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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:53

Blackheath Drive

53.36724, -6.19969

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).

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1planning file on this houselatest 202198%of home extensions approved nearbyn=636 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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: WEB1414/21 · attic or dormer, 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
    WEB1414/21 · attic or dormer · approved 2021 · started, no sign-off needed
    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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings17post box; Clontarf GAA Club
Radon grid squares1
Monuments3Church; Graveyard
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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
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, 05:04
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 77% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear105 decided · more info asked 16%
100% · council 97%
Two-storey rear55 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey side14 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side15 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer301 decided · more info asked 12%
97% · council 96%
First-floor36 decided · more info asked 14%
92% · council 94%
Garage conversion47 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front15 decided · more info asked 0%
93% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site39 decided · more info asked 41%
77% · 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 · 627 nearby, 5,771 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic22—
Garage conversion11—

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, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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, 05:04
    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, 05:04open
    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 68 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 128 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +140 days; Building starts: 154 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=543)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 128 days (n=92)128 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 140 days (n=97, all appeals within 1.5 km)+140 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 154 days after permission (n=336)154 days after permissionSigned off433 days after the start, for the few who file. 57% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated636 decided home extensions, 346 start notices, 97 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    8 of 27 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 71 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed27 decided
    8 became permissions
    Approvals appealed71 decided
    5 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501035 Granted with conditions · 23 Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 · 463 m report
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Blackheath Drive with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseDerelict buildingBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 117 Kincora Road Dublin 3 D03AK59 DS2043Derelict building · 484 m
    2. 255 Blackheath Park, dublin CN0142350DCBuilding started · 133 m
    3. 355, Blackheath Park WEB2938/26Approved · 102 m
    4. 435, Hampton Court WEB2099/26Approved · 198 m
    5. 5112, Castle Avenue WEB2652/26No decision yet · 222 m
    6. 6104, Castle Avenue WEB1423/26Approved · 249 m
    7. 750 Hampton Court, Clontarf 5081/26Approved · 252 m
    8. 86 Castilla Park, Dublin 3 5128/26Approved · 285 m
    9. 9148 Castle Avenue, Clontarf WEB1874/26Approved · 289 m
    10. 107, Blackheath Gardens WEB2147/26Approved · 292 m
    11. 1118, Vernon Park WEB3268/26No decision yet · 355 m
    12. 12Clontarf Cricket Club, Castle Avenue WEB2331/26No decision yet · 422 m
    13. 1346, Kincora Grove WEB2761/26No decision yet · 458 m
    14. 1414A, Mount Prospect Avenue WEB5740/25Approved · 468 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 159 permissions since 2016, 77 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    185 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 159 approved, 9 refused. After appeals: 159 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 38 built with the owner's opt-out, 33 started, 82 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT159: lodged → approved9: lodged → refused13: lodged → withdrawn or invalid4: lodged → undecided157: approved → approved6: refused → refused13: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn4: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal82: approved → no start notice found38: approved → built, owner opted out33: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off185 lodged185 lodged159 approved159 approved9 refused9 refused13 withdrawn or invalid13 withdrawn or invalid4 undecided4 undecided159 approved159 approved6 refused6 refused15 withdrawn15 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided82 no start notice found82 no start notice found38 built, owner opted out38 built, owner opted out33 started, not signed off33 started, not signed off6 signed off6 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.

    Measured185 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

      Derelict building 1

      • 117 Kincora Road Dublin 3 D03AK59 · derelict since Aug 2025 · 484 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, 05:04
      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, 05:04open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 27 and 34 a year; busiest 2024. 95% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 45, 2022: 33, 2023: 31, 2024: 34, 2025: 27, 2026: 15010203040502021: 42 approved2021: 2 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid45’21*2022: 27 approved2022: 4 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid33’222023: 29 approved2023: 1 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid31’232024: 32 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid34’242025: 22 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 4 withdrawn or invalid27’252026: 7 approved2026: 4 withdrawn or invalid2026: 4 undecided15’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 17 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      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, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      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
      14 no sign-off needed
      • 14A Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin 3, D03 EK58 · 28 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5740/25 · 478 m
      • 35 Hampton Court, Dublin 3, Dublin, D03 W544 · 1 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2099/26 · 209 m
      • 25 Castle Grove, Dublin 3, D03 CK25 · 7 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5515/25 · 456 m
      • 205 Vernon Avenue, Dublin 3, D03 AE92 · 6 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 4320/23 · 317 m
      • 104 Castle Avenue, Dublin 3, D03 FD77 · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1423/26 · 267 m
      • 255 Blackheath Park, dublin, Dublin 3, D03 AY66 · 21 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 133 m
      • 11 Mount Prospect Avenue, DUBLIN 3, D03 HE65 · 20 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1773/23 · 404 m
      • 100 Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 Y400 · 18 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2271/25 · 287 m
      • 14 Blackheath Court, Dublin, Dublin 3, D03 YA03 · 7 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1477/25 · 214 m
      • 15 Kincora Road, CLONTARF, Dublin 3, D03 YE37 · 11 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5473/25 · 482 m
      • 160 Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 P7N1 · 3 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2705/25 · 443 m
      • 100 Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 Y400 · 2 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2271/25 · 287 m
      • 63 Grosvenor Court, Dublin, Dublin 3, D03 RK15 · 5 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1849/25 · 202 m
      • 107 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf,, Dublin 3, D03 CV04 · 24 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2688/25 · 399 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
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Developments within 1.0 km

