Public land at Esker South
Lucan · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 4.80 ha (11.86 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Townland
- Esker South
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- SD22A/0297 · grant permission & grant retention · lodged 1 Jul 2022
- SD22A/0078 · grant permission · lodged 15 Mar 2022
- SD18B/0466 · grant permission · lodged 28 Jan 2019
- ED18/0001 · declared exempt · lodged 30 Jan 2018
- SD17A/0276 · grant permission · lodged 9 Aug 2017
- SD17A/0164 · grant permission · lodged 25 May 2017
- SDZ16A/0005 · grant permission · 246 homes · lodged 30 Mar 2017
- SD16A/0299 · grant permission · lodged 28 Mar 2017
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 53.34676, -6.45048 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
- 9
Appeals
- Total
- 3
- 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, 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, 24 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (5)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
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
- 7
- Homes
- 567
- Started
- 412
- Sites started
- 5
- Unbuilt
- 107
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 48
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 73
- Not started
- 107
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (7)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 118,854 | SDCC | SDZ26A/0004W | Adamstown | A c.0.834 ha Site in the townland of Doddsborough, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin. |
| application | 119,362 | SDCC | SDZ18A/0013 | Adamstown | Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin |
| application | 119,943 | SDCC | SD16A/0306 | Lock Road/Newcastle Road | Lock Road/Newcastle Road (R120), Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin. |
| application | 117,422 | SDCC | SDZ25A/0037W | Doddsborough | A site of approximately 0.53 Ha in the townland of Doddsborough, South-West of Lucan, Co. Dublin |
| application | 119,536 | SDCC | SDZ25A/0030W | Doddsborough | site in the townland of Doddsborough, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin |
| application | 119,374 | SDCC | SD18A/0310 | Ardeevin Avenue | Ardeevin Avenue, Lucan, Co. Dublin |
| application | 121,816 | SDCC | SDZ18A/0006 | Somerton | Somerton, Adamstown Drive and Newcastle Road, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin |
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Evara Developments Limited | 1 | 107 |
| Castlethorn Developments | 1 | 48 |
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)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by Dublin City Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 34
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB004620 | Lucan Comm College | 62.7 |
| nta | 8230DB004616 | Lucan Comm College | 112.6 |
| nta | 8230DB007563 | Weston Hockey Club | 145.4 |
| nta | 8230DB007168 | Newcastle Road | 190.4 |
| nta | 8230DB003368 | Finnstown Abbey | 251.8 |
| nta | 8230DB007899 | Somerton Court | 273.5 |
| nta | 8230DB007897 | Somerton Avenue | 276.8 |
| nta | 8230DB002225 | St Patricks Church | 312.5 |
| nta | 8230DB002227 | St Patricks Church | 312.9 |
| nta | 8230DB003370 | Finnstown Abbey | 314.8 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70080T | Lucan Community College | SDCC | 112.5 |
| school_primary | 19542R | ST THOMAS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | SDCC | 234.2 |
| school_primary | 19676P | SCOIL AINE NAOFA | SDCC | 234.2 |
| school_primary | 20595W | Lucan Community Special School | SDCC | 483.1 |
| school_primary | 20223I | GAELSCOIL EISCIR RIADA | SDCC | 933.4 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Doddsborough · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Doddsborough · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land at Esker South · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Doddsborough · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (24 Sept 2026); gtfs (18 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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