39-43 Merrion Square East
39-43 Merrion Square East, Dublin 2, & · South East Inner City · Dublin City
Stalled build. commenced 16 Jun 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2023
- Site area
- 0.26 ha (0.64 acres)
- Zoning
- O2
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Why this site
- Stalled build· started, no progress
Planning on this site
- 3436/23 · grant permission · lodged 24 Mar 2023
- 4700/22 · grant permission · lodged 22 Aug 2022
- 3735/22 · grant permission · lodged 13 Apr 2022
- 3643/22 · application declared inva · lodged 31 Mar 2022
- 3887/21 · grant permission · lodged 18 Nov 2021
- 3841/21 · application declared inva · lodged 10 Nov 2021
- 3067/21 · grant permission · lodged 1 Jul 2021
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.33882, -6.24660 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most Dublin land is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 67
Appeals
- Total
- 11
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 0
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- Yes
- Note
- This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
Zones (4)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with th… | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | O2 | Green belt | Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted. |
| Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 20 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 15
- Homes
- 610
- Started
- 405
- Sites started
- 8
- Unbuilt
- 139
- Sites unbuilt
- 3
- Lapsing
- 42
- Sites lapsing
- 2
- Lapsed
- 24
- Sites lapsed
- 2
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 66
- Not started
- 181
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (15)
Applicants (3)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Esprit Investments Limited | 1 | 27 |
| Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited | 1 | 19 |
| Peter McVerry Trust CLG | 1 | 12 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Council items (2)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | South East Area Committee | 9 Feb 2026 | 5 | Planning and Development Matters | part8 |
| DCC | South East Area Committee | 9 Feb 2026 | 5. | Planning and Development Matters | part8 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 107
- Facility count
- 10
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8220DB000493 | Holles Street | 125.9 |
| nta | 8220DB004684 | Holles Street | 137.6 |
| nta | 8220DB000409 | Holles Street | 163.5 |
| nta | 8220DB000410 | Mount Street Lower | 180.5 |
| nta | 8220DB000492 | Mount Street Lower | 200.6 |
| nta | 8220DB007391 | Merrion Sq South | 222.9 |
| nta | 8220DB000750 | Fitzwilliam Street | 280.4 |
| nta | 8220DB007387 | Merrion Sq South | 290.1 |
| nta | 8220DB000784 | Fitzwilliam Street | 296.8 |
| nta | 8220DB000749 | Baggot St Lower | 310.2 |
Schools (10)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19705T | CATHERINE MC AULEY N SC | DCC | 292.1 |
| school_primary | 19896G | Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre | DCC | 296 |
| school_postprimary | 60490J | C.B.S. Westland Row | DCC | 472.4 |
| school_primary | 20545H | St Christopher's NS | DCC | 595.5 |
| school_primary | 20539M | Gaelscoil Eoin | DCC | 641.9 |
| school_postprimary | 60820E | Loreto College | DCC | 686.8 |
| school_primary | 18569J | ST DECLANS SPECIAL SCH | DCC | 699.9 |
| school_postprimary | 60540V | Catholic University School | DCC | 732.3 |
| school_primary | 20103V | JOHN SCOTTUS NS | DCC | 788.7 |
| school_primary | 11578V | CITY QUAY NS | DCC | 922.1 |
Other sites nearby
- Nos. 39-43 · Permission runs out within a year
- Public land at South East Inner City · Publicly owned land
- Public land at South East Inner City · Publicly owned land
- 7/8, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Stalled build
- Residential land at South East Inner City · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land at South East Inner City · Publicly owned land
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (25 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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