Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 23:30

Shrewsbury

53.32608, -6.22012

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%).

Distance

Time

91%of home extensions approved nearbyn=503 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–55 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 5 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 20

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.

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

Protected building4 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 riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Radon grid squares	1

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, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:57	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	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: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 69% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear103 decided · more info asked 15%

91% · council 97%

Two-storey rear62 decided · more info asked 18%

97% · council 96%

Two-storey side13 decided · more info asked 31%

100% · council 98%

Attic or dormer162 decided · more info asked 15%

91% · council 96%

First-floor33 decided · more info asked 21%

94% · council 94%

Garage conversion16 decided · more info asked 19%

94% · council 99%

New house in a garden or site51 decided · more info asked 31%

69% · 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 · 440 nearby, 5,452 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

4 approved1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Dormer or attic	3	2	—
Garage conversion	1	1	—
Other	1	1	—

On Shrewsbury: 4 extensions in 10 years; most common dormer or attic.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:57	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 77 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated503 decided home extensions, 274 start notices, 142 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

15 of 61 appealed refusals became permissions. 10 of 87 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed61 decided

15 became permissions

Approvals appealed87 decided

10 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

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

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 9 in the last 12 months

3 of 3 changed the council's decision

502049 Pending · 1 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 · 325 m
501935 Pending · 30 Park Court, Dubln 4, D04XK76 · 211 m
501490 Refused · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m
501512 Refused · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m
501439 Refused · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m
501517 Invalid · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m
501506 Invalid · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m
501418 Invalid · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m
501421 Invalid · Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 · 295 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:11

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	26 Oct 2026, 23:11	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Shrewsbury with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseDerelict buildingBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved

140 Park Avenue Dublin 4 D04RP74 DS1263Derelict building · 477 m
231 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin WEB1885/26Building started · 184 m
310, Wilfield Road WEB2485/26No decision yet · 138 m
472, Wilfield Road 5107/26Approved · 138 m
5Saint Joseph's, 31 Sandymount Avenue WEB1885/26Approved · 165 m
686, Wilfield Road WEB1093/26Approved · 183 m
759 Wilfield Road, Sandymount WEB5709/25Approved · 200 m
830 Park Court, Dubln 4 5146/26Approved · 211 m
914 Churchill Terrace, Ballsbridge WEB2134/26Approved with conditions · 250 m
10128, Merrion Road WEB1611/26Approved · 262 m
11Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue WEB5829/25Approved · 295 m
12Lands at Lansdowne Football Club, Claremont Road WEB1919/26Approved · 313 m
13Wanderer's F. C. Rugby Club . 65A Merrion Road, Dublin 4 WEB1828/26Approved · 319 m
14A. C.18 ha site at Coolbeg, 14 WEB5862/25Approved · 362 m
1511, Merlyn Road WEB1851/26Approved with conditions · 384 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 118 permissions since 2016, 52 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

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.

Measured156 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

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

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

BusConnects Core Bus Corridors is planned 935 m away.

