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Public land at Cabra-Glasnevin

Cabra-Glasnevin · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City University

Site area
11.20 ha (27.68 acres)
Zoning
S5
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Why this site

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

Planning on this site

  • WEB2808/25 · refuse retention permission · lodged 1 Aug 2025
  • 3987/20 · grant permission · lodged 21 Dec 2020
  • 2818/20 · grant permission and rete · lodged 5 Jun 2020
  • 2746/20 · grant permission · lodged 25 May 2020
  • 2251/20 · application declared inva · lodged 12 Feb 2020
  • 3673/19 · grant permission · lodged 2 Aug 2019
  • 2731/19 · grant permission · lodged 10 Apr 2019
  • 2687/19 · refuse permission · lodged 4 Apr 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 53.37135, -6.25599 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
40

Appeals

Total
5
Tagged
1

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, 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 (5)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026M3Neighbourhood centreA local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

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
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (3)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building8
radonRadon risk area1
smrRecorded monument2

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_nifm, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
7
Homes
2,056
Started
396
Sites started
5
Unbuilt
46
Sites unbuilt
1
Lapsing
1,614
Sites lapsing
1
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
19
Not started
1,660

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (7)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
shdDCCABP-310860Holy Cross CollegeHoly Cross College, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 and Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. (www.holycrosscollegeshd.ie)1,614
applicationDCC4062/24Turnpike Lane at the rear of No. 59 -69 Drumcondra Road LoweTurnpike Lane at the rear of No. 59 -69 Drumcondra Road Lower (Protected Structures), Dublin 946
applicationDCCWEB1702/19Home Farm Road180, Home Farm Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 PO26180
applicationDCC4533/19116116, 118, 120, Drumcondra Road Upper, DUBLIN 9122
applicationDCC3529/22IncarnationLands at the former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation, Hampton, Grace Park Road and Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 951
applicationDCCWEB2762/24IncarnationLands at the former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation, Hampton, Grace Park Road and Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 927
applicationDCC3479/24Home Farm Park16, Home Farm Park, Dublin 916

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
CWTC Multi Family ICAV11,614
Ginxo Trading Limited146

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)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Dublin City University1 Apr 2023

Council items (1)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCNorth Central Area Committee20 Apr 20264aProposed Disposal of Fee Simple at 84 Drumcondra Road Uppers183_disposal

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
43
Facility count
13

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB007602St Patrick's Campus171.4
nta8220DB000021Drumcondra Village178.5
nta8220DB007603St Patrick's Campus188.7
nta8220DB000045Drumcondra Village201.3
nta8220DB000043Achill Road312.2
nta8220DB000044Home Farm Rd East316.9
nta8220DB000022Home Farm Road320.1
nta8220DB000023Ferguson Road320.8
nta8220DB000042Corpus Christi NS380.1
nta8220DB000085Home Farm Rd East397.4

Schools (10)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary11525AST PATRICKS N SCHOOLDCC199.3
school_primary16860QCORPUS CHRISTI N SDCC401.7
school_primary15895HDRUMCONDRA N SDCC488.7
school_primary19395HSCOIL MOBHIDCC534.2
school_primary20517CGaelscoil ÁineDCC545.4
school_postprimary60700RScoil ChaitrionaDCC555.9
school_postprimary60690RDominican CollegeDCC557.2
school_primary20486RGrace Park Educate Together National SchoolDCC570.7
school_primary18417JST JOSEPHS FOR BLIND NSDCC626.6
school_primary16659AST COLUMBAS CON G & IDCC715.6

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_nifm (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 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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