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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 00:41

Fassaugh Avenue

53.36701, -6.29652

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 19 homes approved 420 m away haven't started.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202197%of home extensions approved nearbyn=318 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–553open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–27 Nov37homes approved nearby, not startednearest 152 m · WEB2447/24

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 5 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945. 1 planning file on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2021: WEB1578/21 · extension, approved

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

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

  1. 2021
    WEB1578/21 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    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

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Church of the Most Precious Blood
Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, 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: licence P0496 (772 m); Protim Abrasives Ltd. (970 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Saint Finbarr's Boys National School; Church of the Most Precious Blood
Radon grid squares1
Monuments2House - 16th/17th century; R149644
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: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 1 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
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: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 61% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear55 decided · more info asked 22%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear38 decided · more info asked 26%
97% · council 96%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer143 decided · more info asked 6%
97% · council 96%
First-floor17 decided · more info asked 0%
94% · council 94%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site28 decided · more info asked 43%
61% · 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 · 301 nearby, 5,320 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 7 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 7 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved5 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic21—
First-floor10—
Garage conversion10—
Single-storey rear10—
Single-storey side10—
Two-storey side11—

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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 66 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 129 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +164 days; Building starts: 150 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=275)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 129 days (n=43)129 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 164 days (n=52, all appeals within 1.5 km)+164 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 150 days after permission (n=142)150 days after permissionSigned off55% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated318 decided home extensions, 145 start notices, 52 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 19 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 33 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed19 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed33 decided
    1 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 324373 Granted with conditions · Former 'Matt?s of Cabra' Public House, 2A Fassaugh Avenue, Dublin 7,… · 442 m
    • 502207 Pending · 44 Inver Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, D07 V2Y5 · 215 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 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 publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Fassaugh Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedDerelict buildingBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 133, Caragh Road WEB3390/26No decision yet · 208 m
    2. 262-66 Faussagh Avenue WEB2447/24Approved, no sign building has started · 152 m
    3. 316 Broombridge Road, Dublin 7 DS1600Derelict building · 351 m
    4. 438-48A Broombridge Road WEB2346/24Approved, no sign building has started · 420 m
    5. 5531 Carnlough Road, Dublin 7 DS2034Derelict building · 483 m
    6. 670 Dingle Road, Dublin 7 WEB1930/26Building started · 148 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 442 m
    8. 8Hamilton Gardens, 2-4 Carnlough Road WEB3225/26No decision yet · 56 m
    9. 970, Dingle Road WEB1930/26Approved · 139 m
    10. 1057 Faussagh Avenue, Dublin 7 WEB5577/25Approved · 148 m
    11. 11Saint Jude, 47 Drumcliffe Road WEB1804/26Approved · 257 m
    12. 1212, Faussagh Avenue WEB1812/26Approved · 329 m
    13. 13170 Kilala Road, Cabra West WEB2729/26No decision yet · 366 m
    14. 14296 Carnlough Road, Dublin 7 5168/26No decision yet · 378 m
    15. 1581, Carnlough Road WEB6044/25Approved · 391 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 57 permissions since 2016, 20 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    88 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 58 approved, 13 refused. After appeals: 57 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 10 built with the owner's opt-out, 8 started, 37 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT58: lodged → approved13: lodged → refused10: lodged → withdrawn or invalid7: lodged → undecided56: approved → approved12: refused → refused10: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn7: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal37: approved → no start notice found10: approved → built, owner opted out8: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off88 lodged88 lodged58 approved58 approved13 refused13 refused10 withdrawn or invalid10 withdrawn or invalid7 undecided7 undecided57 approved57 approved12 refused12 refused12 withdrawn12 withdrawn7 undecided7 undecided37 no start notice found37 no start notice found10 built, owner opted out10 built, owner opted out8 started, not signed off8 started, not signed off2 signed off2 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.

