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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 00:26

Clonliffe Avenue

53.36158, -6.24607

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 41 homes approved 398 m away haven't started.

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2planning files on this houselatest 202497%of home extensions approved nearbyn=444 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–551open for comments nearbyclose 26 Nov78homes approved nearby, not startednearest 178 m · 4067/24

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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

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. 2 planning files on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Clonliffe AvenueBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2024: WEB1928/24 · extension, refused2024: WEB1819/24 · driveway, approved2021: 1 file on Clonliffe Avenue2022: 1 file on Clonliffe Avenue2023: 1 file on Clonliffe Avenue2024: 1 file on Clonliffe Avenue2026: 2 files on Clonliffe Avenue6 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
    WEB1928/24 · extension · refused 2024
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  2. 2024
    WEB1819/24 · driveway · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
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
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

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.

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

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.

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

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Everlac Paints Ltd (628 m); licence W0083 (766 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskWithin 100 m OPW map area within 100 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Natural heritage areas1Royal Canal
Heritage inventory buildings71Charleville Mall Library; house
Radon grid squares1
Monuments10Castle - unclassified; House - 17th/18th century
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 3 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (NIFM), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
OPW flood maps (NIFM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 69% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear77 decided · more info asked 17%
99% · council 97%
Two-storey rear77 decided · more info asked 16%
94% · council 96%
Two-storey side10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 98%
Attic or dormer155 decided · more info asked 10%
99% · council 96%
First-floor42 decided · more info asked 21%
93% · council 94%
Garage conversion10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site55 decided · more info asked 51%
69% · 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 · 426 nearby, 5,480 council-wide

Figure 3

Clonliffe Avenue, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

6 planning files on Clonliffe Avenue since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 133 · 2021 · two-storey rear · approved · 4049/21No. 7 · 2023 · two-storey rear · approved · 4023/23No. 22 · 2026 · first-floor · withdrawn or invalid · WEB1181/26No. 22 · 2026 · first-floor · approved · WEB1195/26Porches, roofs, otherNo. 101 · 2022 · other work · approved · 3737/22No. 19 · 2024 · other work · approved · 3814/24New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Clonliffe Avenue" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
First-floor21—

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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 74 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 131 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +216 days; Building starts: 115 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=368)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 131 days (n=76)131 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 216 days (n=128, all appeals within 1.5 km)+216 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 115 days after permission (n=217)115 days after permissionSigned off486 days after the start, for the few who file. 48% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated444 decided home extensions, 221 start notices, 128 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    12 of 54 appealed refusals became permissions. 15 of 74 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed54 decided
    12 became permissions
    Approvals appealed74 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 3 in the last 12 months
    • 324344 Granted with conditions · Block G, St. Vincent's, Fairview, Dublin 3. · 331 m
    • 324547 Pending · 28 Jones Road, Dublin 3 · 478 m
    • 500359 Invalid · Site at Charleville Avenue (to the rear of Nos. 47-48 North Strand… · 463 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Clonliffe Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedDerelict buildingBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yet
    1. 174, Ballybough Road WEB3595/26No decision yet · 213 m
    2. 217-19 Richmond Avenue 3657/21Approved, no sign building has started · 377 m
    3. 3Spring Garden Street and Nos. 2 2320/21Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 398 m
    4. 447/49 Fairview Strand Dublin 3 D03E271 DS1017Derelict building · 409 m
    5. 547/49 Fairview Strand WEB5185/25Approved, no sign building has started · 416 m
    6. 627 Richmond Avenue Dublin 3; 29 Richmond Avenue Dublin 3; 21 Richmond Avenue Dublin 3 D03A9C2 DS784Derelict building · 424 m
    7. 72 ANNESLEY PLACE DUBLIN 3 D03T620 DS1005Derelict building · 426 m
    8. 8Derelict site DS1882 DS1882Derelict building · 461 m
    9. 918 Cadogan Road Dublin 3 D03K650 DS912Derelict building · 465 m
    10. 1022 Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 3337/25Building started · 154 m
    11. 11Former Dublin City Council Depot, Orchard Road 4067/24Building started · 182 m
    12. 120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 311 m
    13. 1354, Clonliffe Road WEB2752/26No decision yet · 45 m
    14. 1438 Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra WEB2281/26No decision yet · 109 m
    15. 151A Tolka Road, Ballybough WEB2657/26No decision yet · 129 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 95 permissions since 2016, 31 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    145 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 98 approved, 24 refused. After appeals: 95 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 11 built with the owner's opt-out, 16 started, 64 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT98: lodged → approved24: lodged → refused11: lodged → withdrawn or invalid12: lodged → undecided91: approved → approved19: refused → refused11: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn12: undecided → undecided5 approved by the council, refused after an appeal2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal4 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal64: approved → no start notice found11: approved → built, owner opted out16: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off145 lodged145 lodged98 approved98 approved24 refused24 refused11 withdrawn or invalid11 withdrawn or invalid12 undecided12 undecided95 approved95 approved24 refused24 refused14 withdrawn14 withdrawn12 undecided12 undecided64 no start notice found64 no start notice found11 built, owner opted out11 built, owner opted out16 started, not signed off16 started, not signed off4 signed off4 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.

