednearest 261 m · 4578/22

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 53 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 5 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 1946–60, 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 riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Radon grid squares	2
Protected buildings	3	Emmet House; Viaduct
Monuments	8	Bridge; Water mill - unclassified

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), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

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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
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: 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: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 66% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear153 decided · more info asked 14%

97% · council 96%

Two-storey rear60 decided · more info asked 23%

92% · council 92%

Two-storey side25 decided · more info asked 16%

100% · council 95%

Single-storey side20 decided · more info asked 5%

95% · council 96%

Attic or dormer216 decided · more info asked 12%

92% · council 94%

First-floor26 decided · more info asked 19%

96% · council 90%

Garage conversion33 decided · more info asked 15%

94% · council 99%

Porch or front13 decided · more info asked 15%

92% · council 98%

New house in a garden or site41 decided · more info asked 37%

66% · 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 · 587 nearby, 3,892 council-wide

Figure 3

Saint Columbanus Road, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Saint Columbanus 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 6 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

4 of 5 approved (80%) · most common: single-storey rear

4 approved1 refused1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Single-storey rear	4	3	—
Dormer or attic	1	0	1
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 53 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 81 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.

Calculated650 decided home extensions, 353 start notices, 122 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

14 of 42 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 87 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed42 decided

14 became permissions

Approvals appealed87 decided

5 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

2 of 2 changed the council's decision

502265 Pending · 1 Coolnahinch, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14X8P0 · 201 m
501352 Granted · 37, Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14W8X3 · 236 m
324615 Pending · Alexandra College, Milltown Road, Dublin, · 410 m
501930 Pending · Nullamore House, Richmond Avenue South, Dublin 6 · 341 m
500514 Granted · 18, Saint Luke's Crescent, Milltown, Dublin 14, D14CX80 · 200 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 Saint Columbanus Road, Windy Arbour, Farranboley with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedLarge schemeAppealApprovedRefusedOther

1Dunelm, Rydalmount 4578/22Approved, no sign building has started · 261 m
2Lands at Example Cross, Testtown EX/2026/0003No decision yet · 228 m
318, Saint Luke's Crescent 500514Appeal: approved · 200 m
415, Saint Columbanus Avenue D25B/0642/WEBApproved · 77 m
510, Churchtown Avenue D26A/0309Approved · 186 m
611, Churchtown Avenue D25A/0962/WEBApproved · 190 m
71 Coolnahinch, Dundrum Road D26A/0556/WEBRefused · 201 m
822, Patrick Doyle Road D25B/0690/WEBApproved · 207 m
91, Patrick Doyle Road D26A/0541/WEBApproved · 223 m
104, Churchtown Road Lower D26B/0462/WEBApproved · 230 m
1137, Churchtown Road Lower D26A/0145/WEBRefused · 236 m
1237, Churchtown Road Lower V/012/26Section 5: exempt · 236 m
13Site of c. 4.4609 ha located within the school campus at Alexandra College, Richmond Avenue South WEB1482/26Approved · 282 m
14Nullamore House, Richmond Avenue South WEB5606/25Approved · 341 m
155, Bank Side Cottages REF16726Section 5: awaiting decision · 377 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 101 permissions since 2016, 60 show a start notice and 9 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured143 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.

High Court window ends

Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 10 Nov 20269 days left
Grant permission
236 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

63 homes 261 m away were approved Jan 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2031.

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

Approved, not started 1

Dunelm, Rydalmount · 63 homes approved Jan 2026, not started · 261 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 16 and 36 a year; busiest 2025. 83% 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

Every application within 500 m 26 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

