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Lands to the south-east of Saint Vincent's Private Hospital (D04 N2E0), to the south-west of Caritas Convalescent Centre (D04 KX73) and to the north-east of Marmion House (D04 P2T8), off Merrion Road, Dublin 4Opens secure checkout for the €39 incl. VAT site risk brief. Promotion codes can be entered at checkout.
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Site planning risk brief

Lands to the south-east of Saint Vincent's Private Hospital (D04 N2E0), to the south-west of Caritas Convalescent Centre (D04 KX73) and to the north-east of Marmion House (D04 P2T8), off Merrion Road, Dublin 4

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 11,329 decisions within 5 km, 6 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 3091 structured appeals.

Matched source
5267/22
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

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

6 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

3091 structured nearby appeal records.

3,091 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
11,329Nearby applications
6Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
3,091Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity18
Visual Amenity14
Design12
Traffic Sightlines8
Other5

Nearest planning decisions

5267/22

The development will consist of: (i) partial removal of stone boundary wall separating St. Vincent's Private Hospital and Caritas Convalescent Centre; (ii) creation of new roadway and footpath to tie in with existing access roads serving St. Vincent's Private Hospital and Caritas Convalescent Centre; (iii) provision of new infiltration trench and all associated SuDs works; (iv) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will facilitate enhanced permeability and ease of access within the wider Saint Vincent's and Religious Sisters of Charity campuses.

Granted0.0 km20 January 2023
4935/23

The development will consist of 1 no. modular building circa 178m2 over 2 storeys containing satellite laboratory and associated plant and offices to rear of existing hospital building.

Granted0.1 km28 May 2024
3936/23

The development will consist of: • The construction of a three storey infill extension to St. Vincent Private Hospital at ground, first and second floor levels (c. 330 sqm); • A new plant room at roof level and associated external fire escape stair; • All associated works to facilitate the development.

Granted0.1 km04 August 2023
2986/20

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Planning Permission for development comprising retention of unauthorised development to rear consisting of a part single, part two storey extension exceeding the permitted floor area by 29.5 sqm at ground floor level and 1.5 sqm at first floor level with modified design; and an increase in the maximum permitted number of childcare places from 38 to 64 places.

Granted0.1 km30 October 2020
WEB1576/25

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For planning permission development at 17 Estate Avenue, Merrion, Dublin 4, D04E1T9 - a Protected Structure (RPS no. 2666). The development will consist of (i) removal of existing internal walls to rear of building (ii) removal of existing non historic dormer window to side (iii) construction of new dormer windows within existing non-historic rear extension (iv) reconfiguration of first floor layout and construction of new internal partitions (v) installation of new Velux rooflight to non-historic pitched roof on the rear elevation (vi) associated landscaping and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate development.

Granted0.1 km09 September 2025
WEB1022/20

Permission is sought to 1. Construct single storey dwelling (with part basement). 2. Widen existing pedestrian gateway to side lane. 3. Drainage services on lane to connect to existing public drain. 4. Surface water soakaway and landscaping at Site to rear of 155-157 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Refused0.1 km10 March 2020

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