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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 07:31

Abbey Street Lower

53.34829, -6.25841

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 15 homes approved 384 m away haven't started.

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4planning files on this houselatest 202589%of home extensions approved nearbyn=236 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–554open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–9 Nov28homes approved nearby, not startednearest 89 m · 3546/22

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 7 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918. 4 planning files on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Abbey Street LowerBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2025: WEB1515/25 · extension, approved2025: WEB1446/25 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2022: 3541/22 · protected structure: provision, refused2022: WEB1149/22 · protected structure: provision, withdrawn or invalid2021: 3 files on Abbey Street Lower2022: 5 files on Abbey Street Lower2024: 1 file on Abbey Street Lower2025: 3 files on Abbey Street Lower2026: 2 files on Abbey Street Lower14 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. 2025
    WEB1515/25 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2025
    WEB1446/25 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2022
    3541/22 · protected structure: provision · refused 2022
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  4. 2022
    WEB1149/22 · protected structure: provision · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
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 Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

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

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

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

Protected building33 within 100 m CIE offices; Hotel (Wynn's)
Heritage inventory56 within 100 m Iarnród Éireann Travel Centre; shop/retail outlet
Monument zone3 within 100 m Burial; Monumental structure
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: Independent Newspapers Ltd. (207 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 sites1Independent Newspapers Ltd.
Heritage inventory buildings557Busáras/Áras Mhic Dhiarmada; Custom House
Radon grid squares2
Monuments63Religious house - Augustinian canons; Hospital
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: 19 on the draft 2027 map; 18 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), 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), 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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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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?

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: 87–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 70% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear32 decided · more info asked 22%
97% · council 97%
Two-storey rear31 decided · more info asked 10%
90% · council 96%
Attic or dormer39 decided · more info asked 15%
87% · council 96%
First-floor21 decided · more info asked 48%
100% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site40 decided · more info asked 42%
70% · 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 · 163 nearby, 5,055 council-wide

Figure 3

Abbey Street Lower, file by file since 2021

14 planning files on Abbey Street Lower since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo. 9B · 2021 · other work · approved · 3100/21No. 1 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3622/21No. 10 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3665/21No. 9B · 2022 · other work · approved · 3515/22No. 9A · 2022 · other work · approved · 3516/22No. 35 · 2022 · other work · refused · 3541/22No. 28 · 2022 · other work · approved · 4500/22No. 1 · 2022 · other work · approved · 5503/22No. 13 · 2024 · other work · approved · 3993/24No. 1 · 2025 · other work · approved · 3211/25No. 34 · 2025 · first-floor · approved · WEB1515/25No. 8 · 2025 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB5728/25No. 9A · 2026 · other work · refused · WEB2991/26No. 9B · 2026 · other work · refused · WEB2993/26New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

14 files with "Abbey 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 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 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 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 88 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 142 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +222 days; Building starts: 174 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=168)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 142 days (n=68)142 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 222 days (n=202, all appeals within 1.5 km)+222 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 174 days after permission (n=76)174 days after permissionSigned off509 days after the start, for the few who file. 26% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated236 decided home extensions, 81 start notices, 202 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    38 of 108 appealed refusals became permissions. 14 of 99 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed108 decided
    38 became permissions
    Approvals appealed99 decided
    14 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

    1 of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 500887 Granted with conditions · 13-18 Store Street and Moland Place, Dublin 1 · 408 m report
    • 501846 Pending · River Bar, 1, Burgh Quay/D'Olier Street, Dublin 2. · 143 m
    • 501721 Open · 30-33 College Green (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref. 1995), and… · 471 m
    • 324028 Refused · Site bound by City Quay to the north, Moss Street to the west &… · 455 m report
    • 324185 Granted with conditions · 71 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · 148 m report
    • 500853 Granted with conditions · 7, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 · 205 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
    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 Abbey Street Lower with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedDerelict buildingAppealEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 128, Bachelors Walk 2867/21/X1No decision yet · 225 m
    2. 2Dunnes Stores, 48-50 Henry Street WEB3446/26No decision yet · 297 m
    3. 3No.7 Westmoreland Street (D02 XF76) and 39 Fleet Street (D02 EK07), Temple Bar WEB3428/26No decision yet · 430 m
    4. 444 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 WEB3420/26No decision yet · 487 m
    5. 59A, Abbey Street Lower WEB2991/26Refused · 107 m
    6. 6Unit 2 Trinity Plaza, Tara Street WEB3042/26Approved · 310 m
    7. 7Piper's Corner 3546/22Approved, no sign building has started · 89 m
    8. 86 COLLEGE STREET DUBLIN 2 D02HX59 DS1850Derelict building · 294 m
    9. 979/80 TALBOT STREET DUBLIN 1 D01KP28 DS2174Derelict building · 344 m
    10. 1010-13 & 18-21 Moore Street 2862/21Approved, no sign building has started · 384 m
    11. 11River Bar, 1 501846Appeal: no decision yet · 143 m
    12. 1271 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 324185Appeal: approved with conditions · 148 m
    13. 130.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 131 m
    14. 140.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 135 m
    15. 150.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 178 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 230 permissions since 2016, 87 show a start notice and 48 have a completion certificate.