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 1 within 500 m

Derelict building 1

140 Park Avenue Dublin 4 D04RP74 · derelict since Aug 2020 · 477 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 26 Oct 2026, 23:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:57	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	26 Oct 2026, 01:54	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 24 and 33 a year; busiest 2025. 88% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 27 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Sandymount Place, Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4 No decision yet
RETENTION : We, Klairon Construction Limited, intend to apply for retention planning permission to the…
WEB3281/2615 Sept 2026397 m
45, Park Avenue, Dublin 4 No decision yet
RETENTION AND PERMISSION: The development shall consist of A), Planning permission is being sought for the…
WEB2891/2630 Jul 2026400 m
45 Park Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 F2A3 Withdrawn or not valid
PERMISSION & RETENTION: We, Paul & Kim O’Donnell, intend to apply to Dublin City Council for planning…
WEB2795/2622 Jul 2026400 m
Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83 No decision yet
PROTECTED STRUCTURE Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission at a site within the Royal Dublin…
WEB2635/262 Jul 2026488 m
310, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 PP78 No decision yet
Development to include the partial removal of a section of the front boundary railings and plinth and…
WEB2485/2616 Jun 2026138 m
830 Park Court, Dubln 4, D04XK76 Approved
Proposed new partial first floor extension to the rear/side of the existing house extending the gable wall,…
5146/2628 Jul 2026211 m
16, Merlyn Road, Dublin 4 Approved
RETENTION: Retention Planning Permission is sought for 2 no. roof dormer windows, one to the side and one to…
WEB2360/2628 Jul 2026444 m
Site within Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Protected Structure: The development will consist of the installation of a c.46.665 sqm…
WEB2133/262 Jul 2026472 m
914 Churchill Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Approved with conditions
The development will consist of the construction of a new first floor extension to the side and rear of the…
WEB2134/261 Jul 2026250 m
Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83 No decision yet
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) change of use of an existing single-storey storage/equine facility, with associated…
WEB2100/2626 Jun 2026441 m
12Lands at Lansdowne Football Club, Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Approved
Claremont Lfc Holdings Company intends to apply for temporary permission for development on lands at…
WEB1919/2612 Jun 2026313 m
472, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Approved
Planning permission for the creation of new vehicular access to the front garden of 72 Wilfield Road,…
5107/2612 Jun 2026138 m
5Saint Joseph's, 31 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 W5N3 Approved
Single-storey flat roof extension to the front and side, including a new entrance door to provide disabled…
WEB1885/2611 Jun 2026165 m
1511, Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 T6D0 Approved with conditions
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing 56m2 single storey extension to the rear of 11…
WEB1851/268 Jun 2026384 m
13Wanderer's F. C. Rugby Club . 65A Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 F8F8 Approved
The development will consist of the replacement of the existing multi-purpose pitch and its associated four…
WEB1828/264 Jun 2026319 m
Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the installation of a c.46.665 sqm sign on the north…
WEB1818/261 May 2026472 m
10128, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 Approved
Permission is sought for extensions and alterations to a detached dwelling. The development will consist of…
WEB1611/267 May 2026262 m
128, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 V5W0 Withdrawn or not valid
Permission is sought for extensions and alterations to a detached dwelling. The development will consist of…
WEB1601/2616 Mar 2026262 m
60, Willow Field, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Approved
RETENTION: Retention permission for a single storey extension and all associated site works to the rear of…
WEB1488/2623 Apr 2026493 m
Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Lands,, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society (RDS) intends to apply for permission for development on RDS Lands,…
WEB1146/2612 Jun 2026426 m
686, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Approved
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to…
WEB1093/2611 Mar 2026183 m
86 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Withdrawn or not valid
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to…
WEB6026/2522 Dec 2025183 m
14A. C.18 ha site at Coolbeg, 14, Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C228 Approved
PERMISSION & RETENTION: The proposed development principally consists of: the construction of a single storey…
WEB5862/254 Feb 2026362 m
11Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 Approved
The proposed development will consist of the construction of 3 No. Padel courts: 1 open court and 2 courts…
WEB5829/2514 May 2026295 m
Simmonstown House, 2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Approved
Permanent retention of 1) use of house and annexe as bed and breakfast accomodation 2) 3 storey extension to…
3469/2528 Jan 2026393 m
Pembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329 Withdrawn or not valid
The proposed development will consist of the construction of 3 No. Padel courts: 1 open court and 2 courts…
WEB5777/2527 Nov 2025295 m
759 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Approved
Planning Permission for a hip roof to gable and dormer to rear roof of existing attic conversion as non…
WEB5709/2522 Jan 2026200 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:57	open

Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months

1 not signed off9 no sign-off needed

231 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 W5N3 · 4 Nov 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1885/26 · 184 m
Simmonscourt Road, Dublin 4, D04 A9K8 · 8 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 431 m
14 Churchill Terrace, Dublin 4, D04 XD37 · 10 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2134/26 · 256 m
30 Gilford Park, Dublin 4, D04 KC58 · 28 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1032/26 · 343 m
11 Merlyn Road, Dublin 4, D04 T6D0 · 27 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1851/26 · 416 m
86 Wilfield Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 X4H2 · 25 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1093/26 · 201 m
40 Saint John's, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 A8X7 · 16 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3414/25 · 462 m
40 Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5174/25 · 471 m
20 Wilfield Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 AW81 · 26 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2292/25 · 132 m
18 Merlyn Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 P084 · 30 Oct 2025 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 3069/24 · 458 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:57	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Estate: Shrewsbury · 4 applications in 10 years · most common: attic conversion / dormer

