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Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 00:25

St Helen's Road, Booterstown, Intake

53.31005, -6.20047

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 4 applications nearby open for comments.

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95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=299 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–554open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov–27 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 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 6 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of St Helen's RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2021: 3 files on St Helen's Road2025: 1 file on St Helen's Road4 files

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Sytheses Limited (803 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Booterstown Avenue
Natural heritage areas2South Dublin Bay; Booterstown Marsh
Radon grid squares4
Protected buildings20Dornden House; Glena
EU nature sites1South Dublin Bay SAC
Monuments4Church; Graveyard
EU bird sites1South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA
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, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Special Protection Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 65% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear53 decided · more info asked 13%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey rear37 decided · more info asked 11%
95% · council 92%
Two-storey side11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer112 decided · more info asked 4%
93% · council 94%
First-floor13 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 90%
Garage conversion11 decided · more info asked 9%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site26 decided · more info asked 23%
65% · 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 · 263 nearby, 3,602 council-wide

Figure 3

St Helen's Road, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on St Helen's Road since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 115 · 2025 · garage conversion · approved · D25A/0180/WEBPorches, roofs, otherNo. 44 · 2021 · other work · approved · D21A/0865No. 117 · 2021 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · D21B/0531No. 117 · 2021 · other work · approved · D21B/0610New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "St Helen's Road" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

3 approved1 refused
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—
Garage conversion11—
Side101
Single-storey rear11—

On Saint Helen's: 18 extensions in 10 years, 90% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

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 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 10 is asked for more information, which adds about 79 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 10): 133 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +168 days; Building starts: 168 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–55 (n=270)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 10)With further information: median 133 days (n=29)133 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 168 days (n=68, all appeals within 1.5 km)+168 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 168 days after permission (n=157)168 days after permissionSigned off73% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated299 decided home extensions, 158 start notices, 68 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    11 of 23 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 48 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed23 decided
    11 became permissions
    Approvals appealed48 decided
    3 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 3 in the last 12 months

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 501590 Granted · 19 Trimleston Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94XD42 · 230 m
    • 501691 Pending · Block 2, Merrion House, 294 Merrion Road, Booterstown, Dublin 4 · 357 m
    • 501631 Open · 118, Rock Road, Booterstown, County Dublin · 261 m
    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 St Helen's Road, Booterstown, Intake with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedOtherApproved
    1. 184 Trimleston Gardens, Booterstown D26A/0764/WEBNo decision yet · 283 m
    2. 237 Bellevue Park Avenue, Booterstown WEB3455/26No decision yet · 300 m
    3. 3Jordans Barbers, 115b Rock Road D26A/0739/WEBNo decision yet · 314 m
    4. 440, Trimleston Gardens D26B/0555/WEBNo decision yet · 326 m
    5. 532, Trimleston Avenue D26B/0306/WEBRefused · 178 m
    6. 638, Saint Helen's Road REF16526Section 5: awaiting decision · 148 m
    7. 7Embassy Of The Federal Republic Of Germany, German Embassy Dublin D25A/0883/WEBApproved · 165 m
    8. 816, Trimleston Gardens D26A/0074/WEBApproved · 181 m
    9. 9No. 54 St. Helens Road, Booterstown D26A/0545/WEBApproved · 190 m
    10. 1019 Trimleston Avenue, Blackrock D26B/0209/WEBApproved · 230 m
    11. 1189, Trimleston Gardens D26A/0472/WEBApproved · 254 m
    12. 12118, Rock Road D26A/0176/WEBApproved · 261 m
    13. 1355 Trimleston Gardens, Booterstown REF8626Section 5: exempt · 301 m
    14. 1435, Booterstown Avenue REF13926Section 5: awaiting decision · 367 m
    15. 1531, Dornden Park REF18925Section 5: awaiting decision · 437 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 88 permissions since 2016, 37 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    111 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 89 approved, 4 refused. After appeals: 88 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 20 built with the owner's opt-out, 12 started, 51 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT89: lodged → approved4: lodged → refused13: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided87: approved → approved2: refused → refused13: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal51: approved → no start notice found20: approved → built, owner opted out12: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off111 lodged111 lodged89 approved89 approved4 refused4 refused13 withdrawn or invalid13 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided88 approved88 approved2 refused2 refused15 withdrawn15 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided51 no start notice found51 no start notice found20 built, owner opted out20 built, owner opted out12 started, not signed off12 started, not signed off5 signed off5 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.

    Measured111 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-09 D26A/0739/WEB: application received — applying for permission for the the removal of the existing wall mounted advert; 2026-11-09 WEB3455/26: application received — The development will consist of: (a) The construction of a ground floor rear extension with mono-pitch roof. (b) The add; 2026-11-10 ACP 501590: Grant permission; 2026-11-16 D26A/0764/WEB: application received — The development will consist of the construction of i) a two storey extension t; 2026-11-27 D26B/0555/WEB: application received — The development will consist of; i) demolition of existing single storey extension to rear; ii) construction of a singletoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecD26A/0739/WEB: application received — applying for permission for the the removal of the existing wall mounted advert · 314 m away · 2026-11-09WEB3455/26: application received — The development will consist of: (a) The construction of a ground floor rear extension with mono-pitch roof. (b) The add · 300 m away · 2026-11-09ACP 501590: Grant permission · 230 m away · 2026-11-10D26A/0764/WEB: application received — The development will consist of the construction of i) a two storey extension t · 283 m away · 2026-11-16D26B/0555/WEB: application received — The development will consist of; i) demolition of existing single storey extension to rear; ii) construction of a single · 326 m away · 2026-11-27
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      3D26A/0739/WEB · application received — applying for permission for the the removal of the existing wall mounted advert
      €20 to the council · 314 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      2WEB3455/26 · application received — The development will consist of: (a) The construction of a ground floor rear extension with…
      €20 to the council · 300 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 10 Nov 20269 days left
      Grant permission
      230 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
      1D26A/0764/WEB · application received — The development will consist of the construction of i) a two storey extension t
      €20 to the council · 283 m away
    • Comments close 27 Nov 202626 days left
      4D26B/0555/WEB · application received — The development will consist of; i) demolition of existing single storey extension to rear; ii)…
      €20 to the council · 326 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

