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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 02:22

Beaver Row

53.31751, -6.23391

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 28 homes approved 203 m away haven't started.

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3planning files on this houselatest 202293%of home extensions approved nearbyn=509 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–551open for comments nearbyclose 5 Nov48homes approved nearby, not startednearest 203 m · 3129/21

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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1981–1990. 3 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Beaver RowBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2023: WEB1916/22 · attic or dormer, approved2022: WEB1836/22 · attic or dormer, withdrawn or invalid2022: 2674/21 · attic or dormer, approved2021: 1 file on Beaver Row2022: 1 file on Beaver Row2024: 1 file on Beaver Row2025: 1 file on Beaver Row4 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2023
    WEB1916/22 · attic or dormer · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    WEB1836/22 · attic or dormer · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2022
    2674/21 · attic or dormer · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
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 Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve 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.

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve 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.

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

Protected building2 within 100 m Former Methodist meeting hall; Brookvale Road/Beaver Row: footbridge
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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Smurfit Paper Mills (385 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites1Smurfit Paper Mills
Radon grid squares3
Monuments19House - 16th/17th century; Windmill
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 licensed sites, 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 licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 80% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear95 decided · more info asked 8%
94% · council 97%
Two-storey rear62 decided · more info asked 27%
98% · council 96%
Two-storey side18 decided · more info asked 28%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side12 decided · more info asked 17%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer166 decided · more info asked 13%
92% · council 96%
First-floor37 decided · more info asked 27%
92% · council 94%
Garage conversion20 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site40 decided · more info asked 25%
80% · 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 · 450 nearby, 5,627 council-wide

Figure 3

Beaver Row, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Beaver Row since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 4 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2674/21No. 5 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB1916/22Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2024 · other work · approved · 3292/24No number · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB6090/25New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Beaver Row" 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

1 approved3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic41—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    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 64 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 124 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +158 days; Building starts: 149 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=421)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 124 days (n=88)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 158 days (n=116, all appeals within 1.5 km)+158 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 149 days after permission (n=273)149 days after permissionSigned off464 days after the start, for the few who file. 63% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated509 decided home extensions, 275 start notices, 116 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    13 of 42 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 81 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed42 decided
    13 became permissions
    Approvals appealed81 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 5 in the last 12 months
    • 324275 Granted with conditions · Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin 6, D06V9K7 · 339 m report
    • 501334 Pending · Ashton's Public House , 11 Vergemount, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6 · 257 m
    • 500347 Withdrawn · 4, Vergemount Park, Dublin 6, D06 E0Y0 · 260 m
    • 323882 Invalid · Boole House, Beech Hill Office Campus, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4,… · 462 m
    • 323883 Invalid · Whether the change of use from office building to temporary… · 444 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Beaver Row with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 16 Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh Road WEB3418/26No decision yet · 395 m
    2. 2Errigal House 3129/21Approved, no sign building has started · 203 m
    3. 3The Eglinton 3386/22Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 207 m
    4. 414 Eglinton Park, Donnybrook WEB2387/26No decision yet · 104 m
    5. 550a Beech Hill Avenue, Donnybrook WEB1033/26Approved · 131 m
    6. 642 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook WEB2579/26No decision yet · 186 m
    7. 7Dublin Bus Depot at the corner of Stillorgan Road and Beaver Row, Dublin 4 WEB6090/25Approved · 190 m
    8. 815, Vergemount Park WEB1625/26Approved · 258 m
    9. 9Victoria Lodge, 4 WEB2183/26Approved · 288 m
    10. 10c. 0. 131 ha site at the Circle K petrol station at the junction of Donnybrook Road and Brookvale Road Donnybrook, Dublin 4 WEB2780/26No decision yet · 299 m
    11. 119 Terminus Mills, Clonskeagh Road WEB2507/26No decision yet · 369 m
    12. 12Saint Catherines, 87 Ailesbury Road WEB5976/25Approved · 389 m
    13. 1353, Donnybrook Road WEB2259/26Approved · 410 m
    14. 1480 Donnybrook Manor, Donnybrook WEB1208/26Approved · 423 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 92 permissions since 2016, 42 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    128 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 93 approved, 17 refused. After appeals: 92 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 29 built with the owner's opt-out, 11 started, 50 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT93: lodged → approved17: lodged → refused14: lodged → withdrawn or invalid4: lodged → undecided90: approved → approved15: refused → refused14: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn4: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal50: approved → no start notice found29: approved → built, owner opted out11: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off128 lodged128 lodged93 approved93 approved17 refused17 refused14 withdrawn or invalid14 withdrawn or invalid4 undecided4 undecided92 approved92 approved15 refused15 refused16 withdrawn16 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided50 no start notice found50 no start notice found29 built, owner opted out29 built, owner opted out11 started, not signed off11 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off

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

    Measured128 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-05 WEB3418/26: application received — RETENTION: Retention Permission for developement at this site: 6 Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6 (D06 V6R2). today6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecWEB3418/26: application received — RETENTION: Retention Permission for developement at this site: 6 Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6 (D06 V6R2). · 395 m away · 2026-11-05
    Comments close
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20264 days left
      1WEB3418/26 · application received — RETENTION: Retention Permission for developement at this site: 6 Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh…
      €20 to the council · 395 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

    28 homes 203 m away were approved Dec 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Dec 2028. BusConnects Core Bus Corridors is planned 852 m away.

