Riverside Drive
Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%).
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 4 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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
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.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 5 | The Old Beehive; Riversdale House |
| Radon grid squares | 4 |
How we work this out
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
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 |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 93–96% by type.
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 · 83 nearby, 1,980 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 2 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
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 |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 79 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated150 decided home extensions, 55 start notices, 22 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 13 appealed approvals were reversed.
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 2 in the last 12 months
- 501862 Invalid · 66, The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Dublin, D20 V889 · 260 m
- 501819 Pending · 0.0854Ha, site located to the south of Lucan Road Old, Palmerstown,… · 142 m
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 |
What's changing around you?
- 1Block B, Palmers Gate SD26A/0193W
- 20.0854Ha, site located to the south of Lucan Road Old 501819
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 41.0 ha zoned for homes
- 598, The Coppice SD25B/0711
- 666, The Coppice SD26B/0240W
- 719 The Dingle, Woodfarm Acres SD26B/0399W
- 812, The Dingle SD26B/0325W
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 37 permissions since 2016, 11 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.
Measured55 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left1SD26A/0193W · Grant Permission — Installation of six telecommunications antennas, together with three dishes; one equipment cabinets…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 300 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 2 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 2
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 56 m
- 41.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 211 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 |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 8 and 16 a year; busiest 2023. 86% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 110, Palmerstown Avenue, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 Withdrawn or not validThe retention of the single-storey structure built at the rear of the property, which replaced a garage…
- 719 The Dingle, Woodfarm Acres, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20YP60 No decision yetFirst floor side extension with pitched roof over to front & flat roof to rear.
- 1Block B, Palmers Gate, Kennelsfort Road Lower, Dublin 20 ApprovedInstallation of six telecommunications antennas, together with three dishes; one equipment cabinets and all…
- 812, The Dingle, Woodfarm Acres, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 ApprovedSingle storey front / side extension for garage conversion and Retention Permission for raised front living…
- 666, The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Dublin, D20 V889 ApprovedSingle storey extension to front and first floor extension to side. Retention planning permission for…
- 66, The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Dublin, D20 V889 Withdrawn or not validSingle storey extension to front and first floor extension to side all with associated ancillary works.
- 598, The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 ApprovedDevelopment will consist of a proposed new ground floor only extension to the front and rear of existing…
- 98, The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 Withdrawn or not validDevelopment will consist of a proposed new ground floor only extension to the front & rear of the existing…
How we work this out
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
- 12 The Dingle, Dublin 20, Dublin, D20 X894 · 16 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · SD26B/0325W · 425 m
- 160 The Coppice, Dublin 20, Dublin, D20 AE94 · 21 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD24B/0370W · 209 m
- 98 The Coppice, dublin 20, South Dublin, D20 PN24 · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0711 · 138 m
- Old Lucan Road, Dublin, 0000000 · 21 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · SD228/0005 · 404 m
- 105 Kennelsfort Road Upper, Palmerstown, South Dublin, D20 TW74 · 5 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · SD25B/0283W · 411 m
How we work this out
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 |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDCC Lands @28 Locations | — | — | 559 m |
| Silver Granite pub | 50 | — | 649 m |
| The Silver Granite | 43 | 43 not started (2026-Q2) | 654 m |
| Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate | 127 | — | 961 m |
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yvonne's Montessori School · Crèche | 13 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 407 m |
| Naionra Tír na nÓg · Crèche | 9 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 504 m |
| The Oval Creche · Crèche | 17 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 645 m |
| Maureen's Playgroup · Crèche | 4 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 660 m |
| Hi-5 Playschool · Crèche | 2 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 768 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, 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 |
| 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 Busier than most of South Dublin County Council.
How we work this out
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 |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
59% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 74% owner-occupied (council 67%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267109005/02
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- The Kings Hospital · postprimary · 732 pupils · 629 m
- Scoil Bride C · primary · 329 pupils · 712 m
- Scoil Lorcain B · primary · 321 pupils · 718 m
- Phobailscoil Iosolde · postprimary · 764 pupils · 902 m
Stops 21
- Hollyville Lawn · L55 · 1/hour at peak · 197 m
- Robin Villas · L55 · 1/hour at peak · 212 m
- Robin Villas · L55 · 1/hour at peak · 255 m
- Hollyville Lawn · L55 · 268 m
- Kennelsfort Road · 80, L55 · 7/hour at peak · 342 m
- Kennelsfort Road · 80, L55 · 6/hour at peak · 360 m
- Woodfarm · 80, L55 · 6/hour at peak · 382 m
- Palmerstown Village · L55 · 1/hour at peak · 419 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- The Kings Hospital · 629 m+4.1% pupils (732)
- Scoil Bride C · 712 m0% pupils (329)
- Scoil Lorcain B · 718 m-2.1% pupils (321)
- Phobailscoil Iosolde · 902 m-1.2% pupils (764)
Open consultations
Council meetings 30 items
- 12 Oct 2026 · PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
- 22 Sept 2026 · To ask the Manager if there are any plans to construct an all weather running track in the…
- 22 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive when the public litter bin will be installed at bus stop 2118 on the…
- 23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Manager how many parking fines have been issued in Palmerstown Fonthill in the previous…
- 26 May 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive to provide the full survey result for the play space survey in…
- 28 Apr 2026 · To ask the manager for an updated timeline on the installation of a roof for Waterstown House in…
- 28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive how many houses are owned by the council in the following estates (in…
- 28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chief Executive if there are any plans to increase the opening hours of the Library Hub…
Public land
- Dublin City Council · 0.58 ha · 12 m
- Dublin City Council · 3.82 ha · 36 m
- Dublin City Council · 2.31 ha · 81 m
- Dublin City Council · 0.86 ha · 114 m
- South Dublin County Council · 0.13 ha · 166 m
- Dublin City Council · 0.23 ha · 171 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 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Mapped at 70–74 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?Visit at rush hourAsk for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Palmerston Upper
- Electoral division
- Palmerston West
- 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.
- 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
- Palmerstown R148 (bus 115, 115C) 441 m away: 36 an hour at morning peak; 84 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 70–74 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 74% owner-occupied (council 66%); 4% of homes empty (council 4%); most built 1946–1960; 45% drive to work (council 54%); population down 3% since 2016.
- 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
- 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
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 28
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |