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Site planning risk brief

8, McMahon Street, Portobello, Dublin 8, DO8 Y9N3

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 13,756 decisions within 5 km, 34 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 2611 structured appeals.

Matched source
4221/22
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

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

34 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

2611 structured nearby appeal records.

2,611 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
13,756Nearby applications
34Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
2,611Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity5
Design2
Other2
Procedure Invalid2
Traffic Sightlines2

Nearest planning decisions

4221/22

The development will consist of; A) The demolition of the existing single storey return and sheds to the rear of the existing dwelling, B) the construction of a new part single storey, part two storey flat roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, C) a new rooflight in the central valley of the existing dwelling, D) demolition of the existing rear boundary wall to the laneway, and replacement with a new wall, pedestrian entrance gate and doors to bin and bicycle storage, and E) all associated site works and services.

Granted0.0 km08 August 2022
2123/21

The development will consist of: A single storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey semi-detached dwelling house to include a bedroom and en-suite. The replacement of the existing lean-to roof over the single storey rear annex with a new flat roof and all ancillary site works and services.

Granted0.1 km22 March 2021
WEB1171/23

Demolition of 13sqm single-storey extension to rear of existing terrace house; construction of a 34.5sqm. single storey extension to the rear with renovations and alterations of the existing house and associated site works at 6 Lombard Street West, Portobello, Dublin 8.

Granted0.1 km26 April 2023
2235/21

Planning permission to 1/ Demolish rear ground floor WC and shower room and 2/ extend and reconfigure first floor bedroom to the rear incorporating a new bathroom with flat roof over and 3/ to increase the roof ridge height to the rear.

Granted0.1 km13 April 2021
WEB2505/24

PERMISSION for alterations to single storey extension to rear, attic conversion with dormer window to rear and incorporating raising of ridge line and rooflight to front.

Granted0.1 km17 January 2025
WEB5780/25

RETENTION:The development consists of retention of alterations to previously granted extension to residential dwelling application No. WEB1352/23, retention of 1. Increased height of bay window & flat roof above the original dwelling soffit line & connection of ensuite flat roof to roof over bay window to the rear of dwelling. 2. Zinc cladding to rear elevation of original dwelling. 3. Basement storage area of 10.3m2. 4. Enclosure of walkway & kitchen extension to rear lower ground floor area of 5.6m2. 5. WC window to previously granted extension, rear side facing onto private laneway.

Granted0.1 km17 June 2026

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 13,756 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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