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Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
15.66 ha (38.70 acres)
Zoning
G5
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  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning nearby

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 53.33966, -6.35852 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
2

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
No

Zones (4)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
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.

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 (2)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area1
smrRecorded monument4

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; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
2
Homes
46
Sites started
0
Unbuilt
24
Sites unbuilt
1
Lapsing
22
Sites lapsing
1
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
0
Not started
46

As of

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

Sites (2)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application86,928DCC3617/24former Faulkners Industries FactoryLands at the former Faulkners Industries Factory, Chapelizod Hill Road; 'Beann',, 38 Chapelizod Hill Road; 'Clareville' 38D Chapelizod Hill Road;, and 3 Chap…
application88,038DCC3959/20Ballyfermot United Sports and Social ClubBallyfermot United Sports and Social Club, 2, Blackditch Road, Dublin 10, D10 W738

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 Council1 Apr 2023

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
48
Facility count
8

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB002658Oranmore Road191.9
nta8220DB002667Clifden Road247.4
nta8220DB002666Clifden Drive274.3
nta8220DB002657Clifden Road283.4
nta8220DB002659Raheen Park Estate321.2
nta8220DB002656Ballyfermot330.1
nta8220DB002696Ballyfermot337.5
nta8220DB002665Croftwood Park441.2
nta8220DB002660Cherry Orchard Ave456.1
nta8220DB002697Ballyfermot Parade460.3

Schools (8)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_postprimary68445VSt. Seton's Secondary SchoolDCC626.4
school_postprimary70240PKylemore CollegeDCC759.6
school_primary18585HS N Banrion na nAingeal 1DCC772.9
school_primary18843DBainrion na nAingal 2DCC772.9
school_primary19662EST MICHAELS NSDCC810.3
school_primary19663GST RAPHAELS NSDCC819.6
school_primary19661CST GABRIELS NSDCC832.9
school_primary20397SSt Louise de Marillac Primary SchoolDCC951.7

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.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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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