    Errigal House · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Dec 2023, not started; The Eglinton · 20 homes: 20 homes approved, not started; runs out Aug 2027; BusConnects Core Bus…: core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028)20222023202420252026202720282029Errigal House · 28 homes203 m · 3129/2128 homes approved Dec 2023, not started28 homes approved Dec 2023, not startedThe Eglinton · 20 homes207 m · 3386/2220 homes approved, not started; runs out Aug 202720 homes approved, not started; runs out Aug 2027BusConnects Core Bus…852 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)

    Sites that could change 2 within 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • The Eglinton · 20 homes approved, not started; runs out Aug 2027 · 207 m

    Approved, not started 1

    • Errigal House · 28 homes approved Dec 2023, not started · 203 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    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
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 20 and 31 a year; busiest 2023. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 21, 2022: 23, 2023: 31, 2024: 20, 2025: 22, 2026: 110102030402021: 16 approved2021: 4 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid21’21*2022: 19 approved2022: 2 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid23’222023: 22 approved2023: 7 refused2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid31’232024: 18 approved2024: 2 refused20’242025: 13 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 7 withdrawn or invalid22’252026: 5 approved2026: 2 withdrawn or invalid2026: 4 undecided11’26*
    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 16 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 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    3 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • 87 Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4, D04 R2N3 · 12 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5976/25 · 416 m
    • Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4, D04 P8W6 · 1 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEBLRD6092/25-S3 · 316 m
    • 4 Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4, D04 H9W4 · 31 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2183/26 · 323 m
    • Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4 · 14 Jul 2026 · 89 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD6003/22-S3 · 421 m
    • 3 Vergemount Park, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 T1X0 · 4 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2637/25 · 299 m
    • 4 Vergemount Park, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 E0Y0 · 21 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5063/25 · 278 m
    • 12 Donnybrook Court, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 E8P6 · 16 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1308/25 · 151 m
    • 1 Vergemount Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6, D06YY29 · 17 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2431/25 · 351 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 48 not started
    • 2Errigal House · 28 homes · not started · runs out 8 Dec 2028 · 203 m
    • 3The Eglinton · 20 homes · runs out soon · runs out 17 Aug 2027 · 207 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    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
    The Eglinton2020 not started (2026-Q2)184 m
    Former Paper Mills Site3030 not started (2026-Q2)267 m
    Former Smurfit Paper Mills Site167—267 m
    RTE Campus at Montrose51015 being built · 495 not started (2026-Q2)273 m
    Circle K Donnybrook84no activity on site reported (2025-Q2)300 m
    Milltown Park636636 not started (2026-Q2)339 m
    Donnybrook4848 not started (2025-Q2)399 m
    Former Donnybrook Laundry38no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)399 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Steps Montessori · Crèche22 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate125 m
    David Lloyd Leisure Creche · Crèche5 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate282 m
    The Teresian School (Segovia Trust) · Crèche30 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate478 m
    Giraffe Childcare Elm Park · Crèche15 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate552 m
    Giraffe Childcare Donnybrook · Crèche22 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate552 m
    Daisychain Montessori & Childcare · Crèche3 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate958 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here66
    Council middle50
    Homes started
    Here623
    Council middle105
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    35% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 31% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    35% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    8% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    31% · council 47%
    Rented
    65% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    8% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    19% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    12% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 12%
    This small area (199 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268113004

    Bus
    204 m
    Donnybrook Dpot · 116, 118, 133 · busiest stop within 500 m: 30 an hour at peak
    Planned
    852 m
    BusConnects Core Bus Corridors, City to Bray
    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    489 m
    The Teresian School, 230 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    53
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • The Teresian School · postprimary · 230 pupils · 489 m
    • St Marys Central NS · primary · 587 pupils · 518 m
    • Muckross Park College · postprimary · 709 pupils · 738 m

    Stops 33

    • Donnybrook Dpot · 116, 118, 133, 39A, 41X, 740 · 30/hour at peak · 204 m
    • Donnybrook Dpot · 116, 120A, 126U, 133, 180, 181 · 23/hour at peak · 241 m
    • Donnybrook Stdm · 116, 118, 11B, 181, 32X, 39A · 29/hour at peak · 271 m
    • Clonskeagh Hospital · 11 · 4/hour at peak · 316 m
    • Donnybrook Stdm · 116, 11B, 32X, 39A, 41X, 46n · 24/hour at peak · 318 m
    • Clonskeagh Hospital · 11 · 3/hour at peak · 361 m
    • Clonskeagh · 11 · 3/hour at peak · 445 m
    • Teresian School · 116, 118, 39A, 41X, 511, 7B · 26/hour at peak · 447 m

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

    • The Teresian School · 489 m-3.8% pupils (230)
    • St Marys Central NS · 518 m-3.3% pupils (587)
    • Muckross Park College · 738 m-0.4% pupils (709)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 19 items

    Public land

    • Córas Iompair Éireann · 2.83 ha · 83 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.21 ha · 111 m
    • Córas Iompair Éireann · 1.14 ha · 115 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.25 ha · 248 m
    • Dublin City Council · 1.03 ha · 298 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.53 ha · 348 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
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    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    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. Attic or dormer (WEB1916/22) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Attic or dormer (2674/21) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    4. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
      Ask for: Radon test results.
      Seller
    5. 28 homes approved 203 m away (Errigal House), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 3129/21.
      Council
    6. 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
    Pembroke East D
    Electoral area
    Pembroke
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 3 applications on this site; latest WEB1916/22, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m; high radon area.
    • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
    • 48 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 28 at Errigal House.
    • Donnybrook Dpot (bus 116, 118) 204 m away: 30 an hour at morning peak; 200 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 852 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
    • Here (2022 census): 65% rent (council 45%); 9% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 27% drive to work (council 28%); population up 2% since 2016.
    • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • 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
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 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)Public1 Nov 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 4.01 Nov 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    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, 02:22 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.