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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 02:22

Grace Park Close

53.36994, -6.24381

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). A building site 442 m away stopped before it was finished.

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1planning file on this houselatest 202396%of home extensions approved nearbyn=783 · 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 4 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 after 2016, with building records online. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.

Timeline from 1955: 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 2016–2021. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Grace Park CloseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (census estimate)most built2023: 3771/23 · permission:to provide 2, approved2022: 2 files on Grace Park Close2023: 2 files on Grace Park Close2024: 1 file on Grace Park Close2025: 1 file on Grace Park Close6 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. 2023
    3771/23 · permission:to provide 2 · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
S5
Zoning · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says

Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

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

ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says

Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

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 (754 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings38Church of St. John the Baptist; All Hallows College (Senior House)
Radon grid squares1
Monuments6Church; 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 OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (NIFM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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
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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
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: 96–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 70% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear133 decided · more info asked 17%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear126 decided · more info asked 21%
96% · council 96%
Two-storey side20 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer297 decided · more info asked 9%
98% · council 96%
First-floor58 decided · more info asked 19%
97% · council 93%
Garage conversion27 decided · more info asked 4%
96% · council 99%
Porch or front17 decided · more info asked 6%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site76 decided · more info asked 37%
70% · council 72%
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 · 764 nearby, 7,952 council-wide

Figure 3

Grace Park Close, file by file since 2022

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

6 planning files on Grace Park Close since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 62 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB1558/22No. 6 · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · WEB1074/25Porches, roofs, otherNo. 2 · 2022 · other work · approved · WEB1226/22No. 50 · 2023 · other work · approved · 3771/23No. 9 · 2023 · other work · approved · WEB1125/23No. 13 · 2024 · other work · approved · WEB2057/24New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Grace Park Close" 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 · 2022–2026

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
Dormer or attic21—

On Grace Park Wood: 9 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 73 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: +135 days; Building starts: 138 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=668)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 128 days (n=115)128 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 135 days (n=164, all appeals within 1.5 km)+135 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 138 days after permission (n=414)138 days after permissionSigned off406 days after the start, for the few who file. 50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated783 decided home extensions, 421 start notices, 164 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    17 of 69 appealed refusals became permissions. 13 of 96 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed69 decided
    17 became permissions
    Approvals appealed96 decided
    13 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

    None of 1 changed the council's decision

    • 324344 Granted with conditions · Block G, St. Vincent's, Fairview, Dublin 3. · 162 m
    • 501317 Refused · 149, Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09Y7F9 · 437 m report
    • 324210 Pending · 93 Church Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · 425 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 01:40
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher21 Oct 2026, 01:40open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Grace Park Close with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding site that stoppedAppealApprovedNo decision yetRefused
    1. 1Griffith Avenue, Grace Park Road 4277/22Building site that stopped · 442 m
    2. 2Block G, St. Vincent's 324344Appeal: approved with conditions · 162 m
    3. 360 Annadale Drive, Dublin 9 WEB5776/25Approved · 207 m
    4. 412 Annadale Crescent, Drumcondra WEB1753/26No decision yet · 275 m
    5. 5195 Philipsburgh Avenue, Dublin 3 WEB5667/25Approved · 318 m
    6. 646, Annadale Crescent WEB1525/26Approved · 321 m
    7. 76, Foyle Road WEB1310/26Approved · 323 m
    8. 839, Foyle Road WEB3174/26No decision yet · 357 m
    9. 9202 Philipsburgh Avenue, Marino WEB5789/25Approved · 389 m
    10. 10149, Griffith Avenue WEB1391/26Refused · 437 m
    11. 11Land to the side/north of No. 38 Hampton Grace Park Road Dublin 9 WEB1889/26No decision yet · 461 m
    12. 1263, Croydon Park Avenue WEB2633/26No decision yet · 482 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 136 permissions since 2016, 46 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

    167 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 137 approved, 15 refused. After appeals: 136 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 13 built with the owner's opt-out, 26 started, 90 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT137: lodged → approved15: lodged → refused12: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided133: approved → approved12: refused → refused12: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided3 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal90: approved → no start notice found13: approved → built, owner opted out26: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off167 lodged167 lodged137 approved137 approved15 refused15 refused12 withdrawn or invalid12 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided136 approved136 approved15 refused15 refused13 withdrawn13 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided90 no start notice found90 no start notice found13 built, owner opted out13 built, owner opted out26 started, not signed off26 started, not signed off7 signed off7 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.

