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48 Townsend Street Development -Enabling Works

48 Townsend Street, Dublin · South East Inner City · Dublin City

Stalled build. 21 homes; commenced 26 Jul 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2018

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Why this site

  • Stalled build· started, no progress
    Stalled build · 21 homes; commenced 26 Jul 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2018 · 26 Jul 2018 · source

Planning on this site

  • 2976/21 · grant retention permissio · lodged 16 Jun 2021
  • 3995/20 · grant permission · lodged 21 Dec 2020
  • 3265/20 · grant permission · lodged 28 Aug 2020

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 53.34599, -6.25170 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 around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
35

Appeals

Total
12
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, 18 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
No

Zones (2)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design chara…DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026M2Major town centreThe main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building1
radonRadon risk area1

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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
19
Homes
927
Started
529
Sites started
9
Unbuilt
146
Sites unbuilt
5
Lapsing
229
Sites lapsing
3
Lapsed
23
Sites lapsed
2
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
57
Not started
375

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (15)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application88,618DCC3054/22'Dublin Arch''Dublin Arch', on a site adjacent to Connolly Station, Sheriff Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6
application86,493DCC3164/23Fenian Street62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2
application72,028DCC3452/2117 Pearse Square17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A338
application88,661DCC3067/21Nos. 39-43To the rear of Nos. 39-43, Merrion Square East (Protected Structures) D02NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 2
application76,067DCC3980/24Britain PlaceBritain Place, Dublin 1, to the rear of Cumberland Street North and Parnell Street, Dublin 1
application86,666DCC2862/2110-13 & 18-21 Moore Street10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street, 5A Moore Lane & 6-7 & 10-12 Moore Lane & 17-18 Henry Place, Dublin 1
application76,960DCC4467/2433 and 34 Dame Street33 and 34 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02WY24
application70,682DCC3546/22Piper's CornerPiper's Corner, 105-106 Marlborough Street & 5 Sackville Place, Dublin 1
application87,967DCCDSDZ2668/19Sir John Rogerson's Quay20-24, Sir John Rogerson's Quay (A Protected Structure), 25-27 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, 1-5, 11/11a, 12-14 Lime Street, Lime Court & at 8-10 Hanover Street …
application87,458DCC2861/2136-41 Henry Street36-41 Henry Street, 1-9 Moore Street, 3-13 Henry Place, Charles Court & Mulligan Lane, Dublin 1
application87,988DCCDSDZ3545/19Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street EastThe (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')
application87,072DCC3684/21Apollo HouseSite of 0.64 ha at former Apollo House, Tara Street, Dublin 2,9-15 Townsend Street & 31-33 Tara Street,incl.former Long Stone Pub & Brokerage Apartment Build…
application86,811DCC4778/19located at Brunswick Villas(0.2695 ha) located at Brunswick Villas, Shaw Street, Townsend Street and Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2
application80,607DCC3080/19Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne StreetCorner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street, Dublin 2
application86,969DCC2479/20Jervis Shopping CentreJervis Shopping Centre, bounded by Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1

Applicants (3)

NameSitesHomes
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited119
Welbritain Property Limited117
Dublin Central GP Limited115

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

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
196
Facility count
9

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB007865Shaw Street101.3
nta8220DB007733Moss Street113.8
nta8220DB007861Prince's St South117.1
nta8220DB000350Lombard Street East134.7
nta8220B1351101George's Quay158.3
nta8220000357George's Quay161
nta8220DB000400Shaw Street170
nta8220DB007587Shaw Street173.7
nta8220DB007859Shaw Street187
nta8220B1351401George's Quay193

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (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 (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).

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