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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 11:52

Marlborough Street

53.35152, -6.25908

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%). 24 homes approved 308 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=297 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–551open for comments nearbyclose 9 Nov88homes approved nearby, not startednearest 180 m · 3980/24

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 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 2024.

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 Marlborough StreetBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2024: 4730/23 · extension, approved2023: 4639/23 · attic or dormer, withdrawn or invalid2021: 3 files on Marlborough Street2022: 6 files on Marlborough Street2023: 4 files on Marlborough Street2024: 1 file on Marlborough Street2025: 4 files on Marlborough Street2026: 2 files on Marlborough Street20 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. 2024
    4730/23 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2023
    4639/23 · attic or dormer · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building (House); a building in the national heritage inventory (50010234)
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 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 buildingOn this site House; House
Heritage inventoryOn this site house; house
Monument zone1 within 100 m Graveyard
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. (370 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 sites1Independent Newspapers Ltd.
Heritage inventory buildings527Mother Kellys; MCC Customs Brokers
Radon grid squares1
Monuments30Burial ground; Church
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: 13 on the draft 2027 map; 13 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
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: 92–98% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 75% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear54 decided · more info asked 20%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear44 decided · more info asked 14%
93% · council 96%
Attic or dormer66 decided · more info asked 15%
92% · council 96%
First-floor27 decided · more info asked 41%
96% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site48 decided · more info asked 42%
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 · 239 nearby, 5,055 council-wide

Figure 3

Marlborough Street, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

20 planning files on Marlborough Street since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 107A · 2023 · rear · approved · 3781/23Porches, roofs, otherNo. 89 · 2021 · other work · approved · 2606/21No. 24 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3642/21No. 107 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3725/21No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 3242/22No. 106 · 2022 · other work · approved · 3546/22No. 107A · 2022 · other work · approved · 3689/22No. 109 · 2022 · other work · approved · 4501/22No. 46 · 2022 · other work · approved · 4962/22No. 95 · 2022 · other extension · approved · 5171/22No. 77 · 2023 · other work · approved · 4730/23No. 107A · 2023 · other work · refused · 4887/23No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 4970/23No. 46 · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB2764/24No. 85 · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB1337/25No. 107A · 2025 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB2022/25No. 107A · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB2110/25No. 46 · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB5661/25No. 107A · 2026 · other work · approved · WEB1773/26No. 46 · 2026 · other work · approved · WEB1913/26New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

20 files with "Marlborough Street" 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 4 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 4): 138 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +218 days; Building starts: 114 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=224)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 138 days (n=73)138 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 218 days (n=182, all appeals within 1.5 km)+218 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 114 days after permission (n=108)114 days after permissionSigned off551 days after the start, for the few who file. 35% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated297 decided home extensions, 113 start notices, 182 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    27 of 97 appealed refusals became permissions. 15 of 89 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed97 decided
    27 became permissions
    Approvals appealed89 decided
    15 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 2 changed the council's decision

    • 502190 Pending · Nos. 16-19 Rutland Place, Dublin 1, (located to the rear of Nos 16-19… · 289 m
    • 501251 Refused · 185 Parnell Street, at the corner of Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1 · 408 m report
    • 500887 Granted with conditions · 13-18 Store Street and Moland Place, Dublin 1 · 391 m report
    • 324185 Granted with conditions · 71 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · 386 m report
    • 500635 Granted with conditions · 147, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · 219 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 Marlborough Street with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding started
    1. 1Dunnes Stores, 48-50 Henry Street WEB3446/26No decision yet · 318 m
    2. 29A, Abbey Street Lower WEB2991/26Refused · 327 m
    3. 378 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 DS1040CDerelict building · 168 m
    4. 488 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 DS1655Derelict building · 178 m
    5. 5Britain Place 3980/24Approved, no sign building has started · 180 m
    6. 693-94 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 DS1909Derelict building · 185 m
    7. 710-13 & 18-21 Moore Street 2862/21Approved, no sign building has started · 238 m
    8. 8Piper's Corner 3546/22Approved, no sign building has started · 286 m
    9. 9Parnell Square West 3885/24Approved, no sign building has started · 304 m
    10. 1016-19 Rutland Place 3747/23Approved, no sign building has started · 308 m
    11. 110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 148 m
    12. 1226 North Earl Street, Dublin 1 SN0014318DCBuilding started · 150 m
    13. 130.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 161 m
    14. 1462 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 WEB1523/25Building started · 187 m
    15. 150.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 190 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 192 permissions since 2016, 64 show a start notice and 32 have a completion certificate.

