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Site planning risk brief

62, Merton Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin, D06 E0Y3

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 14,371 decisions within 5 km, 21 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 3364 structured appeals.

Matched source
3428/22
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

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

21 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

3364 structured nearby appeal records.

3,364 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
14,371Nearby applications
21Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
3,364Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity9
Visual Amenity7
Traffic Sightlines6
Design5
Other3

Nearest planning decisions

3428/22

Permission is sought for the removal of the existing single storey extension to rear, together with the existing garage and out-buildings to the side of the existing two storey house. The construction of a part single, part two-storey, extension to side and rear with two associated roofs light to the rear. The replacement of the existing roof tiles together with all other associated works, landscaping and site works.

Granted0.0 km27 April 2022
3030/23

1. Demolition of an existing side extension behind the existing garage;existing rear extension; existing front glazed porch. 2. The construction of a part single storey, part two storey new ground floor side and rear extension along with first floor side and rear extension. 3. The existing attic is to be extended including a new dormer window to the rear roof. 4. Construction of new roof lights to the rear and front of the main roof. The application includes for all associated internal alterations and external works at 58 Merton Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

Granted0.0 km07 March 2023
WEB1566/26

Planning permission is sought for modifications to widen the existing vehicular entrance from 2.45 metres to 3.0 metres and the partial removal and alteration of the existing front boundary wall to facilitate same, together with all associated site works.

Granted0.0 km05 May 2026
3758/21

Planning permission is sought for A. attic conversion of the two storey house roofspace including: building up of side wall to form gable and extend roof ridge across forming gable roof, construct dormer rooflight and rooflight to rear - proposed use is bedroom and wc/shower room, B. demolish existing single storey extension to rear, C. construct part single and part two storey extension to rear consisting of: ground floor kitchen/dining/living areas and first floor bedroom extension.

Granted0.0 km15 December 2021
WEB1135/22

Permission for development at 26a Merton Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 TX26. The development will consist of amendments to previously granted planning permission number 3526/20, to include; omission of first floor extension to side, omission of removal of ancillary recreation building to side, modifications to ground floor extension to side, all associated ancillary, conservation, landscaping and site development works.

Granted0.0 km12 April 2022
3526/20

The development will consist of; removal of existing single storey shed to rear, removal of ancillary recreation building to side, construction of new part single and part 2 storey extension to side, provision of a balcony to side at 1st floor level, provision of 2 no new rooflights to sides, modifications to facades including replacement of non-original fenestration, alterations to internal layout, widening of vehicular entrance, all associated ancillary, conservation, landscaping and site development works.

Granted0.0 km26 November 2020

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 14,371 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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Deterministic risk prompts

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