Balbriggan
Castleland · Balbriggan · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by The Minister for Education and Skills
- Site area
- 1.85 ha (4.57 acres)
- Zoning
- S3
- Townland
- Castleland
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F23A/0253 · grant permission · lodged 13 Jul 2023
- F20A/0546 · grant permission · lodged 30 Oct 2020
- F20A/0151 · grant permission · lodged 2 Apr 2020
- F19A/0552 · grant permission · lodged 20 Nov 2019
- F19A/0361 · grant permission · lodged 12 Aug 2019
- F16A/0457 · grant permission · lodged 16 May 2017
- F15A/0497 · grant permission · lodged 2 Nov 2015
- F14A/0184 · grant permission for retention · lodged 12 May 2014
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 53.60030, -6.18100 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
- 2
Appeals
- Total
- 0
- 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, 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 (6)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality p… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| CI - Community Infrastructure: Protect and promote an inclusive county, accessible to all members of the community, facilitating the sustainable development … | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 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_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. |
| RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 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'… |
| CI - Community Infrastructure: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | S3 | Community infrastructure | Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure. |
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 (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 2
- Homes
- 855
- Started
- 855
- Sites started
- 2
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 100
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (2)
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
On site (1)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by The Minister for Education and Skills | 1 Apr 2023 |
Council items (1)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGAL | County Council | 14 Sept 2026 | 24. | 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 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 21
- Facility count
- 4
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240B1348501 | Castleland Rdbt | 266 |
| nta | 8240B1007201 | Balbriggan RP | 293.3 |
| nta | 8240B1002701 | Balbriggan RP | 331.8 |
| nta | 8240B1002601 | Golf Club | 434.9 |
| nta | 8240DB007174 | Peter & Paul Church | 465.9 |
| nta | 8240DB006048 | Peter & Paul Church | 520.7 |
| nta | 8240B1007301 | Golf Club | 521.5 |
| nta | 8240DB003809 | Old Market Green | 655.8 |
| nta | 8240DB005064 | Balbriggan | 656.9 |
| nta | 8240DB007173 | Old Market Green | 663.2 |
Schools (4)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 76129H | Ardgillan Community College | FINGAL | 51.1 |
| school_primary | 20252P | GAELSCOIL BHAILE BRIGIN | FINGAL | 128.8 |
| school_primary | 20282B | Bracken Educate Together NS | FINGAL | 196.3 |
| school_primary | 19515O | S N Naomh Teresa | FINGAL | 587.3 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Castleland · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Castleland · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Castleland · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Balbriggan · Publicly owned land
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Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (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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