    291 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 196 approved, 37 refused. After appeals: 192 approved. Of those: 32 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 32 started, 128 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT196: lodged → approved37: lodged → refused49: lodged → withdrawn or invalid9: lodged → undecided189: approved → approved33: refused → refused49: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn9: 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 appeal3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, undecided after an appeal128: approved → no start notice found32: approved → started, not signed off32: approved → signed off291 lodged291 lodged196 approved196 approved37 refused37 refused49 withdrawn or invalid49 withdrawn or invalid9 undecided9 undecided192 approved192 approved35 refused35 refused53 withdrawn53 withdrawn11 undecided11 undecided128 no start notice found128 no start notice found32 started, not signed off32 started, not signed off32 signed off32 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.

    Measured291 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 3 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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; 2026-11-09 WEB3446/26: application received — The development will consist of - The proposed development seeks to install new 2.4m / 2.77m high Bi folding stainless stoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecWEB2991/26: REFUSE PERMISSION — Permission: CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of previously permitted development (file ref: 3516/22) of the three upper floo · 327 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 · 327 m away · 2026-11-03WEB3446/26: application received — The development will consist of - The proposed development seeks to install new 2.4m / 2.77m high Bi folding stainless s · 318 m away · 2026-11-09
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left
      2WEB2991/26 · 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) · 327 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) · 327 m away
    • Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left
      1WEB3446/26 · application received — The development will consist of - The proposed development seeks to install new 2.4m / 2.77m…
      €20 to the council · 318 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

    24 homes 308 m away were approved Feb 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2030. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off. DART+ West is planned 625 m away.

    16-19 Rutland Place · 24 homes: 24 homes approved Feb 2025, not started; Parnell Square West · 19 homes: 19 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; Britain Place · 17 homes: 17 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; 10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street · 15 homes: 15 homes approved Sep 2024, not started; DART+ West, Connolly: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024)2024202520262027202820292030203116-19 Rutland Place · 24 homes308 m · 3747/2324 homes approved Feb 2025, not started24 homes approved Feb 2025, not startedParnell Square West · 19 homes304 m · 3885/2419 homes approved Jul 2025, not started19 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedBritain Place · 17 homes180 m · 3980/2417 homes approved Jul 2025, not started17 homes approved Jul 2025, not started10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street · 15 homes238 m · 2862/2115 homes approved Sep 2024, not started15 homes approved Sep 2024, not startedDART+ West, Connolly625 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, DART+ West:…784 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 17 within 500 m

    Derelict building 6

    • 378 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · derelict since Jan 2022 · 168 m
    • 488 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · derelict since Apr 2026 · 178 m
    • 693-94 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · derelict since Apr 2024 · 185 m
    • 79/80 TALBOT STREET DUBLIN 1 D01KP28 · derelict since Sep 2026 · 303 m
    • Derelict site DS2283 · derelict since Aug 2026 · 411 m
    • 5 Langrishe Place Dublin 1 D01R8E8 · derelict since Nov 2024 · 429 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 124-126 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · homes, started Aug 2022, never signed off · 299 m

    Approved, not started 5

    Empty land zoned for homes 5

    • 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
    • 130.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 161 m
    • 150.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 190 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 215 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 329 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 46 and 74 a year; busiest 2025. 84% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 39, 2022: 55, 2023: 46, 2024: 49, 2025: 74, 2026: 280204060802021: 33 approved2021: 6 refused39’21*2022: 41 approved2022: 14 refused55’222023: 37 approved2023: 7 refused2023: 2 withdrawn or invalid46’232024: 41 approved2024: 5 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid49’242025: 38 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 33 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided74’252026: 6 approved2026: 3 refused2026: 11 withdrawn or invalid2026: 8 undecided28’26*
    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 56 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
    3 signed off as finished16 not signed off6 no sign-off needed
    • Railway Street, Dublin 1 · 19 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 4396/24 · 464 m
    • Railway Street, Dublin 1 · 19 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 4396/24 · 464 m
    • Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 · 15 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318778-24 & 4310/24 · 460 m
    • Lands adjacent to No.2 The Rath, Dublin · 8 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0545E · 208 m
    • 22/23 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 DW02 · 21 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2809/25 · 366 m
    • 4 North Earl Street, Dublin 1, D01 R996 · 10 Sept 2026 · 10 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB2181/25 · 194 m
    • 111 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 H0F4 · 17 Aug 2026 · start notice signed off · 255 m
    • 59 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 N8Y6 · 5 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4637/23 · 433 m
    • 54-62 Henry Street, Dublin 1, D01 A3T6 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 408 m
    • 6 Denmark Street Great, Dublin 1, D01 TK25 · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1031/26 · 492 m
    • 1462 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 TV20 · 26 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB1523/25 · 187 m
    • 1226 North Earl Street, Dublin 1, D01 YF40 · 17 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 150 m
    • 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 A6F4 · 11 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 431 m
    • 64 Sráid Ghairdinéir Íochtarach, Dublin 1, D01 V8P5 · 11 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5698/25 · 369 m
    • Parnell Street, Dublin, D01R243 · 15 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2334/24 · 229 m
    • Unit C, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, North City, Dublin 1, N/A · 28 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 405 m
    • 29 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin, Dublin 1, D01 TK65 · 3 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3746/24 · 231 m
    • UCD Belfield, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin 4 · 31 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · 204 m
    • 28 Bachelors Walk, Dublin, Dublin 1, D01 P4V6 · 14 Mar 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2867/21 · 459 m
    • 37 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 E8R5 · 24 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB2457/24 · 478 m
    • 66 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 X899 · 13 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4014/20 · 362 m
    • 6-8 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1, D01 V3P6 · 2 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 3651/21 · 248 m
    • 4 Earls Street North,, Dublin 1, D01 R996 · 27 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 4187/24 · 194 m
    • 71 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 E7K5 · 20 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 4346/22 · 387 m
    • 6 Denmark Street Great, Dublin, Dublin 1, D01 TK25 · 6 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2384/25 · 498 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 88 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
    Former AIB Bank, O'Connell Street Upper20no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)178 m
    Dublin Central Site 37979 not started (2026-Q2)201 m
    16-19 Rutland Place1919 not started (2026-Q2)289 m
    Arnotts Car Park Development155—361 m
    Former Printworks Smurfit Site16656 built · 110 being built (2026-Q2)465 m
    Jervis Shopping Centre2424 not started (2026-Q1)499 m
    Apollo House5858 built (2025-Q2)570 m
    Matt Talbot Court Estate9292 not started (2026-Q2)591 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Nurture Childcare & Early Learning Centre · Crèche9 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate160 m
    Maple Montessori · Crèche1 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate208 m
    Community After Schools Project (SM) · Crèche20 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate316 m
    Little People's Academy Ltd · Crèche7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate378 m
    The Children's Place · Crèche25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate408 m
    Ozanam House Early Learning Centre · Crèche1 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate517 m
    Kids Inc Liberty Park · Crèche11 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate534 m
    Portobello Montessori · Crèche18 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate534 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, 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
    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
    Here525
    Council middle62
    Homes started
    Here912
    Council middle174
    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

    19% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 13% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    19% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    6% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    13% · council 47%
    Rented
    83% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    8% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    5% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    0% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 12%
    This small area (217 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268106017

    Rail noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    91 m
    Cathal Brugha St · 53 · busiest stop within 500 m: 30 an hour at peak
    Planned
    625 m
    DART+ West, Connolly
    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
    96 m
    Scoil Chaoimhin, 68 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1975
    in 3 years, 192 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Chaoimhin · primary · 68 pupils · 96 m
    • Larkin Community College · postprimary · 403 pupils · 119 m
    • Central Senior Mxd NS · primary · 227 pupils · 205 m
    • Central Infs School · primary · 149 pupils · 215 m
    • Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire · primary · 161 pupils · 306 m
    • Rutland National School · primary · 152 pupils · 336 m
    • Belvedere College S.J · postprimary · 1011 pupils · 488 m
    • An Taonad Reamhscoile · primary · 96 pupils · 583 m

    Stops 178

    • Cathal Brugha St · 53 · 1/hour at peak · 91 m
    • Cathal Brugha St · 847, 900, 901, 910 · 97 m
    • Cathal Brugha St · 847 · 101 m
    • O'Connell St Upper · 180, 700, 700X · 2/hour at peak · 113 m
    • The Gresham Hotel · 705x · 115 m
    • O'Connell St Upper · 101, 103, 103X, 105X, 109, 109B · 10/hour at peak · 123 m
    • O'Connell St Upr · 13, 16, 16D, F1, F2, F3 · 24/hour at peak · 134 m
    • O'Connell St Upper · 116, 13, 19, 7, 7A, 7B · 30/hour at peak · 137 m

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

    • Scoil Chaoimhin · 96 m+7.9% pupils (68)
    • Larkin Community College · 119 m-2.7% pupils (403)
    • Central Senior Mxd NS · 205 m-6.2% pupils (227)
    • Central Infs School · 215 m+0.7% pupils (149)
    • Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire · 306 m0% pupils (161)
    • Rutland National School · 336 m-0.7% pupils (152)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Technological University Dublin · 0.1 ha · 59 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.12 ha · 229 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.13 ha · 247 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.37 ha · 301 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.15 ha · 326 m
    • Abbey Theatre · 0.13 ha · 337 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 (4730/23) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
      Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
      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. 17 homes approved 180 m away (Britain Place), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 3980/24.
      Council
    5. 15 homes approved 238 m away (10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 2862/21.
      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
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 4730/23, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); protected building; heritage-listed; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 17 sites nearby could change: 6 derelict, 1 stalled build, 5 approved schemes, 5 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
    • 88 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 24 at 16-19 Rutland Place.
    • O'Connell St Upper (bus 116, 13) 137 m away: 30 an hour at morning peak; 698 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West Connolly 625 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Noise from rail mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 83% rent (council 45%); 13% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 7% drive to work (council 28%); population up 19% since 2016.
    What the terms mean 10 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    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
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    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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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, 11:52 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.