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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 1000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 22:38

Swords Road, Whitehall

53.38005, -6.24459

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). A building site 707 m away stopped before it was finished.

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98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=561 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–557open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov–24 Nov59homes approved nearby, not startednearest 280 m · ABP-313289

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 3 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Swords RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2022: 1 file on Swords Road2023: 3 files on Swords Road2024: 2 files on Swords Road2025: 2 files on Swords Road2026: 1 file on Swords Road9 files

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

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

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 Z12 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z12: Institutional Land (Future Development Potential): To ensure existing environmental amenities are protected in the predominantly residential future use of these lands.

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

Z12: Institutional Land (Future Development Potential): To ensure existing environmental amenities are protected in the predominantly residential future use of these lands.

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 1.0 km
Within 1.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings28Ivy House/Patrick Carthy & Sons Public Bar; All Hallows College (Senior House)
Radon grid squares1
Monuments4Ring-ditch; R149655
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
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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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 97–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear92 decided · more info asked 20%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear54 decided · more info asked 35%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey side19 decided · more info asked 32%
100% · council 98%
Single-storey side11 decided · more info asked 18%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer241 decided · more info asked 7%
98% · council 96%
First-floor29 decided · more info asked 17%
97% · council 94%
Garage conversion41 decided · more info asked 12%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front19 decided · more info asked 5%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 43%
83% · 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 · 529 nearby, 5,771 council-wide

Figure 3

Swords Road, file by file since 2022

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

9 planning files on Swords Road since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 3132/22No. 121 · 2024 · garage conversion · approved · WEB1758/24No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · WEB1312/25No. 119 · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · withdrawn or invalid · WEB1643/26Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · refused · 4172/23No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 4375/23No number · 2023 · other work · approved · WEB1601/23No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 4178/24No number · 2025 · other work · approved · WEB1057/25New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "Swords Road" 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 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 68 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 125 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +130 days; Building starts: 104 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=470)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 125 days (n=91)125 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 130 days (n=62, all appeals within 1.5 km)+130 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 104 days after permission (n=294)104 days after permissionSigned off674 days after the start, for the few who file. 52% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated561 decided home extensions, 299 start notices, 62 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    7 of 22 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 43 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed22 decided
    7 became permissions
    Approvals appealed43 decided
    3 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 13 in the last 12 months

    None of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 324344 Granted with conditions · Block G, St. Vincent's, Fairview, Dublin 3. · 955 m
    • 501511 Withdrawn · 59 Glenshesk Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09XW54 · 419 m
    • 501146 Refused · Whitehall Terrace, Centra Retail Units, Bonnington Hotel, Swords… · 278 m report
    • 501317 Refused · 149, Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09Y7F9 · 674 m report
    • 501155 Refused · Rear of 45A, Home Farm Road and Clare Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09… · 942 m report
    • 324431 Pending · 92, Grace Park Meadows, Dublin 9, D09 H3E0 · 877 m
    • 501641 Open · 37, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9 · 935 m
    • 501147 Granted with conditions · 25, Shanowen Drive, Santry, Dublin 9, D09 C592 · 935 m report
    • 324346 Pending · Site Address Lands at Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Whitehall,… · 243 m
    • 501351 Pending · 47, Drumcondra Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 A8P0 · 856 m
    • 500576 Refused · 232 Larkhill Road, Whitehall, Dublin, D09DP76 · 847 m report
    • 500377 Refused · The Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · 278 m report
    • 500325 Invalid · The Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · 278 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
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    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Swords Road, Whitehall with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedDerelict buildingBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1209 Gracepark Heights, Whitehall WEB3438/26No decision yet · 306 m
    2. 243 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra WEB3403/26No decision yet · 923 m
    3. 3100, Iveragh Road WEB3142/26Approved · 322 m
    4. 4529 Collins Avenue West, Dublin 9 WEB3092/26Approved · 438 m
    5. 5Swords Road, Whitehall WEB1057/25Approved, no sign building has started · 363 m
    6. 6Griffith Avenue, Grace Park Road 4277/22Building site that stopped · 691 m
    7. 772 Beaumont Road, Dublin 2569/21Building site that stopped · 707 m
    8. 827 Shanowen Drive, Whitehall DS1590Derelict building · 971 m
    9. 989 R132, Dublin WEBLRD6072/24-S3Building started · 57 m
    10. 1089 R132, Dublin WEBLRD6072/24-S3Building started · 99 m
    11. 11418 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9 5069/26Approved · 254 m
    12. 1214 Iveleary Rd, Whitehall WEB1416/26Approved · 288 m
    13. 13139 Iveragh Road, Whitehall WEB2311/26No decision yet · 299 m
    14. 1420, Yellow Road WEB1580/26Approved · 302 m
    15. 1516 Inishmaan Road, Whitehall WEB2310/26No decision yet · 344 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 73 permissions since 2016, 33 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    107 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 75 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 73 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 18 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 40 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT75: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused27: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided73: approved → approved2: refused → refused27: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided2 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal40: approved → no start notice found18: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off107 lodged107 lodged75 approved75 approved2 refused2 refused27 withdrawn or invalid27 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided73 approved73 approved2 refused2 refused29 withdrawn29 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided40 no start notice found40 no start notice found18 built, owner opted out18 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured107 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    13 deadlines within 1.0 km; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

    13 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; 2026-11-06 WEB3438/26: application received — Single storey extension to front, with two number velux roof windows and window at side with obscure glass. Existing win; 2026-11-11 ACP 324344: Allow appeal amend conditions; 2026-11-12 WEB3092/26: GRANT PERMISSION — A single storey extension to rear with pitched roof and velux windows; attic conversion with dormer window to rear with ; 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 WEB3112/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — Part two-storey, part first-floor side extension with pitched roof. Attic conversion for storage with four rooflights to; 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; 2026-11-17 WEB3142/26: GRANT PERMISSION — Demolition of the existing single storey structure to the side of the existing house. New single storey flat roof extens; 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 WEB3571/26: application received — The development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary structures; the construction; 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.today6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecWEB3403/26: 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 · 923 m away · 2026-11-03WEB3438/26: application received — Single storey extension to front, with two number velux roof windows and window at side with obscure glass. Existing win · 306 m away · 2026-11-06ACP 324344: Allow appeal amend conditions · 955 m away · 2026-11-11WEB3092/26: GRANT PERMISSION — A single storey extension to rear with pitched roof and velux windows; attic conversion with dormer window to rear with · 438 m away · 2026-11-12WEB3487/26: 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 · 923 m away · 2026-11-13WEB3112/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — Part two-storey, part first-floor side extension with pitched roof. Attic conversion for storage with four rooflights to · 306 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 · 923 m away · 2026-11-13WEB3142/26: GRANT PERMISSION — Demolition of the existing single storey structure to the side of the existing house. New single storey flat roof extens · 322 m away · 2026-11-17WEB3162/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to a utility/storeroom, the construction of a first fl · 923 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 · 923 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 · 923 m away · 2026-11-23WEB3571/26: application received — The development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary structures; the construction · 923 m away · 2026-11-24WEB3572/26: application received — RETENTION: The development will consist of the retention of an awning to the front elevation of a restaurant. · 923 m away · 2026-11-24
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20262 days left
      2WEB3403/26 · 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 · 923 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left
      1WEB3438/26 · application received — Single storey extension to front, with two number velux roof windows and window at side with…
      €20 to the council · 306 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 11 Nov 202610 days left
      Allow appeal amend conditions
      955 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202611 days left
      4WEB3092/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — A single storey extension to rear with pitched roof and velux windows; attic conversion with dormer…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 438 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202612 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 · 923 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202612 days left
      WEB3112/26 · ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — Part two-storey, part first-floor side extension with pitched roof. Attic conversion for…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 306 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202612 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) · 923 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 17 Nov 202616 days left
      3WEB3142/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — Demolition of the existing single storey structure to the side of the existing house. New single…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 322 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202618 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) · 923 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202619 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 · 923 m away
    • Comments close 23 Nov 202622 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 · 923 m away
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202623 days left
      WEB3571/26 · application received — The development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary…
      €20 to the council · 923 m away
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202623 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 · 923 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

    59 homes 363 m away were approved Apr 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2030. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    72 Beaumont Road, Dublin · 105 homes: 105 homes, started Dec 2022, never signed off; Swords Road, Whitehall · 59 homes: 59 homes approved Apr 2025, not started; Griffith Avenue, Grace… · 27 homes: 27 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed off202220232024202520262027202820292030203172 Beaumont Road, Dublin · 105 homes707 m · 2569/21105 homes, started Dec 2022, never signed off105 homes, started Dec 2022, never signed offSwords Road, Whitehall · 59 homes363 m · WEB1057/2559 homes approved Apr 2025, not started59 homes approved Apr 2025, not startedGriffith Avenue, Grace… · 27 homes691 m · 4277/2227 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed off27 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed offtoday

