Public land at Limekilnfarm
Rathfarnham-Templeogue · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 4.07 ha (10.05 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Townland
- Limekilnfarm
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- PT8SD292 · lodged 17 Sept 2025
- SD19A/0351 · invalid application · lodged 7 Nov 2019
- SD19A/0162 · refuse permission · 28 homes · lodged 19 Jul 2019
- SD19A/0044 · grant permission · lodged 7 Feb 2019
- SD18A/0449 · refuse permission · 22 homes · lodged 21 Dec 2018
- SD17A/0260 · grant permission · lodged 25 Sept 2017
- SD17A/0247 · refuse permission & refuse retention · lodged 21 Jul 2017
- SD17A/0243 · refuse permission · lodged 21 Jul 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 53.30830, -6.33509 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
- 24
Appeals
- Total
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Note
- This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
Zones (7)
| 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 |
| M3 | Neighbourhood centre | A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing. | LC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres | 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 |
| 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 | 4 |
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
- 2
- Homes
- 610
- Started
- 22
- Sites started
- 1
- Unbuilt
- 588
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 4
- Not started
- 588
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (2)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 121,831 | SDCC | LRD25A/0005W | former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site | Lands located at the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site, South of Greenhills Road, North of the existing access road serving Greenhills Industrial Estat… |
| application | 119,937 | SDCC | SD17A/0260 | St. Paul's Campus | Site formerly part of St. Paul's Campus, bounded by Limekiln Lane, Greenhills Park, Temple Manor & St. Paul's School, Greenhills, Dublin 12. |
Applicants (1)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Steeplefield Limited | 1 | 588 |
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
- 39
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB001105 | Greenhills Coll | 145.8 |
| nta | 8230DB004392 | Greenhills Coll | 165.5 |
| nta | 8230DB002457 | Limekiln Ave | 175.7 |
| nta | 8230DB002458 | Limekiln Ave | 186.9 |
| nta | 8230DB002445 | Saint Mel's Avenue | 307.2 |
| nta | 8230DB002446 | Saint Mel's Avenue | 337.5 |
| nta | 8230DB002456 | St Killian's Avenue | 360.2 |
| nta | 8230DB002459 | St Killian's Avenue | 370.1 |
| nta | 8230DB001104 | Limekiln Rd W | 379.9 |
| nta | 8230DB002455 | St Brendan's Cres | 397.8 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70130I | Greenhills College | SDCC | 123 |
| school_postprimary | 60902G | St Pauls Secondary School | SDCC | 213.1 |
| school_primary | 20464H | Holy Spirit Senior Primary School | DCC | 387.5 |
| school_primary | 20463F | Holy Spirit Junior Primary School | SDCC | 450.7 |
| school_primary | 20494Q | Riverview Educate Together National School | SDCC | 574.4 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Limekilnfarm · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land at Greenhills · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Limekilnfarm · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Limekilnfarm · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land at Limekilnfarm · Publicly owned land
- Public land at Greenhills · Publicly owned land
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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