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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 00:31

Victoria Road

53.30922, -6.27480

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=662 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–552open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov–20 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 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (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 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.

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.

development plan 2022 2028 · 14 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.

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.

development plan 2022 2028 variation no 11 · 14 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2028

Protected building15 within 100 m House; House
Radon1 in 10 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 lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares4
Monuments5Castle - unclassified; Gateway
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, 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
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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
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: 76% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear146 decided · more info asked 14%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear63 decided · more info asked 16%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey side25 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side16 decided · more info asked 25%
94% · council 99%
Attic or dormer242 decided · more info asked 11%
97% · council 96%
First-floor35 decided · more info asked 23%
94% · council 94%
Garage conversion29 decided · more info asked 14%
97% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site54 decided · more info asked 35%
76% · council 71%
Approved nearbyDublin 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 · 610 nearby, 5,627 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 attic22—

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 82 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 132 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +142 days; Building starts: 155 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 53–55 (n=564)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 132 days (n=97)132 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 142 days (n=140, all appeals within 1.5 km)+142 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 155 days after permission (n=380)155 days after permissionSigned off393 days after the start, for the few who file. 64% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated662 decided home extensions, 385 start notices, 140 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    12 of 50 appealed refusals became permissions. 10 of 93 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed50 decided
    12 became permissions
    Approvals appealed93 decided
    10 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 4 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 324356 Granted with conditions · 32 Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 6W · 491 m
    • 501492 Granted with conditions · The Barn, Riversdale Avenue, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6 · 440 m report
    • 501959 Pending · Terenure Business Park, Beechlawn Way, Dublin 6w · 472 m
    • 500750 Split · 12 Tower Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 RH97 · 470 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 Victoria Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 123, Zion Road WEB3552/26No decision yet · 137 m
    2. 24, Bushy Park Road WEB3392/26No decision yet · 318 m
    3. 3Christ Church, Rathgar Road WEB3062/26Approved · 337 m
    4. 466 Orwell Road, Dublin 3205/24Building started · 112 m
    5. 54 Zion Road, Zion Road WEB2325/25Building started · 157 m
    6. 630 Victoria Road, Rathgar WEB5923/25Approved · 59 m
    7. 748 Orwell Road, Dublin 6 WEB1833/26Approved · 151 m
    8. 829 Terenure Road East, Dublin 6 WEB1052/26Approved · 193 m
    9. 948 Highfield Road, Rathgar WEB1891/26Approved · 288 m
    10. 1027, Kenilworth Square West WEB3264/26No decision yet · 293 m
    11. 114, Greenmount Road WEB5912/25Approved · 376 m
    12. 12St. Lukes Hospital, Highfield Road WEB5823/25Approved · 401 m
    13. 13Glenfinn, 104 Orwell Road WEB2628/26No decision yet · 433 m
    14. 1412 Tower Avenue, Rathgar WEB2811/26No decision yet · 470 m
    15. 15Terenure Business Park, Beechlawn Way WEB1117/26Approved · 472 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 80 permissions since 2016, 37 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    101 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 84 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 80 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 20 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 43 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT84: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused7: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided79: approved → approved4: refused → refused7: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal43: approved → no start notice found20: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off101 lodged101 lodged84 approved84 approved5 refused5 refused7 withdrawn or invalid7 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided80 approved80 approved6 refused6 refused9 withdrawn9 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided43 no start notice found43 no start notice found20 built, owner opted out20 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 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.

    Measured101 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 ACP 501492: Grant permission with conditions; 2026-11-03 WEB3392/26: application received — To create a 3.0m wide vehicular entrance along the front boundary wall to 4 Bushy Park Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06C1H5.; 2026-11-09 WEB3062/26: GRANT PERMISSION AND RETENTION PERMISSION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE, PERMISSION AND RETENTION: ( A) Planning Permission for the following:- (i) Replacement roof on plan; 2026-11-12 WEB3095/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE Permission is sought for the change of use of the existing 2 storey coach house to residential use t; 2026-11-20 WEB3552/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE - No. 23 Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 VW89, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. No. 8686). The devetoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecACP 501492: Grant permission with conditions · 440 m away · 2026-11-02WEB3392/26: application received — To create a 3.0m wide vehicular entrance along the front boundary wall to 4 Bushy Park Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06C1H5. · 318 m away · 2026-11-03WEB3062/26: GRANT PERMISSION AND RETENTION PERMISSION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE, PERMISSION AND RETENTION: ( A) Planning Permission for the following:- (i) Replacement roof on plan · 337 m away · 2026-11-09WEB3095/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE Permission is sought for the change of use of the existing 2 storey coach house to residential use t · 337 m away · 2026-11-12WEB3552/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE - No. 23 Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 VW89, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. No. 8686). The deve · 137 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window endsOther deadlines
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 20261 day left
      Grant permission with conditions
      440 m away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20262 days left
      2WEB3392/26 · application received — To create a 3.0m wide vehicular entrance along the front boundary wall to 4 Bushy Park Road,…
      €20 to the council · 318 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 20268 days left
      3WEB3062/26 · GRANT PERMISSION AND RETENTION PERMISSION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE, PERMISSION AND RETENTION: ( A) Planning Permission for…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 337 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202611 days left
      WEB3095/26 · ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE Permission is sought for the change of use of the existing 2 storey coach…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 337 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202619 days left
      1WEB3552/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE - No. 23 Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 VW89, a Protected Structure (RPS…
      €20 to the council · 137 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Dec 202631 days left
      Allow appeal amend conditions
      491 m away
    • Consultation closes 4 Dec 202633 days left
      NOTICE OF PROPOSED TREE PRESERVATION ORDER AT KENILWORTH SQUARE, DUBLIN 6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS…
      293 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 14 and 24 a year; busiest 2025. 94% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 15, 2022: 15, 2023: 20, 2024: 14, 2025: 24, 2026: 1301020302021: 15 approved15’21*2022: 14 approved2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid15’222023: 18 approved2023: 1 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid20’232024: 13 approved2024: 1 refused14’242025: 17 approved2025: 3 refused2025: 4 withdrawn or invalid24’252026: 7 approved2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided13’26*
    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

