Merrion Road, Ballsbridge
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No observation, appeal or consultation window is open within 500 m today.
Where this is
- Settlement
- Dublin city and suburbs
- Electoral division
- Pembroke East E
- Local electoral area
- Pembroke
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
Census 2022, small area 268114004
44.2% owner-occupied, 43.4% privately rented, 0% social. Vacancy 17.1%.
Zoning evaluated against the point
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.
What that means: Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Source: zoning · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 02:04
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| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 02:04 | open |
Designations and constraints within 500 m
| Designation | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Radon risk area | 2 | About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels |
| Recorded monument | 5 | Bridge; Castle - tower house; Gatehouse |
Sources: constraints, constraints.flood_cfram, constraints.radon, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 19:11
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| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
| constraints.flood_cfram | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
| constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
Residential Zoned Land Tax
This site is not on the current draft or final RZLT map.
Source: rzlt · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 00:23
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| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 00:23 | open |
Planning applications 122 in 5 years within 500 m
Recent decisions and applications
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 YW83 Registered ApplicationThe construction of an external amenity area on an existing landscaped deck at ground floor level, comprising a single storey unenclosed pergola structure, barbecue / outdoor kitchen units, seating and dining areas and associated services, lighting, hard and soft landscaping, and all associated site and development works. The amenity area will provide a recreational amenity ancillary to the existing office building.
- Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83 Registered ApplicationPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission for development at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83. Protected Structure: The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey Media Centre (c. 114sq.m and c. 3.2m maximum height) providing ancillary accommodation to facilitate media and broadcasting operations associated with the operation of the Laya Arena and wider RDS campus, together with all associated site development and ancillary works. A temporary permission for a period of five years is sought for the construction and use of the Media Centre, unless a further permission is granted prior to the expiry of that period.
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 YW83 Registered ApplicationConstruction of an open-air padel court (200 sq. m) at lower ground floor level within the existing car park, comprising a rubberised court surface and a court enclosure of clear glass end walls (4 m high) and welded mesh side walls (3 m high); floodlighting mounted on the court enclosure, the omission of 13 existing car parking spaces (reducing on-site parking provision from 70 to 57 spaces); and all associated site and development works. The padel court will provide a recreational amenity ancillary to the existing office building.
- Al Boschetto, 1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04F2R2 Registered ApplicationRETENTION PERMISSION Al Boschetto, 1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04F2R2 The development consists of application for planning permission for the retention of the single storey covered outdoor dining area structure (23.1sqm) facing onto Beatty’s Avenue at Al Boschetto, 1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04F2R2 The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 during its public opening hours (9.00a.m.- 4.30p.m.). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 YW83 Registered ApplicationConstruction of 48m² of new floor area on the first floor, located entirely within the existing building. The use of the proposed floor area is commercial office space.
- Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83 Registered ApplicationPROTECTED STRUCTURE Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83. Protected Structure: The development will consist of development and amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. 3937/23 and will comprise: (i) replacement of the previously permitted but unconstructed two-storey hospitality and services building (“Pocket Building”) (c.10.6m maximum height) approved under Reg. Ref. 3937/23 with an ancillary demountable pavilion structure (c.6.2m maximum height) comprising an internal flexible multi-functional event space, linked to the operation of the Anglesea Stand (Laya Arena) and wider RDS campus; and (ii) all associated external works, servicing infrastructure, site development and ancillary works. A temporary permission for a period of five years is sought for the installation and use of the pavilion, unless a further permission is granted prior to the expiry of that period.
- Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83 Registered ApplicationPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83. Protected Structure: The development will consist of development and amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. 3937/23, as amended by Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24. The proposed amendments will include: (i) Omission of the previously permitted but unconstructed Club Shop (c. 49 sq.m) approved under Reg. Ref. 3937/23 (as amended under Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24), located adjacent to an existing single-storey building, to facilitate ancillary external seating. The proposed development will include: (i) change of use of the existing single-storey building from ancillary office accommodation to: (a) kitchen and food preparation facilities and associated supporting accommodation; and (b) bar facilities and associated supporting accommodation, both uses linked to and supporting the operation of the Anglesea Stand / Laya Arena and wider RDS campus; (ii) associated internal reconfiguration works to provide: (a) kitchen, food preparation areas, storage, servicing and staff welfare facilities; and (b) bar and serving facilities, customer toilet facilities, storage and preparation areas, and internal and external seating areas; (iii) associated external alterations, including modifications to the eastern gable elevation to provide new openings and entrance arrangement, replacement windows, façade treatment, provision of signage, extraction and ventilation infrastructure, together with associated refrigeration/cold storage and refuse storage facilities; (iv) all associated internal and external site development and ancillary works.
- 10, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 PP78 Registered ApplicationDevelopment to include the partial removal of a section of the front boundary railings and plinth and creation of a new vehicular entrance of 3.475m. New inward opening gates and all ancillary site works to the front ( North east ) garden of 10 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 PP78, a 2 storey terraced house.
- Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83 Application declared invalidPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83. Protected Structure: The development will consist of development and amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. 3937/23, as amended by Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24. The proposed amendments will include: (i) Omission of the previously permitted but unconstructed Club Shop (c. 49 sq.m) approved under Reg. Ref. 3937/23 (as amended under Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24), located adjacent to an existing single-storey building, to facilitate ancillary external seating. The proposed development will include: (i) change of use of the existing single-storey building from ancillary office accommodation to: (a) kitchen and food preparation facilities and associated supporting accommodation; and (b) bar facilities and associated supporting accommodation, both uses linked to and supporting the operation of the Anglesea Stand / Laya Arena and wider RDS campus; (ii) associated internal reconfiguration works to provide: (a) kitchen, food preparation areas, storage, servicing and staff welfare facilities; and (b) bar and serving facilities, customer toilet facilities, storage and preparation areas, and internal and external seating areas; (iii) associated external alterations, including modifications to the eastern gable elevation to provide new openings and entrance arrangement, replacement windows, façade treatment, provision of signage, extraction and ventilation infrastructure, together with associated refrigeration/cold storage and refuse storage facilities; (iv) all associated internal and external site development and ancillary works.
- Site within Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Grant permissionPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Protected Structure: The development will consist of the installation of a c.46.665 sqm sign on the north elevation of the new Anglesea Stand permitted under Reg. Refs. 3937/23 and 2142/24, displaying the name ‘LayaArena’. The highest point of the sign will be approximately +21.61m above ordnance datum. The individual letters will measure up to 3.05m height and will be internally illuminated from dusk. The overall width of the sign will be 15.3m.
`description` is truncated at source (80 chars for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and `applicant` is null nationally — NPAD publishes neither in full.
Source: npad · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 20:38
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| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 20:38 | open |
Appeals 25 in 5 years within 500 m
- ACP 501910 on WEB1798/26 Pending
- ACP 501490 on WEB5829/25 Refused
- ACP 501512 on WEB5829/25 Refused
- ACP 501439 on WEB5829/25 Refused
- ACP 501517 on WEB5829/25 Invalid
- ACP 501506 on WEB5829/25 Invalid
- ACP 501325 on WEB2766/25 Refused
- ACP 501421 on WEB5829/25 Invalid
- ACP 501418 on WEB5829/25 Invalid
- ACP 501328 on WEB2766/25 Pending
Source: acp · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 00:05
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| acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 00:05 | open |
Commencement notices 37 in 3 years within 500 m
- 6 Serpentine Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 H0C9 — Short commencement notice
- 14 Churchill Terrace, Dublin 4, D04 XD37 — Short commencement notice
- Anglesea Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 AK83 — Commencement notice
- 41 Serpentine Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 W8Y9 — Short commencement notice
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 YW83 — Short commencement notice
- 20 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C9E2 — Seven day notice
- Anglesea Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 AK83 — Commencement notice
- 6 Merrion Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 PY09 — Commencement notice
- Anglesea Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 H6Y0 — Commencement notice
- 20 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 C9E2 — Short commencement notice
One notice can cover many buildings — count notices, never building rows, or a single multi-unit scheme reads as a trend (T11).
Source: bcms · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 23:34
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| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 23:34 | open |
Sales 68 in 36 months within 500 m
€305,000 – €4,025,000, 12 Feb 2024 to 12 Jun 2026.
| Address | Sold | Price | Asking | Type | Beds | m² | €/m² | BER | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 BALLSBRIDGE TERRACE, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 | 12 Jun 2026 | €795,000 | €795,000 | House | 3 | 123 | 6,463 | — | 374 m |
| 2 OAKLANDS PARK, SANDYMOUNT, DUBLIN 4 | 19 May 2026 | €1,825,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 493 m |
| SHREWSBURY SQ 43, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 | 27 Mar 2026 | €815,000 | €795,000 | Apartment | 2 | 70 | 11,643 | B3 | 430 m |
| 2 SYDENHAM ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 | 16 Mar 2026 | €1,950,000 | €2,000,000 | Semi-D | 5 | 298 | 6,544 | E1 | 139 m |
| 4 MAIN HOUSE, SIMMONSCOURT CASTLE, SIMMONSCOURT ROAD | 6 Mar 2026 | €1,300,000 | €1,375,000 | Apartment | 2 | 155 | 8,387 | C3 | 425 m |
| 248 THE SWEEPSTAKES, BALLSBRIDGE PARK, BALLSBRIDGE DUBLIN 4 | 9 Jan 2026 | €1,250,000 | €1,200,000 | Apartment | 3 | 172 | 7,267 | C3 | 405 m |
| 33 THE SWEEPSTAKES, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 | 22 Dec 2025 | €799,000 | €795,000 | Apartment | 3 | 87 | 9,184 | D1 | 459 m |
| 102A SHREWSBURY, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 | 19 Dec 2025 | €1,530,000 | €1,695,000 | Detached | 3 | 163 | 9,387 | C1 | 424 m |
| 11 CEDARS, HERBERT PARK, BALLSBRIDGE DUBLIN 4 | 18 Dec 2025 | €802,999 | €650,000 | Apartment | 3 | 107 | 7,505 | C1 | 330 m |
| HOLYROOD LODGE, HOLYROOD PARK, SANDYMOUNT DUBLIN 4 | 17 Dec 2025 | €509,500 | €495,000 | Detached | 1 | 53 | 9,613 | D2 | 421 m |
PPR addresses are geocoded, not surveyed — a sale's position is as good as its address match (`rooftop_n` says how many are address-accurate). Beds, floor area, BER and asking price come from the matched daft.ie advertisement, not from the Register, and only where a match was found (`enriched_n`).
