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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 13:20

Dorset Street Upper

53.35546, -6.26550

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 24 homes approved 333 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years
92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=396 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–552open for comments nearbyclose 19 Nov–26 Nov101homes approved nearby, not startednearest 103 m · 3847/23

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 7 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Dorset Street UpperBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2021: 2 files on Dorset Street Upper2022: 2 files on Dorset Street Upper2023: 2 files on Dorset Street Upper2024: 6 files on Dorset Street Upper2025: 1 file on Dorset Street Upper2026: 5 files on Dorset Street Upper18 files

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

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

On this site
M3
Zoning · Neighbourhood centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building (House); a building in the national heritage inventory (50011210)
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 Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningM3 · Neighbourhood centre
What it says

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

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

ZoningM3 · Neighbourhood centre
What it says

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

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

Protected buildingOn this site House
Heritage inventoryOn this site house; house
Monument zone1 within 100 m Well
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: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (466 m); Independent Newspapers Ltd. (814 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Licensed industrial sites1P0054
Heritage inventory buildings487shop/retail outlet; house
Radon grid squares1
Monuments17Burial 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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 5 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 · 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
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?

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: 68% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear83 decided · more info asked 12%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear61 decided · more info asked 11%
92% · council 96%
Attic or dormer121 decided · more info asked 12%
93% · council 96%
First-floor38 decided · more info asked 29%
92% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site56 decided · more info asked 41%
68% · 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 · 359 nearby, 5,055 council-wide

Figure 3

Dorset Street Upper, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

18 planning files on Dorset Street Upper since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 43 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB1851/25Porches, roofs, otherNo. 45 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3907/21No. 107 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3918/21No number · 2022 · other work · refused · 3895/22No. 45 · 2022 · other work · approved · 4008/22No. 50 · 2023 · other work · approved · WEB1604/23No number · 2023 · other work · approved · WEB2094/23No. 121 · 2024 · other work · approved · 3102/24No. 94 · 2024 · other work · approved · 3670/24No. 48 · 2024 · other work · approved · 4087/24No. 60 · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB1272/24No. 107 · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB1375/24No. 91 · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB2416/24No. 60 · 2026 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB1691/26No. 107 · 2026 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · WEB1909/26No. 107 · 2026 · other work · approved · WEB1934/26No. 60 · 2026 · other work · undecided · WEB3167/26No. 90 · 2026 · other work · undecided · WEB3597/26New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

18 files with "Dorset Street Upper" 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 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 77 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 133 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +218 days; Building starts: 137 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=327)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 133 days (n=69)133 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 218 days (n=169, all appeals within 1.5 km)+218 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 137 days after permission (n=173)137 days after permissionSigned off441 days after the start, for the few who file. 33% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated396 decided home extensions, 176 start notices, 169 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    27 of 86 appealed refusals became permissions. 11 of 85 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed86 decided
    27 became permissions
    Approvals appealed85 decided
    11 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 8 in the last 12 months

