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Site planning risk brief

Rear of 4, Orchard Road, Dublin 3, D03 NY20

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 12,378 decisions within 5 km, 27 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1607 structured appeals.

Matched source
4633/23
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

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

27 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

1607 structured nearby appeal records.

1,607 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
12,378Nearby applications
27Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
1,607Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Other1
Residential Amenity1
Visual Amenity1

Nearest planning decisions

4633/23

Increasing the height of the existing building from 2.750 m to 3.5 m at the highest point and all ancillary works.

Granted0.0 km17 January 2024
3923/23

Development will consist of changing the roof design and increasing the height of the existing building from 2.750m to 4.5m at the highest point and all ancillary works.

Refused0.0 km03 August 2023
4067/24

The site is bound to the north east by the River Tolka, Tom Clarke House to the south east, Orchard Road to the west and south. The site is c.0.26 ha in size. The development will consist of: • The demolition of existing single storey sheds, warehouses and structures on site used as part of the former DCC depot and boxing club; • Provision of a 2 No. to 5 No. storey building at an overall height of c.21m including 38 No. apartments which are all 1 bed social housing units for older people (gross floor area of c. 2,825 sqm); • Car parking including 1 No. visitor car parking spaces, 2 No. EV charging car parking space, 1 No. universal accessible car parking space located at surface;• 12 No. cycle parking spaces are provided including 4 No. short stay visitor spaces and 8 No. long stay spaces; 8 No. mobility scooter parking bays;• Vehicular and pedestrian access is provided via existing access to Orchard Road;• A new pedestrian access is provided to Tom Clarke House; • Photovoltaic panels at roof level • Landscaping including open space, terraces, balconies facing north east, north west and south east; and • All ancillary works including green roofs, plant rooms, bin stores, an ESB substation, and community room at around floor level. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and has been submitted with the planning.

Granted0.0 km18 December 2024
2685/20

Permission sought for demolition of 2 no. existing single storey domestic garages/outhouses to the rear garden areas of both 50 & 52, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3, D03 AK63 & D03 EP64, and for the construction of a single new dwelling on the combined rear gardens of both houses. The proposed house will be detached, 2 stories in height and with 4 bedrooms. Off street parking also for 1 car with access from laneway to the rear. Works to include associated site development works and service connections.

Granted0.1 km10 July 2020
3178/24

Permission is sought for a change of house type from that granted under planning reference 2685/20. The proposed house will front onto the main part of Orchard road to the west and not the cul de sac to the north as previously granted. This is to facilitate a level access into the house. The proposed house is also two storey and detached with a slightly different internal layout and window type which includes cedar than that previously granted under planning reference 2685/20. The zinc boxes around the windows have been removed. There is an additional roof window on the northwest elevation. The proposed northeast and northwest elevation are also changed to brick by Central Line Consulting Ltd at (rear of) 50 & 52, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3, D03 AK63 & DO3 EP64.

Granted0.1 km05 April 2024
2367/19

Permission sought for demolition of 2 no. existing single storey domestic garages / outhouses to the rear garden areas of both 50 & 52 Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3, D03 AK63 & D03 EP64 and for the construction of 2 no., 2 bedroomed, 2 storey, semi-detached mews dwellings on the same site, fronting onto the laneway behind and siding onto Orchard Road to include associated site development works and services connections. Works to include pedestrian access gates to the garden areas to the side of House 1 onto Orchard Road and for House 2 from the laneway behind.

Granted0.1 km20 September 2019

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 12,378 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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