    Measured88 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 WEB3390/26: application received — The development will consist/consists of: (1) construction of a 15 sq m single-storey flat-roofed extension to the rear ; 2026-11-03 3308/20/X1: GRANT EXT. OF DURATION OF PERMISSION — EXT. OF DURATION: The proposed development will consist of the construction of a ‘Build to Rent’ residential development; 2026-11-11 WEB3466/26: application received — Construction of a first-floor extension to rear of dwelling, above the existing ground-floor extension.; 2026-11-27 WEB3613/26: application received — The development will consist of a garage conversion, single storey extensions to the front and rear of the existing dweltoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovWEB3390/26: application received — The development will consist/consists of: (1) construction of a 15 sq m single-storey flat-roofed extension to the rear · 208 m away · 2026-11-023308/20/X1: GRANT EXT. OF DURATION OF PERMISSION — EXT. OF DURATION: The proposed development will consist of the construction of a ‘Build to Rent’ residential development · 208 m away · 2026-11-03WEB3466/26: application received — Construction of a first-floor extension to rear of dwelling, above the existing ground-floor extension. · 208 m away · 2026-11-11WEB3613/26: application received — The development will consist of a garage conversion, single storey extensions to the front and rear of the existing dwel · 208 m away · 2026-11-27
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      1WEB3390/26 · application received — The development will consist/consists of: (1) construction of a 15 sq m single-storey…
      €20 to the council · 208 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20263 days left
      3308/20/X1 · GRANT EXT. OF DURATION OF PERMISSION — EXT. OF DURATION: The proposed development will consist of the construction of a…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 208 m away
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202611 days left
      WEB3466/26 · application received — Construction of a first-floor extension to rear of dwelling, above the existing ground-floor…
      €20 to the council · 208 m away
    • Comments close 27 Nov 202627 days left
      WEB3613/26 · application received — The development will consist of a garage conversion, single storey extensions to the front and…
      €20 to the council · 208 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 1 Dec 202631 days left
      Grant permission with revised conditions
      442 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    19 homes 420 m away were approved Jun 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2030. DART+ South West is planned 428 m away.

    38-48A Broombridge Road · 19 homes: 19 homes approved Jun 2025, not started; 62-66 Faussagh Avenue · 18 homes: 18 homes approved Jul 2026, not started; DART+ South West, DART+ South…: railway order granted (13 November 2024); DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024)20242025202620272028202920302031203238-48A Broombridge Road · 19 homes420 m · WEB2346/2419 homes approved Jun 2025, not started19 homes approved Jun 2025, not started62-66 Faussagh Avenue · 18 homes152 m · WEB2447/2418 homes approved Jul 2026, not started18 homes approved Jul 2026, not startedDART+ South West, DART+ South…428 m · plannedrailway order granted (13 November 2024)DART+ West, DART+ West:…533 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 5 within 500 m

    Derelict building 2

    • 316 Broombridge Road, Dublin 7 · derelict since Aug 2024 · 351 m
    • 5531 Carnlough Road, Dublin 7 · derelict since Jan 2025 · 483 m

