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Planning report · Dublin City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 19:51

Ferndale Avenue

53.38705, -6.27996

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%).

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2planning files on this houselatest 202199%of home extensions approved nearbyn=361 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 2021.

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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2021: WEB1865/21 · work already done, refused2021: WEB1828/21 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid

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

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

  1. 2021
    WEB1865/21 · work already done · refused 2021
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2021
    WEB1828/21 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

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

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

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

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

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

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 buildings1post box
Radon grid squares2
Monuments4House - 16th/17th century; House - indeterminate date
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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 98–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 57% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear65 decided · more info asked 22%
98% · council 97%
Two-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 23%
100% · council 96%
Attic or dormer166 decided · more info asked 9%
98% · council 96%
First-floor19 decided · more info asked 21%
100% · council 94%
Garage conversion19 decided · more info asked 16%
100% · council 99%
Porch or front13 decided · more info asked 23%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 43%
57% · 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 · 322 nearby, 5,427 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic31—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 65 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 123 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +121 days; Building starts: 134 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–55 (n=306)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 123 days (n=55)123 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 121 days (n=33, all appeals within 1.5 km)+121 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 134 days after permission (n=186)134 days after permissionSigned off266 days after the start, for the few who file. 50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated361 decided home extensions, 187 start notices, 33 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 15 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 19 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed15 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed19 decided
    0 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 Ferndale Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingDerelict buildingNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Quarryhouse, 68 Ballygall Road East WEB3109/26Approved · 193 m
    2. 25 Willow Park Road Dublin 11 D11P898 DS2004Derelict building · 459 m
    3. 3180, Hillcrest Park WEB1647/26No decision yet · 98 m
    4. 418, Ferndale Road WEB2435/26No decision yet · 191 m
    5. 5220, Hillcrest Park WEB3171/26No decision yet · 196 m
    6. 621, Ferndale Road WEB2715/26No decision yet · 231 m
    7. 734 Beneavin Drive, Glasnevin WEB1933/26Approved · 289 m
    8. 838 Beneavin Park, Finglas East WEB6095/25Approved · 314 m
    9. 951, Claremont Drive WEB2605/26No decision yet · 337 m
    10. 1051, Glasnevin Park WEB1855/26Approved · 337 m
    11. 11201, Glasnevin Avenue WEB2294/26Approved · 359 m
    12. 12229, Glasnevin Avenue WEB1591/26Approved · 422 m
    13. 1338, Claremont Drive WEB5844/25Approved · 426 m
    14. 1416, Glasnevin Park WEB3291/26No decision yet · 429 m
    15. 154 Willow Park Avenue, Dublin 11 WEB1186/26Approved · 451 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 82 permissions since 2016, 32 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    102 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 83 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 82 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 12 built with the owner's opt-out, 20 started, 50 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT83: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused11: lodged → withdrawn or invalid6: lodged → undecided82: approved → approved2: refused → refused11: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn6: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal50: approved → no start notice found12: approved → built, owner opted out20: approved → started, not signed off102 lodged102 lodged83 approved83 approved2 refused2 refused11 withdrawn or invalid11 withdrawn or invalid6 undecided6 undecided82 approved82 approved2 refused2 refused12 withdrawn12 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided50 no start notice found50 no start notice found12 built, owner opted out12 built, owner opted out20 started, not signed off20 started, not 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.

    Measured102 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-10 WEB3109/26: GRANT PERMISSION — To attach 3 No. wall mounted steel poles each carrying 2 antennae (6 antennae in total) and two RRU units per pole, to rtoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovWEB3109/26: GRANT PERMISSION — To attach 3 No. wall mounted steel poles each carrying 2 antennae (6 antennae in total) and two RRU units per pole, to r · 193 m away · 2026-11-10
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202610 days left
      1WEB3109/26 · GRANT PERMISSION — To attach 3 No. wall mounted steel poles each carrying 2 antennae (6 antennae in total) and two RRU…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 193 m away