    353 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 231 approved, 47 refused. After appeals: 230 approved. Of those: 48 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 39 started, 143 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT231: lodged → approved47: lodged → refused63: lodged → withdrawn or invalid12: lodged → undecided224: approved → approved39: refused → refused63: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn12: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal4 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal6 refused by the council, approved after an appeal2 refused by the council, undecided after an appeal143: approved → no start notice found39: approved → started, not signed off48: approved → signed off353 lodged353 lodged231 approved231 approved47 refused47 refused63 withdrawn or invalid63 withdrawn or invalid12 undecided12 undecided230 approved230 approved40 refused40 refused67 withdrawn67 withdrawn16 undecided16 undecided143 no start notice found143 no start notice found39 started, not signed off39 started, not signed off48 signed off48 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.

    Measured353 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

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

    8 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2867/21/X1: application received — EXT. OF DURATION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development will consist of: A) Renovate the entire 4; 2026-11-03 WEB2991/26: REFUSE PERMISSION — Permission: CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3516/22) of the three upper floo; 2026-11-03 WEB2993/26: REFUSE PERMISSION — CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3515/22) of the three upper floors (first, s; 2026-11-05 WEB3420/26: application received — Percy Nominees Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at 44 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02 CA21.; 2026-11-06 WEB3042/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist/consists of: Subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit into 2 no. Units, Comprising ; 2026-11-06 WEB3428/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: The development consists of: Retention permission for works carried out; at ground, mezz; 2026-11-09 WEB3446/26: application received — The development will consist of - The proposed development seeks to install new 2.4m / 2.77m high Bi folding stainless s; 2026-11-18 WEB3143/26: GRANT PERMISSION — We, Sunglass Hut Ireland Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for the replacement of the existing external stoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2867/21/X1: application received — EXT. OF DURATION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development will consist of: A) Renovate the entire 4 · 225 m away · 2026-11-02WEB2991/26: REFUSE PERMISSION — Permission: CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3516/22) of the three upper floo · 107 m away · 2026-11-03WEB2993/26: REFUSE PERMISSION — CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3515/22) of the three upper floors (first, s · 107 m away · 2026-11-03WEB3420/26: application received — Percy Nominees Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at 44 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02 CA21. · 487 m away · 2026-11-05WEB3042/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist/consists of: Subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit into 2 no. Units, Comprising · 310 m away · 2026-11-06WEB3428/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: The development consists of: Retention permission for works carried out; at ground, mezz · 430 m away · 2026-11-06WEB3446/26: application received — The development will consist of - The proposed development seeks to install new 2.4m / 2.77m high Bi folding stainless s · 297 m away · 2026-11-09WEB3143/26: GRANT PERMISSION — We, Sunglass Hut Ireland Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for the replacement of the existing external s · 487 m away · 2026-11-18
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20261 day left
      12867/21/X1 · application received — EXT. OF DURATION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development will consist of:…
      €20 to the council · 225 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left
      5WEB2991/26 · REFUSE PERMISSION — Permission: CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3516/22) of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 107 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left
      WEB2993/26 · REFUSE PERMISSION — CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3515/22) of the three…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 107 m away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20264 days left
      4WEB3420/26 · application received — Percy Nominees Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at 44 Grafton…
      €20 to the council · 487 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20265 days left
      6WEB3042/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist/consists of: Subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit into 2…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 310 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left
      3WEB3428/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: The development consists of: Retention permission for works…
      €20 to the council · 430 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      2WEB3446/26 · application received — The development will consist of - The proposed development seeks to install new 2.4m / 2.77m…
      €20 to the council · 297 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202617 days left
      WEB3143/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — We, Sunglass Hut Ireland Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for the replacement of the…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 487 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

    15 homes 384 m away were approved Sept 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2029. DART+ West is planned 667 m away.

