Sites for sale in Dublin

Sites for sale in Dublin City

64 council land sales proposed in the last three years and 317 off-market leads. Some to look at first:

1. Willow View, Dublin 9 · council sale proposed
2. Land to the front of 14 Old Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 · council sale proposed
3. Holy Cross College · permission running out, not started · 8.7 ha
4. St. Paul's College · permission running out, not started · 6.7 ha
5. Kevin Street (Camden Yard) - Residential Development · stalled build · 1.6 ha
6. 1 Bow Lane West Dublin 8 · derelict sites register

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Sites for sale in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (south County Dublin)

3 council land sales proposed in the last three years and 103 off-market leads. Some to look at first:

1. 17 Woodbrook Copse, Dublin Road, Bray · council sale proposed
2. Land in Hyde Road · council sale proposed
3. Residential land at Dundrum · permission granted, not started · 9.7 ha
4. Bray Golf Club Lands · permission granted, not started · 8.8 ha
5. Kilternan Centre of Excellence forEquine Breeding and Training · stalled build · 38 ha
6. 1 & 2 Annaville Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin · derelict sites register

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Sites for sale in Fingal (north County Dublin)

110 council land sales proposed in the last three years and 95 off-market leads. Some to look at first:

1. Land to the rear of Beaver Lodge, The Priory, Donabate · council sale proposed
2. Land at Garristown · council sale proposed
3. Barberstown · permission granted, not started · 30 ha
4. Station Road · permission running out, not started · 11 ha
5. Beresford Phase 2 - Comm no. 10 · stalled build · 9.8 ha
6. 10 North Strand Street, Skerries, Co Dublin · derelict sites register

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Sites for sale in South Dublin (south-west County Dublin)

6 council land sales proposed in the last three years and 97 off-market leads. Some to look at first:

1. Land at rear of 4A Esker Cottages, Lucan · council sale proposed
2. Melrose Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 HI 9 (a) (i) · council sale proposed
3. Kishoge Development Area Sites 3, 4 and 5 · permission granted, not started · 30 ha
4. Boherboy, Saggart · permission granted, not started · 19 ha
5. Kilcarbery Grange, Clondalkin · stalled build · 28 ha
6. 1 St Brendan's Crescent, Greenhills, Dublin 12 · derelict sites register

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Sites for sale with planning permission

257 Dublin sites have a planning permission that nobody has started. Owners who don’t build sometimes sell with the permission. The biggest:

1. Barberstown · permission granted, not started · 30 ha · Fingal
2. Kishoge Development Area Sites 3, 4 and 5 · permission granted, not started · 30 ha · South Dublin
3. Boherboy, Saggart · permission granted, not started · 19 ha · South Dublin
4. Station Road · permission running out, not started · 11 ha · Fingal
5. Woodtown Development · permission granted, not started · 10 ha · South Dublin
6. Scholarstown Wood · permission running out, not started · 9.8 ha · South Dublin
7. Residential land at Dundrum · permission granted, not started · 9.7 ha · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
8. Bray Golf Club Lands · permission granted, not started · 8.8 ha · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
9. Holy Cross College · permission running out, not started · 8.7 ha · Dublin City
10. Lands within Development Area 7 - Macnebury, including part of… · permission granted, not started · 7.8 ha · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
11. Stoney Hill Road · permission running out, not started · 7.7 ha · South Dublin
12. Laughanstown · permission granted, not started · 7.4 ha · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Permissions running out · Permitted, not started

Council land for sale

Before a council sells or leases land it must give its members notice under section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, naming the land, the buyer and the price. 183 such notices were put to the four councils’ meetings in the last three years. Most are small plots; some are development land.

• 64Dublin City
• 3Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
• 110Fingal
• 6South Dublin

Latest notices

1. Land to the rear of Beaver Lodge, The Priory, Donabate · Fingal · meeting 14 Sept 2026
2. Land at Garristown · Fingal · meeting 14 Sept 2026
3. Land at rear of 4A Esker Cottages, Lucan · South Dublin · meeting 14 Sept 2026
4. 17 Woodbrook Copse, Dublin Road, Bray · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · meeting 14 Sept 2026
5. Kellystown, Dublin 15 · Fingal · meeting 3 Sept 2026
6. Willow View, Dublin 9 · Dublin City · meeting 6 Jul 2026
7. Land to the front of 14 Old Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 · Dublin City · meeting 6 Jul 2026
8. Land at Clonswords, Ballyboughal · Fingal · meeting 6 Jul 2026
9. Land at Elmdale, Cherry Orchard · Dublin City · meeting 17 Jun 2026
10. Land to the rear of 6 Croydon Park Avenue, Marino, Dublin 3 · Dublin City · meeting 8 Jun 2026

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Off-market leads

612 sites on public registers whose owners may have a reason to sell. They come from registers, not adverts, and each list links to the record behind every site.

• 81 permissions running out, not started (the figures by council and month). A permission usually lasts five years, and an extension normally needs substantial works done first, so an owner who hasn't started must build, apply again or sell.
• 216 on a derelict sites register. While a site stays on the register the council charges a levy of 7% of its market value every year and can buy it compulsorily, which gives owners a reason to sell.
• 139 stalled builds. Building started and no completion certificate has followed. A scheme stuck for money or on a dispute can leave its owner or lender open to an offer.
• 176 permitted, not started. Some owners got permission to sell with it; others can't make the numbers work at today's costs. Either may take an offer or a joint venture.

On the map

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