155, Bank Side Cottages, Milltown, DUBLIN, D14DX90 Section 5: awaiting decision
Separation of house under exemption Rules 2026. See letter – outline of the que
REF1672619 Oct 2026377 m
2Lands at Example Cross, Testtown No decision yet
Outline permission for 40 no. houses and associated site works.
EX/2026/000328 Aug 202640 homes228 m
104, Churchtown Road Lower, Rathmines Great, Dublin 14, D14N768 Approved
Proposed new single story garden room incorporating a small home office and all
D26B/0462/WEB9 Oct 2026230 m
Noursdale, Temple Park, Richmond Avenue South, Dartry, Dublin 6 No decision yet
RETENTION: retention is sought for opaque sash window to first floor bathroom west facing elevation.
5190/2630 Jul 2026440 m
71 Coolnahinch, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14X8P0 Refused
Partial removal of the existing loose rubble front boundary wall to facilitate
D26A/0556/WEB11 Sept 2026201 m
91, Patrick Doyle Road, Windy Arbour, Dublin 14, D14E046 Approved
The development will consist of the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance
D26A/0541/WEB8 Sept 2026223 m
1 Patrick Doyle Road, Dublin 14, D14 E046 Withdrawn or not valid
The development will consist of the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance
D26A/0532/WEB15 Jul 2026223 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 2026463 m
a 0.109 ha site situated at the western end of Temple Park, (incorporating part of the site of Noursdale), Richmond Avenue South, Dublin 6 No decision yet
(i) demolition of existing single-storey garage structure, demolition of existing single-storey archives…
WEB2426/2629 Jul 20264 homes471 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 2026442 m
510, Churchtown Avenue, Rathmines Great, Dublin 14, D14YE84 Approved
Provision of a new vehicular entrance & driveway and associated site works.
D26A/030911 Jun 2026186 m
1, Beechmount Drive, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, D14CT89 Approved
1.The demolition of the existing Garage Construction. 2.The construction of a ne
D26A/0207/WEB8 May 2026472 m
13Site of c. 4.4609 ha located within the school campus at Alexandra College, Richmond Avenue South, Milltown, Dublin 6, D06 KX50. Approved
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing single storey Music Building and…
WEB1482/2624 Apr 2026282 m
1137, Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14W8X3 Refused
The proposed development will consist of the subdivision of the existing site t
D26A/0145/WEB22 Apr 2026236 m
Alexandra College, Richmond Avenue South, Milltown, Dublin 6, D06 KX50 Withdrawn or not valid
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing single storey Music Building and…
WEB1421/2627 Feb 2026282 m
1237, Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, Dublin 14, DUBLIN, D14W8X3 Section 5: exempt
1 unit
V/012/266 Mar 2026236 m
Templeville, 44 Temple Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06PW50 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: (i) The provision of a freestanding, single-storey…
WEB1318/269 Apr 2026482 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 2026442 m
68, Saint Columbanus' Road, Dundrum, DUBLIN, D14RX53 Section 5: exempt
1
V/007/2618 Feb 2026442 m
611, Churchtown Avenue, Churchtown road Lower, Dublin 14, D14RC66 Approved
Proposed construction of new single storey flat roof extension to rear (18.41sq
D25A/0962/WEB11 Feb 2026190 m
822, Patrick Doyle Road, Milltown, Windy Arbour, Dublin 14, D14DP08 Approved
Demolition of the existing rear/side single storey extension and for the provisi
D25B/0690/WEB9 Feb 2026207 m
22, Patrick Doyle Road, Windy Arbour, Dublin, D14DP08 Withdrawn or not valid
Demolition of the existing rear/side single storey extension and for the provisi
D25B/0673/WEB8 Dec 2025207 m
Templeville, 44 Temple Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist/consists of: (i) The provision of a single pedestrian gate,…
WEB5736/2523 Jan 2026482 m
415, Saint Columbanus Avenue, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, D14H018 Approved
New single storey glazed front porch with side window and single storey rear & s
D25B/0642/WEB10 Apr 202677 m
31 South Hill, Dartry, Dublin 6, D06 Y2T9 Approved
RETENTION: The development consists of the amendments and modifications of the permission granted under…
WEB5663/2516 Jan 2026460 m
14Nullamore House, Richmond Avenue South, Dublin 6 Approved
Glenavy Educational Foundation CLG, intends to apply for permission for development on a site of approx. 0.47…
WEB5606/2522 Jul 2026341 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

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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 14 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished5 not signed off8 no sign-off needed