    10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street · 15 homes: 15 homes approved Sep 2024, not started; Piper's Corner · 13 homes: 13 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; DART+ West, Connolly: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024)2023202420252026202720282029203010-13 & 18-21 Moore Street · 15 homes384 m · 2862/2115 homes approved Sep 2024, not started15 homes approved Sep 2024, not startedPiper's Corner · 13 homes89 m · 3546/2213 homes approved Jan 2023, not started13 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedDART+ West, Connolly667 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, DART+ West:…887 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 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 13 within 500 m

    Derelict building 3

    • 86 COLLEGE STREET DUBLIN 2 D02HX59 · derelict since Sep 2024 · 294 m
    • 979/80 TALBOT STREET DUBLIN 1 D01KP28 · derelict since Sep 2026 · 344 m
    • 25 Moss Street Dublin 2; 1-4 CITY QUAY DUBLIN 2 D02KT32 ; · derelict since Feb 2025 · 474 m

    Approved, not started 2

    Empty land zoned for homes 8

    • 130.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 131 m
    • 140.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 135 m
    • 150.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 178 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 365 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 380 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 437 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 459 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 461 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 56 and 86 a year; busiest 2025. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 42, 2022: 72, 2023: 56, 2024: 56, 2025: 86, 2026: 410204060802021: 34 approved2021: 7 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid42’21*2022: 53 approved2022: 17 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid72’222023: 49 approved2023: 6 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid56’232024: 45 approved2024: 8 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid56’242025: 38 approved2025: 5 refused2025: 43 withdrawn or invalid86’252026: 12 approved2026: 4 refused2026: 13 withdrawn or invalid2026: 12 undecided41’26*
    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 72 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 36 in the last 12 months
    8 signed off as finished21 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • Unit 20 Jervis Street, Dublin 1, D01 V6P4 · 4 Nov 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2584/26 · 479 m
    • Lands adjacent to No.2 The Rath, Dublin · 8 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0545E · 211 m
    • Printing House Square, Dublin 2, D02 DP29 · 5 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 404 m
    • Georges Quay, Dublin 2 · 2 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2614/25 · 413 m
    • 22/23 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 DW02 · 21 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2809/25 · 438 m
    • Trinity College, Dublin 2, D02 DP29 · 14 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5646/25 · 404 m
    • 11-12 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 XE29 · 11 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB1683/26 · 253 m
    • 4 North Earl Street, Dublin 1, D01 R996 · 10 Sept 2026 · 10 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB2181/25 · 179 m
    • Temple Bar, Dublin 2 · 9 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1642/26 · 450 m
    • 23 Mary Street, Dublin 1, D01 AW27 · 26 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 478 m
    • 111 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 H0F4 · 17 Aug 2026 · start notice signed off · 289 m
    • 30/31 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 E7N3 · 6 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1667/25 · 364 m
    • 59 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 N8Y6 · 5 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4637/23 · 234 m
    • 17 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, D02 DX09 · 29 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB2943/25 · 387 m
    • 54-62 Henry Street, Dublin 1, D01 A3T6 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 390 m
    • 62 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 TV20 · 26 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB1523/25 · 275 m
    • 26 North Earl Street, Dublin 1, D01 YF40 · 17 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 222 m
    • 64 Sráid Ghairdinéir Íochtarach, Dublin 1, D01 V8P5 · 11 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5698/25 · 381 m
    • Tara Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02HX37 · 27 May 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 371 m
    • Unit C, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, North City, Dublin 1, N/A · 28 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 457 m
    • George's Quay, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 Y098 · 23 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 424 m
    • 48 Fleet Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 T883 · 14 Apr 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB2081/25 · 330 m
    • 29 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin, Dublin 1, D01 TK65 · 3 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3746/24 · 157 m
    • UCD Belfield, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin 4 · 31 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · 211 m
    • 28 Bachelors Walk, Dublin, Dublin 1, D01 P4V6 · 14 Mar 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2867/21 · 165 m
    • 1 Dame Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 A4W7 · 23 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 494 m
    • 66 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 X899 · 13 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4014/20 · 383 m
    • Unit A Central Plaza Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 K7K5 · 9 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 3636/24 · 494 m
    • One George's Quay Plaza, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 HK24 · 2 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2593/25 · 379 m
    • 9TH FLOOR ONE GEORGE'S QUAY PLAZA, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 E440 · 20 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 381 m
    • George's Quay, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 E440 · 6 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 381 m
    • Tara Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, XX · 5 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 313 m
    • 4 Earls Street North,, Dublin 1, D01 R996 · 27 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4187/24 · 179 m
    • 71 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 E7K5 · 20 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 4346/22 · 145 m
    • 6-7 Burgh Quay, Dublin, D02 VK44 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 155 m
    • Annex Building, Central Plaza, Dame Street,, Dublin 2, D02 A3X7 · 13 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 468 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 28 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
    Arnotts Car Park Development155—230 m
    Apollo House5858 built (2025-Q2)240 m
    Dublin Central Site 37979 not started (2026-Q2)245 m
    Jervis Shopping Centre2424 not started (2026-Q1)426 m
    located at Brunswick Villas4949 not started (2026-Q2)456 m
    Former AIB Bank, O'Connell Street Upper20no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)474 m
    16-19 Rutland Place1919 not started (2026-Q2)641 m
    Former Printworks Smurfit Site16656 built · 110 being built (2026-Q2)659 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • Heights Hospitality Operations Ltd — 2 applications, latest 2 Oct 2026
    • Mer Blanc Properties ULC — 2 applications, latest 8 Sept 2026
    • Greybirch Limited — 2 applications, latest 30 Jul 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Nurture Childcare & Early Learning Centre · Crèche9 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate210 m
    Maple Montessori · Crèche1 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate211 m
    TCD Day Nursery · Crèche30 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate397 m
    St Mary's Early Years Service · Crèche27 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate495 m
    HSE National Drug Treatment Centre Playtherapy Department · Crèche27 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate502 m
    Hyde and Seek Childcare (Shaw St) · Crèche30 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate536 m
    Community After Schools Project (SM) · Crèche20 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate576 m
    Kids Inc Liberty Park · Crèche11 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate644 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 Busier than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here496
    Council middle50
    Homes started
    Here375
    Council middle106
    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

