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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:04

Clonturk Avenue

53.37162, -6.25233

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 7 applications nearby open for comments.

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4planning files on this houselatest 202297%of home extensions approved nearbyn=551 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–557open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov–24 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 7 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 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. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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. 4 planning files 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from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2023: 5226/22 · work already done, approved2022: 5138/22 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2022: 4189/22 · work already done, refused2022: 4069/22 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid

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
    5226/22 · work already done · approved 2023 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2022
    5138/22 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
  3. 2022
    4189/22 · work already done · refused 2022
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  4. 2022
    4069/22 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned 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 inventory2 within 100 m post box; Ivy House/Patrick Carthy & Sons Public Bar
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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings44Ivy House/Patrick Carthy & Sons Public Bar; post box
Radon grid squares1
Monuments7House - 16th/17th century; Church
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), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (NIFM), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
OPW flood maps (NIFM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
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: 93–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear98 decided · more info asked 18%
99% · council 97%
Two-storey rear84 decided · more info asked 25%
95% · council 96%
Two-storey side16 decided · more info asked 31%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side10 decided · more info asked 30%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer213 decided · more info asked 9%
99% · council 96%
First-floor41 decided · more info asked 20%
93% · council 94%
Garage conversion19 decided · more info asked 5%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site42 decided · more info asked 48%
67% · 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 · 533 nearby, 5,771 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 11 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 11 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

4 approved7 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic21—
Garage conversion21—
Single-storey rear20—
Two-storey rear20—
Garden room11—
Other11—

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 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 72 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 129 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +217 days; Building starts: 141 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=459)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 129 days (n=92)129 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 217 days (n=108, all appeals within 1.5 km)+217 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 141 days after permission (n=297)141 days after permissionSigned off486 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.

    Calculated551 decided home extensions, 305 start notices, 108 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    13 of 47 appealed refusals became permissions. 8 of 63 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed47 decided
    13 became permissions
    Approvals appealed63 decided
    8 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 5 in the last 12 months

    None of 2 changed the council's decision

    • 501155 Refused · Rear of 45A, Home Farm Road and Clare Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09… · 371 m report
    • 501641 Open · 37, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9 · 156 m
    • 500637 Granted with conditions · 2A Ormond Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09EH60 with entrance off the… · 82 m report
    • 501351 Pending · 47, Drumcondra Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 A8P0 · 213 m
    • 324210 Pending · 93 Church Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · 259 m
    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 Clonturk Avenue with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsAppealApprovedRefusedNo decision yet
    1. 143 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra WEB3403/26No decision yet · 166 m
    2. 244, Home Farm Park WEB3407/26No decision yet · 267 m
    3. 32A Ormond Road, Drumcondra 500637Appeal: approved with conditions · 82 m
    4. 437, Drumcondra Road Upper 501641Appeal: open · 156 m
    5. 521 Church Avenue, Drumcondra WEB5612/25Approved · 69 m
    6. 647, Drumcondra Road Upper WEB1600/26Approved · 213 m
    7. 7Rear of 45A, Home Farm Road and Clare Road WEB1153/26Refused · 372 m
    8. 817, Achill Road WEB2156/26Approved · 379 m
    9. 9No. 12, Clare Road WEB2385/26Approved · 398 m
    10. 1011 Millmount Place, Dublin 9 WEB6099/25No decision yet · 431 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 100 permissions since 2016, 51 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    146 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 102 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 100 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 18 built with the owner's opt-out, 27 started, 49 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT102: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused25: lodged → withdrawn or invalid11: lodged → undecided98: approved → approved5: refused → refused25: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn11: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, undecided after an appeal2 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 appeal49: approved → no start notice found18: approved → built, owner opted out27: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off146 lodged146 lodged102 approved102 approved8 refused8 refused25 withdrawn or invalid25 withdrawn or invalid11 undecided11 undecided100 approved100 approved5 refused5 refused28 withdrawn28 withdrawn13 undecided13 undecided49 no start notice found49 no start notice found18 built, owner opted out18 built, owner opted out27 started, not signed off27 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.

