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Site planning risk brief

250 Sarsfield Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10

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 8,600 decisions within 5 km, 10 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1702 structured appeals.

Matched source
WEB6014/25
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

1702 structured nearby appeal records.

1,702 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
8,600Nearby applications
10Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
1,702Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity13
Visual Amenity12
Traffic Sightlines8
Design7
Zoning Contravention5

Nearest planning decisions

WEB6014/25

CHANGE OF USE from Retail Unit to a Day Service Hub Unit (Day Care Centre Use), including all associated internal modifications and ancillary works.

Granted0.0 km17 February 2026
4622/22

The development will consist of: The demolition of a derelict former OLV Youth Centre (1/2 storey c 560m2) and the construction of 6 no. residential units for older persons in 2 Blocks. The proposed two apartment Blocks which contain the apartments are two storey to the front with a single storey to the rear. The total development comprises of the construction of 6 no residential units in total for older persons in two Blocks. The development consists of 4 apartments in a 2 storey block to the front with 4 units (2no. x1bed, 2no.x2bed) and a single storey block to rear with 2 units (2no.x1bed bungalows) (total gross area c.370 m2), 5no. parking spaces (Inc. 4 disabled accessible spaces), 6 no. secure cycle spaces, a segregated refuse area, boundary treatments and paving, and landscaping to the front and to the central courtyard, a side access gate, and all associated site works.

Granted0.0 km28 September 2022
WEB1539/22

The development will consist of: two-storey side extension for extended living, raised gable to the side.

Granted0.1 km29 July 2022
3384/22

RETENTION: Retention permission for vehicular access to the front (widening and creation of).

Refused0.1 km22 April 2022
WEB1067/22

RETENTION: Attic conversion with dormer window to rear roof plane of existing house.

Granted0.1 km25 March 2022
WEB1579/25

PERMISSION & RETENTION for development at this site No. 279 Sarsfield Road Ballyfermot Dublin 10. The development consists of retention permission for 2 no. single storey pitched roof extensions to rear of existing pre-63 building sub-divided into 4 number bed sits. Proposed internal alterations to ground floor extensions to make provision for shared communal kitchen and dining space including shared washing and drying room off communal courtyard to rear. Provision proposed for new ensuite bedroom provided within existing extension at ground floor. Note: main extension to rear of property was constructed circa 28 years ago and second lean to extension to rear was built circa 10 years ago to existing dwelling. Sub-divided units inside existing dwelling completed pre-63 recently upgraded with fire safety measures and alarm system. All associated site work included in this application.

Granted0.1 km12 May 2025

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