Unit 1.4B, Building 13, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin, D16 KWD0 · 8 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 306 m
11 Churchtown Avenue, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 RC66 · 29 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25A/0962/WEB · 201 m
2 Olivemount Terrace, Dublin 14, Dublin, D14 P3K0 · 29 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · D23B/0387 · 397 m
Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, Dublin · 14 Aug 2026 · 231 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · PC/H/02/2025 · 374 m
14 Churchtown Road Lower, Dublin 14, Dublin · 6 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 290 m
Richmond Avenue South, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 T2V0 · 6 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 434 m
68 South Hill, Dartry, Dublin 6, D06 C6X8 · 25 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 5448/25 · 490 m
28 Farrenboley Park, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 FE89 · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0539/WEB · 383 m
22 Patrick Doyle Road, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 DP08 · 24 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0690/WEB · 214 m
47 Churchfields, Dundrum, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 V2T2 · 10 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0254 · 463 m
70 Saint Columbanus Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14., Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 N2V1 · 3 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0429/WEB · 232 m
30 Farrenboley Park, Windy Arbour, Dublin 14, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 XD79 · 22 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D24A/0724/WEB · 367 m
37 Churchtown Road Lower, DUBLIN 14, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 W8X3 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0721/WEB · 296 m
8 Churchtown Close, Dublin 14, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D14 Y767 · 3 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · D25B/0293/WEB · 193 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 63 not started

Mount Saint Mary's and Saint Joseph's · 231 homes · ran out · runs out 25 Aug 2026 · 344 m
1Dunelm, Rydalmount · 63 homes · not started · runs out 20 Jan 2031 · 261 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
Dunelm, Rydalmount	55	55 not started (2026-Q2)	215 m
Mount St. Mary's	129	129 not started (2026-Q2)	271 m
Mount Saint Mary's and Saint Joseph's	—	—	271 m
Central Mental Hospital	934	934 not started (2026-Q2)	643 m
c.9.6 ha	—	—	643 m
97A Highfield Park	—	—	917 m
c.0.9ha at No. 97A Highfield Park	—	—	917 m
Former Murphy and Gunn Site	74	74 not started (2026-Q2)	940 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Ashgrove Creche & Montessori · Crèche	7 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	491 m
Giraffe Childcare Milltown · Crèche	24 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	591 m
Minerva Montessori · Crèche	12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	651 m
Ashgrove Creche and Montessori School · Crèche	5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	666 m
Daisychain Montessori & Childcare · Crèche	3 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	806 m
Templeogue Montessori · Crèche	12 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	836 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

Here997

Council middle49

Homes started

Here857

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

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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

86% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 60% owner-occupied (council 68%).

Homes built before 1971

86% · council 38%

Homes built since 2001

7% · council 25%

Owner-occupied

60% · council 68%

Rented

39% · council 29%

Children under 15

16% · council 18%

Aged 65 and over

21% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

19% · council 39%

Work mainly from home

16% · council 19%

This small area (264 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267057006

Rail noise

55–59 dB

day–night average (EPA 2022)

Bus

249 m

Milltown Luas · S4 · busiest stop within 500 m: 22 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

435 m

Alexandra College, 664 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 21 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Alexandra College · postprimary · 664 pupils · 435 m
Our Ladys NS · primary · 176 pupils · 553 m

Stops 40

Milltown Luas · S4 · 6/hour at peak · 249 m
Milltown Luas · S4 · 6/hour at peak · 266 m
Millmount Trce · 142, 44, 44D, S4 · 8/hour at peak · 281 m
St Luke's Crescent · 142, 44, 44D, S4 · 8/hour at peak · 291 m
St Luke's Crescent · 142, 44, 44D, S4 · 8/hour at peak · 295 m
Shangarry · S4 · 6/hour at peak · 300 m
Millmount Trce · 142, 44, 44D, S4 · 8/hour at peak · 321 m
Milltown · Green · 20/hour at peak · 356 m

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

Alexandra College · 434 m-0.3% pupils (664) · an extension 2024, approved
Our Ladys NS · 553 m-8.3% pupils (176)

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

Dublin City Council · 2.18 ha · 13 m
Dublin City Council · 0.52 ha · 118 m
Dublin City Council · 1.04 ha · 158 m
Dublin City Council · 0.12 ha · 174 m
Dublin City Council · 0.43 ha · 188 m
Dublin City Council · 0.11 ha · 235 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

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: Rathmines Great
Electoral division: Clonskeagh-Farranboley
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.
1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
63 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 63 at Dunelm, Rydalmount.
Milltown (Luas Green) 359 m away: 22 an hour at morning peak; 134 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from rail mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 60% owner-occupied (council 68%); 4% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1946–1960; 37% drive to work (council 43%); population up 8% since 2016.
6 home extensions within 250 m since 2025: 4 approved (80%). Most were single-storey rear extensions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.

What the terms mean 7 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.
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
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
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	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, 12:36 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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