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Site planning risk brief

8, Merlyn Road, Dublin 4, D04 K3C4

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 12,348 decisions within 5 km, 16 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 3028 structured appeals.

Matched source
2153/21
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

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

16 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

3028 structured nearby appeal records.

3,028 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
12,348Nearby applications
16Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
3,028Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity12
Visual Amenity11
Design7
Traffic Sightlines6
Other4

Nearest planning decisions

2153/21

The development to consist of an attic conversion to provide a bedroom and en-suite shower room with dormer windows to rear and side and velux rooflights to front.

Granted0.0 km26 March 2021
WEB1519/20

The development will consist of demolition of existing - side garage, rear stores, rear structures, rear single storey extension at ground floor, and a chimney to rear pitch roof. Construction of a two storey side extension with pitch roof to existing semi-detached dwelling, and single storey rear extension with flat roof structure, porch conversion, first floor rear windows modified, attic conversion to bedroom and ensuite with dormer window to rear, hip roof modified to accommodate new staircase, 2no. velux rooflights to front and rear, and solar panels to front pitched roof, and widening of vehicular access gate, and associated site development works on a site of 610m² area.

Granted0.1 km24 September 2020
WEB1139/20

The development will consist of demolition of existing - side garage, rear stores, rear structures, rear single storey extension of 25m2 at ground floor, and a chimney to rear pitch roof, construction of a single storey L shaped extension with flat roof structure to side and rear of existing semi-detached dwelling at ground level of 59m2 with porch conversion, first floor gable elevation window amended, attic conversion of 35m2 to bedroom and ensuite with dormer window to rear, hip roof modified to accommodate new staircase, velux rooflights to rear and side pitched roof, and solar panels to front pitched roof, and widening of vehicular access, and all associated site development works on a site of 610m² area.

Granted0.1 km29 June 2020
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
WEB1851/26

The development will consist of the demolition of the existing 56m2 single storey extension to the rear of 11 Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 and the construction of a new single storey, flat roofed extension, of 59m2 with associated ground works and landscaping, including widening of the vehicular entrance gateway from 3.6m to 4.45m.

Refused0.1 km08 June 2026
WEB5715/25

A) removal of existing pitched roof, b) a new flat roof of varying heights to entire dwelling, with rooflights, c) single-storey extension to front and rear of dwelling, d) change of material finish from existing brick to render and stone cladding, e) alterations to fenestration throughout, f) new 2m high front boundary wall in stone, with adjusted pedestrian entrance and vehicular entrance widened to 3.5m, with remaining boundary walls also increased to 2.0m, g) new 1.8m high utilities shed and bin store to corner of front patio area, and all associated site works.

Granted0.1 km22 January 2026

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 12,348 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.

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