Sources: cara_listings, ppr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 20:14
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| cara_listings | Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped. | 11 Sept 2026, 20:14 | open |
| ppr | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.' | 12 Sept 2026, 20:31 | open |
Consultations 4 matched by place
- Public Participation in the Identification of New Bathing Waters 12 days left
- iMEND 1 - Portobello Community Engagement 19 days left
- Lansdowne Valley Park Active Travel Scheme 25 days left
- Dublin District Heating Project Part 8 38 days left
Source: consult · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 02:04
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| consult | public | 12 Sept 2026, 02:04 | open |
Council items 5 in 24 months
- Part 8 Presentation for Public Realm Improvement Works Northeast side of Sandymount Green, Sandymount, Dublin 4 ( 2nd Notification)
- Presentation - Donnybrook Graveyard Project Update
- Presentation - Notification of the initiation of the Part 8 Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) - Sandymount Green Public Realm improvements (For Information Purposes Only)
- South East Area Matters
- Report No. 73/2025 of the A/Executive Manager (S. Hennessy) - with reference to the disposal of the Council’s Fee Simple interest in the property known as 53 Main Street, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Source: moderngov · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 21:48
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| moderngov | public | 12 Sept 2026, 21:48 | open |
Capacity and public land
No publishable utility-capacity record within the radius. 27 records from Esb substation withheld: source licence forbids redistribution; see the operator's own register.
Public land (LDA register of relevant lands)
- Dublin City Council — Dublin city and suburbs
- Dublin City Council — Dublin city and suburbs
- Dublin City Council — Dublin city and suburbs
Sources: esbn, lda_lands · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 16:42
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| esbn | all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie disclaimer: personal/non-commercial, no modification or republication without written ESB permission) — permission NOT sought · not redistributable — shown as a flag only | 11 Sept 2026, 16:42 | open |
| lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
Schools and public transport within 1.0 km
Schools
- Enable Ireland Sandymount School
- Marian College
- St Conleths College
- SCOIL MHUIRE
Stops 46 · routes 116, 118, 11B, 120, 180, 181, 2, 27X, 32X, 39A, 4, 41X, 46n, 47, 511, 7, 700, 702, 77X, 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E, 7n, 845, 847, 84n, 910, C1, C2, DART, E1, E2, S2, X1, X2, X25, X26, X27, X28, X30, X31, X32, rail
- Merrion Road
- Merrion Road
- RDS Ballsbridge
- RDS Ballsbridge
- RDS Ballsbridge
- British Embassy
- Sandymount Station
- Sandymount Avenue
Sources used in this report
| Section | Source | Licence | Fetched |
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| Location | places | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 21:28 |
| Parcel | parcels | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 19:06 |
| Zoning | zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 02:04 |
| Constraints | constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 |
| Constraints | constraints.flood_cfram | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable, flag only | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 |
| Constraints | constraints.radon | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 |
| Constraints | constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 |
| Rzlt | rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 00:23 |
| Planning | npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 20:38 |
| Appeals | acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 00:05 |
| Commencements | bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 23:34 |
| Sales | cara_listings | Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped. | 11 Sept 2026, 20:14 |
| Sales | ppr | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.' | 12 Sept 2026, 20:31 |
| Consultations | consult | public | 12 Sept 2026, 02:04 |
| Council items | moderngov | public | 12 Sept 2026, 21:48 |
| Capacity | esbn | all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie disclaimer: personal/non-commercial, no modification or republication without written ESB permission) — permission NOT sought · not redistributable, flag only | 11 Sept 2026, 16:42 |
| Public land | lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 |
| Projects | social_housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 20:13 |
| Amenities | gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 19:16 |
| Amenities | schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:41 |
| Deadlines | acp | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 00:05 |
| Deadlines | consult | public | 12 Sept 2026, 02:04 |
| Deadlines | moderngov | public | 12 Sept 2026, 21:48 |
| Deadlines | npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 20:38 |
| Deadlines | rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Sept 2026, 00:23 |
Generated 13 Sept 2026, 02:05 from the Planning Register store. Nothing on this page was fetched live: every figure was already in the store with the fetch time shown. Deadlines are derived from published receipt and decision dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000; confirm with the planning authority before relying on them.