Block M, AIB Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Merrion Road, Dublin 4 · Pembroke · Dublin City
Stalled build. commenced 02 Sep 2019, no completion certificate, planned end Jun 2020
- Site area
- 0.43 ha (1.07 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
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Why this site
- Stalled build· started, no progress
Planning on this site
- 3315/24 · grant permission · lodged 4 Mar 2024
- 3227/24 · application declared inva · lodged 19 Feb 2024
- 3032/24 · application declared inva · lodged 11 Jan 2024
- 3482/21 · grant permission · lodged 9 Sept 2021
- 3500/20 · grant permission · lodged 5 Oct 2020
- 3806/19 · grant permission · lodged 16 Aug 2019
- 2065/19 · grant permission · lodged 16 Jan 2019
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 53.32936, -6.22715 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
- 46
Appeals
- Total
- 17
- 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, 26 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, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (2)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. |
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
- Yes
- Opw flood map url
- https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/
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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 6
- Homes
- 610
- Started
- 530
- Sites started
- 4
- Unbuilt
- 69
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Lapsing
- 11
- Sites lapsing
- 1
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 87
- Not started
- 80
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (6)
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Council items (3)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | South East Area Committee | 14 Sept 2026 | 1 | Part 8 Presentation for Public Realm Improvement Works Northeast side of Sandymount Green, Sandymount, Dublin 4 ( 2nd Notification) | part8 |
| DCC | South East Area Committee | 14 Sept 2026 | 1. | Part 8 Presentation for Public Realm Improvement Works Northeast side of Sandymount Green, Sandymount, Dublin 4 ( 2nd Notification) | part8 |
| DCC | South East Area Committee | 11 May 2026 | 2. | Presentation - Notification of the initiation of the Part 8 Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) - Sandymount Green Public Realm improvemen… | part8 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 45
- Facility count
- 8
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8220B100461 | Merrion Road | 138.6 |
| nta | 8220DB000485 | RDS Ballsbridge | 158.3 |
| nta | 8220DB000486 | RDS Ballsbridge | 168.2 |
| nta | 8220DB000416 | RDS Ballsbridge | 168.4 |
| nta | 8220DB000417 | Merrion Road | 200.8 |
| nta | 8220DB002808 | Sandymount Station | 393.1 |
| nta | 8220DB002800 | Sandymount Avenue | 397 |
| nta | 8220DB000415 | American Embassy | 401.4 |
| nta | 8220DB000483 | British Embassy | 435.2 |
| nta | 8220IR0028 | Sandymount | 452.9 |
Schools (8)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 60500J | Marian College | DCC | 421 |
| school_primary | 18370J | Enable Ireland Sandymount School | DCC | 580.4 |
| school_primary | 20103V | JOHN SCOTTUS NS | DCC | 881.1 |
| school_postprimary | 60590N | St Conleths College | DCC | 893.4 |
| school_primary | 15995L | Star of the Sea | DCC | 961.8 |
| school_primary | 20441S | Shellybanks Educate Together National School | SDCC | 967.5 |
| school_primary | 18282M | SN PAROISTE MAITIU NFA | DCC | 972.9 |
| school_primary | 18569J | ST DECLANS SPECIAL SCH | DCC | 973.9 |
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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.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (25 Sept 2026); npad (26 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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