Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 19:41

Leeson Street Upper

53.32771, -6.24577

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 3 applications nearby open for comments.

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1planning file on this houselatest 2021 92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=626 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–55 3open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–17 Nov

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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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

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

2022
3680/21 · change of use · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off needed
approvedstartedsigned off?

On this site

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · a protected building (House)

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

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.

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

Protected buildingOn this site 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 m	Count	For example
Radon grid squares	1
Monuments	1	R149496

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), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

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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
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

This is a protected building: almost any change, inside or out, needs permission.

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: 72% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear133 decided · more info asked 12%

96% · council 97%

Two-storey rear89 decided · more info asked 27%

96% · council 96%

Two-storey side11 decided · more info asked 36%

100% · council 98%

Attic or dormer148 decided · more info asked 15%

91% · council 96%

First-floor43 decided · more info asked 21%

91% · council 94%

Garage conversion12 decided · more info asked 8%

100% · council 99%

New house in a garden or site99 decided · more info asked 38%

72% · 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 · 535 nearby, 5,480 council-wide

Figure 3

Leeson Street Upper, file by file since 2021

3 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

21 files with "Leeson Street 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 · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Other	1	1	—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

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

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 78 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.

Calculated626 decided home extensions, 323 start notices, 252 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

38 of 116 appealed refusals became permissions. 11 of 144 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed116 decided

38 became permissions

Approvals appealed144 decided

11 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 6 in the last 12 months

2 of 4 changed the council's decision

501968 Pending · Temple Chambers, 3 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04RD68 · 427 m
501252 Granted · 20, Bushfield Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04E0Y2 · 417 m report
501263 Granted · 21A Leeson Park, Dublin 6 · 472 m report
501748 Open · Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road, Dublin 6, D06 X6X2 · 139 m
500774 Refused · Rear of 19-21, Leeson Park, Dublin 6 · 457 m report
500483 Refused · Lands Located at 60-63 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 · 87 m report

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	31 Oct 2026, 23:12	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Leeson Street Upper with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yetRefused

1Lands Located at 60 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 WEB3459/26No decision yet · 60 m
2Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road WEB3388/26No decision yet · 309 m
3Lands Located at 60-63 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 500483Appeal: refused · 87 m
4Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road 501748Appeal: open · 139 m
578 Waterloo Lane, Dublin WEB2991/25Building started · 137 m
65, Wellington Place WEB5631/25Approved · 60 m
790B, Waterloo Lane WEB2768/26No decision yet · 192 m
881 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 4 WEB5891/25Approved · 214 m
956 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin WEB1326/26Approved · 272 m
1057A Leeson Park, Ranelagh WEB1222/26Approved · 304 m
1137 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 WEB1390/26Refused · 306 m
1218, Burlington Road WEB5572/25Approved · 311 m
1360, Wellington Road WEB2282/26Approved · 326 m
1443, Heytesbury Lane WEB2401/26Approved · 339 m
1534, Morehampton Terrace WEB1035/26Approved · 340 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 166 permissions since 2016, 85 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

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

Measured237 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 2 Nov 20261 day left
2WEB3388/26 · application received — PERMISSION & RETENTION: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club intend to apply for permission and…
€20 to the council · 309 m away
Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left
1WEB3459/26 · application received — (i) alterations to the existing boundary wall and fence to provide a new sliding gate for…
€20 to the council · 60 m away
Comments close 17 Nov 202616 days left
5233/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the reconfiguration of basement level to…
€20 to the council · 60 m away

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

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 29 and 70 a year; busiest 2025. 83% 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

Open for comments €20 to comment

2Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road, Dublin 6 comments close 2 Nov 2026
PERMISSION & RETENTION: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club intend to apply for permission and retention permission…
WEB3388/2628 Sept 2026309 m
1Lands Located at 60 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 comments close 10 Nov 2026
(i) alterations to the existing boundary wall and fence to provide a new sliding gate for vehicular access…
WEB3459/266 Oct 202660 m
107, Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 comments close 17 Nov 2026
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the reconfiguration of basement level to include…
5233/2613 Oct 202660 m

