Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 23:19

Whitehall Road West

53.31327, -6.31991

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).

Distance

Time

97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=938 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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 55 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 4 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 5

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

What it says

RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 2028

Radon1 in 5 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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Plateco ZN Limited (863 m)

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	7

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), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM) · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:24	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:51	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	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

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear143 decided · more info asked 17%

99% · council 94%

Two-storey rear59 decided · more info asked 25%

97% · council 94%

Two-storey side41 decided · more info asked 24%

98% · council 94%

Single-storey side28 decided · more info asked 14%

93% · council 95%

Attic or dormer452 decided · more info asked 15%

96% · council 95%

First-floor52 decided · more info asked 15%

98% · council 92%

Garage conversion54 decided · more info asked 15%

100% · council 99%

Porch or front23 decided · more info asked 22%

100% · council 95%

New house in a garden or site65 decided · more info asked 49%

83% · council 62%

Approved nearbySouth Dublin overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 917 nearby, 4,865 council-wide

Figure 3

Whitehall Road West, file by file since 2000

26 of 28 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 7.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

81 files with "Whitehall Road West" 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 · 2000–2026

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

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Rear	1	0	—
Single-storey 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

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

Calculated938 decided home extensions, 425 start notices, 120 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

17 of 44 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 78 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed44 decided

17 became permissions

Approvals appealed78 decided

7 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months

1 of 1 changed the council's decision

500645 Granted · 59, Dangan Park, Kimmage Road West, Dublin 12, D12 YA06 · 369 m report

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	21 Oct 2026, 01:40	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Whitehall Road West with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseDerelict buildingApprovedNo decision yet

1No Address DS1412Derelict building · 444 m
254 Hillsbrook Avenue, Perrystown SD26B/0342WApproved · 218 m
341A, Dangan Park SD26B/0232WApproved · 219 m
4126, Whitehall Road West SD26B/0386WNo decision yet · 249 m
516, Gleann Na Smol SD26B/0079Approved · 252 m
628, Cherryfield Avenue SD26B/0063WApproved · 253 m
773, Beechfield Road SD25B/0706WApproved · 255 m
834, Whitehall Road West SD26B/0120WApproved · 256 m
938 Cherryfield Drive, Walkinstown SD25B/0650WApproved · 269 m
1040, Cherryfield Avenue SD25B/0622WApproved · 271 m
1195, Beechfield Rd SD26B/0382WNo decision yet · 309 m
121, Hillsbrook Drive SD25B/0650Approved · 311 m
1314, Cherry Grove SD25B/0710WApproved · 313 m
14Former Submarine Bar Public House, Cromwellsfort Road SD26A/0234WNo decision yet · 328 m
1549 Hillsbrook Avenue, Dublin 12 SD26B/0408WNo decision yet · 331 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 174 permissions since 2016, 74 show a start notice and 4 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.

Measured215 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

Derelict building 1

1No Address · derelict since Nov 2024 · 444 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:17	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	21 Oct 2026, 02:35	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 10 and 33 a year; busiest 2025. 90% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 29 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