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Sandymount Avenue Apartments	69	69 built (2026-Q2)	498 m
Sandymount Avenue Residential Development	69	—	498 m
Sandymount Place	67	—	498 m
10 Pembroke Place and 36-38 Herbert Park	103	103 being built (2026-Q2)	867 m
Baggotrath House	22	22 being built (2026-Q2)	897 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Enable Ireland Little Pals Preschool · Crèche	16 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	200 m
Eco Kidz Park Avenue · Crèche	19 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	522 m
Gilford Montessori School Limited · Crèche	11 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	624 m
Park Montessori · Crèche	17 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	765 m
St. Michael's College Pre-School · Crèche	7 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	777 m
Sandymount Green Montessori · Crèche	10 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	936 m
Eco Kidz Sandymount · Crèche	6 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	970 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:00

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
Housing estates	ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 20:18	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	21 Oct 2026, 23:37	open

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

Homes approved

Here91

Council middle52

Homes started

Here215

Council middle116

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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:57	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

7% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 31% owner-occupied (council 47%).

Homes built before 1971

7% · council 52%

Homes built since 2001

7% · council 19%

Owner-occupied

31% · council 47%

Rented

55% · council 45%

Children under 15

11% · council 15%

Aged 65 and over

10% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

33% · council 19%

Work mainly from home

17% · council 12%

This small area (233 people)Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268114016

Bus

194 m

Shrewsbury Road · 27X, 4, 7 · busiest stop within 500 m: 12 an hour at peak

Planned

935 m

BusConnects Core Bus Corridors, Merrion to Blackrock

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Flood

Yes

OPW flood map area within 100 m

Nearest school

432 m

Enable Ireland Sandymount School, 49 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Enable Ireland Sandymount School · primary · 49 pupils · 432 m
Scoil Mhuire · primary · 286 pupils · 581 m
St Michaels College · postprimary · 731 pupils · 775 m
Shellybanks Educate Together National School · primary · 333 pupils · 865 m
Marian College · postprimary · 318 pupils · 903 m
Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 437 pupils · 917 m

Stops 45

Shrewsbury Road · 27X, 4, 7, 7A · 8/hour at peak · 194 m
Sandymount Avenue · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 197 m
Sandymount · DART · 12/hour at peak · 202 m
Sandymount Station · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 212 m
British Embassy · 27X, 4, 511, 7, 702, 7A · 9/hour at peak · 222 m
Shrewsbury Park · 27X, 4, 511, 7, 7A, 7n · 9/hour at peak · 233 m
Sandymount Station · S2 · 4/hour at peak · 237 m
British Embassy · 27X, 4, 511, 7, 702, 7A · 9/hour at peak · 257 m

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

Enable Ireland Sandymount School · 432 m+6.5% pupils (49)
Scoil Mhuire · 581 m+3.2% pupils (286)
St Michaels College · 775 m+0.7% pupils (731) · a pitch or play area 2025, no decision yet
Shellybanks Educate Together National School · 865 m-2.6% pupils (333) · 12 classrooms 2024, approved
Marian College · 903 m+4.3% pupils (318)
Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School · 917 m+0.2% pupils (437) · 12 classrooms 2024, approved

Open consultations

The Draft Markets Public Realm Plan (2026) 11 days left
Golden Lane Part 8 Planning 11 days left
NOTICE OF PROPOSED TREE PRESERVATION ORDER AT KENILWORTH SQUARE, DUBLIN 6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED). 39 days left

Council meetings 19 items

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:54

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 01:32	open
Council consultation portals	Public	26 Oct 2026, 00:55	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	26 Oct 2026, 01:54	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

Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
Insurer
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 E
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; flood risk area within 100 m.
1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
Park Avenue (bus 47, 84n) 385 m away: 15 an hour at morning peak; 119 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 935 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
Here (2022 census): 55% rent (council 45%); 9% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 26% drive to work (council 28%).
5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
3 appeals nearby decided in the last 12 months; 3 overturned an approval.
Homes started within 1 km: 8 in the last year, 13 three years before.

What the terms mean 8 terms

Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
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.
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

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	23 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	26 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	26 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	26 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	26 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
overpass-api.de	OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council	ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	26 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	26 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	26 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	CC BY 4.0	—
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	25 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 26 Oct 2026, 23:30 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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