    • 24, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6 comments close 3 Nov 2026
      To create a 3.0m wide vehicular entrance along the front boundary wall to 4 Bushy Park Road, Rathgar, Dublin…
      WEB3392/2629 Sept 2026318 m
    • 123, Zion Road, Dublin 6 comments close 20 Nov 2026
      PROTECTED STRUCTURE - No. 23 Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 VW89, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. No.…
      WEB3552/2616 Oct 2026137 m
    Every application within 500 m 18 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 5 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • 466 Orwell Road, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 N622 · 12 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3205/24 · 112 m
    • 54 Zion Road, Zion Road, Dublin 6, D06 Y4E6 · 12 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2325/25 · 157 m
    • 44 Brighton Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 WY49 · 24 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2124/25 · 430 m
    • 65-67 Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6, D06 CV90 · 25 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4112/24 · 384 m
    • 4 Rostrevor Terrace, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 X4P6 · 5 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3372/25 · 222 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
    Homes coming 0 not started
    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 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
    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

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Terenure Business Park29no activity on site reported (2025-Q4)472 m
    Dodder Road Lower——475 m
    Terenure Synagogue Site60—490 m
    Former Highfield Plant Nursery120—574 m
    16-18 Terenure Road West and 1-7 Templeogue Road45no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)676 m
    351 Harold's Cross Road118—763 m
    St. Pancras Works6666 built (2025-Q4)881 m
    Braemor Road3131 not started (2026-Q2)914 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • The Education Board of the Presbytery of Dublin and Munster — 2 applications, latest 19 Aug 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Glenone Montessori & Nursery · Crèche26 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate334 m
    Giraffe Childcare - Rathgar · Crèche23 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate395 m
    Daoine Beaga · Crèche13 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate457 m
    Brighton Day Care · Crèche10 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate612 m
    Little Smarties Montessori · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate668 m
    Highfield Montessori School · Crèche4 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate673 m
    Snowdrop Creche · Crèche19 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate738 m
    Templeogue Montessori · Crèche12 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate837 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, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), 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
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
    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 About as busy as most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here208
    Council middle63
    Homes started
    Here164
    Council middle139
    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

    75% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 52% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    75% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    7% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    52% · council 47%
    Rented
    44% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    8% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    16% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    39% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    27% · council 12%
    This small area (262 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268127016

    Bus
    76 m
    Zion Road · 15B, 15D · busiest stop within 500 m: 21 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    48 m
    Scoil Naisiunta Stratford, 88 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    58
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Naisiunta Stratford · primary · 88 pupils · 48 m
    • Stratford College · postprimary · 189 pupils · 62 m
    • Zion Parish Primary School · primary · 91 pupils · 141 m
    • The High School · postprimary · 811 pupils · 395 m
    • St Peters Special Sch · primary · 70 pupils · 419 m
    • St Josephs Boys NS · primary · 363 pupils · 486 m
    • Rathgar NS · primary · 94 pupils · 541 m
    • Presentation Community College · postprimary · 443 pupils · 826 m

    Stops 60

    • Zion Road · 15B, 15D · 4/hour at peak · 76 m
    • Zion Road · 15B, 15D · 6/hour at peak · 124 m
    • Orwell Mews · 14, 15B, 15D · 11/hour at peak · 139 m
    • Bushy Park Road · 15B, 15D · 4/hour at peak · 176 m
    • Orwell Road · 14, 15B, 15D · 8/hour at peak · 205 m
    • Meadowbank · 15B, 15D · 6/hour at peak · 216 m
    • Meadowbank · 15B, 15D · 4/hour at peak · 269 m
    • Rathgar West · 15, 15A, 65, 65B, 783, S4 · 18/hour at peak · 281 m

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

    • Scoil Naisiunta Stratford · 47 m-2.2% pupils (88)
    • Stratford College · 62 m-1% pupils (189)
    • Zion Parish Primary School · 141 m-6.2% pupils (91)
    • The High School · 395 m-1.6% pupils (811)
    • St Peters Special Sch · 419 m+12.9% pupils (70)
    • St Josephs Boys NS · 486 m-4.2% pupils (363)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 1.82 ha · 69 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. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    2. Application 137 m away open for comments until 20 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

    Electoral division
    Rathfarnham
    Electoral area
    Kimmage-Rathmines
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • Rathgar West (bus 15, 15A) 298 m away: 21 an hour at morning peak; 167 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 47%); 10% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 29% drive to work (council 28%); population up 23% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 75 in the last year, 5 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.
    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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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 4.026 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 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)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
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    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 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 1 Nov 2026, 00:31 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.