    Measured167 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 11 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-11 ACP 324344: Allow appeal amend conditionstoday26 Oct31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 NovACP 324344: Allow appeal amend conditions · 162 m away · 2026-11-11
    High Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 11 Nov 202621 days left
      Allow appeal amend conditions
      162 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

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off. DART+ West is planned 979 m away.

    Griffith Avenue, Grace… · 27 homes: 27 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed off; DART+ West, DART+ West:…: railway order granted (July 2024)202320242025202620272028Griffith Avenue, Grace… · 27 homes442 m · 4277/2227 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed off27 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed offDART+ West, DART+ West:…979 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 1 within 500 m

    Building site that stopped 1

    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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 12 and 35 a year; busiest 2025. 90% of decisions were approvals.

    2019: 24, 2020: 12, 2021: 20, 2022: 27, 2023: 18, 2024: 24, 2025: 35, 2026: 70102030402019: 21 approved2019: 3 refused24’19*2020: 11 approved2020: 1 refused12’202021: 19 approved2021: 1 refused20’212022: 26 approved2022: 1 refused27’222023: 12 approved2023: 5 refused2023: 1 undecided18’232024: 23 approved2024: 1 refused24’242025: 23 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 10 withdrawn or invalid35’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 2 withdrawn or invalid2026: 2 undecided7’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2019 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 14 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Building work nearby 16 in the last 12 months
    7 not signed off9 no sign-off needed
    • 93 Church Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 Y1R8 · 8 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1902/26 · 433 m
    • 4 Grace Park Gardens, Dublin 9, D09 YD39 · 4 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 364 m
    • Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3., Dublin · 11 Aug 2026 · 811 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 & WEBLRD6104/26-S3A · 326 m
    • 106 Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, D09 A6K5 · 3 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5324/25 · 401 m
    • 46 Annadale Crescent, Dublin 9, D09 H3K4 · 22 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1525/26 · 330 m
    • Convent Avenue,, Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3, Dublin 3, D03 V3P0 · 8 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 460 m
    • Brooklawn House, Fairview,, Dublin 3, D03 V3P0 · 7 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · LRD6009/23-S3 · 495 m
    • St Vincent’s Hospital, Convent Avenue,, Richmond road, Fairview Dublin 3, Dublin 3 · 1 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 405 m
    • Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3., Dublin 3 · 9 Apr 2026 · 811 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 466 m
    • Richmond House, Dublin 3, D03 V3P0 · 8 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · LRD6009/23-S3 · 497 m
    • 157 Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3, Dublin · 31 Mar 2026 · 811 homes · start notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 381 m
    • Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3., Dublin 3 · 2 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · LRD6009/23-S3 · 467 m
    • Hampton, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · 19 Dec 2025 · 38 homes · start notice not signed off · WEB 2521/25 · 331 m
    • 157 Richmond Road, Dublin, Dublin 3 · 18 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · LRD6009/23-S3 · 321 m
    • 117 Griffith Avenue, Dublin, D09 A6P9 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2759/24 · 445 m
    • 20 Grace Park Grove, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 XY7Y · 17 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2471/25 · 184 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • 12 Ferguson Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · Completed · 1 homes · 439 m
    • 190 -192 Moore Haven, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9. · Stage 4 tender approval · 8 homes · 439 m
    • 194-198 Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · Completed · 33 homes · 439 m
    • 66 Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 · Stage 4 tender approval · 1 homes · 439 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Grace Park Wood · 25 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    St. Vincent's Hospital Site779283 being built · 496 not started (2026-Q2)162 m
    Former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation19034 built · 43 being built · 113 not started (2026-Q2)224 m
    Richmond Road and Convent Avenue104104 not started (2026-Q2)512 m
    Former Leydens Wholesalers & Distributors107107 not started (2026-Q2)520 m
    116-120 Drumcondra Road Upper122—577 m
    17-19 Richmond Avenue2121 not started (2026-Q2)587 m
    Former Holy Cross College11311131 not started (2026-Q2)594 m
    9/9a Richmond Avenue2828 being built (2026-Q2)638 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Drumcondra Montessori School · Crèche2 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate500 m
    First Steps Creche and Montessori · Crèche9 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate512 m
    Little Rainbows Ltd · Crèche20 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate619 m
    Lullaby's Creche & Montessori · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate661 m
    Links Childcare · Crèche24 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate817 m
    Lullabys Montessori & Afterschool · Crèche13 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate861 m
    Hyde & Seek Childcare (Tolka Road) · Crèche5 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate888 m
    Fairview Creche and Montessori · Crèche3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate890 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, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here150
    Council middle64
    Homes started
    Here1,902
    Council middle118
    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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    6% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 90% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    6% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    64% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    90% · council 47%
    Rented
    5% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    28% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    10% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    36% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    20% · council 12%
    This small area (724 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268058008