14Former Submarine Bar Public House, Cromwellsfort Road, Dublin 12 No decision yet
The proposed development will consist of: Refurbishment, subdivision, extension, and associated change of use…
SD26A/0234W30 Sept 2026328 m
1549 Hillsbrook Avenue, Dublin 12, D12 H36W, D12 H36W No decision yet
The provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.
SD26B/0408W14 Sept 2026331 m
4126, Whitehall Road West, Perrystown, Dublin 12, D12KN53 No decision yet
Proposed domestic extension to front, side & rear; internal alterations; widening of drive way opening;…
SD26B/0386W26 Aug 2026249 m
Rear of Muckross Avenue, Perrystown, Dublin 12 No decision yet
Variations to project with Register Reference SD22A/0455 & ABP-315996-23; Change of layout from 2 no.…
SD26A/0208W25 Aug 2026382 m
1195, Beechfield Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin, D12 V628 No decision yet
Conversion of existing attic space to non - habitable storage / office area with new revised roof profile…
SD26B/0382W24 Aug 2026309 m
28 Cherryfield Avenue, Walkinstown, D12, D12 P8K8 Section 5: exempt
Ground floor extension to the rear of the existing propoerty, approximately 21m2 in total.
ED26/00823 Sept 2026280 m
Yard to rear of 131 Saint Peters Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12CC9C No decision yet
Removal of existing rear boundary wall & gates; Construction in rear yard detached single storey commercial…
SD26A/0186W22 Sept 2026467 m
254 Hillsbrook Avenue, Perrystown, Dublin, D12E261 Approved
Construction of new driveway to the front of the property; Works will include the dishing of the existing…
SD26B/0342W14 Sept 2026218 m
36, Shelton Park, Kimmage, Dublin 12 Approved
Extension to the rear of the existing detached dwelling and part conversion of the existing garage &…
SD26B/033228 Aug 2026479 m
198, Kimmage Road West, Dublin 12 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification to the existing roof structure, new access…
WEB2381/2629 Jul 2026399 m
74, St.Peters's Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin Section 5: exempt
High level fixed window to ground floor side entrance. Window approx. 1000mm wide by 500mm high. Fixed with…
ED26/00463 Jun 2026377 m
341A, Dangan Park, Kimmage, Dublin 12, D12A259 Approved
New ground floor extension to side/rear of existing dwelling to allow family ancillary accommodation with…
SD26B/0232W7 Jul 2026219 m
183 St Peter's Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12F5Y3 No decision yet
New vehicular access to the front with dropped kerb and partial removal of the front boundary wall.
SD26B/0210W23 Jun 2026450 m
834, Whitehall Road West, Perrystown, Dublin 12, D12C3KR Approved
The retention of the single storey side and rear extension with flat roof and roof windows.
SD26B/0120W14 May 2026256 m
198, Kimmage Road West, Kimmage, Dublin 12 Withdrawn or not valid
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification to the existing roof structure, new access…
WEB1618/2619 Mar 2026399 m
170 Kimmage Road West, Kimmage, Dublin 12, D12AC80 Approved
The development will consist of the construction of a single storey rear extension (64sq.m) for kitchen,…
WEB1568/266 May 2026443 m
198, Kimmage Road West, Kimmage, Dublin 12, D12 CA33 Withdrawn or not valid
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification to the existing roof structure, new access…
WEB1547/2610 Mar 2026399 m
516, Gleann Na Smol, Cherryfield Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin12, D12 EP40 Approved
The development will consist of the demolition of part of the existing front boundary wall, the removal of…
SD26B/007927 Apr 2026252 m
628, Cherryfield Avenue, Walkinstown, D12, D12P8K8 Approved
Conversion of existing attic, comprising of a flat roof dormer to the rear, new access stairs, removal of…
SD26B/0063W9 Apr 2026253 m
88, Rockfield Avenue, Perrystown, Dublin 12, D12 DW64 Approved
Permission for the construction of a brick clad ground floor single-storey extension to the rear with flat…
SD25B/0718W19 Feb 2026489 m
773, Beechfield Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 YK07 Approved
planning permission for conversion of existing attic to non-habitable space including dormer & Velux to front…
SD25B/0706W17 Feb 2026255 m
1314, Cherry Grove, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 HW30. Approved
The development will consist of single storey rear extension with internal alterations to existing ground and…
SD25B/0710W17 Feb 2026313 m
171, Kimmage Road West, Dublin, 12, D12AC95 Approved
Internal layout modifications and change of use of existing garage to habitable space, including alteration…
SD25B/0697W12 Feb 2026373 m
11, Greentrees Park, Perrystown, Dublin, D12 EHC5 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing…
SD25B/0653W21 Jan 2026469 m
938 Cherryfield Drive, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12A6P5 Approved
Remove roof window at rear of existing roof, convert attic to storage room with a dormer roof extension to…
SD25B/0650W15 Jan 2026269 m
121, Hillsbrook Drive, Perrystown, Dublin 12 Approved
A) The construction of a single storey extension to the front. B) The replacement of existing roof and…
SD25B/065030 Mar 2026311 m
10, Muckross Green, Perrystown, Dublin 12 Approved
Planning permission sought for, to demolish existing garage to the side of the existing two storey end of…
SD25B/064921 Jan 2026389 m
59, Dangan Park, Kimmage Road West, Dublin 12, D12 YA06 Refused
Planning Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing garage building attached to the side of the…
SD25A/0269W12 Dec 20251 homes369 m
1040, Cherryfield Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 Y0P0 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing…
SD25B/0622W4 Dec 2025271 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open

Building work nearby 11 in the last 12 months

11 no sign-off needed

2 Muckross Avenue, Dublin 12, Dublin, D12 K129 · 23 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD24B/0116 · 334 m
73 Beechfield Road, Dublin 12, Dublin, D12 YK07 · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0706W · 266 m
170 Kimmage Road West, Dublin 12, D12 AC80 · 26 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1568/26 · 465 m
17 Greentrees Park, Dublin 12, Dublin, D12 WF29 · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0481 · 472 m
40 Cherryfield Avenue, Dublin 12, Dublin, D12 Y0P0 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0622W · 285 m
28 Shelton Park, Kimmage, South Dublin, D12 RW27 · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0463W · 379 m
10 Muckross Green, South Dublin, D12 XY38 · 15 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0649 · 408 m
11 Greentrees Park, Dublin, South Dublin, D12 EHC5 · 23 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0653W · 478 m
38 Rockfield Avenue, Perrystown, South Dublin, D12 EV22 · 13 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25A/0176W · 433 m
18 Muckross Green, Perrystown, South Dublin, D12 WN59 · 13 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0498W · 450 m
Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex, Moeran Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, Dublin, Dublin 12, D12 XV07 · 3 Nov 2025 · 50 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 3978/24 · 438 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open

