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Site planning risk brief

7, Merlyn Park, Ballsbridge, 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 12,230 decisions within 5 km, 13 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 3029 structured appeals.

Matched source
2375/19
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

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

13 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

3029 structured nearby appeal records.

3,029 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
12,230Nearby applications
13Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
3,029Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity12
Visual Amenity11
Design7
Traffic Sightlines6
Other4

Nearest planning decisions

2375/19

Planning permission is sought for (1) formation of bedroom & bathroom within existing roof space including dormer window to rear and roof window to front of main roof and internal alterations (2) formation of detached single storey garden room to rear garden & associated site works.

Granted0.0 km23 April 2019
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
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
WEB1396/24

Permission is sought for an extension to a semi-detached dwelling. The development will consist of an amendment to previously Granted Permission with Reg. Ref. No. WEB2123/23. The proposed amendments will consist of - part single storey rear extension reconfigured due to planning condition 3a, and associated internal layout modifications.

Granted0.1 km31 May 2024
WEB2123/23

Permission is sought for an extension to a semi-detached dwelling. The development will consist of demolition of an existing detached single storey front garage and rear conservatory structures, and construction of - part two storey pitch roof extension and part single storey flat roof extension to side of the house, part two storey and part single storey flat sedum roof extension to rear of the house, attic conversion with a dormer window to rear, internal modifications, velux rooflight to front and flat rooflight to rear, widening of existing vehicular gate, and associated site works.

Granted0.1 km22 February 2024

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 12,230 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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