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Site planning risk brief

70, Merrion Village, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 F2Y3

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 11,722 decisions within 5 km, 22 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 3034 structured appeals.

Matched source
5213/22
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

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

22 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

3034 structured nearby appeal records.

3,034 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
11,722Nearby applications
22Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
3,034Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity16
Visual Amenity13
Design11
Traffic Sightlines6
Other4

Nearest planning decisions

5213/22

The development will consist of the conversion of the attic space to the existing 2 storey, detached dwelling, with a new dormer window and roof light to the front. A new entrance door to the side passage at ground floor level. Full renovation and minor internal alterations of the existing house.

Granted0.0 km04 January 2023
WEB2004/22

RETENTION & PERMISSION:The retention of works at ground, first and second floor level including: Extension of the house at ground floor level with 2 No. rooflights to northern corner. Extension at first floor level incorporating 2 No. rooflights in extended pitched roof. Demolition of conservatory and partial completion / erection of structural columns and beams for replacement sunroom and proposed covered terrace to the south and south west. Openings into the existing house for proposed first floor extensions at first floor. Installation of 4 no. rooflights replacing previously existing balcony at second floor. New render finish to dormer at second floor (to be painted dark grey / black). The removal of a chimney to southeast elevation. Provision of opening for proposed kitchen window on southeast elevation. Associated demolition of internal partitions and walls. The demolition of a bin store and sheds. The use of former garage as habitable accommodation. Planning permission for the following works: Completion of sunroom extension and covered terrace with flat roof and flat rooflights to the south and west corner. Completion of extension and infill of balcony over existing flat roof at first floor level. Kitchen extension with 1 No. rooflight to the southeast. Alterations to former garage area and extension and alteration to entrance porch and bay window. New garden shed with flat roof including plant room, bin store and green screen wall adjacent to the driveway. Installation of 34 sqm solar panels to main roof on southwest and northeast elevations. The proposed development will result in an increase of the floor area from 329.6 sqm to 442 sqm. All associated development, landscaping and ancillary works required to carry out the development.

Granted0.0 km13 December 2022
2435/21

Planning permission for a residential development on a c. 0.25 hectare site. The development will consist of demolition of existing underutilised 2 no. storey building (390 sqm) and tennis court and the construction of a residential development of 25 no. apartments with an overall height of part 4, part 5 no. storeys (over basement) comprising: 12 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 13 no. 2 bedroom apartments (including 3 no. 2 bedroom duplexes) (each with private balconies/terraces) and a ground floor gym (c. 159 sqm). Vehicular and pedestrian access will be provided from Merrion Road into a basement which will provide 25 no. car parking spaces (1 no. disabled access), 44 no. cycle spaces and all ancillary areas, with 2 no. disabled parking spaces and 12 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces at surface level; all associated site development works (including relocation of existing ESB substation), hard and soft landscaping and all other ancillary works to include provision of an area of communal landscaped open space, with pedestrian access provided to the north east. The total gross floor area proposed is c. 1,935 sqm.

Granted0.0 km14 May 2021
4461/19

The development will consist of demolition of existing underutilised 2 no. storey building (390 sqm) and tennis court and the construction of a residential development of 28 no. apartments with an overall height of part 4, part 5 no. storeys (over basement) comprising: 12 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 13 no. 2 bedroom apartment and 3 no. 3 bedroom apartments (with private balconies/terraces at each floor level) and a ground floor gym (c. 159 sqm). Vehicular and pedestrian access will be provided from Merrion Road into a basement which will provide 28 no. car parking spaces (1 no. disabled access), 44 no. cycle space and all ancillary areas, with 2 no. disabled parking spaces and 12 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces at surface level; all associated site development works, hard and soft landscaping and all other ancillary works to include provision of an area of communal landscaped open space, with pedestrian access provided to the north east. The total gross floor area proposed is c. 2,213sqm.

Granted0.0 km20 March 2020
WEB2500/25

The development will consist for creation of vehicular access to front to form new off-street parking within the curtilage of the dwelling incorporating a new gate by modification of existing railings/hedgerow and kerbing and all associated site works.

Refused0.1 km18 August 2025
WEB1803/23

To form new off-street parking within the curtilage of the dwelling incorporating a new gate by modification of existing railings/ hedgerow & kerbing and all associated site works.

Refused0.1 km15 November 2023

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 11,722 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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