Homes coming 0 not started

Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex · 50 homes · building started · 446 m
Little John Centre · 20 homes · building started · 367 m
21 Whitehall Road West · 14 homes · building started · 137 m

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Little John Centre	20	20 built (2025-Q1)	351 m
Carlisle, Kimmage Road West	145	— (2025-Q3)	375 m
Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex	50	—	411 m
Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Factory	59	—	411 m
Tymon North	—	—	738 m
Glebe House and Coruba House Site	146	146 not started (2026-Q2)	767 m
Crumlin Delivery Service Unit	53	—	824 m
Former Eircom Training Centre	376	—	895 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Wonder Years · Crèche	8 May 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	187 m
Happy Phases Pre- School · Crèche	1 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	426 m
Cocoon Childcare - Kimmage · Crèche	24 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	599 m
Amazing Minds Montessori · Crèche	22 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	692 m
Evergreen Montessori · Crèche	17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	786 m
Ups A Daisy Childcare · Crèche	7 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	837 m
Chestnut Daycare · Crèche	3 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	863 m
Small Wonders Montessori & Afterschool Centre · Crèche	24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	919 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	14 Oct 2026, 23:20	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.

Homes approved

Here145

Council middle0

Homes started

Here232

Council middle4

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 01:58	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

88% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 84% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

88% · council 18%

Homes built since 2001

1% · council 27%

Owner-occupied

84% · council 67%

Rented

9% · council 29%

Children under 15

14% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

23% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

36% · council 40%

Work mainly from home

16% · council 10%

This small area (300 people)South Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267156008

Bus

16 m

Quarry Drive · 150, 82 · busiest stop within 500 m: 11 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 5

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Within 500 m

OPW flood map area, not beside the house

Nearest school

141 m

St Damiens Ns, 231 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 23 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Damiens Ns · primary · 231 pupils · 141 m
Holy Spirit Junior Primary School · primary · 270 pupils · 749 m
Holy Spirit Senior Primary School · primary · 269 pupils · 814 m

Stops 51

Quarry Drive · 150, 82 · 6/hour at peak · 16 m
Quarry Drive · 150, 82 · 8/hour at peak · 48 m
Limekiln Lane · 150, 82 · 8/hour at peak · 155 m
Ashleaf SC · 150, 82 · 8/hour at peak · 308 m
Muckross Avenue · 150, 82 · 6/hour at peak · 345 m
Ashleaf · 150, 82 · 6/hour at peak · 350 m
Ashleaf · F3 · 4/hour at peak · 369 m
Cherry Grove · 27, F3 · 4/hour at peak · 377 m

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

St Damiens Ns · 141 m-0.4% pupils (231)
Holy Spirit Junior Primary School · 749 m-2.5% pupils (270) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
Holy Spirit Senior Primary School · 813 m+1.1% pupils (269) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved

Open consultations

Proposed Development of a single-storey sports facility housing Whitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, along with all associated works on undeveloped land north of the sports grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire 12 days left

Council meetings 25 items

Public land

Dublin City Council · 0.15 ha · 194 m
Dublin City Council · 2.76 ha · 237 m
Dublin City Council · 0.56 ha · 290 m
Dublin City Council · 0.17 ha · 290 m
Dublin City Council · 0.98 ha · 343 m
Dublin City Council · 2.56 ha · 409 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:44	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 2026, 02:27	open
Council consultation portals	Public	21 Oct 2026, 01:42	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	21 Oct 2026, 02:35	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

High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland: Roebuck
Electoral division: Terenure-Greentrees
Electoral area: Rathfarnham-Templeogue
Council: South Dublin County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
Ashleaf (bus 150, 27) 451 m away: 14 an hour at morning peak; 103 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 66%); 2% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1946–1960; 42% drive to work (council 54%); population up 3% since 2016.
2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 53 in the last year, 21 three years before.
29 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 94% approved (council 88%); 7% for work already built (council 15%).

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.
Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
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 29

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	16 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 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
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	21 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	21 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	19 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	21 Oct 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	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	14 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	18 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 21 Oct 2026, 23:19 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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