    38% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 8% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    38% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    7% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    8% · council 47%
    Rented
    43% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    43% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    5% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    1% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    7% · council 12%
    This small area (1238 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268106016

    Rail noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Luas
    24 m
    Abbey St. · Red · busiest stop within 500 m: 21 an hour at peak
    Planned
    667 m
    DART+ West, Connolly
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    338 m
    Scoil Chaoimhin, 68 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1360
    in 3 years, 182 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Chaoimhin · primary · 68 pupils · 338 m
    • Central Infs School · primary · 149 pupils · 369 m
    • Central Senior Mxd NS · primary · 227 pupils · 390 m
    • Larkin Community College · postprimary · 403 pupils · 444 m
    • City Quay Ns · primary · 151 pupils · 509 m
    • Rutland National School · primary · 152 pupils · 607 m
    • Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire · primary · 161 pupils · 639 m
    • Mount Carmel Secondary School · postprimary · 386 pupils · 781 m

    Stops 192

    • Abbey St. · Red · 19/hour at peak · 24 m
    • Abbey St. · Red · 20/hour at peak · 34 m
    • Abbey St · 980, 980A, 980B · 0/hour at peak · 48 m
    • Eden Quay · 500, 500N, 500X, 501, 505, 505X · 14/hour at peak · 50 m
    • Eden Quay · 191, 22, 23, 245X, 735 · 55 m
    • O'Connell St Lwr · 1, 11, 11B, 122, 44, 44D · 16/hour at peak · 79 m
    • Eden Quay · 14, 151, 717, 73, 782 · 15/hour at peak · 110 m
    • Marlborough · Green · 21/hour at peak · 116 m

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

    • Scoil Chaoimhin · 338 m+7.9% pupils (68)
    • Central Infs School · 369 m+0.7% pupils (149)
    • Central Senior Mxd NS · 390 m-6.2% pupils (227)
    • Larkin Community College · 444 m-2.7% pupils (403)
    • City Quay Ns · 509 m-3.2% pupils (151)
    • Rutland National School · 607 m-0.7% pupils (152)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Abbey Theatre · 0.13 ha · 68 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.13 ha · 88 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.25 ha · 190 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 1.8 ha · 247 m
    • Córas Iompair Éireann · 0.16 ha · 256 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.12 ha · 295 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. Extension (WEB1515/25) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Protected structure: provision (3541/22) refused 2022: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    4. 13 homes approved 89 m away (Piper's Corner), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 3546/22.
      Council
    5. Application 225 m away open for comments until 2 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
    North City
    Electoral area
    North Inner City
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 4 applications on this site; latest WEB1515/25, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 derelict, 2 approved schemes, 8 empty zoned plots.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 28 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 15 at 10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street.
    • Townsend Street (bus 1, 15A) 303 m away: 42 an hour at morning peak; 1070 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West Connolly 667 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Noise from rail mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 43% rent (council 45%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 7% drive to work (council 28%); population up 19% since 2016.
    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.
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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, 07:31 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.