    Bus
    323 m
    Griffith Court · 42n, 73 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Planned
    979 m
    DART+ West, DART+ West: Connolly - Maynooth
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    156 m
    Grace Park Community School, 139 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    48
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Grace Park Community School · postprimary · 139 pupils · 156 m
    • St Josephs For Blind Ns · primary · 48 pupils · 200 m
    • Grace Park Educate Together National School · primary · 409 pupils · 372 m
    • Drumcondra NS · primary · 81 pupils · 389 m
    • St Joseph'S Adolescent School · primary · 11 pupils · 551 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 799 pupils · 610 m
    • St Marys NS · primary · 212 pupils · 740 m
    • S N Mhuire na mBrathar · primary · 336 pupils · 762 m

    Stops 39

    • Griffith Court · 42n, 73 · 5/hour at peak · 323 m
    • Morroch Terrace · 42n, 73 · 5/hour at peak · 370 m
    • Grace Park Rd · N2 · 4/hour at peak · 445 m
    • Grace Park Rd · N2 · 4/hour at peak · 453 m
    • Marino Institute · 42n, 73, N2 · 8/hour at peak · 519 m
    • Marino Institute · 73, N2 · 9/hour at peak · 521 m
    • Croydon Gardens · 73 · 6/hour at peak · 543 m
    • Croydon Park Ave · 73 · 5/hour at peak · 564 m

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

    • Grace Park Community School · 156 m+25.2% pupils (139)
    • St Josephs For Blind Ns · 200 m-5.9% pupils (48) · an extension 2024, approved
    • Grace Park Educate Together National School · 372 m-0.7% pupils (409)
    • Drumcondra NS · 389 m+15.7% pupils (81)
    • St Joseph'S Adolescent School · 551 m+22.2% pupils (11)
    • Dominican College · 610 m-1% pupils (799)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Health Service Executive · 0.26 ha · 227 m
    • Health Service Executive · 0.29 ha · 244 m
    • Dublin City University · 8.6 ha · 257 m
    • An Post · 0.15 ha · 383 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.88 ha · 410 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
    Council consultation portalsPublic21 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
    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. Permission:to provide 2 (3771/23) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    3. 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
    Drumcondra South A
    Electoral area
    Clontarf
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 3771/23, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 stalled build.
    • Griffith Court (bus 42n, 73) 323 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 17 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: DART+ West 979 m away, railway order granted (July 2024).
    • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 47%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2016 or later; 36% drive to work (council 28%); population up 17% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions. On Grace Park Wood: 9 in 10 years, 100% approved.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 1,663 in the last year, 33 three years before.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
    Sources and licences 32
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comOffice of Public WorksCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only11 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)Public21 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 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 4.019 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    esbnetworks.ie—© the publisher · flag only11 Sept 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public20 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.020 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 licence21 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:22 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.