Ballymun Road
Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealHere about 4 months
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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
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
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.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 12 | post box; An Grianán |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Monuments | 4 | Ring-ditch; Castle - unclassified |
How we work this out
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 78% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
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 · 437 nearby, 5,624 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 0 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
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 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated471 decided home extensions, 248 start notices, 53 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
8 of 22 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 34 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 324560 Pending · Shanowen Business Centre, Unit 1 Shanowen House & Kaybee House,… · 473 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 30 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's changing around you?
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 11 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured37 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 6 and 9 a year; busiest 2024. 94% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- National Tennis Centre, Albert College Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09K6PT Withdrawn or not validDevelopment to permanently extend and upgrade the existing planning permission reference no. 1674/08 (which…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin · 11 Jun 2026 · 60 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1287/25 · 408 m
- Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin, Dublin 9 · 3 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · WEB1287/25 · 433 m
- 2A Albert College Crescent, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 R660 · 4 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 359 m
- DCU Glasnevin Campus Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin, Dublin 9, D09 PH2K · 23 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 360 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Collins Avenue Extension Development · 67 homes · building started · 420 m
How we work this out
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Avenue Extension Development | 67 | — | 381 m |
| Glenavon House | 52 | — | 777 m |
| Balnagowan House | 30 | no activity on site reported (2026-Q2) | 896 m |
| Swords Road, Whitehall | 29 | 29 not started (2025-Q4) | 932 m |
| Collin's Ave and Swords Road Development | 83 | 83 not started (2026-Q2) | 979 m |
| Omni Park Shopping Centre | 439 | 439 not started (2026-Q2) | 993 m |
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Na Fianna Preschool · Crèche | 16 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 566 m |
| Apples Montessori School · Crèche | 17 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 567 m |
| Prospect Montessori · Crèche | 1 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 605 m |
| Cocoon Childcare Santry · Crèche | 29 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 764 m |
| Larkhill Playgroup · Crèche | 25 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 854 m |
| Sandra's Playschool · Crèche | 11 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 881 m |
| Isabella's Childcare · Crèche | 3 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 930 m |
| Mother of Divine Grace Community Playgroup · Crèche | 16 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 942 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin housing delivery pipeline | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:00 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Dublin City Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268157009/268157009/02/268157009/01
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St. Aidan's C.B.S. · postprimary · 725 pupils · 433 m
- North Dublin Ns Project · primary · 214 pupils · 679 m
- St Michaels Hse Spec Sc · primary · 64 pupils · 690 m
- Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls · primary · 176 pupils · 769 m
- Our Lady Of Victories Infant NS · primary · 192 pupils · 790 m
- Clonturk College · postprimary · 968 pupils · 835 m
- Scoil An Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors · primary · 297 pupils · 837 m
- Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys · primary · 174 pupils · 876 m
Stops 64
- DCU Helix · 104, 220, 220A, 42D, 44, 70D · 3/hour at peak · 337 m
- DCU Collins Avenue · 104, 126, 126D, 220, 220A, 220T · 7/hour at peak · 371 m
- DCU · 109D, 110D · 372 m
- DCU Collins Avenue · 104, 220, 220A, 220T, 42D, N4 · 7/hour at peak · 393 m
- DCU Ballymun Road · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 21/hour at peak · 458 m
- DCU · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 472 m
- Albert College Park · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 15/hour at peak · 475 m
- Hampstead Avenue · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 21/hour at peak · 493 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St. Aidan's C.B.S. · 432 m-0.4% pupils (725) · temporary classrooms 2024, approved
- North Dublin Ns Project · 679 m0% pupils (214)
- St Michaels Hse Spec Sc · 690 m+10.3% pupils (64) · an extension 2023, approved
- Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls · 769 m-4.9% pupils (176)
- Our Lady Of Victories Infant NS · 790 m-8.6% pupils (192)
- Clonturk College · 835 m+3.1% pupils (968)
Open consultations
- The Draft Markets Public Realm Plan (2026) 6 days left
- Golden Lane Part 8 Planning 6 days left
- NOTICE OF PROPOSED TREE PRESERVATION ORDER AT KENILWORTH SQUARE, DUBLIN 6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED). 34 days left
Council meetings 30 items
- 20 Jul 2026 · Planning and Property Matters
- 20 Jul 2026 · Part 8 Application Spine Site Darndale
- 20 Jul 2026 · Election of New Chair
- 20 Jul 2026 · Motion in the name of Councillor John Lyons
- 20 Jul 2026 · Housing Supply Report North Central Area
- 20 Jul 2026 · Gully Report for Noting Only
- 20 Jul 2026 · Motion in the name of Councillor Kevin Breen
- 20 Jul 2026 · Motion in the name of Councillor Paddy Monahan
Public land
- Dublin City University · 28.09 ha · 0 m
- Dublin City University · 0.36 ha · 0 m
- Dublin City University · 15.66 ha · 9 m
- Dublin City University · 0.2 ha · 38 m
- Dublin City University · 0.12 ha · 114 m
- Dublin City Council · 0.3 ha · 131 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Electoral division
- Whitehall A
- Electoral area
- Artane-Whitehall
- Council
- Dublin City Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- DCU Ballymun Road (bus 19, 70D) 458 m away: 21 an hour at morning peak; 75 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 9% drive to work (council 28%); population down 5% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 210 in the last year, 50 three years before.
- 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- 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.
Sources and licences 29
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |