Public land at Palmerston Upper
Palmerstown-Fonthill · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 2.26 ha (5.59 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Townland
- Palmerston Upper
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- SD22A/0418 · grant permission · lodged 13 Jan 2023
- SD21A/0284 · grant permission · lodged 4 May 2022
- SD20A/0286 · refuse permission · lodged 4 Nov 2020
- SD15A/0159 · grant permission · lodged 11 Jun 2015
- SD15A/0090 · grant permission · lodged 13 Apr 2015
- SD15A/0077 · grant permission · lodged 2 Apr 2015
- SD15A/0068 · refuse permission · lodged 27 Mar 2015
- SD12A/0226 · grant permission · lodged 4 Apr 2013
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 53.35598, -6.39390 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
- 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, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decision | application | 10 Sept 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | appeal | SD26A/0172W: Request Additional Information — Change of use of existing ground floor cafe unit to proposed Healthcare use along with signage to the facade; T… |
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, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (4)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1.1 | Retail warehousing | Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks. | MRC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of a Major Retail Centre | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| C1.1 | Retail warehousing | Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks. | MRC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of a Major Retail Centre | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G3 | High amenity | Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area. | HA-LV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Liffey Valley | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G3 | High amenity | Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area. | HA-LV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Liffey Valley | 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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 6 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 3 |
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
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 1
- Homes
- 66
- Started
- 66
- Sites started
- 1
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 100
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (1)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 121,053 | SDCC | SHD3ABP-312275-21 | St. Edmunds | St. Edmunds, St. Lomans Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 |
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 Dublin City Council | 1 Jul 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 27
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB002213 | Liffey Valley SC | 123.7 |
| nta | 8230B1025101 | Liffey Valley | 133.2 |
| nta | 8230DB002239 | Liffey Valley SC | 146.3 |
| nta | 8230B1034501 | Liffey Valley SC | 150.3 |
| nta | 8230DB008062 | Liffey Valley SC | 176.3 |
| nta | 8230DB008029 | Liffey Valley SC | 190.2 |
| nta | 8230DB008061 | Liffey Valley SC | 213.4 |
| nta | 8230DB008059 | Liffey Valley SC | 214.1 |
| nta | 8230DB007884 | Liffey Valley SC | 246.4 |
| nta | 8230DB008060 | Liffey Valley SC | 263 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 60272W | The Kings Hospital | SDCC | 615.6 |
| school_primary | 19785U | ST BERNADETTES SENIOR N S | SDCC | 661.8 |
| school_primary | 19743E | ST BERNADETTES JUNIOR N S | SDCC | 754 |
| school_primary | 20390E | Ballydowd High Support Special School | SDCC | 785.7 |
| school_postprimary | 70042L | St Kevin's Community College | SDCC | 840.8 |
Other sites nearby
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- Refit of existing M&S store at Liffey Valley · Stalled build
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- Fonthill Road, Dublin · Stalled build
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (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 (25 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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