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Site planning risk brief

1 - 4, Rivermount Cottages, Ballyboggan Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

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 8,811 decisions within 5 km, 3 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1037 structured appeals.

Matched source
3902/20
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

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

3 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

1037 structured nearby appeal records.

1,037 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
8,811Nearby applications
3Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
1,037Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity14
Traffic Sightlines10
Visual Amenity7
Other6
Zoning Contravention5

Nearest planning decisions

3902/20

Permission for development at this 0.747 ha site. The development will consist of: the demolition of 4 no. existing dwellings and ancillary buildings known as Nos. 1-4 Rivermount Cottages (320m2) and the construction of a residential development arranged in 3 no. blocks (Block A, B and C) ranging from 4 to 5 no. storeys in height over basement/undercroft level (12,106.2m2, including basement). Blocks A and B incorporate a setback fifth storey. The maximum height of the development, taken from street level is 20.9m, including lift overrun. The development will comprise 99 no. residential units (47 no. 1-bedroom apartments, 50 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 2 no. 3-bedroom apartments); residential amenity areas comprising residents lounge and meeting rooms (296.4m2) and private, communal and public open space provision (including balconies and terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each block). The development also consist of: amendments to the existing northern boundary wall; the provision of a new set-down area on Ballyboggan Road; the provision of 57 no. car parking spaces and 3 no. motorcycle parking spaces at the basement/undercroft level; the provision of bicycle stores providing 162 no. long-stay bicycle parking spaces and 34 no. short-stay (visitor) bicycle parking spaces at basement/undercroft level and 36 no. short-stay bicycle parking spaces adjacent to Ballyboggan Road. The development will also include: New vehicular access arrangements, for residents, emergency/refuse vehicles, and pedestrian access is via Ballyboggan Road; minor upgrade works to Ballyboggan Road; all piped infrastructure and ducting; plant rooms; ESB substation; lift access and stair cores; internal roads and pathways; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; changes in level; waste management areas; attenuation tank; lighting; and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. The Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the relevant planning authority.

Granted0.0 km15 October 2021
3687/22

Planning Permission to construct dormer window in attic storage area on rear elevation of roof with flat roof finish.

Granted0.1 km01 June 2022
2929/20

PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development consists of the Retention Permission to the existing office / industrial unit of alterations to constructed building elevation for additional windows to the north elevation at first floor level and additional 83.32sqm of office floor space constructed to the existing first floor office layout. Application for Planning Permission consisting of construction of a protected stairwell within the unit from the first floor office area to the ground floor with construction of a new fire exit door from the stairwell to the north elevation of the building.

Granted0.1 km20 August 2020
3199/20

The development will consist of (i) extension to existing industrial building, (ii) a new storage building, (iii) removal of existing trees, (iv) revisions to existing signage and (v) all associated site works.

Granted0.2 km05 February 2021
WEB1966/23

The proposed development will consist of the construction of a free standing single storey ESB Sub-Station (approx. 21.07 sq.m) to the side boundary of the site, (northeast side) and all associated site works.

Granted0.2 km04 January 2024
4230/22

Permission for development at this site (c. 0.136 ha) comprises the use of an existing warehouse unit as a 'cloud kitchen' comprising remote commissary kitchen pods and ancillary customer delivery service with associate site works including: internal subdivision and fit out, new external ventilation grilles and ducting replacement of existing external compound with new external refuse store (c. 21.3 sq.m.), 7 no. new bicycle stands and 2 no. new illuminated signs (c 3m x 1m) affixed to the south-east and south west building elevations.

Granted0.2 km30 September 2022

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