Public land at Knocklyon
Firhouse-Bohernabreena · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 0.85 ha (2.09 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Townland
- Knocklyon
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
- Underused site
Planning on this site
- PT8SD350 · lodged 30 Jan 2026
- SD078/0016 · part 8 approved by council · lodged 6 Nov 2007
- SD078/0006 · part 8 approved by council · lodged 2 Apr 2007
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 53.28736, -6.32770 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
- 12
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
- 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, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (3)
| 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 |
| G3 | High amenity | Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area. | HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley | 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, 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 | 3 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 2 |
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
- 2
- Homes
- 111
- Sites started
- 0
- Unbuilt
- 111
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 0
- Not started
- 111
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (2)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bluemont Developments (Firhouse) Limited | 1 | 100 |
| Victoria Homes Limited | 1 | 11 |
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 Apr 2023 |
Council items (1)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDCC | Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / Bohernabreena Area Committee | 10 Feb 2026 | H-I (18) | New Works: Part 8 - Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Development on Council Land at Castlefield, Old Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16 | part8 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 29
- Facility count
- 4
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB002518 | Knocklyon Avenue | 256.4 |
| nta | 8230DB004749 | Sally Park Close | 282.8 |
| nta | 8230DB004760 | Sally Park Close | 292.1 |
| nta | 8230DB002547 | Knocklyon Avenue | 338.5 |
| nta | 8230DB002545 | Monalea Wood | 351.5 |
| nta | 8230DB002520 | Ballycullen Road | 360.3 |
| nta | 8230DB002553 | Basketball Arena | 483 |
| nta | 8230DB002597 | Basketball Arena | 559.8 |
| nta | 8230DB004750 | Monalea Grove | 568.9 |
| nta | 8230DB004759 | Monalea Grove | 577.1 |
Schools (4)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20043G | GAELSCOIL CHNOC LIAMHNA | SDCC | 192.1 |
| school_primary | 17899C | SCOIL CARMEL | SDCC | 685.8 |
| school_primary | 19474D | SCOIL COLMCILLE NAOFA | SDCC | 841.9 |
| school_primary | 19742C | ST COLMCILLE SENIOR N S | SDCC | 841.9 |
Other sites nearby
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- Residential land at Knocklyon · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Knocklyon · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Knocklyon · On the RZLT map, no permission
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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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