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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 17:04

Grand Canal Street Lower

53.33902, -6.24113

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 87 homes approved 475 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
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90%of home extensions approved nearbyn=408 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–552open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov–20 Nov148homes approved nearby, not startednearest 166 m · 3932/22

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 6 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Grand Canal Street LowerBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Grand Canal Street Lower2022: 1 file on Grand Canal Street Lower2023: 2 files on Grand Canal Street Lower2024: 3 files on Grand Canal Street Lower2025: 1 file on Grand Canal Street Lower2026: 2 files on Grand Canal Street Lower10 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
O2
Zoning · Green belt
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building (Sir Patrick Dun's former hospital building: main building fronting Grand Canal Street); a building in the national heritage inventory (50100395)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningO2 · Green belt
What it says

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

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

ZoningO2 · Green belt
What it says

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

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

Protected buildingOn this site Sir Patrick Dun's former hospital building: main building fronting Grand Canal Street
Heritage inventoryOn this site hospital/infirmary
Monument zone1 within 100 m Graveslab
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Van Leer Ireland Ltd. (293 m); licence W0137 (746 m); Sir John Rogersons Quay Gasworks (773 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites1Van Leer Ireland Ltd.
Natural heritage areas1Grand Canal
Heritage inventory buildings213bridge; garage
Radon grid squares1
Monuments3Graveslab; R149533
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 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: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (CFRAM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 85–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 75% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear67 decided · more info asked 16%
85% · council 97%
Two-storey rear64 decided · more info asked 20%
92% · council 96%
Attic or dormer91 decided · more info asked 24%
92% · council 96%
First-floor29 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site75 decided · more info asked 41%
75% · 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 · 326 nearby, 5,055 council-wide

Figure 3

Grand Canal Street Lower, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

10 planning files on Grand Canal Street Lower since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 2860/21Porches, roofs, otherNo. 26 · 2022 · other work · approved · 5050/22No number · 2023 · other work · refused · 4322/23No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 4981/23No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 3731/24No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 4040/24No number · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB1701/24No number · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB1521/25No number · 2026 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB3248/26No number · 2026 · other work · undecided · WEB3279/26New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Grand Canal Street Lower" 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 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

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

5 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic20—
Porch20—
Rear10—

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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 90 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 145 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +196 days; Building starts: 147 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=311)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 145 days (n=97)145 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 196 days (n=187, all appeals within 1.5 km)+196 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 147 days after permission (n=192)147 days after permissionSigned off463 days after the start, for the few who file. 52% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated408 decided home extensions, 199 start notices, 187 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    33 of 92 appealed refusals became permissions. 12 of 100 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed92 decided
    33 became permissions
    Approvals appealed100 decided
    12 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 11 in the last 12 months

    None of 4 changed the council's decision

    • 501294 Granted with conditions · 33 Alexander Court, 11-14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 · 443 m report
    • 501947 Pending · 14, Grattan Street, Dublin 2, D02 RK12 · 194 m
    • 501412 Other · 44 Percy Lane, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 · 340 m report
    • 501913 Pending · 15 Northumberland Court, Northumberland Road, D04 H5C0 · 250 m
    • 501880 Pending · 14 Northumberland Court, Northumberland Road, D04 V8N6 · 251 m
    • 501839 Pending · 69 Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04AH98. · 472 m
    • 501105 Granted with conditions · 85, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04W2N1 · 399 m report
    • 501030 Granted · 8 Estate Cottages, Northumberland Road, Dublin 4, D04Y6H0 · 211 m report
    • 324419 Pending · 94/95, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 (D02 P958 and D02 F682) (with… · 84 m
    • 500596 Granted with conditions · 0.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount… · 336 m report
    • 501281 Invalid · 33 Alexander Court, 11-14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 · 443 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Grand Canal Street Lower with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedAppealBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 160 Lower Mount Street, Dublin WEB3551/26No decision yet · 162 m
    2. 2The Hot Box Sauna, Unit 7 WEBDSDZ3433/26No decision yet · 297 m
    3. 3Development Site at Former Scruffy Murphy's Public House, 1-2 Power's Court WEB3059/26Approved · 193 m
    4. 4Nos. 39-43 3067/21Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 356 m
    5. 5James Place East and Mount Street Upper WEB2536/25Approved, no sign building has started · 390 m
    6. 662-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place 3164/23Approved, no sign building has started · 475 m
    7. 794/95, Mount Street Lower 324419Appeal: no decision yet · 84 m
    8. 814, Grattan Street 501947Appeal: no decision yet · 194 m
    9. 9Grand Canal Lower Street, Dublin 2 2860/21 & 1701/24Building started · 73 m
    10. 10Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 SN0014313DCBuilding started · 146 m
    11. 110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 438 m
    12. 12The Treasury Building and Treasury Annex, Grand Canal Street Lower and Macken Street WEB3279/26No decision yet · 45 m
    13. 134, Albert Place East WEB2763/26No decision yet · 73 m
    14. 14Newmount House, 22-24 Mount Street Lower WEB1131/26Approved · 185 m
    15. 15No. 2 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 and No. 1 Grand Canal Quay WEBDSDZ5602/25Approved · 197 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 179 permissions since 2016, 72 show a start notice and 20 have a completion certificate.

    262 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 182 approved, 20 refused. After appeals: 179 approved. Of those: 20 signed off, 16 built with the owner's opt-out, 36 started, 107 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT182: lodged → approved20: lodged → refused46: lodged → withdrawn or invalid14: lodged → undecided175: approved → approved16: refused → refused46: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn14: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal4 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal4 refused by the council, approved after an appeal107: approved → no start notice found16: approved → built, owner opted out36: approved → started, not signed off20: approved → signed off262 lodged262 lodged182 approved182 approved20 refused20 refused46 withdrawn or invalid46 withdrawn or invalid14 undecided14 undecided179 approved179 approved18 refused18 refused50 withdrawn50 withdrawn15 undecided15 undecided107 no start notice found107 no start notice found16 built, owner opted out16 built, owner opted out36 started, not signed off36 started, not signed off20 signed off20 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.

    Measured262 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

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

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 ACP 501294: Grant permission with conditions; 2026-11-06 WEBDSDZ3433/26: application received — Retention permission sought for window manifestations/graphics on glass doors and windows at ground floor level. The dev; 2026-11-10 WEB3059/26: GRANT PERMISSION — Permission was granted on site for a 6-storey apartment building comprising 15 apartments (5 no. studios, 6 no. one beds; 2026-11-20 WEB3551/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The erection of a demountable enclosed rear porch of the protected structure at 60 Lower Mount Strtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecACP 501294: Grant permission with conditions · 443 m away · 2026-11-02WEBDSDZ3433/26: application received — Retention permission sought for window manifestations/graphics on glass doors and windows at ground floor level. The dev · 297 m away · 2026-11-06WEB3059/26: GRANT PERMISSION — Permission was granted on site for a 6-storey apartment building comprising 15 apartments (5 no. studios, 6 no. one beds · 193 m away · 2026-11-10WEB3551/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The erection of a demountable enclosed rear porch of the protected structure at 60 Lower Mount Str · 162 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Nov 20261 day left
      Grant permission with conditions
      443 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left
      2WEBDSDZ3433/26 · application received — Retention permission sought for window manifestations/graphics on glass doors and windows at…
      €20 to the council · 297 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 20269 days left
      3WEB3059/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — Permission was granted on site for a 6-storey apartment building comprising 15 apartments (5 no.…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 193 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202619 days left
      1WEB3551/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The erection of a demountable enclosed rear porch of the protected…
      €20 to the council · 162 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

    87 homes 475 m away were approved Feb 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2029.