    None of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 502190 Pending · Nos. 16-19 Rutland Place, Dublin 1, (located to the rear of Nos 16-19… · 315 m
    • 501251 Refused · 185 Parnell Street, at the corner of Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1 · 488 m report
    • 501755 Open · 32-33 Blessington Street, Dublin 7 · 285 m
    • 501023 Refused · 53 Gardiner Street Upper (corner site with frontage also on Sherrard… · 465 m report
    • 501598 Pending · 2 Western Way, Dublin 7, D07K1WX · 377 m
    • 501519 Pending · 26 Mountjoy Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 X0X8 · 264 m
    • 500672 Other · 5 and 6 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 · 382 m report
    • 500635 Granted with conditions · 147, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · 422 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 Dorset Street Upper with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsDerelict buildingBuilding site that stoppedApproved, not startedBuilding startedApproved
    1. 190, Dorset Street Upper WEB3597/26No decision yet · 108 m
    2. 28, Primrose Avenue WEB3539/26No decision yet · 416 m
    3. 317/18 Frederick Street North Dublin 1 D01XP84; 17 Frederick Street North Dublin 1 DS1748ADerelict building · 65 m
    4. 430 Frederick Street North Dublin 1 DS743Derelict building · 69 m
    5. 511 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 3167/21Building site that stopped · 99 m
    6. 6118 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1 DS2071Derelict building · 135 m
    7. 7TYPEWRITER SHOP.IE 120 DORSET STREET UPPER DUBLIN 1 D01RX53 DS2073Derelict building · 149 m
    8. 812 & 12A Granby Row, Dublin 1. DS2301Derelict building · 182 m
    9. 916-19 Rutland Place 3747/23Approved, no sign building has started · 333 m
    10. 10No. 22 Dominick Street Lower WEB5801/25Approved, no sign building has started · 349 m
    11. 1135/35A Bolton Street 4568/22Approved, no sign building has started · 384 m
    12. 12Parnell Square West 3885/24Approved, no sign building has started · 411 m
    13. 1316 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7 WEB5482/25Building started · 127 m
    14. 14Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 ABP-318778-24 & 4310/24Building started · 156 m
    15. 15Units 1 & 2, 107 Dorset Street Upper WEB1934/26Approved · 48 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 165 permissions since 2016, 45 show a start notice and 15 have a completion certificate.

    256 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 168 approved, 34 refused. After appeals: 165 approved. Of those: 15 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 26 started, 120 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT168: lodged → approved34: lodged → refused41: lodged → withdrawn or invalid13: lodged → undecided162: approved → approved30: refused → refused41: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn13: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal120: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out26: approved → started, not signed off15: approved → signed off256 lodged256 lodged168 approved168 approved34 refused34 refused41 withdrawn or invalid41 withdrawn or invalid13 undecided13 undecided165 approved165 approved32 refused32 refused44 withdrawn44 withdrawn15 undecided15 undecided120 no start notice found120 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out26 started, not signed off26 started, not signed off15 signed off15 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.

    Measured256 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-19 WEB3539/26: application received — The development will consist of a ground floor rear extension and all ancillary works.; 2026-11-26 WEB3597/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION : Retention Permission for replacement uPVC sash windows to front elevation to a protectetoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecWEB3539/26: application received — The development will consist of a ground floor rear extension and all ancillary works. · 416 m away · 2026-11-19WEB3597/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION : Retention Permission for replacement uPVC sash windows to front elevation to a protecte · 108 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments close
    • Comments close 19 Nov 202618 days left
      2WEB3539/26 · application received — The development will consist of a ground floor rear extension and all ancillary works.
      €20 to the council · 416 m away
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202625 days left
      1WEB3597/26 · application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION : Retention Permission for replacement uPVC sash windows to front…
      €20 to the council · 108 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 333 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 955 m away.

    16-19 Rutland Place · 24 homes: 24 homes approved Feb 2025, not started; 35/35A Bolton Street · 22 homes: 22 homes approved Mar 2023, not started; 11 Wellington Street… · 21 homes: 21 homes, started Oct 2022, never signed off; Parnell Square West · 19 homes: 19 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, Drumcondra: railway order granted (July 2024)202220232024202520262027202820292030203116-19 Rutland Place · 24 homes333 m · 3747/2324 homes approved Feb 2025, not started24 homes approved Feb 2025, not started35/35A Bolton Street · 22 homes384 m · 4568/2222 homes approved Mar 2023, not started22 homes approved Mar 2023, not started11 Wellington Street… · 21 homes99 m · 3167/2121 homes, started Oct 2022, never signed off21 homes, started Oct 2022, never signed offParnell Square West · 19 homes410 m · 3885/2419 homes approved Jul 2025, not started19 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedDART+ West, DART+ West:…955 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, Drumcondra959 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 19 within 500 m