    Approved, not started 2

    Empty land zoned for homes 1

    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 442 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 14 and 17 a year; busiest 2022. 82% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 11, 2022: 17, 2023: 15, 2024: 15, 2025: 14, 2026: 16051015202021: 10 approved2021: 1 refused11’21*2022: 12 approved2022: 5 refused17’222023: 13 approved2023: 2 refused15’232024: 11 approved2024: 4 refused15’242025: 9 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 4 withdrawn or invalid14’252026: 3 approved2026: 6 withdrawn or invalid2026: 7 undecided16’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 19 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • 670 Dingle Road, Dublin 7, D07 V0T2 · 7 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1930/26 · 148 m
    • 12 Faussagh Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 A6R7 · 4 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1812/26 · 338 m
    • Bannow Road, Dublin, Dublin 7 · 25 Jun 2026 · 54 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 3308/20 · 394 m
    • 175 Carnlough Road, Dublin 7, D07 W86K · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1809/25 · 238 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    Homes coming 37 not started
    • 75 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 7 (Phase 1) · Completed · 6 homes · 492 m
    • Bannow Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 (Phase 1) · Stage 4 tender approval · 144 homes · 492 m
    • Blackbird Park, Rathoath Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 (Phase 1) · On site · 95 homes · 492 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    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
    St. Finbar's Court4646 built (2025-Q4)192 m
    76, 76G & 280 Bannow Road69—208 m
    76G & 280 Bannow Road5454 being built (2026-Q2)472 m
    Bannow Road Development144144 not started (2026-Q2)486 m
    52 & 54 Quarry Road2929 not started (2026-Q2)561 m
    Dominican Convent Campus95—680 m
    Tolka Industrial Park71—913 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    D7 Afterschool Care Ltd · Crèche27 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 38 m
    Naionra Bharra · Crèche4 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate243 m
    Safari Childcare · Crèche24 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate417 m
    Buttons Community Playgroup · Crèche4 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate582 m
    Little Stars Childcare & Montessori · Crèche27 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate603 m
    Abbey Tots · Crèche28 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate603 m
    Butterfly Garden Preschool · Crèche20 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate603 m
    Doreen's Preschool Montessori · Crèche10 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate603 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    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
    Here122
    Council middle52
    Homes started
    Here296
    Council middle109
    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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 02:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    98% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 72% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    98% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    72% · council 47%
    Rented
    23% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    16% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 12%
    This small area (212 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268035006

    Bus
    71 m
    Cabra West Ch · 122 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Planned
    428 m
    DART+ South West, DART+ South West: Hazelhatch and Celbridge - Drumcondra
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    244 m
    Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S., 126 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    38
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. · primary · 126 pupils · 244 m
    • Cabra Community College · postprimary · 264 pupils · 247 m
    • Coláiste Mhuire · postprimary · 272 pupils · 408 m
    • St Declan's College · postprimary · 651 pupils · 436 m
    • Broombridge Educate Together National School · primary · 387 pupils · 457 m
    • Gaelscoil Bharra · primary · 212 pupils · 543 m
    • Holy Family School for the Deaf · primary · 134 pupils · 560 m
    • Dominican Convent Girls Senior School · primary · 148 pupils · 773 m

    Stops 69

    • Cabra West Ch · 122 · 5/hour at peak · 71 m
    • Cabra West Ch · 122 · 4/hour at peak · 86 m
    • Dingle Road · 122 · 4/hour at peak · 106 m
    • Fassaugh Avenue · 122 · 4/hour at peak · 252 m
    • Killala Road · 122 · 4/hour at peak · 283 m
    • Fassaugh Avenue · 122 · 5/hour at peak · 283 m
    • Killala Road · 122 · 5/hour at peak · 283 m
    • Mulroy Road · 120 · 3/hour at peak · 313 m

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

    • Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. · 244 m+14.5% pupils (126)
    • Cabra Community College · 247 m+1.5% pupils (264)
    • Coláiste Mhuire · 408 m+6.2% pupils (272)
    • St Declan's College · 436 m-0.3% pupils (651)
    • Broombridge Educate Together National School · 457 m+3.5% pupils (387)
    • Gaelscoil Bharra · 543 m-0.9% pupils (212)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 0.46 ha · 360 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.13 ha · 390 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 0.12 ha · 443 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 0.29 ha · 443 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 0.15 ha · 444 m
    • An Post · 0.39 ha · 447 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 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
    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 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public30 Oct 2026, 02:17open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Extension (WEB1578/21) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
      Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. 18 homes approved 152 m away (62-66 Faussagh Avenue), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for WEB2447/24.
      Council
    3. Application 208 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 208 m away can be appealed until 3 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. 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
    Cabra West C
    Electoral area
    Cabra-Glasnevin
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest WEB1578/21, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 5 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 2 approved schemes, 1 empty zoned plot.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 37 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 19 at 38-48A Broombridge Road.
    • Cabra West Ch (bus 122) 71 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 66 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ South West 428 m away, railway order granted (13 November 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 72% owner-occupied (council 47%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 36% drive to work (council 28%); population down 2% since 2016.
    • 7 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    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.
    Sources and licences 31
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    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)Public30 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    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
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public30 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    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 31 Oct 2026, 00:41 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.