    BusConnects Core Bus Corridors is planned 83 m away.

    BusConnects Core Bus…: core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028)20242025202620272028BusConnects Core Bus…83 m · plannedcore bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028)today

    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)

    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 14 and 21 a year; busiest 2023. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 21, 2022: 19, 2023: 21, 2024: 20, 2025: 14, 2026: 1601020302021: 18 approved2021: 3 withdrawn or invalid21’21*2022: 17 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid19’222023: 20 approved2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid21’232024: 16 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid20’242025: 9 approved2025: 5 withdrawn or invalid14’252026: 9 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided16’26*
    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 22 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
    • 29 Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, A94 W3C7 · 4 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 373 m
    • Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Dublin, A94XN72 · 13 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · D25A/0087/WEB · 473 m
    • 13 Castle Court, Booterstown, Dublin, A94T9P3 · 9 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · D25B/0606/WEB · 277 m
    • 34 Woodbine Park, Blackrock, Dublin, A94 A997 · 4 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D26B/0103/WEB · 485 m
    • 73 Trimleston Gardens, Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, A94 N529 · 18 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0075 · 220 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

    Estate: Saint Helen's · 26 applications in 10 years · 90% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Elmpark Green79—467 m
    Merrion——725 m
    Merrion at——725 m
    Gowan Motors Compound Site4646 not started (2026-Q1)770 m
    Chesterfield3333 not started (2025-Q2)860 m
    Cross Avenue246246 built (2025-Q1)988 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Booterstown Montessori School · Crèche3 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate230 m
    St. Nicholas Montessori Merrion · Crèche13 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate890 m
    Our World Montessori Ltd. · Crèche29 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate953 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    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 About as busy as most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here252
    Council middle44
    Homes started
    Here119
    Council middle92
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 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 10

    This street block against the council

    99% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 88% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    99% · council 38%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 25%
    Owner-occupied
    88% · council 68%
    Rented
    5% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    19% · council 18%
    Aged 65 and over
    20% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    56% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    20% · council 19%
    This small area (347 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267019013

    Bus
    89 m
    St Helen's Road · 4, 7, 7A · busiest stop within 500 m: 12 an hour at peak
    Planned
    83 m
    BusConnects Core Bus Corridors, Blackrock to Merrion
    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
    158 m
    Booterstown Boys, 188 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    48
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Booterstown Boys · primary · 188 pupils · 158 m
    • St Andrews College · postprimary · 1011 pupils · 500 m
    • Our Lady Of Mercy Convent School · primary · 247 pupils · 525 m
    • Willow Park School · postprimary · 206 pupils · 561 m
    • Coláiste Eoin · postprimary · 517 pupils · 879 m
    • Coláiste Íosagáin · postprimary · 488 pupils · 885 m
    • Blackrock College · postprimary · 1041 pupils · 982 m

    Stops 20

    • St Helen's Road · 4, 7, 7A, 7E · 9/hour at peak · 89 m
    • Rock Road · 4, 7, 7A, 7n, 84n · 9/hour at peak · 111 m
    • Grotto Avenue · 4, 7, 7A, 7E · 9/hour at peak · 225 m
    • Merrion Road · 4, 7, 702, 7A, 7n, 84n · 9/hour at peak · 281 m
    • Bellevue Avenue · 4, 7, 702, 7A, 7E · 10/hour at peak · 310 m
    • Booterstown · DART · 12/hour at peak · 366 m
    • Booterstown Station · 4, 7, 702, 7A, 7n, 84n · 9/hour at peak · 413 m
    • Booterstown Station · 4, 7, 702, 7A, 7E · 10/hour at peak · 442 m

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

    • Booterstown Boys · 158 m-9.6% pupils (188)
    • St Andrews College · 500 m+0.3% pupils (1,011) · an extension 2025, approved
    • Our Lady Of Mercy Convent School · 525 m-2% pupils (247)
    • Willow Park School · 561 m-1% pupils (206) · an extension 2024, approved
    • Coláiste Eoin · 878 m+1.4% pupils (517)
    • Coláiste Íosagáin · 885 m0% pupils (488)

    Council meetings 3 items

    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 282 m away open for comments until 16 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
    Booterstown
    Electoral division
    Blackrock-Booterstown
    Electoral area
    Blackrock
    Council
    Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown 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.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • Booterstown (train DART) 366 m away: 12 an hour at morning peak; 77 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 83 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
    • Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 68%); 6% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1919–1945; 42% drive to work (council 43%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. 1 side extension refused. On Saint Helen's: 18 in 10 years, 90% approved.
    • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 17 in the last year, 24 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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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    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
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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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.