    Derelict building 11

    • 317/18 Frederick Street North Dublin 1 D01XP84; 17 Frederick Street North Dublin 1 · derelict since Aug 2024 · 65 m
    • 430 Frederick Street North Dublin 1 · derelict since Apr 2023 · 69 m
    • 6118 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1 · derelict since Sep 2025 · 135 m
    • 7TYPEWRITER SHOP.IE 120 DORSET STREET UPPER DUBLIN 1 D01RX53 · derelict since Sep 2025 · 149 m
    • 812 & 12A Granby Row, Dublin 1. · derelict since Aug 2026 · 182 m
    • 78 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1 · derelict since Jan 2026 · 191 m
    • 23 Blessington Street Dublin 7 D07DT6D · derelict since Sep 2017 · 196 m
    • 60 Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7 · derelict since Aug 2026 · 199 m
    • 77 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · derelict since Jan 2022 · 443 m
    • 88 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · derelict since Apr 2026 · 454 m
    • 93-94 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 · derelict since Apr 2024 · 466 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 3

    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 389 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 429 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 492 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 37 and 50 a year; busiest 2025. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 40, 2022: 42, 2023: 37, 2024: 46, 2025: 50, 2026: 41010203040502021: 34 approved2021: 5 refused2021: 1 undecided40’21*2022: 30 approved2022: 10 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid42’222023: 27 approved2023: 6 refused2023: 4 withdrawn or invalid37’232024: 35 approved2024: 7 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid2024: 1 undecided46’242025: 32 approved2025: 5 refused2025: 12 withdrawn or invalid2025: 1 undecided50’252026: 10 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 20 withdrawn or invalid2026: 10 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

    • 28, Primrose Avenue, Dublin 7 comments close 19 Nov 2026
      The development will consist of a ground floor rear extension and all ancillary works.
      WEB3539/2615 Oct 2026416 m
    • 190, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1 comments close 26 Nov 2026
      PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION : Retention Permission for replacement uPVC sash windows to front elevation to…
      WEB3597/2622 Oct 2026108 m
    Every application within 500 m 61 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 15 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished7 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
    • 1316 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7 · 4 Nov 2026 · 36 homes · start notice not signed off · WEB5482/25 · 127 m
    • 17 Geraldine Street, Dublin, Dublin 7, D07 F59T · 17 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2742/25 · 410 m
    • 14Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 · 15 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318778-24 & 4310/24 · 156 m
    • 36-40 Dominick Street Upper, Dublin 7, D07 KDV5 · 15 Sept 2026 · 90 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-320953-24 & 4790/23 · 420 m
    • 1 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 Y9T1 · 30 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1676/26 · 432 m
    • 6 Denmark Street Great, Dublin 1, D01 TK25 · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1031/26 · 244 m
    • Parnell Street, Dublin, D01R243 · 15 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2334/24 · 390 m
    • 23 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 DT6D · 13 Apr 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 0010/25 · 196 m
    • 2 Myrtle Street, Dublin, Dublin 7, D07 Y7P3 · 30 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3023/25 · 368 m
    • Eccles Street, Dublin, Dublin 7, D07 WKW8 · 17 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · 282 m
    • Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 R2WY · 18 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 430 m
    • 36 Blessington Street, Dublin, Dublin 7, D07 A4XY · 10 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1751/25 · 315 m
    • 36 Primrose Avenue, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 WK7K · 16 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2843/25 · 365 m
    • 6-8 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1, D01 V3P6 · 2 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 3651/21 · 365 m
    • 6 Denmark Street Great, Dublin, Dublin 1, D01 TK25 · 6 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2384/25 · 245 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 101 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
    12-16A Wellington Street Lower2828 not started (2026-Q1)109 m
    St. Mary's Place Flats163163 being built (2026-Q2)175 m
    James McSweeney House3535 being built (2026-Q2)304 m
    16-19 Rutland Place1919 not started (2026-Q2)315 m
    36-40 Dominic Street Upper9393 not started (2026-Q2)389 m
    Former AIB Bank, O'Connell Street Upper20no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)423 m
    Dublin Central Site 37979 not started (2026-Q2)514 m
    Constitution Hill Flats12446 being built · 78 not started (2026-Q2)563 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    LYCS Early Years Education Service · Crèche24 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate144 m
    Suantrai Creche · Crèche26 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate273 m
    The Children's Place · Crèche25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate294 m
    Little People's Academy Ltd · Crèche7 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate375 m
    Portobello Montessori · Crèche18 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate393 m
    Ozanam House Early Learning Centre · Crèche1 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate476 m
    Constitution Hill Playgroup · Crèche15 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate529 m
    St. Brigid's Day Nursery · Crèche5 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate566 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
    Here625
    Council middle50
    Homes started
    Here955
    Council middle125
    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