    Measured146 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    9 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

    9 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-03 WEB3403/26: application received — For the change of use of the existing single storey office and garden room to the rear of the existing two storey dwelli; 2026-11-04 WEB3407/26: application received — A 1/2 storey detached Auxiliary Dwelling House (1bed) structure with mezzanine level, mono pitch roof, solar panels and ; 2026-11-13 WEB3487/26: application received — CHANGE OF USE. i) The demolition of a 63.7m2 garage and 30m2 workshop, ii) the construction of two bedroom two storey 12; 2026-11-13 WEB3119/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — The development will consist of alterations to existing 2-storey industrial building (Unit 233) inclusive of: (1) altera; 2026-11-19 WEB3162/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to a utility/storeroom, the construction of a first fl; 2026-11-20 WEB3545/26: application received — The development will consist of: (i) the removal of the existing front boundary railing and pedestrian gate and the form; 2026-11-23 WEB3562/26: application received — The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing ground floor extension to rear/side (2) New ground and first; 2026-11-24 WEB3572/26: application received — RETENTION: The development will consist of the retention of an awning to the front elevation of a restaurant.; 2026-11-24 WEB3571/26: application received — The development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary structures; the constructiontoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovWEB3403/26: application received — For the change of use of the existing single storey office and garden room to the rear of the existing two storey dwelli · 166 m away · 2026-11-03WEB3407/26: application received — A 1/2 storey detached Auxiliary Dwelling House (1bed) structure with mezzanine level, mono pitch roof, solar panels and · 267 m away · 2026-11-04WEB3487/26: application received — CHANGE OF USE. i) The demolition of a 63.7m2 garage and 30m2 workshop, ii) the construction of two bedroom two storey 12 · 166 m away · 2026-11-13WEB3119/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — The development will consist of alterations to existing 2-storey industrial building (Unit 233) inclusive of: (1) altera · 166 m away · 2026-11-13WEB3162/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to a utility/storeroom, the construction of a first fl · 166 m away · 2026-11-19WEB3545/26: application received — The development will consist of: (i) the removal of the existing front boundary railing and pedestrian gate and the form · 166 m away · 2026-11-20WEB3562/26: application received — The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing ground floor extension to rear/side (2) New ground and first · 166 m away · 2026-11-23WEB3572/26: application received — RETENTION: The development will consist of the retention of an awning to the front elevation of a restaurant. · 166 m away · 2026-11-24WEB3571/26: application received — The development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary structures; the construction · 166 m away · 2026-11-24
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20263 days left
      1WEB3403/26 · application received — For the change of use of the existing single storey office and garden room to the rear of the…
      €20 to the council · 166 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20264 days left
      2WEB3407/26 · application received — A 1/2 storey detached Auxiliary Dwelling House (1bed) structure with mezzanine level, mono pitch…
      €20 to the council · 267 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202613 days left
      WEB3487/26 · application received — CHANGE OF USE. i) The demolition of a 63.7m2 garage and 30m2 workshop, ii) the construction of…
      €20 to the council · 166 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202613 days left
      WEB3119/26 · ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — The development will consist of alterations to existing 2-storey industrial building (Unit…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 166 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202619 days left
      WEB3162/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to a utility/storeroom, the…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 166 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202620 days left
      WEB3545/26 · application received — The development will consist of: (i) the removal of the existing front boundary railing and…
      €20 to the council · 166 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202623 days left
      WEB3562/26 · application received — The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing ground floor extension to rear/side…
      €20 to the council · 166 m away
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202624 days left
      WEB3572/26 · application received — RETENTION: The development will consist of the retention of an awning to the front elevation of…
      €20 to the council · 166 m away
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202624 days left
      WEB3571/26 · application received — The development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary…
      €20 to the council · 166 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 16 and 27 a year; busiest 2024. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 26, 2022: 16, 2023: 25, 2024: 27, 2025: 20, 2026: 320102030402021: 25 approved2021: 1 refused26’21*2022: 14 approved2022: 2 refused16’222023: 22 approved2023: 2 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid25’232024: 24 approved2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid27’242025: 12 approved2025: 2 refused2025: 6 withdrawn or invalid20’252026: 5 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 15 withdrawn or invalid2026: 11 undecided32’26*
    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 38 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 7 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off6 no sign-off needed
    • 93 Church Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 Y1R8 · 8 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1902/26 · 267 m
    • 4 Grace Park Gardens, Dublin 9, D09 YD39 · 4 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 406 m
    • 25 Richmond Road, Dublin 3, D03 RW31 · 23 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2732/25 · 342 m
    • 6 Millmount Terrace, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 E0E3 · 8 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1134/25 · 410 m
    • 35 Clonturk Park, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 A0E6 · 16 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2907/25 · 300 m
    • 6 Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 H6K8 · 26 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 328 m
    • 6 Sherkin Gardens, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 K2X4 · 12 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3155/25 · 479 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • 12 Ferguson Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · Completed · 1 homes · 224 m
    • 190 -192 Moore Haven, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9. · Stage 4 tender approval · 8 homes · 224 m
    • 194-198 Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · Completed · 33 homes · 224 m
    • 66 Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 · Stage 4 tender approval · 1 homes · 224 m
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 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
    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
    Former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation19034 built · 43 being built · 113 not started (2026-Q2)363 m
    Former Holy Cross College11311131 not started (2026-Q2)518 m
    St. Vincent's Hospital Site779283 being built · 496 not started (2026-Q2)522 m
    Former Leydens Wholesalers & Distributors107107 not started (2026-Q2)649 m
    Clonliffe Family Hub50—817 m
    Turnpike Lane Development3939 not started (2026-Q2)830 m
    Richmond Road and Convent Avenue104104 not started (2026-Q2)873 m
    1943636 built (2025-Q2)886 m

