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Balbriggan

Balbriggan · Fingal

Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council

Site area
0.22 ha (0.55 acres)
Townland
Balbriggan
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Fingal County Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · No buildings on 0.22 ha · 25 Sept 2026 · source

Planning nearby

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 53.60340, -6.18433 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
11

Appeals

Total
2
Tagged
1

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, 24 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, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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 (5)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these cent…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
MC - Major Town Centre: Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026M4Major town centreThe main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn 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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (3)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building1
radonRadon risk area1
rpsRecord of Protected Structures1

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; constraints.rps, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
3
Homes
151
Started
38
Sites started
1
Sites unbuilt
0
Lapsing
101
Sites lapsing
1
Sites lapsed
0
Appealed
12
Sites appealed
1
Started pct
25
Not started
101

As of

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

Sites (3)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
shdFINGALABP-311095Quay Street and High StreetThe former Mall Shopping Centre, Quay Street and High Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. (www.templarplaceshd.ie)101
applicationFINGALF25A/0993Clonard Street/Mill RaceClonard Street/Mill Race, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 T62112
applicationFINGALF18A/006748-54 incl. & 69-80 incl. & 95-113 incl.48-54 incl. & 69-80 incl. & 95-113 incl., Castleland Park Way, Castlel38

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
Rhonellen Developments Limited1101

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

On site (1)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Fingal County Council1 Apr 2023

Council items (1)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
FINGALCounty Council14 Sept 202624.Report Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part VIII of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001(as amended) for R…part8

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
24
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8240DB007174Peter & Paul Church62.3
nta8240DB006048Peter & Paul Church123.3
nta8240B1002701Balbriggan RP178.5
nta8240DB005064Balbriggan284.1
nta8240B1007201Balbriggan RP346.4
nta8240B109281Stephenstown IE384.3
nta8240B1332001Balbriggan Comm Cen418.9
nta8240B1348501Castleland Rdbt425.4
nta8240DB003809Old Market Green441.4
nta8240DB007173Old Market Green444.2

Schools (7)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_postprimary76129HArdgillan Community CollegeFINGAL395.3
school_primary20252PGAELSCOIL BHAILE BRIGINFINGAL465.4
school_primary20282BBracken Educate Together NSFINGAL496.4
school_primary19515OS N Naomh TeresaFINGAL682.8
school_primary16972ES N PEADAR AGUS POL NFINGAL779.8
school_postprimary70010VBalbriggan Community CollegeFINGAL911.9
school_postprimary60010PLoreto Secondary SchoolFINGAL987.7

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

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.rps (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (24 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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