    10% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    51% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    28% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    10% · council 47%
    Rented
    69% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    7% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    2% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    0% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 12%
    This small area (285 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268139002

    Road noise
    65–69 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    100 m
    Blessington Street · 11, 11B, 120 · busiest stop within 500 m: 36 an hour at peak
    Planned
    955 m
    DART+ West, DART+ West: Connolly - Maynooth
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    140 m
    Paradise Place ETNS, 239 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    534
    in 3 years, 446 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Paradise Place ETNS · primary · 239 pupils · 140 m
    • Belvedere College S.J · postprimary · 1011 pupils · 225 m
    • Hospital School CHI at Temple Street · primary · 66 pupils · 280 m
    • Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire · primary · 161 pupils · 308 m
    • Mount Carmel Secondary School · postprimary · 386 pupils · 427 m
    • Henrietta Street School · primary · 20 pupils · 445 m
    • Gardiner Street Convent · primary · 298 pupils · 529 m
    • Larkin Community College · postprimary · 403 pupils · 625 m

    Stops 127

    • Blessington Street · 11, 11B, 120, 38, 38A, 38B · 28/hour at peak · 100 m
    • Dorset Street Upr · F1, F2, F3 · 14/hour at peak · 121 m
    • Dorset Street Upr · 1, 122, 16, 16D, 19, 33 · 36/hour at peak · 148 m
    • St Joseph's Parade · 40D · 3/hour at peak · 160 m
    • Parnell Square Nth · 180, 932, 932A, 933, 933A, GD01 · 1/hour at peak · 164 m
    • Dorset Street Upr · 1, 122, 16, 19, 44, F1 · 29/hour at peak · 198 m
    • Mountjoy Street · 11, 11B, 120, 38, 38A, 38B · 12/hour at peak · 201 m
    • Parnell Square East · 980 · 204 m

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

    • Paradise Place ETNS · 140 m+0.8% pupils (239)
    • Belvedere College S.J · 225 m+0.7% pupils (1,011)
    • Hospital School CHI at Temple Street · 280 m-4.3% pupils (66)
    • Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire · 308 m0% pupils (161)
    • Mount Carmel Secondary School · 427 m-3% pupils (386)
    • Henrietta Street School · 445 m0% pupils (20)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.28 ha · 68 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.27 ha · 71 m
    • The Office of Public Works · 0.6 ha · 184 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.1 ha · 224 m
    • Health Service Executive · 1.12 ha · 263 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.13 ha · 299 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
      Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
      Council
    2. Derelict building 65 m away (17/18 Frederick Street North…): is action under way?
      Ask for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
      Council
    3. Stalled build 99 m away (11 Wellington Street Lower…): what happens next?
      Ask for: The planning file for 3167/21.
      Council
    4. Application 108 m away open for comments until 26 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
      Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
      Visit at rush hour
    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
    Rotunda B
    Electoral area
    North Inner City
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned M3 (neighbourhood centre); protected building; heritage-listed; no vacant land tax.
    • 19 sites nearby could change: 11 derelict, 1 stalled build, 4 approved schemes, 3 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
    • 101 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 26 at Wellington Street Lower.
    • Dorset Street Upr (bus 1, 122) 148 m away: 36 an hour at morning peak; 476 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West 955 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 69% rent (council 45%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 2% drive to work (council 28%); population up 46% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 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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    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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    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, 13:20 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.