Every application within 500 m 32 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road, Dublin 6, D06 X6X2 Withdrawn or not valid
PERMISSION AND RETENTION:Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club intend to apply for permission and retention permission…
WEB3373/2629 Sept 2026309 m
Apartment 7, Raglan Hall, 30 Clyde Road, Dublin 4, D04 P440 No decision yet
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Alterations to the ground floor level apartment located over a raised basement level in…
WEB2818/2623 Jul 2026385 m
Apartment 7 Raglan Hall, 30 Clyde Road, Dublin 4 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Alterations to the ground floor level apartment located over a raised basement level in…
WEB2777/2621 Jul 2026385 m
790B, Waterloo Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 No decision yet
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought for extension, alteration and removal works including a single…
WEB2768/2616 Jul 2026192 m
1443, Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 4, D04 H0X2 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Development at No. 43 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 4, D04 H0X2, (within the curtilage of a…
WEB2401/2629 Jul 2026339 m
6, Waterloo Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 Y3Y8 No decision yet
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: AMJ Waterloo House Unlimited Company intends to apply for planning permission for…
WEB2356/2624 Jul 2026460 m
54, Raglan Lane, Dublin 4 Approved
The development will consist of (i) removal of existing front boundary wall, pedestrian gate and vehicular…
WEB2342/2627 Jul 2026377 m
31 Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 Y960 Approved
Planning permission is sought by Mark & Anne Restan for minor modifications to a permitted dwelling…
WEB2304/2621 Jul 2026380 m
1360, Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04E0H1 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The widening of existing vehicular entrance with modifications to existing doors to mews…
WEB2282/2620 Jul 2026326 m
60, Wellington Road, Dublin 4, D04 E0H1 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE Modification of existing doors to mews building to the rear laneway, on Raglan Lane to…
WEB2211/2621 May 2026326 m
32 Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, County Dublin, D06 FV05 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consists of the repointing of the front façade and the replacement of…
WEB2197/269 Jul 2026497 m
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road, Dublin 6, D06 X6X2 Approved
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club intend to apply for Planning Permission for development at this site of 1.73ha…
WEB2088/2626 Jun 2026139 m
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Winton Road, Dublin 6, D06 X6X2 Withdrawn or not valid
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club intend to apply for Planning Permission for development at this site of 1.73ha…
WEB2025/2630 Apr 2026139 m
Laurel House 122, Ranelagh, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE The proposed development comprises alterations to approved planning permission ref…
WEB1992/2628 Apr 2026492 m
Laurel House, 122 Ranelagh, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises alterations to approved planning permission ref…
WEB1975/2627 Apr 2026492 m
14, Marlborough Road, Dublin 4 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission for development consisting of 1.…
WEB1619/268 May 2026465 m
20, Bushfield Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04E0Y2 Approved
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing single-storey garage (26.8 sqm) to the rear…
WEB1472/2622 Apr 2026417 m
1137 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4, Ireland, Accessed via Sibthorpe Lane Refused
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The change of use of the existing rear garage building into a habitable residential…
WEB1390/2615 Apr 2026306 m
37, Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The change of use of the existing rear garage building into a habitable residential…
WEB1371/2623 Feb 2026306 m
956 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 W7W1 Approved
RETENTION: retention permission for development at no. 56 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 4, D04 W7W1. The…
WEB1326/2610 Apr 2026272 m
1057A Leeson Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 R863 Approved
The development will consist of: Removal of existing chimney to rear, construction of proposed two storey…
WEB1222/2631 Mar 2026304 m
1534, Morehampton Terrace, Dublin 4 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will consist of: - Construction of a two storey extension to…
WEB1035/268 Apr 2026340 m
881 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 4 Approved
The development will consist of an extension to the existing mews dwelling at 81 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 04.…
WEB5891/255 Feb 2026214 m
30 Leeson Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06H1W2 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE. CHANGE OF USE: The development will consist of the change of use with no material…
WEB5701/254 Jun 20262 homes483 m
Ashmere, 77 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04 RH21 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consists of a new vehicular gate, a new domestic bin enclosure and…
3460/2512 Jan 2026482 m
65, Wellington Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 R8X6 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development will consist of internal and external alterations to No. 5 Wellington…
WEB5631/259 Jan 202660 m
30 Leeson Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the change of use with no material alteration of a…
WEB5620/2511 Nov 2025483 m
5 Wellington Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 R8X6 Withdrawn or not valid
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of internal and external alterations to No. 5 Wellington…
WEB5609/2510 Nov 202560 m
1218, Burlington Road, Dublin 4 Approved
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at this site, 18 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04 T1K6 -…
WEB5572/2526 Mar 2026311 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 22 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished3 not signed off18 no sign-off needed

