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Site planning risk brief

40, St. John's Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

13% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 12,239 decisions within 5 km, 9 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 2974 structured appeals.

Matched source
2139/20
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

9 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

9 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for Dublin City Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

2 of 4 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; flood and built heritage are not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for them.

2 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

2974 structured nearby appeal records.

2,974 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Dublin City Council development plan.

1 matched
12,239Nearby applications
9Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
2,974Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity12
Visual Amenity11
Design7
Traffic Sightlines6
Other4

Nearest planning decisions

2139/20

The development will consist of 1. The demolition of the existing single storey entrance hall to side and single storey utility shed to rear of two storey house. 2. The construction of a 2-storey extension to the side of the existing house for new stairs and living area at first floor level, extending the existing roof over and amending the roof profile. 3. The construction of a single storey extension to the rear for a new kitchen/dining area and associated internal works. 4. The conversion of the attic to an en-suite bedroom. 5. The addition of 2 no. rooflights to the front of the main roof and 2 no. rooflights and solar panels to the rear. 6. Soakaway to the front garden.

Granted0.0 km23 March 2020
3414/25

The development will consist of the demolition of the existing wc, entrance and kitchen on the ground floor and the construction of a new single storey extension to the front, side and rear of the existing house, to include new entrance with brick arch, hall and kitchen area with rooflights and bifold doors onto existing garden and all associated drainage connections.

Granted0.0 km25 November 2025
3933/22

Planning permission for the removal of the existing single storey extension at the rear and for its replacemnt with a new single storey extension comprising of a family room and dining area. Permission is also sought for a new bedroom with ancillary accommodation in the existing attic space with a new north east facing dormer window at the rear and a new skylight over the proposed WC and the extended staircase.

Granted0.1 km04 July 2022
WEB1732/23

A single storey extension (14m2) to the rear of an existing two storey semi-detached house with rooflight, sliding doors to rear elevation and window to side elevation including all associated alterations to the existing house and site works

Granted0.1 km25 October 2023
WEB1320/25

Conversion of their attic to non-habitable accommodation and a bathroom including a dormer window to the rear and 3 velux rooflights to the front, all at roof level.

Granted0.1 km10 April 2025
3069/24

The proposed development works consist of (a)the demolition of an existing two storey side extension to the original property, and a proposed ground floor single storey extension to the rear, along with ground and first floor reconfigurations, and a dormer extension to the back with all associated alterations, site works and ancillary works - all proposed to the original property. (b) the construction of a 4 bedroom, 2 storey with attic accommodation and a dormer extension to the back, end-of-terrace dwelling (18A) to the side of number 18 Merlyn Road, with all associated alterations, site works and ancillary works. New pedestrian access to the side of the new property is proposed and 18A Merlyn Road will use the existing vehicular access entrance which currently serves the existing house. (c) a new vehicular access entrance along Merlyn Road which will serve as the new entrance to 18 Merlyn Road with all associated alterations, site works and ancillary works. (d) Garden studio and storage structures to the rear of both 18 and 18A Merlyn Road with all associated alterations, site works and ancillary works.

Granted0.1 km12 March 2024

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 12,239 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €39 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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