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

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Derelict building 1

    • 25 Willow Park Road Dublin 11 D11P898 · derelict since Aug 2024 · 459 m
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 18 a year; busiest 2022. 98% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 22, 2022: 18, 2023: 13, 2024: 10, 2025: 18, 2026: 2101020302021: 20 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid22’21*2022: 17 approved2022: 1 refused18’222023: 13 approved13’232024: 10 approved10’242025: 13 approved2025: 5 withdrawn or invalid18’252026: 10 approved2026: 5 withdrawn or invalid2026: 6 undecided21’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 26 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off8 no sign-off needed
    • 56 Grove Park Avenue, Dublin 11, D11 CD36 · 26 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2670/26 · 487 m
    • Beneavin Road, Dublin 11 · 21 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 426 m
    • 25A Beneavin Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 PX72 · 8 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5769/25 · 329 m
    • 38 Beneavin Park, Finglas East, Dublin 11, D11 R6H6 · 1 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB6095/25 · 329 m
    • 96A Griffith Road, Dublin, Dublin 11, D11 RH74 · 11 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 3331/25 · 420 m
    • 113 Hillcrest Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 N9C0 · 27 Apr 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2411/25 · 304 m
    • 14 Beneavin Drive, Ballygall, Dublin 11, D11 K4W8 · 19 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB5368/25 · 208 m
    • 49 Glasnevin Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 3, D11 X0Y6 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2535/25 · 384 m
    • 179 Hillcrest Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, Dublin, D11 N8P5 · 17 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · WEB2716/25 · 124 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Former Premier Dairies Site200200 built (2026-Q1)860 m
    Sillogue Road and Avenue323323 not started (2026-Q2)933 m
    Sillogue Lands Site 12102102 not started (2026-Q2)949 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bizzy B's Afterschool & Pre School · Crèche2 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate220 m
    Butterflies Community Playgroup · Crèche30 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate484 m
    Ballygall Community Playgroup · Crèche20 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate496 m
    Willow Tree Creche · Crèche27 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate516 m
    Little Stars Childcare · Crèche15 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate516 m
    Griffith Community Playgroup · Crèche3 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate615 m
    Sandra's Playschool · Crèche11 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate709 m
    Mother of Divine Grace Community Playgroup · Crèche16 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate806 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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
    Here0
    Council middle62
    Homes started
    Here212
    Council middle138
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    81% of homes built before 1971 (council 52%). 72% owner-occupied (council 47%).

    Homes built before 1971
    81% · council 52%
    Homes built since 2001
    11% · council 19%
    Owner-occupied
    72% · council 47%
    Rented
    18% · council 45%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    16% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    33% · council 19%
    Work mainly from home
    10% · council 12%
    This small area (214 people)Dublin

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 268013005

    Bus
    24 m
    Ferndale Ave · 24 · busiest stop within 500 m: 5 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    247 m
    St Kevins College, 503 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    994
    in 3 years, 22 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Kevins College · postprimary · 503 pupils · 247 m
    • Scoil na Croi Naofa · primary · 404 pupils · 492 m
    • Beneavin De La Salle College · postprimary · 585 pupils · 504 m
    • Mother Of Divine Grace · primary · 480 pupils · 505 m
    • St Ciarans Spec Sch · primary · 140 pupils · 586 m
    • Gaelscoil Ui Earcain · primary · 248 pupils · 665 m
    • Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys · primary · 174 pupils · 809 m
    • St Canices B NS · primary · 355 pupils · 840 m

    Stops 60

    • Ferndale Ave · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 24 m
    • Ferndale Ave · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 47 m
    • Beneavin Ct · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 154 m
    • Beneavin Ct · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 158 m
    • St Kevin's College · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 254 m
    • St Kevin's College · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 289 m
    • Beneavin Pk · 24 · 3/hour at peak · 336 m
    • Griffith Drive · 23 · 3/hour at peak · 346 m

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

    • St Kevins College · 247 m+0.4% pupils (503)
    • Scoil na Croi Naofa · 492 m-2.2% pupils (404)
    • Beneavin De La Salle College · 504 m-3% pupils (585)
    • Mother Of Divine Grace · 505 m-2% pupils (480)
    • St Ciarans Spec Sch · 586 m-2.8% pupils (140)
    • Gaelscoil Ui Earcain · 665 m-7.8% pupils (248)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Dublin City Council · 1.56 ha · 40 m
    • Dublin City Council · 2.32 ha · 139 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.37 ha · 187 m
    • Dublin City Council · 3.81 ha · 220 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.79 ha · 230 m
    • Dublin City Council · 0.33 ha · 239 m
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    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. Keeping work already done was refused (WEB1865/21, 2021): was it removed?
      Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Decision 193 m away can be appealed until 10 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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 B
    Electoral area
    Ballymun-Finglas
    Council
    Dublin City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest WEB1865/21, refused 2021.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 1 site nearby could change: 1 derelict.
    • Glasnevin Avenue (bus 24, N4) 433 m away: 8 an hour at morning peak; 68 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 72% owner-occupied (council 47%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1946–1960; 39% drive to work (council 28%); population up 2% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
    • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • 26 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 90%); 23% for work already built (council 14%).
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 31 Oct 2026, 19:51 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.