20 Bushfield Terrace, Dublin 4, D04 E0Y2 · 7 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1472/26 · 432 m
18 Morehampton Road, Dublin 4, D04 P2N5 · 31 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2394/25 · 213 m
81 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin 4, D04 V8X7 · 17 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5891/25 · 219 m
14 Morehampton Lane, Dublin, Dublin 4 · 9 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2320/25 · 366 m
578 Waterloo Lane, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 N6Y2 · 6 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2991/25 · 137 m
28 Clyde Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 FT98 · 26 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-311453-21 · 361 m
26 Leeson Street Upper (mews to rear), Dublin 4, Dublin, D04 HE61 · 11 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 4143/22 · 404 m
34 Morehampton Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04 P8Y0 · 27 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1035/26 · 368 m
18 Burlington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 T1K6 · 18 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5572/25 · 335 m
63 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, D04 R8K3 · 14 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5632/25 · 247 m
53 Northbrook Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 E670 · 8 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1966/25 · 494 m
31 Heytesbury Lane, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 Y960 · 1 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1722/25 · 391 m
3 Leeson Park Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 PD74 · 23 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5539/25 · 191 m
7 Fitzwilliam Way, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 H1W5 · 8 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1164/25 · 218 m
26 Clyde Road, Dublin 4, D04 F838 · 6 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2229/25 · 400 m
4 Sallymount Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 A439 · 23 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5411/25 · 341 m
59 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04 E7V2 · 4 Mar 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB5492/25 · 485 m
4/6 Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 · 2 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 3937/24 · 474 m
69_71 Morehampton Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 K2W8 · 27 Jan 2026 · start notice signed off · 4327/23 · 470 m
4 Leeson Park Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 Y959 · 5 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 4279/24 · 188 m
38 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 X5P6 · 8 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1957/25 · 306 m
40 Leeson Park, Dublin, Dublin 6, D06 H6K1 · 18 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2801/25 · 405 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 0 not started

St. Mary's Home · 64 homes · building started · 351 m

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
St. Mary's Home	64	64 not started (2026-Q2)	301 m
10 Pembroke Place and 36-38 Herbert Park	103	103 being built (2026-Q2)	797 m
Former Player Wills Factory	568	568 built (2025-Q1)	865 m
Montrose Block 5	117	—	890 m
Former RTÉ Campus at Montrose	511	—	890 m
RTÉ Campus at Montrose	511	—	890 m
Milltown Park	636	636 not started (2026-Q2)	897 m
Former Donnybrook Laundry	38	no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)	922 m

Who applies most nearby

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club — 3 applications, latest 28 Sept 2026

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Sharon's Playgroup & Montessori · Crèche	27 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	204 m
Leeson Park Creche & Montessori · Crèche	20 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	426 m
Naíonra Lios na nÓg · Crèche	8 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	602 m
Carr's Child and Family Services · Crèche	26 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	602 m
Gateway Montessori School LTD · Crèche	6 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	608 m
Pembroke Montessori · Crèche	24 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	687 m
The Embassy Montessori Primary School · Crèche	23 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	693 m
The Embassy Montessori · Crèche	12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	719 m

How we work this out

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

Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Applicant organisations (from the CRO)	Derived by Planning Register	25 Oct 2026, 23:01	—
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

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

Homes approved

Here63

Council middle50

Homes started

Here158

Council middle105

How we work this out

Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

67% owner-occupied (council 47%).

