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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 10:07

Mountpleasant Avenue Upper

53.32545, -6.26041

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). 16 homes approved 398 m away haven't started.

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91%of home extensions approved nearbyn=939 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–559open for comments nearbyclose 20 Oct–9 Nov16homes approved nearby, not startednearest 398 m · WEB2816/24

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 4 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1981–1990.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Mountpleasant Avenue UpperBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2019: 2 files on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper2020: 1 file on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper2021: 1 file on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper2024: 3 files on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper2025: 2 files on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper2026: 2 files on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper11 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
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN · — – —

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

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

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

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

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

Protected building13 within 100 m House; House
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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Radon grid squares1
Monuments1House - 18th/19th century
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.radon, rps.dcc, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
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rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
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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: 88–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 73% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear219 decided · more info asked 11%
96% · council 97%
Two-storey rear139 decided · more info asked 22%
92% · council 96%
Two-storey side22 decided · more info asked 32%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 27%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer208 decided · more info asked 9%
88% · council 96%
First-floor82 decided · more info asked 12%
89% · council 93%
Garage conversion12 decided · more info asked 0%
92% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site172 decided · more info asked 33%
73% · council 72%
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 · 865 nearby, 7,731 council-wide

Figure 3

Mountpleasant Avenue Upper, file by file since 2019

5 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

11 planning files on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper since 2019, by kind and decision.20192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 2 · 2019 · garage conversion · approved · 2390/19No. 2 · 2024 · other extension · approved · WEB1557/24No. 2 · 2024 · single-storey rear · approved · WEB2177/24No. 19 · 2025 · rear · refused · WEB1654/25No. 38 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB2451/25No. 19 · 2026 · other extension · approved · WEB1952/26No. 26 · 2026 · first-floor · undecided · WEB2782/26Porches, roofs, otherNo. 26 · 2021 · other work · approved · 2107/21No. 24 · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB2444/24New house in a side gardenNo. 24 · 2019 · new house · approved · 3466/1924No. 35 · 2020 · new house · refused · 2919/2035
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

11 files with "Mountpleasant Avenue Upper" 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 · 2019–2026

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
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic10—
Rear11—

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: npad, acp · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
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    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 146 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +133 days; Building starts: 176 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=794)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 146 days (n=145)146 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 133 days (n=415, all appeals within 1.5 km)+133 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 176 days after permission (n=458)176 days after permissionSigned off513 days after the start, for the few who file. 49% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated939 decided home extensions, 467 start notices, 415 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    72 of 188 appealed refusals became permissions. 17 of 240 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed188 decided
    72 became permissions
    Approvals appealed240 decided
    17 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 14 in the last 12 months

    1 of 5 changed the council's decision

    • 501756 Refused · Lands at Rathmines Waste Management Bring Centre, Gulistan Terrace,… · 193 m
    • 501799 Pending · Lands at Rathmines Waste Management Bring Centre, Gulistan Terrace,… · 193 m
    • 501100 Granted with conditions · 2 Castlewood Lodge, Castlewood Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06FP44 · 251 m report
    • 501723 Open · 36, Oakley Road, Dublin 6, D06 CA21 · 408 m
    • 501001 Refused · Rere of 65 Ranelagh, Dublin 6 · 489 m report
    • 501689 Pending · Rere of 65 Ranelagh, Dublin 6 (A Protected Structure RPS No. 6922) · 489 m
    • 501685 Pending · Mount Pleasant Lawn Tennis Club, Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh Road… · 146 m
    • 324380 Open · 15 & 16 Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. · 152 m
    • 324320 Pending · 268 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6. · 437 m
    • 501315 Pending · 34, Belgrave Square West, Rathmines, Dublin 6 · 368 m report
    • 500509 Refused · 25 Lower Mount Pleasant Avenue and the corner of Richmond Hill,… · 221 m report
    • 324039 Granted with conditions · Queen Stop, 286 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6 · 483 m report
    • 500569 Granted with conditions · 4, Elmwood Avenue Lower, Dublin 6 · 383 m report
    • 500384 Granted with conditions · 39 Oakley Road, Dublin 6, Dublin, D06 RD93 · 389 m report
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Mountpleasant Avenue Upper with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsDerelict buildingApproved, not startedAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 121, Mornington Road WEB3278/26No decision yet · 476 m
    2. 22 Church Avenue, Rathmines 5218/26No decision yet · 480 m
    3. 32 RANELAGH DUBLIN 6 D06KX78 DS871ADerelict building · 313 m
    4. 4Nos. 36 WEB2816/24Approved, no sign building has started · 398 m
    5. 5Mount Pleasant Lawn Tennis Club, Mount Pleasant Square 501685Appeal: no decision yet · 146 m
    6. 615 & 16 Charleston Road, Ranelagh 324380Appeal: open · 152 m
    7. 7Lands at Rathmines Waste Management Bring Centre, Gulistan Terrace 501756Appeal: refused · 193 m
    8. 835 Mountpleasant Square, Dublin 6 4946/23Building started · 165 m
    9. 910 Oxford Road, Ranelagh WEB5075/25Building started · 170 m
    10. 1045 Gulistan Cottages, Dublin 6 WEB2299/25Building started · 174 m
    11. 110.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 203 m
    12. 1219, Mountpleasant Avenue Upper WEB1952/26Approved · 15 m
    13. 13No.8 Mountpleasant Avenue Upper (a protected structure), Rathmines WEB2207/26No decision yet · 47 m
    14. 14Site to the rear of no. 26 Richmond Hill, and fronting onto Mountpleasant Avenue Upper WEB2782/26No decision yet · 167 m
    15. 1525 Mountpleasant Avenue Lower, and corner of Richmond Hill WEB2424/26No decision yet · 221 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 273 permissions since 2016, 126 show a start notice and 17 have a completion certificate.

    395 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 278 approved, 60 refused. After appeals: 273 approved. Of those: 17 signed off, 47 built with the owner's opt-out, 62 started, 147 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT278: lodged → approved60: lodged → refused34: lodged → withdrawn or invalid23: lodged → undecided264: approved → approved45: refused → refused34: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn23: undecided → undecided5 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal4 approved by the council, refused after an appeal5 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal9 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, undecided after an appeal5 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal147: approved → no start notice found47: approved → built, owner opted out62: approved → started, not signed off17: approved → signed off395 lodged395 lodged278 approved278 approved60 refused60 refused34 withdrawn or invalid34 withdrawn or invalid23 undecided23 undecided273 approved273 approved49 refused49 refused44 withdrawn44 withdrawn29 undecided29 undecided147 no start notice found147 no start notice found47 built, owner opted out47 built, owner opted out62 started, not signed off62 started, not signed off17 signed off17 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.

    Measured395 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    10 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.

    10 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-20 WEB3278/26: application received — Planning Permission for works at 21 Mornington Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 EA21. The works will consist of; (A) a rear; 2026-10-21 5221/26: application received — RETENTION: Retention of alterations to restaurant frontages made to previous planning permission 3088/24 at 121-123 Rane; 2026-10-21 WEB3284/26: application received — The development consists of the retention of a single storey ancillary garden structure to the rear, for use as a gym an; 2026-10-21 5218/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION (i) Retention permission to retain the building as it exists, including inte; 2026-10-21 5222/26: application received — Replacement of the existing extraction ducting to the rear of premises; 2026-10-22 WEB3299/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: I, Alison Rohan, intend to apply for planning permission for development at 48 Temple Road, Rathmin; 2026-10-28 WEB2988/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of an extension at first floor level to the rear of the existing house above the existing singl; 2026-11-02 3032/21/X1: application received — EXT. OF DURATION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of creation of a new opening on the side wall of the; 2026-11-02 WEB3387/26: application received — The development will consist of replacement of the existing glazing, Luas signage, and the existing security shutter. Ot; 2026-11-09 WEB3442/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE - Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to the existing two-storey mid-terrace dwelling, includtoday20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 NovWEB3278/26: application received — Planning Permission for works at 21 Mornington Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 EA21. The works will consist of; (A) a rear · 476 m away · 2026-10-205221/26: application received — RETENTION: Retention of alterations to restaurant frontages made to previous planning permission 3088/24 at 121-123 Rane · 476 m away · 2026-10-21WEB3284/26: application received — The development consists of the retention of a single storey ancillary garden structure to the rear, for use as a gym an · 476 m away · 2026-10-215218/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION (i) Retention permission to retain the building as it exists, including inte · 480 m away · 2026-10-215222/26: application received — Replacement of the existing extraction ducting to the rear of premises · 476 m away · 2026-10-21WEB3299/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: I, Alison Rohan, intend to apply for planning permission for development at 48 Temple Road, Rathmin · 480 m away · 2026-10-22WEB2988/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of an extension at first floor level to the rear of the existing house above the existing singl · 476 m away · 2026-10-283032/21/X1: application received — EXT. OF DURATION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of creation of a new opening on the side wall of the · 480 m away · 2026-11-02WEB3387/26: application received — The development will consist of replacement of the existing glazing, Luas signage, and the existing security shutter. Ot · 476 m away · 2026-11-02WEB3442/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE - Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to the existing two-storey mid-terrace dwelling, includ · 476 m away · 2026-11-09
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 20 Oct 20265 days left
      1WEB3278/26 · application received — Planning Permission for works at 21 Mornington Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 EA21. The works…
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20266 days left
      5221/26 · application received — RETENTION: Retention of alterations to restaurant frontages made to previous planning permission…
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20266 days left
      WEB3284/26 · application received — The development consists of the retention of a single storey ancillary garden structure to the…
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20266 days left
      25218/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION (i) Retention permission to retain the building as…
      €20 to the council · 480 m away
    • Comments close 21 Oct 20266 days left
      5222/26 · application received — Replacement of the existing extraction ducting to the rear of premises
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Comments close 22 Oct 20267 days left
      WEB3299/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: I, Alison Rohan, intend to apply for planning permission for development at…
      €20 to the council · 480 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 28 Oct 202613 days left
      WEB2988/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of an extension at first floor level to the rear of the existing house…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 476 m away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202618 days left
      3032/21/X1 · application received — EXT. OF DURATION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of creation of a new opening…
      €20 to the council · 480 m away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 202618 days left
      WEB3387/26 · application received — The development will consist of replacement of the existing glazing, Luas signage, and the…
      €20 to the council · 476 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 202625 days left
      WEB3442/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE - Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to the existing two-storey…
      €20 to the council · 476 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

