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Site planning risk brief

147A, Merrion Road, Dublin 4

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

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Local planning pattern

12% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 11,364 decisions within 5 km, 16 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 3047 structured appeals.

Matched source
3633/19
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

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

3047 structured nearby appeal records.

3,047 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
11,364Nearby applications
16Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
3,047Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity16
Visual Amenity13
Design11
Traffic Sightlines6
Other5

Nearest planning decisions

3633/19

RETENTION: Permission for (A) the erection of a sun room & (B) for the erection of a store, all at 147A Merrion Road & Herbert Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 F1W4.

Granted0.0 km23 September 2019
WEB2182/24

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the part demolition of rear extension side wall and installation of glazed slider in its place, removal of 2 no. existing velux rooflights and installation of 1 no. flushglaze rooflight in rear extension, part removal of selected internal walls and doors on ground floor, the installation of appropriate insulation between suspended timber floor, the installation of appropriate wall and roof insulation to extension only, other minor internal works and alterations to ground floor.

Granted0.0 km18 November 2024
2432/21

Planning permission for change of use from semi detached two storey dental surgery to 4 bedroom dwelling with livingroom, diningroom, kitchen, family room with new extended utility room to rear of building replacing existing store, extended ancillary bathrooms and services and off street car parking for two cars.

Granted0.0 km12 May 2021
3314/24

Permission for development at a site of c. 0.2212ha. The site is located south of Merrion Road and west of Herbert Avenue on a corner site. The development will consist of an amendment to the apartment development as permitted under DCC Reg. Ref. 4240/19 (ABP-306756-20) (and amended by DCC Reg. Ref. 4906/22) as follows: • Revised basement layout to facilitate the plant / sprinkler system and 2 no. additional cargo bike parking spaces resulting in a reduction in permitted car parking by 2 no. spaces (40 no. car parking spaces now provided). • Minor alterations to apartment layouts at all floors. The number and mix of permitted apartment types remain unchanged. • Revised layout of ESB substation and switch room at ground floor level. • Amendments to permitted elevations including revised fenestration, parapets, balconies, roof design and all associated works to facilitate these amendments.

Granted0.0 km10 October 2024
4906/22

The development will consist of an amendment to the permitted development under DCC Reg. Ref. 4240/19 (ABP-306756-20) to: - Amendment to basement to include commercial sprinkler and alteration to the car parking layout resulting in a reduction of 3 no. car parking spaces. - Amendment to the ground floor to include a new access external platform lift, new recess doorway and alteration to materials. - Amendment to landscaping to accommodate vents along Merrion Road and a sustainable blue roof system in the Courtyard. The development will also include all associated site development works, services provision, access, and boundary treatment works.

Granted0.0 km20 January 2023
4240/19

Permission for development at a site of c.0.2212ha located at "The Gowan Motors Site", 143 Merrion Road, Dublin 4. The site is located south of Merrion Road and west of Herbert Avenue on a corner site. The development will consist of the following: - The demolition of the existing 2 no. car showroom buildings c. 1069 sq.m; - Construction of 1 no. apartment block up to 6 storeys above basement with a total of 63 no. dwelling units comprising: 17 no. 1-bedroom apartments (ranging in size from c. 51 sq.m-c. 61 sq.m), 34 no. 2-bedroom apartments (ranging in size from c. 74 sq.m-c. 102 sq.m) and 12 no. 3-bedroom apartments (ranging in size from c. 95 sq.m-c. 122 sq.m). All units have a terrace/balcony facing north/south/east/west. - All associated site development works, services provision, c. 45 no. car parking spaces at basement level, c. 4 no. motorcycle spaces and c. 84 no. cycle parking (at basement level), bin stores, plant stores, open space, vehicular/pedestrian access, landscaping and boundary treatment works.

Granted0.0 km04 February 2020

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 11,364 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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