Homes built before 1971

61% · council 52%

Homes built since 2001

2% · council 19%

Owner-occupied

67% · council 47%

Rented

25% · council 45%

Children under 15

10% · council 15%

Aged 65 and over

21% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

33% · council 19%

Work mainly from home

27% · council 12%

This small area (127 people)Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268128009

Road noise

55–59 dB

day–night average (EPA 2022)

Bus

97 m

Leeson Street Upr · 116, 11B, 41X · busiest stop within 500 m: 25 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

362 m

St Conleths College, 339 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 2 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Conleths College · postprimary · 339 pupils · 362 m
Muckross Park College · postprimary · 709 pupils · 706 m
Sandford Park School Ltd · postprimary · 437 pupils · 721 m
Sandford Parish National School · primary · 196 pupils · 777 m
Ranelagh Multi Denom Ns · primary · 221 pupils · 801 m
Gaelscoil Eoin · primary · 64 pupils · 810 m
St Marys Central NS · primary · 587 pupils · 869 m
Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School · primary · 294 pupils · 893 m

Stops 71

Leeson Street Upr · 116, 11B, 41X, 46n, 7B, 7D · 14/hour at peak · 97 m
Waterloo Road · 39A, S2 · 9/hour at peak · 111 m
Wellington Lane · 39A, 51D, 77X, S2 · 11/hour at peak · 131 m
Appian Way · 11, 511, S2 · 7/hour at peak · 145 m
Royal Hospital · 116, 118, 11B, 39A, 41X, 7B · 25/hour at peak · 162 m
Leeson Street Upr · 11, 116, 118, 11B, 32X, 41X · 25/hour at peak · 175 m
Appian Way · 11, 511, S2 · 6/hour at peak · 208 m
Royal Hospital · 116, 11B, 39A, 41X, 46n, 700 · 24/hour at peak · 257 m

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

St Conleths College · 362 m+4.3% pupils (339)
Muckross Park College · 706 m-0.4% pupils (709)
Sandford Park School Ltd · 721 m+1.2% pupils (437)
Sandford Parish National School · 777 m-2% pupils (196)
Ranelagh Multi Denom Ns · 800 m+0.5% pupils (221)
Gaelscoil Eoin · 810 m+28% pupils (64)

Open consultations

The Draft Markets Public Realm Plan (2026) 5 days left
Golden Lane Part 8 Planning 5 days left
NOTICE OF PROPOSED TREE PRESERVATION ORDER AT KENILWORTH SQUARE, DUBLIN 6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED). 33 days left

Council meetings 19 items

Public land

The Office of Public Works · 0.21 ha · 355 m
Dublin City Council · 1.75 ha · 479 m
Dublin City Council · 0.72 ha · 499 m

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	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

Change of use (3680/21) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
Council
Application 60 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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 East A
Electoral area: Pembroke
Council: Dublin City Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

1 application on this site; latest 3680/21, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); protected building; no vacant land tax.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
Morehampton Terrace (bus 116, 118) 366 m away: 27 an hour at morning peak; 234 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 67% owner-occupied (council 47%); 15% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 31% drive to work (council 28%); population up 3% since 2016.
1 home extension within 250 m since 2025.

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.
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

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	30 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	31 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
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	1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
organisations	Planning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)	Derived by Planning Register	25 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	1 Nov 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 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	28 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 1 Nov 2026, 19:41 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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