Planning report · South Dublin County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 10:29

Larkfield Way

53.35367, -6.41935

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 20 homes approved 168 m away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

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97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=229 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–55 0open for comments nearbywithin 500 m 20homes approved nearby, not startednearest 168 m · SD25A/0203W

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 4 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

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

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

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

On this site

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it

1 in 20

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

What it says

RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

south dublin county development plan 2022 2028 · 8 Mar 2022 – 8 Mar 2028

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	1	Ballyowen Cottage
Radon grid squares	4

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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

Question 2

Could you extend?

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: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 71% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear25 decided · more info asked 28%

96% · council 96%

Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 40%

100% · council 99%

Two-storey side11 decided · more info asked 9%

91% · council 94%

Attic or dormer134 decided · more info asked 12%

99% · council 98%

New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 50%

71% · council 62%

Approved nearbySouth Dublin 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 · 194 nearby, 2,451 council-wide

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

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

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

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

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 68 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

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

Calculated229 decided home extensions, 106 start notices, 16 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

4 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed7 decided

4 became permissions

Approvals appealed11 decided

0 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 1 in the last 12 months

1 of 1 changed the council's decision

501136 Granted with conditions · 11, Liffey Downs, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, K78 PK40 · 259 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

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

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Larkfield Way with 13 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedRefusedApproved

1Larkfield Square SD25A/0203WApproved, no sign building has started · 168 m
247, Larkfield Way SD26B/0042WRefused · 110 m
311, Liffey Downs SD26A/0024WRefused · 259 m
469 Liffey Terrace, Lucan SD26B/0068WApproved · 267 m
542, St Andrews Drive SD26B/0256Approved · 283 m
634, Saint Andrews Drive SD26B/0118Approved · 312 m
738 Liffey Park, Lucan SD26B/0022WApproved · 374 m
811, Liffey Glen SD26B/0112WApproved · 375 m
945, Hermitage Road SD26B/0057WApproved · 414 m
1051, Hermitage Road SD26B/0313WApproved · 419 m
1113, Liffey Close SD26B/0205WApproved · 437 m
1250, Hermitage Road SD26B/0362WApproved · 455 m
1319, Foxford SD26B/0272WApproved · 482 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 68 permissions since 2016, 28 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

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.

Measured86 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

20 homes 168 m away were approved Feb 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2031.

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 1 within 500 m

Approved, not started 1

Larkfield Square · 20 homes approved Feb 2026, not started · 168 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 9 and 21 a year; busiest 2022. 96% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Every application within 500 m 17 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

1250, Hermitage Road, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 YP46 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; raise existing…
SD26B/0362W28 Sept 2026455 m
1051, Hermitage Road, Lucan, Co Dublin, K78 A322 Approved
Conversion of existing attic to non-habitable study / storage space with dormer window to the rear & change…
SD26B/0313W14 Aug 2026419 m
51 Hermitage Road, Lucan, Co Dublin, K78 A322 Withdrawn or not valid
(1) Conversion of existing attic to non-habitable study / storage space; (2) dormer window to rear; (3)…
SD26B/0304W19 Jun 2026419 m
1319, Foxford, Ballyowen, Lucan, Co Dublin, K78 K377 Approved
Convert existing Attic Space to living accommodation incorporating Box Dormers and all associated works.
SD26B/0272W22 Jul 2026482 m
542, St Andrews Drive, Lucan, Dublin Approved
To construct a two storey rear extension, kitchen to the ground floor with pitched roof and bedroom to the…
SD26B/025622 Jul 2026283 m
19, Foxford, Lucan, Dublin, K78 K377 Withdrawn or not valid
To convert existing attic space to living accommodation incorporating box dormers and all associated works.
SD26B/0254W27 May 2026482 m
1113, Liffey Close, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, Co Dubin, K78A090 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, new access stairs,…
SD26B/0205W17 Jun 2026437 m
634, Saint Andrews Drive, Lucan, Co Dublin Approved
Retention for single storey extension to the right side and rear of our property.
SD26B/01186 May 2026312 m
811, Liffey Glen, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78X977 Approved
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing…
SD26B/0112W30 Apr 2026375 m
469 Liffey Terrace, Lucan, County Dublin, K78A991 Approved
Two-storey extension to side, consisting of a sitting room and a utility room at ground floor and a bedroom…
SD26B/0068W9 Apr 2026267 m
945, Hermitage Road, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 RW13 Approved
Revisions to the previously granted planning application File Register Reference SD24b/0177 The omission of…
SD26B/0057W7 Apr 2026414 m
247, Larkfield Way, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 RF60 Refused
Works to position a modular unit for habitable use, as ancillary accommodation, to the rear together with all…
SD26B/0042W30 Mar 2026110 m
45, Hermitage Road, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 RW13 Withdrawn or not valid
Revisions to the previously granted planning application File Register Reference SD24b/0177; The omission of…
SD26B/0039W6 Feb 2026414 m
311, Liffey Downs, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, K78 PK40 Refused
Retention of a c.40sqm prefabricated garden room/granny flat in the rear garden of home.
SD26A/0024W25 Mar 2026259 m
738 Liffey Park, Lucan, Co Dublin Approved
Single storey kitchen extension to rear of house, single storey home office / games room to rear garden and…
SD26B/0022W23 Sept 2026374 m
11 Liffey Downs, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, K78PK40 Withdrawn or not valid
Planning for Retention of a c.40sqm prefabricated garden room/granny flat in the rear garden
SD26B/0018W27 Jan 2026259 m
38, Liffey Valley Park, Liffey Valley Lucan, Co Dublin Withdrawn or not valid
Planning permission is sought for single storey kitchen extension to rear of house, permission also sought…
SD25B/0683W11 Dec 2025374 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