      SchemeHomesProgressDistance
      63-67A Collins Avenue East6767 built (2025-Q1)890 m
      110 & 114 Howth Road86—981 m

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Little Squirrels Montessori · Crèche10 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate313 m
      Buzzy Bees Montessori School · Crèche19 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate313 m
      Seafield Montessori · Crèche3 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate388 m
      Little Stars Montessori · Crèche3 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate427 m
      Casa dei Bambini Montessori · Crèche18 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate757 m
      Karaville Childcare · Crèche14 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate964 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, 05:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      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 Quieter than most of Dublin City Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle52
      Homes started
      Here25
      Council middle98
      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, 05:04
      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, 05:04open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      77% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 87% owner-occupied (council 47%).

      Homes built before 1971
      77% · council 52%
      Homes built since 2001
      15% · council 19%
      Owner-occupied
      87% · council 47%
      Rented
      9% · council 45%
      Children under 15
      10% · council 15%
      Aged 65 and over
      47% · council 13%
      Households with 2+ cars
      56% · council 19%
      Work mainly from home
      16% · council 12%
      This small area (302 people)Dublin

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268043010

      Bus
      189 m
      Blackheath Pk · 104, 130 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak
      Radon
      1 in 20
      homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
      Nearest school
      225 m
      Central Remedial Clinic, 78 pupils
      Homes sold nearby
      51
      in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Central Remedial Clinic · primary · 78 pupils · 225 m
      • Eoin Baisde B Sois · primary · 294 pupils · 391 m
      • S N Eoin Baisde Girls Senior · primary · 380 pupils · 400 m
      • Eoin Baisde C Naoidh · primary · 215 pupils · 403 m
      • Sn Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School · primary · 317 pupils · 427 m
      • S N na Lanai Glasa · primary · 285 pupils · 711 m
      • Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National School · primary · 176 pupils · 714 m
      • St Pauls College · postprimary · 650 pupils · 783 m

      Stops 47

      • Blackheath Pk · 104, 130 · 5/hour at peak · 189 m
      • Blackheath Ct · 104, 130 · 6/hour at peak · 196 m
      • Blackheath Pk · 104, 130 · 6/hour at peak · 251 m
      • Blackheath Ct · 104, 130 · 5/hour at peak · 312 m
      • Remedial Clinic · 104 · 1/hour at peak · 330 m
      • Vernon Avenue · 104 · 1/hour at peak · 331 m
      • Remedial Clinic · 104 · 1/hour at peak · 361 m
      • Vernon Avenue · 104 · 1/hour at peak · 373 m

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

      • Central Remedial Clinic · 225 m-6% pupils (78)
      • Eoin Baisde B Sois · 391 m-5.2% pupils (294) · an extension 2023, approved
      • S N Eoin Baisde Girls Senior · 400 m-6.9% pupils (380)
      • Eoin Baisde C Naoidh · 403 m+5.9% pupils (215)
      • Sn Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School · 427 m-0.3% pupils (317) · an extension 2023, approved
      • S N na Lanai Glasa · 711 m+1.4% pupils (285)

      Open consultations

      Council meetings 30 items

      Public land

      • Health Service Executive · 2.06 ha · 110 m
      • Dublin City Council · 41.47 ha · 443 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, 05:04
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      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
      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. Attic or dormer (WEB1414/21) built without official sign-off: built properly?
        Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. 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
      Clontarf East C
      Electoral area
      Clontarf
      Council
      Dublin City Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest WEB1414/21, approved 2021, started, no sign-off needed.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • 1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
      • Blackheath Ct (bus 104, 130) 196 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 43 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 87% owner-occupied (council 47%); 11% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 46% drive to work (council 28%).
      • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 9 in the last year, 77 three years before.
      What the terms mean 7 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
      • 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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      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, 20:53 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.