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Site planning risk brief

The Sandymount Hotel, Herbert Road, Dublin 4, D04 VN88

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 12,804 decisions within 5 km, 10 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 2559 structured appeals.

Matched source
4561/23
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

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

10 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

2559 structured nearby appeal records.

2,559 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
12,804Nearby applications
10Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
2,559Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity7
Visual Amenity6
Design4
Traffic Sightlines3
Density2

Nearest planning decisions

4561/23

Permission is sought for (i) the demolition of the existing lift core, boiler chimney machine room and storage compartments located at the front North East elevation of the property, (ii) the demolition of a second lift core, external machine room on the southwest elevation. Both lift cores are to be replaced with new construction comprising of new dimensionally larger lift cores to the same height as the existing passenger lifts - 11.9m, (i) the north east passenger lift will comprise of a glazed elevation facing Herbert Rd and aluminium cladding to the gable walls. In addition, a revised ground floor level entrance to the proposed new lift, (ii) the south west passenger lift will comprise of a new, dimensional larger core. The proposal includes associated internal modifications, elevation changes and all associated site development works above and below ground.

Granted0.0 km16 April 2024
3090/19

RETENTION: the development will consist of retention of alterations to an existing house including a single storey extension to the front.

Granted0.1 km18 July 2019
2342/20

Permission for demolition of existing 2sqm side entrance porch and construction of new 3.5sqm wider entrance porch to previously granted permissions 3348/18, 2694/18 and 0058/18 and associated elevational modifications.

Granted0.1 km15 June 2020
WEB2019/24

Planning permission for the following: Removal of existing pitched (hipped) roof and replacement with flat (green) roof, increase in height of external walls to allow for parapet to new flat roof, removal of existing ground floor bay window, glazed entrance screen and glazed roof to lobby, removal of chimney breast, extension of ground floor by a total of 6.72 sqM, extension of first floor to front and side (over existing Ground floor Kitchen area) by a total of 17.86 sqM. Works also include for solar panels and heat pump to roof.

Granted0.1 km07 April 2025
WEB1752/25

The development will consist of alterations to the existing two-storey, three-bedroom, semi-detached dwelling, including the construction of a part single, part two-storey extension with bay windows, rooflights, and modifications to all elevations, as well as a dormer extension to the rear (northeast-facing) roof slope to accommodate attic accommodation. It will also include the demolition of the existing garage and the construction of a new garage to the rear. Additional works will comprise the widening of the existing vehicular entrances off Serpentine Park and Serpentine Road, the installation of solar panels on the front (southwest-facing) roof slope, SuDS drainage, boundary treatment, landscaping, and all other associated works necessary to facilitate the development.

Refused0.1 km30 May 2025
3025/25

The development will consist of: additions and alterations to semi-detached dwelling including demolition of side garage and sunroom; demolition of rear part single / part two storey section of dwelling; part demolition of side and rear elevation elements to facilitate proposed works; minor modifications to dwelling interior and elevations including new front door; construction of part two storey / part single storey extension to side of dwelling including rooflights and solar / PV panels; construction of part two-storey / part single storey extension to rear of dwelling including rooflight; construction of new roof light on existing roof and all associated site works.

Granted0.1 km13 March 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 12,804 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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Policy and mapped constraints

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Appeals and comparable decisions

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Deterministic risk prompts

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