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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 05:10

Dean Swift Road, Dublin

53.38457, -6.27091

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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2planning files on this houselatest 202498%of home extensions approved nearbyn=578 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–552open for comments nearbyclose 23 Oct–29 Oct

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

Timeline from 1942: 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 1946–1960. 2 planning files on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Dean Swift RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2025: WEB1259/24 · porch, approved2024: WEB1255/24 · porch, withdrawn or invalid2019: 4 files on Dean Swift Road2020: 3 files on Dean Swift Road2021: 1 file on Dean Swift Road2022: 4 files on Dean Swift Road2023: 2 files on Dean Swift Road2024: 2 files on Dean Swift Road2025: 1 file on Dean Swift Road17 files

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

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

  1. 2025
    WEB1259/24 · porch · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2024
    WEB1255/24 · porch · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

development plan 2022 2028 variation no 11 · 14 Dec 2022 – 31 Dec 2028

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2post box; St. Clare's Residential Home
Radon grid squares1
Monuments2Mound; R149679
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 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 96–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 78% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear110 decided · more info asked 18%
97% · council 97%
Two-storey rear58 decided · more info asked 28%
100% · council 96%
Two-storey side30 decided · more info asked 23%
97% · council 98%
Single-storey side14 decided · more info asked 14%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer218 decided · more info asked 9%
98% · council 96%
First-floor28 decided · more info asked 21%
96% · council 93%
Garage conversion36 decided · more info asked 14%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front16 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site37 decided · more info asked 46%
78% · council 72%
Approved nearbyDublin overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 547 nearby, 7,952 council-wide

Figure 3

Dean Swift Road, file by file since 2019

12 of 12 decided extensions on the road were approved.

17 planning files on Dean Swift Road since 2019, by kind and decision.20192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 94 · 2019 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2663/19No. 27 · 2019 · single-storey rear · approved · 4319/19No. 61 · 2020 · two-storey rear · approved · 3568/20No. 85 · 2020 · other extension · approved · WEB1438/20No. 60 · 2020 · two-storey rear · approved · WEB1866/20No. 61 · 2022 · two-storey rear · approved · 3125/22No. 130 · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · WEB1129/22No. 78 · 2022 · porch / front · approved · WEB1192/22No. 33 · 2022 · single-storey side · approved · WEB1564/22No. 37 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · WEB2001/23No. 108 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · WEB1259/24No. 16 · 2025 · two-storey rear · approved · WEB6017/25Porches, roofs, otherNo. 3 · 2019 · other work · approved · 2012/19No. 116 · 2019 · other work · approved · 2260/19No. 46 · 2021 · other work · approved · 3488/21No. 4 · 2023 · other work · approved · 4248/23No. 54 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · WEB2331/24New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

17 files with "Dean Swift 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 · 2019–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey rear21—

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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    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 62 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 122 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +121 days; Building starts: 139 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=484)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 122 days (n=94)122 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 121 days (n=49, all appeals within 1.5 km)+121 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 139 days after permission (n=301)139 days after permissionSigned off479 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.

    Calculated578 decided home extensions, 303 start notices, 49 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    4 of 16 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 35 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed16 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed35 decided
    1 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Dean Swift Road, Dublin with 13 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 17, Dean Swift Green WEB3308/26No decision yet · 162 m
    2. 244, Clonmel Road WEB3359/26No decision yet · 416 m
    3. 318 Saint Pappin Road, Dublin 11 3461/25Approved · 233 m
    4. 42, Maolbuille Road WEB1641/26Approved · 237 m
    5. 516 Dean Swift Road, Glasnevin WEB6017/25Approved · 272 m
    6. 6Site to the rear of 9, Saint Pappin Road WEB2261/26No decision yet · 339 m
    7. 7149, Ballymun Road WEB2180/26Approved · 425 m
    8. 838, Claremont Drive WEB5844/25Approved · 432 m
    9. 951, Claremont Drive WEB2605/26No decision yet · 457 m
    10. 1051, Glasnevin Park WEB1855/26Approved · 458 m
    11. 113 Glasnevin Park, Glasnevin 5131/26Approved · 469 m
    12. 12La Paloma, 13 Glasnevin Park WEB1235/26Approved · 483 m
    13. 1368 Ballygall Road East, Ballygall WEB5501/25Approved · 486 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 92 permissions since 2016, 45 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

    114 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 93 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 92 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 19 built with the owner's opt-out, 21 started, 47 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT93: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused11: lodged → withdrawn or invalid3: lodged → undecided92: approved → approved7: refused → refused11: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn3: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal47: approved → no start notice found19: approved → built, owner opted out21: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off114 lodged114 lodged93 approved93 approved7 refused7 refused11 withdrawn or invalid11 withdrawn or invalid3 undecided3 undecided92 approved92 approved7 refused7 refused12 withdrawn12 withdrawn3 undecided3 undecided47 no start notice found47 no start notice found19 built, owner opted out19 built, owner opted out21 started, not signed off21 started, not signed off5 signed off5 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.