    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 4 within 1.0 km

    Derelict building 1

    • 827 Shanowen Drive, Whitehall · derelict since Aug 2026 · 971 m

    Building site that stopped 2

    Approved, not started 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 14 and 29 a year; busiest 2025. 97% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 14, 2022: 14, 2023: 15, 2024: 16, 2025: 29, 2026: 1901020302021: 14 approved14’21*2022: 11 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid14’222023: 14 approved2023: 1 refused15’232024: 15 approved2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid16’242025: 16 approved2025: 13 withdrawn or invalid29’252026: 5 approved2026: 11 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided19’26*
    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 1.0 km 87 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 42 in the last 12 months
    9 not signed off33 no sign-off needed
    • 119 Swords Road, Dublin 9, D09 HT93 · 12 Nov 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1669/26 · 347 m
    • 32 Shantalla Drive, Dublin 9, D09 CP02 · 26 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1063/26 · 950 m
    • 14 Iveleary Road, Dublin 9, D09 RF10 · 19 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1416/26 · 296 m
    • 213 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9 · 12 Oct 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1633/26 · 747 m
    • 119 Shantalla Road, Dublin 9, D09 VW52 · 22 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3393/25 · 939 m
    • 1089 R132, Dublin, Dublin 9 · 17 Sept 2026 · 57 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEBLRD6072/24-S3 · 99 m
    • 989 R132, Dublin, Dublin 9 · 17 Sept 2026 · 76 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEBLRD6072/24-S3 · 57 m
    • 89 R132, Dublin, Dublin 9 · 17 Sept 2026 · 148 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEBLRD6072/24-S3 · 99 m
    • 89 R132, Dublin · 17 Sept 2026 · 53 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEBLRD6072/24-S3 · 58 m
    • 166 Larkhill Road, Dublin 9, D09 TH98 · 14 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5321/25 · 759 m
    • 165 Collinswood, Dublin 9, D09 V4A6 · 21 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 3464/25 · 890 m
    • 221 Swords Road, Dublin 9 · 11 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2326/25 · 845 m
    • 25 Grace Park Heights, Dublin 9, D09 C6V2 · 4 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1360/26 · 397 m
    • 106 Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, D09 A6K5 · 3 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5324/25 · 898 m
    • 388 Collins Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 9 · 3 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2691/21 · 321 m
    • 43 Glandore Road, Dublin 9, D09 F9N2 · 3 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5433/25 · 773 m
    • Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin · 11 Jun 2026 · 60 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1287/25 · 826 m
    • 22 Walnut Lawn, Dublin 9, D09 X0C2 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1234/26 · 729 m
    • Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin, Dublin 9 · 3 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1287/25 · 774 m
    • 92 Grace Park Meadows, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 H3E0 · 2 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5937/25 · 879 m
    • 37 Yellow Road, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 FX43 · 30 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1821/23 · 390 m
    • 29 Valentia Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 CP20 · 26 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5861/25 · 951 m
    • 29 Valentia Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 CP20 · 14 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5861/25 · 951 m
    • 141 Shantalla Road, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 YW80 · 11 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 5019/26 · 939 m
    • 56 Yellow Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 XE68 · 5 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3446/25 · 366 m
    • 19 Goose Green Court, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 WE 41 · 4 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5416/25 · 323 m
    • 16 Griffith Downs, Dublin 9, D09 C6P5 · 13 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 369 m
    • Swords Road, Dublin, D09 C7F8 · 24 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 220 m
    • DCU Glasnevin Campus Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 PH2K · 23 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 790 m
    • 201 Collins Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 K7E5 · 14 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5091/25 · 828 m
    • 5 Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, D09 Y8K8 · 13 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB5449/25 · 935 m
    • Collins Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 9, N/A · 9 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5299/25 · 242 m
    • 115 Larkhill Road, Whitehall, Dublin, D09 TC59 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB1261/25 · 899 m
    • 29 Glenaan Road, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 HE61 · 8 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2916/25 · 714 m
    • 183 Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 AK09 · 29 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2125/25 · 960 m
    • 17 Iveleary Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 AP89 · 13 Jan 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5104/25 · 318 m
    • 148 Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 R9V4 · 2 Jan 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2797/25 · 335 m
    • Hampton, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · 19 Dec 2025 · 38 homes · start notice not signed off · WEB 2521/25 · 795 m
    • 25 Walnut Court, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 E7N5 · 17 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2750/25 · 417 m
    • 117 Griffith Avenue, Dublin, D09 A6P9 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2759/24 · 804 m
    • 6 Sherkin Gardens, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 K2X4 · 12 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3155/25 · 729 m
    • 83 Grace Park Meadows, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 X3R7 · 3 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3187/25 · 919 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 59 not started
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Swords Road, Whitehall472138 being built · 334 not started (2026-Q2)0 m
    Collin's Ave and Swords Road Development8383 not started (2026-Q2)86 m
    Former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation19034 built · 43 being built · 113 not started (2026-Q2)654 m
    Beaumont Road and Beaumont Drive In99—681 m
    Beaumont Road and Beaumont Grove Development99—681 m
    Collins Avenue Extension Development67—712 m
    St. Vincent's Hospital Site779283 being built · 496 not started (2026-Q2)955 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • Grelis Limited — 5 applications, latest 24 Sept 2026
    • Swift Fuel Group Limited — 2 applications, latest 22 Sept 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Prospect Montessori · Crèche1 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate424 m
    Grace Park Montessori · Crèche3 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate611 m
    Larkhill Playgroup · Crèche25 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate631 m
    Larkhill Playgroup · Crèche19 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate816 m
    Early Journeys · Crèche5 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate963 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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
    Here153
    Council middle52
    Homes started
    Here835
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    1% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 39% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    1% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    18% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    39% · council 47%
    Rented
    54% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    11% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    25% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    23% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 12%
    This small area (338 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268160001

    Road noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    147 m
    Plunket College · 1, 16, 33 · busiest stop within 500 m: 22 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    254 m
    Clonturk College, 968 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1201
    in 3 years, 69 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Clonturk College · postprimary · 968 pupils · 254 m
    • Ellenfield Community College · postprimary · 150 pupils · 517 m
    • Scoil An Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors · primary · 297 pupils · 542 m
    • Holy Child National School · primary · 495 pupils · 656 m
    • St. Aidan's C.B.S. · postprimary · 725 pupils · 693 m
    • Dominican College · postprimary · 799 pupils · 708 m
    • Maryfield College · postprimary · 527 pupils · 775 m
    • Grace Park Educate Together National School · primary · 409 pupils · 875 m

    Stops 50

    • Plunket College · 1, 16, 33, 33E, 33n, 41 · 18/hour at peak · 147 m
    • Plunket College · 1, 16, 16D, 33, 41, 41B · 22/hour at peak · 155 m
    • Iveragh Road · 1, 16, 33, 33E, 33n, 41 · 18/hour at peak · 155 m
    • Iveragh Road · 1, 16, 16D, 33, 41, 41B · 22/hour at peak · 157 m
    • Whitehall Cross · 16, N4 · 9/hour at peak · 232 m
    • Whitehall Cross · 16 · 5/hour at peak · 248 m
    • Whitehall Cross · N4 · 5/hour at peak · 261 m
    • Whitehall Colmcille · N4 · 5/hour at peak · 335 m

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

    • Clonturk College · 254 m+3.1% pupils (968)
    • Ellenfield Community College · 517 m+45.6% pupils (150)
    • Scoil An Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors · 542 m-5.7% pupils (297)
    • Holy Child National School · 656 m0% pupils (495)
    • St. Aidan's C.B.S. · 693 m-0.4% pupils (725) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
    • Dominican College · 708 m-1% pupils (799)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 3.7 ha · 77 m
    • Bord Gáis · 0.12 ha · 249 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.27 ha · 429 m
    • The Minister for Education and Skills · 2.9 ha · 463 m
    • City of Dublin Education and Training Board · 0.66 ha · 466 m
    • Dublin City University · 2.4 ha · 472 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. Application 306 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Building work started 99 m away: for how long?
      Ask for: The planning conditions for WEBLRD6072/24-S3.
      Agent · council
    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
    Whitehall D
    Electoral area
    Artane-Whitehall
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 4 sites nearby could change: 1 derelict, 2 stalled builds, 1 approved scheme.
    • 7 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 59 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 59 at Swords Road, Whitehall.
    • Plunket College (bus 1, 16) 155 m away: 22 an hour at morning peak; 198 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 54% rent (council 45%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 30% drive to work (council 28%); population down 5% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    • 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.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gis.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection AgencyCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 1 Nov 2026, 22:38 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.