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Site planning risk brief

Lands at Palmerstown Retail Park, Kennelsfort Road Lower, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 AE04

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 4,845 decisions within 5 km, 14 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1135 structured appeals.

Matched source
SHD3ABP-307092-20
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

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

14 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for South Dublin County 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 South Dublin County Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

3 of 4 layers are loaded for South Dublin County Council and were intersected with the site; flood is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

3 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

1135 structured nearby appeal records.

1,135 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the South Dublin County Council development plan.

1 matched
4,845Nearby applications
14Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
1,135Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Visual Amenity45
Residential Amenity40
Design22
Traffic Sightlines22
Zoning Contravention20

Nearest planning decisions

SHD3ABP-307092-20

Demolition of all existing structures on site and the construction of a residential development of 250 'build-to-rent' apartments in 5 blocks; with a cafe and ancillary residential amenity facilities. Block A- 27 apartments in a building ranging from 3-6 storeys over basement, with 1 communal roof garden and most apartments provided with private balconies/terraces. A cafe, reception/concierge with managers office and bookable space at ground floor level; meeting rooms and workspace/lounge at first floor level, a gym at second floor level; and a cinema and a games room at basement level; Block B- 46 apartments in a building 6 storeys over basement and all apartments provided with private balconies/terraces; Block C- 47 apartments in a building 6 storeys over basement and all apartments provided with private balconies/terraces; Block D- 67 apartments in a building 7 storeys over basement and most apartments provided with private balconies/terraces; Block E- 63 apartments in a building 8 storeys over basement and all apartments provided with private balconies/terraces. The development also includes the construction of a basement providing 120 car parking spaces, 10 motorcycle spaces, 250 bicycle spaces and a plant room and bin stores. The proposal also incorporates 5 car parking spaces and 26 bicycle spaces at surface level; upgrades and modifications to vehicular and pedestrian/cyclist access on Kennelsfort Road Lower; utilisation of existing vehicular and pedestrian/cyclist access via Palmerstown Business Park; 1 ESB sub-station; landscaping including play equipment and upgrades to public realm; public lighting; boundary treatments and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Granted0.0 km01 September 2020
SHD3ABP-302521-18

Residential development consisting of 303 apartment units with ancillary facilities including gym, community/recreational rooms and crèche. The demolition of all existing structures on site and the construction of a residential and mixed-use development of 303 apartments (26 studios, 125 1-beds, 133 2-beds, and 19 3-beds) with a crèche facility, a gym, a community/sports hall, a concierge office, and a community room, in 2 no. blocks, to be provided as follows: Block A containing a total of 191 apartments comprising of 19 studios, 102 1-beds, 61 2-beds, and 9 3-beds, in a building ranging from 6-8 storeys over basement, with 2 communal roof gardens (1 at sixth floor level and 1 at seventh floor level), and all apartments provided with private balconies/terraces; Block B containing a total of 112 apartments comprising of 7 studios, 23 1-beds, 72 2-beds, and 10 3-beds, in a building ranging from 4-8 storeys over basement, with 2 communal roof gardens (1 at sixth floor level and 1 at seventh floor level), and all apartments provided with private balconies/terraces; Block B also provides a crèche facility, a gym, a concierge office, and a community room at ground floor level (with mezzanine level within the gym and community room) and a community/sports hall at basement level. The development also includes the construction of a basement providing 269 car parking spaces, 22 motorcycle spaces, 262 bicycle spaces, and a plant room and bin stores. The proposal also incorporates 5 car parking spaces and 44 bicycle spaces at surface level; upgrades and modifications to the vehicular access onto Kennelsfort Road Lower; 1 ESB sub-station; landscaping including upgrades to public realm; public lighting; boundary treatments; and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Refused0.0 km17 December 2018
LRD25A/0006W

Retention permission for development at Palmers Gate, Kennelsfort Road Lower, Palmerstown, Dublin 20. The development consists of modifications to the previously permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) (permitted under Refs. ABP-307092-20 and ABP-309899-21, now nearing completion) which include alterations to the basement including general reconfiguration of the layout including bin stores layout, with the construction of an additional basement area to accommodate an additional bin store and an additional 18 car parking spaces (now a total of 138 no. car parking spaces at basement level); the construction of a larger ESB sub-station on site to meet ESB requirements; and alterations to the previously permitted apartment unit layouts, elevations and mix of Block C from 30 no. 1 beds and 17 no. 2 beds to now provide 32 no. 1 beds and 15 no. 2 beds, and Block E from 40 no. 1 beds and 23 no. 2 beds to now provide 42 no. 1 beds and 21 no. 2 beds), and all associated site works necessary to facilitate this development.

Granted0.0 km04 November 2025
SD24A/0142W

The proposed development will consist of the installation of rooftop mounted telecommunications equipment carrying No. 12 antennae on ballast, dishes, remote radio units (RRU's), GPS, distribution board, rooftop-based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works to provide for high-speed wireless data and broadband services.

Granted0.0 km19 July 2024
SD18A/0439

(1) Revision of existing single storey rear extension roof shape and location of roof lights with further extension to the single storey extension at the rear of existing dwelling to accommodate universally accessible living accommodation and associated site works (existing dwelling area 155sq.m., new dwelling area 210sq.m. post extension - net increase 55sq.m.); (2) retention of an existing out-building storage and utility accommodation (90sq.m.); (3) revisions to the retained out-building to include relocation of existing access doors; adjustment of floor level and installation of mono-pitched roof with roof lights and to utilise space as a personal therapy room (which is incidental to the use of the dwelling).

Granted0.1 km15 February 2019
SD18A/0221

(1) Change of use of an existing building from office to retail shop, with associated internal reconfigurations and ancillary office use; (2) 1 LED backlit advertising totem pole to front of site and all associated ancillary site works.

Granted0.1 km09 August 2018

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 4,845 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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