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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 11:14

Marrowbone Lane

53.34043, -6.28343

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 51 homes approved 256 m away haven't started.

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Time
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2planning files on this houselatest 202390%of home extensions approved nearbyn=441 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–551open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov151homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1 m · 3002/23

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 4 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. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Marrowbone LaneBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2023: 3002/23 · demolition, approved2023: 5418/22 · demolition, withdrawn or invalid2021: 1 file on Marrowbone Lane2022: 1 file on Marrowbone Lane2023: 1 file on Marrowbone Lane2025: 2 files on Marrowbone Lane2026: 1 file on Marrowbone Lane6 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    3002/23 · demolition · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2023
    5418/22 · demolition · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
R3
Zoning · Rural cluster
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (DU018-020328-)
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

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

ZoningR3 · Rural cluster
What it says

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

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

Protected building1 within 100 m Marrowbone Lane flats
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Marrowbone House
Monument zoneOn this site House - 18th/19th century; Bridge
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: Diageo Ireland Unlimited Company (63 m); B.G. Flexible Packaging Limited. (945 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites4Diageo Ireland
Heritage inventory buildings151Rupert Guinness Theatre Guinness Brewery; Guinness Brewery
Radon grid squares1
Monuments92Gateway; Religious house - Augustinian canons
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 19 on the draft 2027 map; 19 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
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
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 90–97% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 65% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear98 decided · more info asked 8%
93% · council 97%
Two-storey rear68 decided · more info asked 10%
94% · council 96%
Attic or dormer115 decided · more info asked 9%
90% · council 96%
First-floor31 decided · more info asked 23%
97% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site34 decided · more info asked 29%
65% · 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 · 346 nearby, 5,030 council-wide

Figure 3

Marrowbone Lane, file by file since 2021

6 planning files on Marrowbone Lane since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo. 5 · 2021 · other work · approved · 2870/21No. 49 · 2022 · other work · approved · 4650/22No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 3002/23No. 42 · 2025 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB2298/25No. 42 · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB2373/25No. 55 · 2026 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB2090/26New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Marrowbone Lane" 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 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 83 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 8): 141 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +185 days; Building starts: 132 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=388)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 8)With further information: median 141 days (n=53)141 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 185 days (n=182, all appeals within 1.5 km)+185 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 132 days after permission (n=172)132 days after permissionSigned off379 days after the start, for the few who file. 38% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated441 decided home extensions, 178 start notices, 182 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    29 of 94 appealed refusals became permissions. 10 of 93 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed94 decided
    29 became permissions
    Approvals appealed93 decided
    10 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

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

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 5 in the last 12 months

    None of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 501390 Granted · Site at Thomas Street, including No. 144 Thomas Street (the site is… · 340 m
    • 324596 Pending · and associated underground grid connection works located in lands… · 405 m
    • 500827 Granted with conditions · 42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W · 235 m report
    • 500351 Granted · Nos. 28-34 Braithwaite Street & Nos. 63-66 Pimlico, Dublin 8,… · 143 m report
    • 324129 Pending · Yard to rear of St. Catherines Church, Meath Street, Dublin 8, D08… · 392 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher28 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Marrowbone Lane with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedDerelict buildingLarge schemeRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Unit 3, Southgate WEB3441/26No decision yet · 271 m
    2. 238, Donore Avenue WEB3057/26Approved · 450 m
    3. 3Lawlor's Corner 3002/23Approved, no sign building has started · 1 m
    4. 428-34 Braithwaite Street and 63-66 Pimlico WEB5136/25Approved, no sign building has started · 176 m
    5. 542 Marrowbone Lane WEB2373/25Approved, no sign building has started · 256 m
    6. 637 Thomas Court Dublin 8 D08T2R7 DS911Derelict building · 300 m
    7. 71 Thomas Court Dublin 8; 2 Thomas Court Dublin 8; 3 Thomas Court Dublin 8 DS1121ADerelict building · 307 m
    8. 867-70 Meath Street WEB2256/25Approved, no sign building has started · 352 m
    9. 91-2 Chamber Street, at the junction with Ardee Street and Chamber Street WEB2243/26No decision yet · 380 m
    10. 107 Brabazon Square, Dublin 8 3489/25Refused · 191 m
    11. 110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 123 m
    12. 120.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 211 m
    13. 130.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 292 m
    14. 140.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 371 m
    15. 15Site at the Old Glass Factory, rear of Nos. 113-115 Cork Street WEB5645/25Approved · 165 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 120 permissions since 2016, 40 show a start notice and 18 have a completion certificate.