    Measured145 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 4 Nov 2026.

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 WEB3009/26: REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSION — RETENTION : The development consists of the retention of the construction of 1-bedroom residential unit and flat roofed ; 2026-11-11 ACP 324344: Allow appeal amend conditions; 2026-11-26 WEB3595/26: application received — The development will consist of a new 1-bedroom residential unit over the ground floor commercial unit, new gable roof atoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecWEB3009/26: REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSION — RETENTION : The development consists of the retention of the construction of 1-bedroom residential unit and flat roofed · 213 m away · 2026-11-04ACP 324344: Allow appeal amend conditions · 331 m away · 2026-11-11WEB3595/26: application received — The development will consist of a new 1-bedroom residential unit over the ground floor commercial unit, new gable roof a · 213 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20263 days left
      WEB3009/26 · REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSION — RETENTION : The development consists of the retention of the construction of 1-bedroom…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 213 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 11 Nov 202610 days left
      Allow appeal amend conditions
      331 m away
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202625 days left
      1WEB3595/26 · application received — The development will consist of a new 1-bedroom residential unit over the ground floor…
      €20 to the council · 213 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

    41 homes 398 m away were approved Apr 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2027. DART+ West is planned 37 m away.

    Spring Garden Street and… · 41 homes: 41 homes approved, not started; runs out Apr 2027; 17-19 Richmond Avenue · 27 homes: 27 homes approved Apr 2024, not started; DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024); DART+ West, Drumcondra: railway order granted (July 2024)202220232024202520262027202820292030Spring Garden Street and… · 41 homes398 m · 2320/2141 homes approved, not started; runs out Apr 202741 homes approved, not started; runs out Apr 202717-19 Richmond Avenue · 27 homes377 m · 3657/2127 homes approved Apr 2024, not started27 homes approved Apr 2024, not startedDART+ West, DART+ West:…37 m · plannedrailway order granted (July 2024)DART+ West, Drumcondra848 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 8 within 500 m

    Derelict building 5

    • 447/49 Fairview Strand Dublin 3 D03E271 · derelict since Apr 2026 · 409 m
    • 627 Richmond Avenue Dublin 3; 29 Richmond Avenue Dublin 3; 21 Richmond Avenue Dublin 3 D03A9C2 · derelict since Dec 2012 · 424 m
    • 72 ANNESLEY PLACE DUBLIN 3 D03T620 · derelict since Apr 2025 · 426 m
    • 8Derelict site DS1882 · derelict since Aug 2026 · 461 m
    • 918 Cadogan Road Dublin 3 D03K650 · derelict since Jul 2022 · 465 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 311 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 17 and 29 a year; busiest 2022. 80% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 28, 2022: 29, 2023: 27, 2024: 17, 2025: 20, 2026: 2401020302021: 23 approved2021: 5 refused28’21*2022: 23 approved2022: 5 refused2022: 1 undecided29’222023: 21 approved2023: 6 refused27’232024: 13 approved2024: 4 refused17’242025: 14 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 4 withdrawn or invalid20’252026: 4 approved2026: 2 refused2026: 7 withdrawn or invalid2026: 11 undecided24’26*
    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

