Parnell Drive
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Most home extensions nearby get approved (88%).
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 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealHere about 5 months
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.
What it says
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity
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.
the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Barclay Chemicals Manufacturing Limited (668 m); Alexion Pharma International Trading (959 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 2 | Mulhuddart Bridge; Lady's Well |
| Radon grid squares | 5 | |
| Protected buildings | 1 | Lady's Well |
| Monuments | 3 | Ritual site - holy well; R149738 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed sites, EPA radon map, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), OPW flood maps (NIFM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed sites | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | 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 |
| OPW flood maps (NIFM) | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only | 11 Sept 2026, 19:11 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions here: 60–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 71% approved, and 1 in 7 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 · 79 nearby, 2,337 council-wide
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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, which adds about 50 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated116 decided home extensions, 36 start notices, 24 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
5 of 14 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 11 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
None of 1 changed the council's decision
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 10.2 ha zoned for homes
- 2130 Castlecurragh Heath, Mulhuddart FW26A/0067
- 39 Dromheath Gardens, Mulhuddart FW26A/0279E
- 4Accutool, Unit 3A FW26A/0290E
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 5 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.
Measured27 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
Sites that could change 1 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 1
- 10.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 361 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 6 a year; busiest 2025. 79% 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 4 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 4Accutool, Unit 3A, Plato Business Park, Damastown Road, Damastown Indu ApprovedDevelopment to consist of the retention of an existing internal mezzan
- 39 Dromheath Gardens, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, D15 YW5P ApprovedThe development will consist of: The construction of a single storey e
- 9 Dromheath Gardens, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, D15 YW5P Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of the construction single storey extensi
- 2130 Castlecurragh Heath, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 ApprovedIntend to apply for Planning permission, A. Attic Conversion Incorpora
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 9 Dromheath Gardens, Dublin 15, Dublin, D15 YW5P · 16 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · FW26A/0279E · 480 m
- 2 The Avenue, Dublin 15, Dublin · 2 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · FW25A/0039 · 427 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: Parnell Estate · 1 applications in 10 years
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Páidí Ógs Public House | 40 | 40 not started (2026-Q2) | 308 m |
| Canterbury Gate | — | — | 340 m |
| Church Fields | 300 | 300 built (2025-Q4) | 570 m |
| Churchfields East | 217 | 59 built · 158 being built (2026-Q2) | 605 m |
| Blakestown Road and Huntstown Way | 30 | 30 not started (2026-Q2) | 749 m |
Who applies most nearby
- Casa Verde Ltd. — 2 applications, latest 9 Jul 2026
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Little Learners Creche · Crèche | 15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 82 m |
| Kidz Zone · Crèche | 13 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 291 m |
| By Your Side Early Intervention Preschool · Crèche | 5 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 291 m |
| The Cottage Playschool · Crèche | 11 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 483 m |
| Juniors Playschool and Montessori · Crèche | 15 Aug 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 821 m |
| Tír na nÓg Huntstown · Crèche | 16 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 908 m |
| Mini Manners Pre- School · Crèche | 23 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 923 m |
| Avenir School of Montessori Education · Crèche | 17 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 945 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, Housing estates, National Planning Application Database, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin housing delivery pipeline | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:00 | open |
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Applicant organisations (from the CRO) | Derived by Planning Register | 25 Oct 2026, 23:01 | — |
| 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 Fingal County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
5% owner-occupied (council 67%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267034001/02
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Ladyswell NS · primary · 447 pupils · 390 m
- Sacred Heart NS · primary · 632 pupils · 913 m
- Scoil Mhuire Sin · primary · 207 pupils · 952 m
- Powerstown Educate Together National School · primary · 348 pupils · 996 m
Stops 24
- Lady's Well Road · 220, 220A, 238, 38, 38A, 38B · 7/hour at peak · 78 m
- Parslickstown Ave · 220, 220A, 238, 38, 38A, 38B · 5/hour at peak · 92 m
- Parslickstown Ave · 220, 220A, 238, 38, 38A, 38B · 7/hour at peak · 169 m
- Lady's Well Road · 220, 220A, 238, 38A, 38B · 4/hour at peak · 191 m
- Castlecurragh Vale · 38, 38A, 38B, 70n · 6/hour at peak · 434 m
- Church Road · 220, 220A, 236A, 238 · 2/hour at peak · 468 m
- Church Road · 220, 220A, 236A, 238 · 2/hour at peak · 526 m
- Castlecurragh Vale · 38, 38A, 38B · 5/hour at peak · 537 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Ladyswell NS · 390 m+3% pupils (447) · an extension 2025, approved
- Sacred Heart NS · 912 m-4.4% pupils (632)
- Scoil Mhuire Sin · 952 m-11.2% pupils (207)
- Powerstown Educate Together National School · 996 m+5.1% pupils (348)
Council meetings 30 items
- 5 Nov 2026 · Notice of Proposed Disposal of land adjacent to 1b Willow Wood Grove, Dublin 15 to Catherine &…
- 5 Nov 2026 · Notice of Proposed Grant of Wayleave at Church Fields, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 to Uisce Éireann
- 5 Nov 2026 · Correspondence
- 5 Nov 2026 · Councillor A. Donnelly - Phibblestown Wood Taking in Charge - AI110830
- 5 Nov 2026 · Councillor B. Hanaphy - Housing Maintenance Repairs in this LEA - AI110832
- 5 Nov 2026 · Councillor E. Troy - Biodiversity Project Park Drive - AI110412
- 5 Nov 2026 · Councillor G. Sheehan - Update on Inter-Authority Co-Ordination regarding Draft Dunsink UAP -…
- 5 Nov 2026 · Councillor E. Carbone-Mangan - Extension of Cycle Path towards Coolmine Roundabout - AI110547
Public land
- Fingal County Council · 24.33 ha · 119 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.21 ha · 201 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.21 ha · 213 m
- Dublin City Council · 0.16 ha · 232 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.13 ha · 256 m
- Fingal County Council · 0.17 ha · 276 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
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Parslickstown
- Electoral division
- Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown
- Electoral area
- Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart
- Council
- Fingal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
- Lady's Well Road (bus 220, 220A) 78 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 31 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from aircraft mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022); inside Dublin Airport Noise Zone D.
- Here (2022 census): 92% rent (council 28%); 28% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 2001–2010; 49% drive to work (council 52%); population up 3% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
- 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
- Ladyswell NS, 390 m away: an extension approved (2025). Pupils up 3% last year.
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.
- 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.
Sources and licences 35
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com | Office of Public Works | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · flag only | 11 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.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| organisations | Planning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register) | Derived by Planning Register | 25 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 | 1 Nov 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 |