    181 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 121 approved, 25 refused. After appeals: 120 approved. Of those: 18 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 17 started, 80 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT121: lodged → approved25: lodged → refused29: lodged → withdrawn or invalid6: lodged → undecided119: approved → approved24: refused → refused29: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn6: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal80: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out17: approved → started, not signed off18: approved → signed off181 lodged181 lodged121 approved121 approved25 refused25 refused29 withdrawn or invalid29 withdrawn or invalid6 undecided6 undecided120 approved120 approved24 refused24 refused31 withdrawn31 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided80 no start notice found80 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out17 started, not signed off17 started, not signed off18 signed off18 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.

    Measured181 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 6 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 WEB3441/26: application received — Amendments to the granted permission (Ref. 5160/22), consisting of (i) Provision of a coffee element ancillary to the re; 2026-11-10 WEB3057/26: GRANT RETENTION PERMISSION — RETENTION: retention permission for a part single-storey and part two-storey flat roof extension to the rear of the exis; 2026-11-13 ACP 501390: Grant permissiontoday3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 NovWEB3441/26: application received — Amendments to the granted permission (Ref. 5160/22), consisting of (i) Provision of a coffee element ancillary to the re · 271 m away · 2026-11-06WEB3057/26: GRANT RETENTION PERMISSION — RETENTION: retention permission for a part single-storey and part two-storey flat roof extension to the rear of the exis · 450 m away · 2026-11-10ACP 501390: Grant permission · 340 m away · 2026-11-13
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20268 days left
      1WEB3441/26 · application received — Amendments to the granted permission (Ref. 5160/22), consisting of (i) Provision of a coffee…
      €20 to the council · 271 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202612 days left
      2WEB3057/26 · GRANT RETENTION PERMISSION — RETENTION: retention permission for a part single-storey and part two-storey flat roof…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 450 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 13 Nov 202615 days left
      Grant permission
      340 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

    51 homes 256 m away were approved Jun 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031. DART+ South West is planned 944 m away.

    42 Marrowbone Lane · 51 homes: 51 homes approved Jun 2026, not started; 28-34 Braithwaite Street… · 49 homes: 49 homes approved Jun 2026, not started; Lawlor's Corner · 40 homes: 40 homes approved Jul 2023, not started; 67-70 Meath Street · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Dec 2025, not started; DART+ South West, Dublin…: railway order granted (13 November 2024); DART+ South West, DART+ South…: railway order granted (13 November 2024)202320242025202620272028202920302031203242 Marrowbone Lane · 51 homes256 m · WEB2373/2551 homes approved Jun 2026, not started51 homes approved Jun 2026, not started28-34 Braithwaite Street… · 49 homes176 m · WEB5136/2549 homes approved Jun 2026, not started49 homes approved Jun 2026, not startedLawlor's Corner · 40 homes1 m · 3002/2340 homes approved Jul 2023, not started40 homes approved Jul 2023, not started67-70 Meath Street · 11 homes352 m · WEB2256/2511 homes approved Dec 2025, not started11 homes approved Dec 2025, not startedDART+ South West, Dublin…944 m · plannedrailway order granted (13 November 2024)DART+ South West, DART+ South…959 m · plannedrailway order granted (13 November 2024)today

    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 17 within 500 m

    Derelict building 3

    • 637 Thomas Court Dublin 8 D08T2R7 · derelict since Feb 2016 · 300 m
    • 71 Thomas Court Dublin 8; 2 Thomas Court Dublin 8; 3 Thomas Court Dublin 8 · derelict since Nov 2018 · 307 m
    • No Address · derelict since Nov 2024 · 413 m

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 123 m
    • 120.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 m
    • 130.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 292 m
    • 140.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 371 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 385 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 416 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 478 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 486 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 493 m
    • 2.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 496 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 31 and 41 a year; busiest 2025. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 25, 2022: 37, 2023: 33, 2024: 31, 2025: 41, 2026: 14010203040502021: 16 approved2021: 7 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid2021: 1 undecided25’21*2022: 31 approved2022: 4 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid37’222023: 27 approved2023: 5 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid33’232024: 23 approved2024: 6 refused2024: 2 withdrawn or invalid31’242025: 19 approved2025: 3 refused2025: 19 withdrawn or invalid41’252026: 5 approved2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided14’26*
    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 27 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    3 signed off as finished5 not signed off
    • The Lock Keepers Building, Grand Canal Harbour,, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, Dublin 8, D08 EKT2 · 13 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1082/26 · 323 m
    • The Maltings Building, Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, Dublin 8, D08 AYX8 · 13 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1158/26 · 323 m
    • JAMES'S STREET, Dublin 8, D08 X799 · 7 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB5400/25 · 421 m
    • 7 Pim Street, Dublin 8, D08 EK76 · 20 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1449/24 · 290 m
    • 8 Grand Canal Place, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 X3PK · 17 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 399 m
    • Brickfield Student Accommodation, Brown Street South, Dublin 8, D08 NY50 · 12 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 3344/24 · 419 m
    • 85 James's Street, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 C2PR · 23 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4040/20 · 372 m
    • 134 Sráid Thomáis Thiar, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 T6H9 · 2 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · WEB1948/25 · 359 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 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Homes coming 151 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    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

    Estate: Bertram Court · 54 applications in 10 years · 74% approved · most common: single-storey rear

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Lawlor's Corner4040 not started (2026-Q2)0 m
    School Street and Thomas Court Bawn Estate124124 not started (2026-Q2)23 m
    Guinness Brewery Lands336—135 m
    Braithwaite Street and Nos. 63-66 Pimlico4949 not started (2026-Q2)143 m
    28-34 Braithwaite Street and 63-66 Pimlico49no activity on site reported (2025-Q3)143 m
    42 Marrowbone Lane51—235 m
    The Brewery Block368—362 m
    Chamber Street and Ardee Street2424 not started (2026-Q2)383 m

    Who applies most nearby

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Footprints Early Years · Crèche19 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate247 m
    St John of God Liffey Early Services · Crèche12 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate271 m
    Daughters of Charity, Tír na nÓg Early Childhood Development Service · Crèche3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate271 m
    Sophia Nurturing Centre · Crèche22 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate271 m
    Dublin Waldorf School · Crèche17 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate335 m
    Bowers Childcare Ltd · Crèche22 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate360 m
    Mercy Family Centre · Crèche6 Sept 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate382 m
    School St & Thomas Court Bawn FRC L · Crèche24 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate401 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    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 Busier than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here227
    Council middle63
    Homes started
    Here2,818
    Council middle139
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    21% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 7% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    21% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    31% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    7% · council 47%
    Rented
    83% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    6% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    2% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 12%
    This small area (258 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268100004

    Bus
    298 m
    Weaver Park · 151, 27, 56A · busiest stop within 500 m: 23 an hour at peak
    Planned
    944 m
    DART+ South West, Dublin Heuston
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    401 m
    C.B.S. James Street, 251 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1375
    in 3 years, 8 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • C.B.S. James Street · postprimary · 251 pupils · 401 m
    • Canal Way Educate Together National School · primary · 391 pupils · 401 m
    • St. James'S Primary School · primary · 278 pupils · 449 m
    • St Brigids Primary School · primary · 229 pupils · 596 m
    • Presentation College · postprimary · 262 pupils · 621 m
    • Scoil na mBrathar · primary · 155 pupils · 670 m
    • Presentation Primary School · primary · 223 pupils · 712 m
    • Scoil Treasa Naofa · primary · 175 pupils · 718 m

    Stops 104

    • Weaver Park · 151, 27, 56A, 74, 77A, 77X · 16/hour at peak · 298 m
    • Cork Street · 151, 27, 56A, 74, 77A, 77X · 16/hour at peak · 300 m
    • Weaver Park · 151, 27, 56A, 74, 77A, 77n · 14/hour at peak · 304 m
    • The Coombe · 150 · 1/hour at peak · 339 m
    • Thomas Street · 13, 69n, 73, G1, G2, S2 · 23/hour at peak · 340 m
    • Cork Street · 151, 27, 56A, 74, 77A, 77n · 15/hour at peak · 344 m
    • Thomas Street · 13, 73, G1, G2, S2 · 23/hour at peak · 360 m
    • Watling Street · 13, 73, G1, G2, S2 · 23/hour at peak · 379 m

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

    • C.B.S. James Street · 401 m+14.1% pupils (251)
    • Canal Way Educate Together National School · 401 m+3.2% pupils (391)
    • St. James'S Primary School · 449 m0% pupils (278) · a pitch or play area 2026, no decision yet
    • St Brigids Primary School · 596 m+0.4% pupils (229)
    • Presentation College · 621 m+18.6% pupils (262) · an extension 2025, approved
    • Scoil na mBrathar · 670 m-5.5% pupils (155)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 29 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.38 ha · 122 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.51 ha · 159 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.5 ha · 162 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.72 ha · 196 m
    • The Digital Hub Development Agency · 0.97 ha · 210 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.28 ha · 210 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    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. Demolition (3002/23) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    4. 40 homes approved 1 m away (Lawlor's Corner), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 3002/23.
      Council
    5. 49 homes approved 176 m away (28-34 Braithwaite Street and…), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for WEB5136/25.
      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
    Merchants Quay C
    Electoral area
    South West Inner City
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 3002/23, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R3 (rural cluster); monument zone; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 17 sites nearby could change: 3 derelict, 4 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 151 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 51 at 42 Marrowbone Lane.
    • Thomas Street (bus 13, 73) 360 m away: 23 an hour at morning peak; 225 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ South West Dublin Heuston 944 m away, railway order granted (13 November 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 83% rent (council 45%); 12% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 13% drive to work (council 28%); population up 7% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    Sources and licences 36
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public29 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher28 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public29 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
    organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence29 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)CC BY 4.0—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
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    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 29 Oct 2026, 11:14 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.