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

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

Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months

5 no sign-off needed

51 Hermitage Road, Lucan, Dublin, K78 A322 · 30 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0313W · 436 m
19 Foxford, Lucan, Dublin, K78 K377 · 21 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD26B/0272W · 495 m
2 Willsbrook Drive, Lucan, Dublin, K78 EP11 · 22 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0515W · 340 m
11 Liffey Glen, Lucan, Dublin, K78 X977 · 6 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0112W · 378 m
38 Larkfield Avenue, Lucan, South Dublin, K78 XT80 · 9 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD25B/0543W · 106 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

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

Homes coming 20 not started

1Larkfield Square · 20 homes · not started · runs out 23 Feb 2031 · 168 m

How we work this out

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

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

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

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Estate: Larkfield · 8 applications in 10 years · 88% approved · most common: single-storey rear

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Larkfield Square	20	20 not started (2026-Q2)	139 m
willsbrook park	—	—	698 m
St. Edmunds	313	—	813 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Kidsbrook Creche · Crèche	9 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	544 m
Sunflowers Childcare · Crèche	22 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	564 m
Giraffe Childcare Lucan · Crèche	24 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	620 m
Tots of Fun · Crèche	21 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	670 m
Keane Minds Montessori School · Crèche	18 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	853 m
First Steps Academy · Crèche	20 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	942 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, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
Housing estates	ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:03	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area About as busy as most of South Dublin County Council.

Homes approved

Here20

Council middle0

Homes started

Here1

Council middle3

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

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

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

0% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 77% owner-occupied (council 67%).

Homes built before 1971

0% · council 18%

Homes built since 2001

20% · council 27%

Owner-occupied

77% · council 67%

Rented

20% · council 29%

Children under 15

17% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

3% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

78% · council 40%

Work mainly from home

13% · council 10%

This small area (322 people)South Dublin

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267100075

Bus

108 m

Larkfield · L51 · busiest stop within 500 m: 19 an hour at peak

Radon

1 in 20

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

490 m

Lucan Educate Together NS, 384 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Lucan Educate Together NS · primary · 384 pupils · 490 m
St Kevin's Community College · postprimary · 525 pupils · 930 m
Coláiste Phádraig CBS · postprimary · 745 pupils · 957 m
Ballydowd High Support Special School · primary · 7 pupils · 962 m

Stops 26

Larkfield · L51 · 1/hour at peak · 108 m
Larkfield · L51 · 1/hour at peak · 129 m
Ballyowen Park · C1, C2, L54, W4 · 19/hour at peak · 223 m
St Andrews Drive · L51 · 1/hour at peak · 234 m
St Andrews Drive · L51 · 1/hour at peak · 270 m
Ballyowen Park · C1, C2, L54, W4 · 10/hour at peak · 295 m
Ballyowen Road · C1, C2, L54, W4 · 10/hour at peak · 373 m
Liffey Avenue · L51 · 1/hour at peak · 408 m

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

Lucan Educate Together NS · 490 m0% pupils (384)
St Kevin's Community College · 930 m+7.6% pupils (525) · a pitch or play area 2026, section 5: exempt
Coláiste Phádraig CBS · 957 m+5.8% pupils (745)
Ballydowd High Support Special School · 962 m+16.7% pupils (7)

Open consultations

Proposed Development of a single-storey sports facility housing Whitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, along with all associated works on undeveloped land north of the sports grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire 1 day left

Council meetings 22 items

12 Oct 2026 · PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
22 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive when the public litter bin will be installed at bus stop 2118 on the…
22 Sept 2026 · To ask the Manager if there are any plans to construct an all weather running track in the…
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Manager how many parking fines have been issued in Palmerstown Fonthill in the previous…
28 Apr 2026 · Do the council have a visual mock-up and timeline for the planned accessibility upgrade to the…
28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive how many houses are owned by the council in the following estates (in…
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the audit of public lighting performed in Woodfarm…
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the manager for a list of the outstanding pothole repairs still to be completed in…

Public land

South Dublin County Council · 0.25 ha · 56 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.3 ha · 68 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.33 ha · 81 m
Dublin City Council · 9.18 ha · 89 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.11 ha · 162 m
South Dublin County Council · 0.13 ha · 207 m

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

20 homes approved 168 m away (Larkfield Square), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for SD25A/0203W.
Council
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland: Ballyowen
Electoral division: Lucan-Esker
Electoral area: Palmerstown-Fonthill
Council: South Dublin County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
20 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 20 at Larkfield Square.
Ballyowen Park (bus C1, C2) 223 m away: 19 an hour at morning peak; 65 from all stops within 500 m.
Inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone D.
Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 66%); 3% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1991–2000; 65% drive to work (council 54%); population up 5% since 2016.
Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 7 is asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 0 in the last year, 313 three years before.

What the terms mean 6 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.
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 29

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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.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	31 Oct 2026
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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, 10:29 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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