    62-64 Fenian Street and… · 87 homes: 87 homes approved Feb 2024, not started; James Place East and… · 27 homes: 27 homes approved May 2026, not started; Nos. 39-43 · 19 homes: 19 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 2027; Development Site at… · 15 homes: 15 homes approved Oct 2026, not started2022202320242025202620272028202920302031203262-64 Fenian Street and… · 87 homes475 m · 3164/2387 homes approved Feb 2024, not started87 homes approved Feb 2024, not startedJames Place East and… · 27 homes390 m · WEB2536/2527 homes approved May 2026, not started27 homes approved May 2026, not startedNos. 39-43 · 19 homes356 m · 3067/2119 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 202719 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 2027Development Site at… · 15 homes193 m · WEB3059/2615 homes approved Oct 2026, not started15 homes approved Oct 2026, 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 5 within 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • Nos. 39-43 · 19 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 2027 · 356 m

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 438 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 35 and 61 a year; busiest 2025. 90% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 34, 2022: 38, 2023: 35, 2024: 44, 2025: 61, 2026: 5002040602021: 28 approved2021: 4 refused2021: 2 withdrawn or invalid34’21*2022: 34 approved2022: 3 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid38’222023: 26 approved2023: 5 refused2023: 3 withdrawn or invalid2023: 1 undecided35’232024: 43 approved2024: 1 refused44’242025: 36 approved2025: 5 refused2025: 19 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided61’252026: 15 approved2026: 2 refused2026: 21 withdrawn or invalid2026: 12 undecided50’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 58 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 25 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished8 not signed off15 no sign-off needed
    • 44 Percy Lane, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 4718 · 4 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1258/26 · 343 m
    • Forcourt, Sandwith Street & Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 X489 · 25 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 427 m
    • 4 Herbert Place, Dublin 2, D02 WY46 · 21 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 4236/24 · 492 m
    • 16 Wentworth, Eblana Villas, Dublin 2, D02 HV08 · 31 Aug 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · EXEMPT REF 000/26 UNDER ARTICLE 10 · 235 m
    • 2 Herbert Lane, Dublin 2, D02 EK18 · 31 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 4071/24 · 341 m
    • 9Grand Canal Lower Street, Dublin 2, D02XN96 · 31 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2860/21 & 1701/24 · 73 m
    • 29 Herbert Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 NH02 · 6 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 426 m
    • 83 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 FP20 · 6 Jul 2026 · start notice signed off · 428 m
    • 10Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, D02 E7K8 · 15 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 146 m
    • 48 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin 4, D04 V990 · 8 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1186/25 · 441 m
    • One Warrington Place, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 HH27 · 22 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 154 m
    • 1 Pearse Square, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 PC61 · 17 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3256/25 · 471 m
    • The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, D02 R239 · 11 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 233 m
    • 3 Grand Canal Street Upper, DUBLIN 4, D04 EE70 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 153 m
    • 15 Percy Lane, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 C6P4 · 18 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1665/25 · 272 m
    • 3 Gerald Street, DUBLIN, Dublin 4, D04 X5P0 · 13 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5238/25 · 416 m
    • 2 Mount Street Lower, Dublin, Dublin 2 · 5 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 4126/22 · 118 m
    • Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 H638 · 29 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2018/24 · 219 m
    • 4th floor to the Sidings, Grand Canal Dock, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, D02 E7K8 · 20 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 168 m
    • Barrow Street, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 E5W5 · 5 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 362 m
    • 16 Herbert Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 XH22 · 16 Dec 2025 · 8 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 4340/23 · 441 m
    • Grand Canal Quay, Dublin, Dublin 2 · 12 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 233 m
    • 20 Hope Street, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 ER80 · 1 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2097/25 · 467 m
    • 6 Mount Street Lower, Dulin 2, Dublin 2, D02 T670 · 6 Nov 2025 · 5 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 305 m
    • 1 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 HR25 · 3 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1099/25 · 201 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 148 not started
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    James Place East and Mount Street Upper2626 not started (2026-Q2)336 m
    St. Andrew's Court3333 not started (2026-Q2)444 m
    62-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place87—464 m
    62-64 Fenian Street82—465 m
    Former Player Wills Factory568568 built (2025-Q1)827 m

