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Public land off St Margarets Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart · Fingal

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
9.20 ha (22.72 acres)
Zoning
M1
Townland
Ballymun
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning on this site

  • F26A/0453E · grant permission · lodged 29 May 2026
  • FW25A/0179E · grant permission · lodged 29 Apr 2025
  • FW25A/0040E · grant permission for retention · lodged 10 Feb 2025
  • FW24A/0456E · grant permission · lodged 5 Nov 2024
  • FW23A/0302 · grant permission · lodged 6 Oct 2023
  • FW23A/0223 · grant permission · lodged 26 Jul 2023
  • FW20A/0006 · grant permission · lodged 24 Jan 2020
  • FW20A/0007 · grant permission · lodged 24 Jan 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 53.40691, -6.26918 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
8

Appeals

Total
1
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, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 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 (10)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 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-2022-202811 Sept 2026C2.1Economic development and employmentZoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RW - Retail Warehousing: Facilitate the sale of bulky goods within high quality settings and highly accessible locations, with an emphasis on exemplar sustai…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
HT - High Technology: Facilitate opportunities for high technology, high technology and advanced manufacturing, major office and research and development bas…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality p…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RW - Retail Warehousing: Provide for retail warehousing developmentFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026C1.2Retail warehousingZoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.
GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employmentFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026C2.1Economic development and employmentZoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and sup…Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026M1Metro / rail economic corridorA high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area 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 (2)

KindLabelCount
epa_licenceEPA-licensed facility1
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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
11
Homes
1,573
Started
912
Sites started
7
Unbuilt
226
Sites unbuilt
2
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
435
Sites lapsed
2
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
58
Not started
226

As of

Computed at
2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table
4,173

Applicants (3)

NameSitesHomes
Cosgrave Developments1331
JOM Investments Unlimited Company1192
Cosgrave Property Developments Limited1104

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

On site (1)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Dublin City Council1 Apr 2023

Council items (1)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCMonthly Council Meeting11 May 20268(b)The proposed construction of 323 residential units at a site located at Sillogue Road and Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin 11part8

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
34
Facility count
2

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB007274Operations Depot111
nta8220DB008345Saint Margaret's Rd112.3
nta8220DB007275DCC Depot130.8
nta8220DB008240IKEA Ballymun299.4
nta8220DB007698IKEA Ballymun374.7
nta8220DB000322Gulliver's Retail390
nta8220DB007192Balbutcher Way526.8
nta8220DB008020IKEA Ballymun534.5
nta8220DB008245Gallaun Road537.4
nta8220DB007191Balbutcher Way543

Schools (2)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary19431IST JOSEPHS JNRDCC627.4
school_primary19583IST JOSEPHS SENIOR N SDCC643

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.epa_licence (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (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 (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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