    • 174, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3 comments close 26 Nov 2026
      The development will consist of a new 1-bedroom residential unit over the ground floor commercial unit, new…
      WEB3595/2622 Oct 2026213 m
    Every application within 500 m 24 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 14 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished7 not signed off6 no sign-off needed
    • 11Former Dublin City Council Depot, Orchard Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3, Dublin 3 · 2 Nov 2026 · 38 homes · start notice not signed off · 4067/24 · 182 m
    • Unit 1, The Distillery Building, Distillery Road, Dublin 3, D03 X7N3 · 16 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · WEB2002/26 · 302 m
    • Convent Avenue, Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3, Dublin 3 · 4 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 & LRD6015/26-S3 · 424 m
    • 35 Clonliffe Gardens, Dublin 3, D03 DW08 · 18 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 216 m
    • 1022 Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3, D03 PD32 · 11 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3337/25 · 154 m
    • Convent Avenue,, Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3, Dublin 3, D03 V3P0 · 8 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 484 m
    • 34 Cadogan Road, Dublin, Dublin 3, D03 XY07 · 25 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1135/26 · 423 m
    • Brooklawn House, Fairview,, Dublin 3, D03 V3P0 · 7 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · LRD6009/23-S3 · 448 m
    • Richmond House, Dublin 3, D03 V3P0 · 8 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · LRD6009/23-S3 · 446 m
    • 126 Tolka Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · WEB2129/25 · 194 m
    • 157 Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3., Dublin 3 · 2 Mar 2026 · 779 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 419 m
    • Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3., Dublin 3 · 2 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 495 m
    • 1 Edges Corner, Fairview, Dublin, Dublin 3 · 2 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2216/25 · 438 m
    • 72 Ballybough Road, Dublin, Dublin 3, D03 YX59 · 9 Dec 2025 · 2 homes · 7-day notice signed off · EXEMPT DEVELOPMENT · 247 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 78 not started
    • Orchard Road, Ballybough, Dublin 3 (Phase 1) · Stage 4 tender approval · 38 homes · 351 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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
    Richmond Road and Convent Avenue104104 not started (2026-Q2)300 m
    9/9a Richmond Avenue2828 being built (2026-Q2)309 m
    Former Holy Cross College11311131 not started (2026-Q2)329 m
    St. Vincent's Hospital Site779283 being built · 496 not started (2026-Q2)331 m
    61-65 Fairview Strand and 3 Esmond Avenue8282 not started (2026-Q2)340 m
    Former Leydens Wholesalers & Distributors107107 not started (2026-Q2)364 m
    17-19 Richmond Avenue2121 not started (2026-Q2)364 m
    19 and 21 Esmond Avenue2121 not started (2026-Q2)393 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Hyde & Seek Childcare (Tolka Road) · Crèche5 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate56 m
    Larkin Early Education Service · Crèche11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate213 m
    Links Childcare · Crèche24 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate240 m
    Lullaby's Creche & Montessori · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate338 m
    Fairview Creche and Montessori · Crèche3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate403 m
    Larkin Childcare Facility · Crèche15 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate473 m
    Daughters of Charity and Family service , St. Louise's ECDS · Crèche16 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate529 m
    Jonix Educational Services · Crèche2 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate714 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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
    Here185
    Council middle62
    Homes started
    Here2,526
    Council middle132
    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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    87% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 50% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    87% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    6% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 47%
    Rented
    44% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    12% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    15% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 12%
    This small area (259 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268009003

    Rail noise
    60–64 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    186 m
    Clonliffe Ave · 42n, 73 · busiest stop within 500 m: 46 an hour at peak
    Planned
    37 m
    DART+ West, DART+ West: Connolly - Maynooth
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Yes
    OPW flood map area within 100 m
    Nearest school
    392 m
    St Joseph'S Adolescent School, 11 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    128
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Joseph'S Adolescent School · primary · 11 pupils · 392 m
    • St Columbas NS Mxd · primary · 90 pupils · 406 m
    • Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors · primary · 155 pupils · 442 m
    • S N San Vinseann Cailin · primary · 208 pupils · 468 m
    • O'Connell School · postprimary · 222 pupils · 486 m
    • St Vincents Inf Boys · primary · 88 pupils · 506 m
    • St Marys NS · primary · 212 pupils · 593 m
    • St L O Tooles 2 Spec · primary · 14 pupils · 731 m

    Stops 49

    • Clonliffe Ave · 42n, 73 · 5/hour at peak · 186 m
    • Clonliffe Ave · 73 · 5/hour at peak · 213 m
    • Ballybough Road · 73 · 5/hour at peak · 267 m
    • Ballybough Road · 42n, 73 · 5/hour at peak · 284 m
    • Fairview Strand · 73 · 5/hour at peak · 347 m
    • Annesley Place · 53 · 1/hour at peak · 420 m
    • Nottingham Street · 130, 14 · 11/hour at peak · 451 m
    • North Strand FS · 130, 14, 15, 27, 27A, 27B · 43/hour at peak · 457 m

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

    • St Joseph'S Adolescent School · 392 m+22.2% pupils (11)
    • St Columbas NS Mxd · 406 m-1.1% pupils (90)
    • Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors · 442 m0% pupils (155)
    • S N San Vinseann Cailin · 468 m-1.9% pupils (208)
    • O'Connell School · 486 m+3.3% pupils (222)
    • St Vincents Inf Boys · 506 m-1.1% pupils (88)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 0.46 ha · 50 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.12 ha · 233 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.17 ha · 247 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.14 ha · 251 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.31 ha · 283 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.27 ha · 413 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Driveway (WEB1819/24) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Extension (WEB1928/24) refused 2024: built anyway?
      Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Flood risk area within 100 m: can you insure it?
      Ask for: A flood-cover quote before sale agreed.
      Insurer
    4. Application 213 m away open for comments until 26 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Decision 213 m away can be appealed until 4 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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
    Ballybough A
    Electoral area
    North Inner City
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest WEB1928/24, refused 2024.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; flood risk area within 100 m.
    • 8 sites nearby could change: 5 derelict, 2 approved schemes, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
    • 78 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 41 at Spring Garden Street and Nos. 2.
    • North Strand FS (bus 130, 14) 475 m away: 46 an hour at morning peak; 152 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West 37 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Noise from rail mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 47%); 12% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 19% drive to work (council 28%); population up 8% since 2016.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 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, 00:26 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.