    16 homes 398 m away were approved Oct 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2030.

    Nos. 36 · 16 homes: 16 homes approved Oct 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Nos. 36 · 16 homes398 m · WEB2816/2416 homes approved Oct 2025, not started16 homes approved Oct 2025, not startedtoday

    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 3 within 500 m

    Derelict building 1

    • 32 RANELAGH DUBLIN 6 D06KX78 · derelict since Nov 2021 · 313 m

    Approved, not started 1

    • Nos. 36 · 16 homes approved Oct 2025, not started · 398 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 110.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 203 m
    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    moderngovpublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
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    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 42 and 58 a year; busiest 2021. 82% of decisions were approvals.

    2019: 63, 2020: 56, 2021: 58, 2022: 43, 2023: 45, 2024: 46, 2025: 42, 2026: 4202040602019: 51 approved2019: 9 refused2019: 3 withdrawn or invalid63’19*2020: 44 approved2020: 8 refused2020: 3 withdrawn or invalid2020: 1 undecided56’202021: 47 approved2021: 10 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid58’212022: 36 approved2022: 6 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid43’222023: 33 approved2023: 11 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid45’232024: 35 approved2024: 9 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid2024: 1 undecided46’242025: 24 approved2025: 7 refused2025: 11 withdrawn or invalid42’252026: 8 approved2026: 13 withdrawn or invalid2026: 21 undecided42’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2019 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 49 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
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    Building work nearby 18 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished3 not signed off14 no sign-off needed
    • 1045 Gulistan Cottages, Dublin 6, D06 C2N1 · 21 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2299/25 · 174 m
    • 37/39 Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 W9E4 · 7 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1835/26 · 406 m
    • 1 Castlewood Park, Dublin 6, D06 A6N9 · 17 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3032/21 · 411 m
    • 52 Charleston Road, Dublin 6, D06 V588 · 7 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 4241/22 · 250 m
    • 835 Mountpleasant Square, Dublin 6 · 4 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 4946/23 · 165 m
    • 304 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 CY52 · 20 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1824/26 · 370 m
    • 28 Belgrave Road, Dublin 6, D06 EF89 · 10 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1313/25 · 496 m
    • 910 Oxford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 NX38 · 8 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5075/25 · 170 m
    • 7 Belgrave Square East, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 DY90 · 8 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3040/25 · 282 m
    • 36 Oxford Road, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 YK40 · 6 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1181/22 · 149 m
    • 19 Beechwood Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 C803 · 4 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB/1979/25 · 441 m
    • 7 Mountpleasant Avenue Upper, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 H308 · 3 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 4280/24 · 55 m
    • 10 Castlewood Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 E2T7 · 11 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5293/25 · 431 m
    • 3 Rugby Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 VN82 · 5 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2417/24 · 149 m
    • 304 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6, D06 V1N8 · 4 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · WEB2693/25 · 370 m
    • Orchard Lane, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 Y671 · 3 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1034/25 · 320 m
    • 10 Castlewood Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 V2Y0 · 12 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3951/24 · 350 m
    • 15 Castlewood Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 E2C3 · 15 Oct 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3772/24 · 266 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: bcms · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
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    Homes coming 16 not started
    • 4Nos. 36 · 16 homes · not started · runs out 22 Oct 2030 · 398 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Gulistan Depot153no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)195 m
    3 Ardee Road102—431 m
    Block 4, Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street90—600 m
    Block 5, Tom Kelly Road93—631 m
    189-190 Rathgar Road2424 built (2025-Q3)672 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • Zinhide Developments Ltd — 2 applications, latest 16 Sept 2026
    • Rushbell Catering LTD — 2 applications, latest 16 Sept 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Naíonra Beag · Crèche6 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate406 m
    Safari Childcare (Rathmines) · Crèche29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate422 m
    Naíonra Lios na nÓg · Crèche8 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate476 m
    Carr's Child and Family Services · Crèche26 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate476 m
    Ladybug Childcare LTD · Crèche11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate478 m
    Apple Blossom · Crèche9 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate478 m
    Tiernan's Nursery · Crèche25 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate483 m
    Belgrave Montessori School · Crèche8 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate616 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_pipeline, npad, organisations, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    dublin_pipelineCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    organisationsn/a — derived; organisations only; DLR-sourced links withheld11 Oct 2026, 23:05—
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Quieter than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here16
    Council middle53
    Homes started
    Here83
    Council middle140
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    37% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 20% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    37% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    4% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    20% · council 47%
    Rented
    75% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    17% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    11% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 12%
    This small area (247 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268133016

    Bus
    204 m
    Charleston Avenue · S2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 31 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    235 m
    Ranelagh Multi Denom Ns, 221 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    98
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ranelagh Multi Denom Ns · primary · 221 pupils · 235 m
    • Gaelscoil Lios na nOg · primary · 188 pupils · 439 m
    • S N Brighde · primary · 358 pupils · 452 m
    • St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines · postprimary · 500 pupils · 473 m
    • St. Louis National School · primary · 590 pupils · 488 m
    • Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School · primary · 294 pupils · 734 m
    • Sandford Park School Ltd · postprimary · 437 pupils · 772 m
    • Kildare Place NS · primary · 189 pupils · 798 m

    Stops 71

    • Charleston Avenue · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 204 m
    • Charleston Road · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 223 m
    • Ranelagh Road · 44, 44D · 1/hour at peak · 246 m
    • Belgrave Square N · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 246 m
    • Oakley Road · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 267 m
    • Ranelagh · Green · 22/hour at peak · 291 m
    • Ranelagh · Green · 20/hour at peak · 299 m
    • Belgrave Square East · 511 · 0/hour at peak · 302 m

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

    • Ranelagh Multi Denom Ns · 235 m+0.5% pupils (221)
    • Gaelscoil Lios na nOg · 439 m+6.2% pupils (188)
    • S N Brighde · 452 m-2.7% pupils (358)
    • St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines · 473 m+0.4% pupils (500)
    • St. Louis National School · 488 m-5.1% pupils (590)
    • Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School · 734 m+42.7% pupils (294)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 25 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 1.17 ha · 196 m
    • Railway Procurement Agency · 0.16 ha · 290 m
    • Dublin City Council · 1.75 ha · 311 m
    • Railway Procurement Agency · 0.33 ha · 315 m
    • Technological University Dublin · 0.53 ha · 350 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.24 ha · 434 m
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    consultpublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    moderngovpublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    lda_landsCC-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 476 m away open for comments until 20 Oct 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

    Electoral division
    Rathmines West B
    Electoral area
    Pembroke
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 3 sites nearby could change: 1 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 9 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Oct 2026.
    • 16 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 16 at Nos. 36.
    • Rathmines (bus 14, 142) 334 m away: 34 an hour at morning peak; 341 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 75% rent (council 45%); 10% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 14% drive to work (council 28%); population up 3% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    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.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • 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 30
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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-4.09 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.014 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 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.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public15 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved15 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-4.012 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
    esbnetworks.ie—all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie di… · flag only11 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public15 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.015 Oct 2026
    organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR…11 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
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    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC-BY-4.0—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…14 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.011 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 15 Oct 2026, 10:07 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.