    Measured114 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 23 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-23 WEB3308/26: application received — Proposed new vehicular access and off street parking , modify new boundary wall and piers all to front and all associate; 2026-10-29 WEB3359/26: application received — The development will consist of a single storey rear extension to the side of the existing rear extension and finished wtoday23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 NovWEB3308/26: application received — Proposed new vehicular access and off street parking , modify new boundary wall and piers all to front and all associate · 162 m away · 2026-10-23WEB3359/26: application received — The development will consist of a single storey rear extension to the side of the existing rear extension and finished w · 416 m away · 2026-10-29
    Comments close
    • Comments close 23 Oct 20265 days left
      1WEB3308/26 · application received — Proposed new vehicular access and off street parking , modify new boundary wall and piers all to…
      €20 to the council · 162 m away
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202611 days left
      2WEB3359/26 · application received — The development will consist of a single storey rear extension to the side of the existing rear…
      €20 to the council · 416 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 12 and 16 a year; busiest 2021. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2019: 17, 2020: 15, 2021: 16, 2022: 16, 2023: 12, 2024: 12, 2025: 13, 2026: 13051015202019: 15 approved2019: 2 refused17’19*2020: 14 approved2020: 1 withdrawn or invalid15’202021: 15 approved2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid16’212022: 14 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 1 withdrawn or invalid16’222023: 11 approved2023: 1 refused12’232024: 9 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid12’242025: 10 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 2 withdrawn or invalid13’252026: 5 approved2026: 5 withdrawn or invalid2026: 3 undecided13’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2019 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 19 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    6 no sign-off needed
    • 16 Dean Swift Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 C9T7 · 20 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB6017/25 · 285 m
    • 113 Hillcrest Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 N9C0 · 27 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2411/25 · 425 m
    • 7 Dean Swift Green, Dublin 11, D11 C993 · 25 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1794/25 · 175 m
    • 49 Glasnevin Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 3, D11 X0Y6 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2535/25 · 454 m
    • 15A Delville Road, Dublin, Dublin 11, D11 XF72 · 5 Feb 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB1069/25 · 364 m
    • 54 Dean Swift Road, dublin 11, D11 A4Y7 · 27 Oct 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · WEB2331/24 · 246 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 18 Oct 2026, 01:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Glenavon House52—709 m
    Sillogue Road and Avenue323323 not started (2026-Q2)872 m
    Balnagowan House30no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)891 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Ballygall Community Playgroup · Crèche20 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate166 m
    Na Fianna Preschool · Crèche16 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate390 m
    Sandra's Playschool · Crèche11 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate416 m
    Little Stars Childcare · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate416 m
    Willow Tree Creche · Crèche27 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate416 m
    Mother of Divine Grace Community Playgroup · Crèche16 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate587 m
    ABC Childcare & Montessori · Crèche8 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate845 m
    Apples Montessori School · Crèche17 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate845 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Quieter than most of Dublin City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle63
    Homes started
    Here51
    Council middle125
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    98% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 91% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    98% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    91% · council 47%
    Rented
    9% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    16% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    34% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 12%
    This small area (373 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268011013

    Bus
    182 m
    Dean Swift Road · 19 · busiest stop within 500 m: 21 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    198 m
    St Ciarans Spec Sch, 140 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    35
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Ciarans Spec Sch · primary · 140 pupils · 198 m
    • Scoil na Croi Naofa · primary · 404 pupils · 232 m
    • North Dublin Ns Project · primary · 214 pupils · 342 m
    • St Kevins College · postprimary · 503 pupils · 442 m
    • Our Lady Of Victories Infant NS · primary · 192 pupils · 525 m
    • Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys · primary · 174 pupils · 529 m
    • Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls · primary · 176 pupils · 543 m
    • St Michaels Hse Spec Sc · primary · 64 pupils · 583 m

    Stops 71

    • Dean Swift Road · 19 · 5/hour at peak · 182 m
    • Stormanstown Road · 19 · 3/hour at peak · 184 m
    • St Pappin's Road · 19 · 3/hour at peak · 213 m
    • Maolbuille Road · 19 · 5/hour at peak · 266 m
    • St Pappin's Road · 19 · 5/hour at peak · 302 m
    • Albert College Park · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 15/hour at peak · 369 m
    • DCU · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 373 m
    • DCU Ballymun Road · 19, 70D, E1, E2 · 21/hour at peak · 410 m

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

    • St Ciarans Spec Sch · 198 m-2.8% pupils (140)
    • Scoil na Croi Naofa · 232 m-2.2% pupils (404)
    • North Dublin Ns Project · 342 m0% pupils (214)
    • St Kevins College · 442 m+0.4% pupils (503)
    • Our Lady Of Victories Infant NS · 525 m-8.6% pupils (192)
    • Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys · 529 m+2.4% pupils (174)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Health Service Executive · 1.24 ha · 115 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.19 ha · 353 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.27 ha · 371 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.61 ha · 376 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.65 ha · 381 m
    • Dublin City University · 28.09 ha · 396 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Council consultation portalsPublic18 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
    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. Porch (WEB1259/24) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Application 162 m away open for comments until 23 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      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
    Ballygall C
    Electoral area
    Ballymun-Finglas
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest WEB1259/24, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
    • DCU Ballymun Road (bus 19, 70D) 410 m away: 21 an hour at morning peak; 120 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 47%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1946–1960; 45% drive to work (council 28%); population up 4% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were two-storey rear extensions.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 6 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.
    • 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
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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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 18 Oct 2026, 05:10 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.