    Who applies most nearby

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Drumcondra Montessori School · Crèche2 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate216 m
    Hyde & Seek Childcare (Millbourne) · Crèche20 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate444 m
    Old Mc Donalds · Crèche15 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate507 m
    Tír na NÓg · Crèche9 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate772 m
    Little Learners · Crèche2 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate831 m
    Links Childcare · Crèche24 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate975 m
    Little Learners ABCD · Crèche9 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate986 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, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), 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
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
    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
    Here100
    Council middle62
    Homes started
    Here2,172
    Council middle138
    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

    43% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    59% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    15% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    43% · council 47%
    Rented
    46% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    13% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    11% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    33% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 12%
    This small area (314 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268058007

    Bus
    57 m
    St Patrick's Campus · 1, 16, 16D · busiest stop within 500 m: 28 an hour at peak
    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
    322 m
    Drumcondra NS, 81 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    45
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Drumcondra NS · primary · 81 pupils · 322 m
    • Grace Park Educate Together National School · primary · 409 pupils · 327 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 799 pupils · 365 m
    • St Josephs For Blind Ns · primary · 48 pupils · 403 m
    • St Patricks N School · primary · 449 pupils · 427 m
    • Grace Park Community School · postprimary · 139 pupils · 493 m
    • Corpus Christi NS · primary · 398 pupils · 496 m
    • Scoil Chaitriona · postprimary · 523 pupils · 743 m

    Stops 40

    • St Patrick's Campus · 1, 16, 16D, 19, 33, 41 · 27/hour at peak · 57 m
    • St Patrick's Campus · 1, 16, 19, 33, 33E, 33n · 22/hour at peak · 74 m
    • Home Farm Rd East · 1, 16, 16D, 19, 33, 41 · 28/hour at peak · 156 m
    • Home Farm Road · 19 · 3/hour at peak · 212 m
    • Drumcondra Village · 1, 101, 16, 180, 19, 33 · 28/hour at peak · 214 m
    • Drumcondra Village · 1, 101, 16, 16D, 180, 19 · 27/hour at peak · 222 m
    • Home Farm Rd East · 1, 16, 33, 33E, 33n, 41 · 19/hour at peak · 262 m
    • Achill Road · 19 · 5/hour at peak · 271 m

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

    • Drumcondra NS · 322 m+15.7% pupils (81)
    • Grace Park Educate Together National School · 327 m-0.7% pupils (409)
    • Dominican College · 364 m-1% pupils (799)
    • St Josephs For Blind Ns · 403 m-5.9% pupils (48) · an extension 2024, approved
    • St Patricks N School · 427 m-1.3% pupils (449)
    • Grace Park Community School · 493 m+25.2% pupils (139)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City University · 8.6 ha · 26 m
    • Dublin City University · 11.2 ha · 68 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.88 ha · 333 m
    • Dublin City Council · 1.41 ha · 385 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.17 ha · 429 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.11 ha · 468 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——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Keeping work already done was refused (4189/22, 2022): was it removed?
      Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Work already done (5226/22): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Application 166 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 166 m away can be appealed until 13 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
    Drumcondra South A
    Electoral area
    Clontarf
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 4 applications on this site; latest 5226/22, approved 2023, work already done.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 7 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
    • Drumcondra Village (bus 1, 101) 214 m away: 28 an hour at morning peak; 197 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 46% rent (council 45%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 27% drive to work (council 28%); population up 17% since 2016.
    • 11 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
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    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
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    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 31 Oct 2026, 20:04 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.