    Who applies most nearby

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Fitzwilliam Nursery and Montessori School · Crèche23 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate343 m
    Once Upon a Time · Crèche29 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate345 m
    Tots and Co Childcare · Crèche31 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate372 m
    St. Andrew's Childcare Centre · Crèche14 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate408 m
    Parklands Nursery & Montessori School · Crèche1 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate422 m
    Eco Kidz Baggot Street · Crèche3 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate466 m
    Eco Kidz Sportsco · Crèche18 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate511 m
    Safari Childcare · Crèche8 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate547 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here169
    Council middle50
    Homes started
    Here53
    Council middle73
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    6% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 11% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    6% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    6% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    11% · council 47%
    Rented
    86% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    7% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    3% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    6% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 12%
    This small area (259 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268143017

    Road noise
    60–64 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    109 m
    Mount Street Br · 120, 27X, 4 · busiest stop within 500 m: 28 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    443 m
    St Christopher's NS, 598 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    148
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Christopher's NS · primary · 598 pupils · 443 m
    • Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre · primary · 134 pupils · 443 m
    • Catherine Mc Auley N Sc · primary · 99 pupils · 464 m
    • St Declans Special Sch · primary · 35 pupils · 469 m
    • Gaelscoil Eoin · primary · 64 pupils · 526 m
    • John Scottus Ns · primary · 136 pupils · 571 m
    • C.B.S. Westland Row · postprimary · 205 pupils · 676 m

    Stops 86

    • Mount Street Br · 120, 27X, 4, 7, 7A, 7n · 10/hour at peak · 109 m
    • Mount Street Bridge · 120, 27X, 4, 7, 7A, 7E · 9/hour at peak · 135 m
    • Mount Street Lower · 120, 4, 7, 7A, 7E · 9/hour at peak · 172 m
    • Mount Street Lower · 120, 4, 7, 7A, 7n · 10/hour at peak · 185 m
    • Schoolhouse Hotel · 702 · 225 m
    • Grand Canal Dock · DART, Dublin - Drogheda/Dundalk, Dublin - Europort, Dublin - Maynooth, Dublin - Portlaoise · 16/hour at peak · 261 m
    • Haddington Road · 120, 4, 7, 702, 7A, 7E · 10/hour at peak · 310 m
    • Grnd Canal Quay · 27, 47, 52, 56A, 77A, 82 · 20/hour at peak · 396 m

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

    • St Christopher's NS · 443 m+5.5% pupils (598)
    • Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre · 443 m-9.5% pupils (134)
    • Catherine Mc Auley N Sc · 464 m0% pupils (99)
    • St Declans Special Sch · 469 m-2.8% pupils (35)
    • Gaelscoil Eoin · 526 m+28% pupils (64)
    • John Scottus Ns · 571 m-18.1% pupils (136)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Health Service Executive · 0.53 ha · 0 m
    • Electricity Supply Board · 0.19 ha · 122 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.29 ha · 125 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.13 ha · 129 m
    • Córas Iompair Éireann · 0.47 ha · 137 m
    • Trinity College Dublin · 2.04 ha · 216 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
      Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
      Council
    2. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    3. Zoned O2 (green belt), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    4. 15 homes approved 193 m away (Development Site at Former…), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for WEB3059/26.
      Council
    5. Application 162 m away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    6. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    South Dock
    Electoral area
    South East Inner City
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned O2 (green belt); protected building; heritage-listed; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • 5 sites nearby could change: 4 approved schemes, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • 148 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 87 at 62-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place.
    • Pearse Sq (bus 47, 52) 450 m away: 28 an hour at morning peak; 226 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 86% rent (council 45%); 15% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 7% drive to work (council 28%); population up 19% since 2016.
    • 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    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, 17:04 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.