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Public land at Palmerston Upper

Palmerstown-Fonthill · South Dublin

Publicly owned land. Held by Electricity Supply Board

Site area
0.12 ha (0.29 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Palmerston Upper
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Electricity Supply Board · 1 Apr 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · About 505 m² of buildings on 0.12 ha (plot ratio 0.43, 2 storeys max) · 26 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • SD22A/0042 · grant permission · lodged 10 Feb 2022
  • SD14A/0270 · grant permission for retention · lodged 9 Dec 2014
  • SD08A/0058 · grant permission for retention · lodged 28 Jan 2008
  • SD03A/0709 · grant permission for retention · lodged 24 Feb 2004

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 53.35261, -6.37892 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

Total
17
Years
5

Appeals

Total
2
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

Count
0
Radius m
250

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

Note
This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
On site
Yes
Available
Yes

Zones (1)

CodeLabelMeaningPlan idValid toFetched at
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 202811 Sept 2026

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

Buffer m
50
Available
Yes
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (1)

KindCountLabel
radon1Radon risk area

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

As of

Computed at
2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table
4,173

Totals

Homes
438
Sites
4
Lapsed
127
Started
268
Unbuilt
43
Not started
43
Started pct
61
Sites lapsed
1
Sites lapsing
0
Sites started
2
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites appealed
0

Sites (4)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
SDCC53.35Palmerstown-Fonthill-6.38SD24A/0221Wjunction of Kennelsfort Road Upper
SDCC53.36Palmerstown-Fonthill-6.37SHD3ABP-307092-20Palmerstown Retail Park
SDCC53.36Palmerstown-Fonthill-6.37SD24A/00511 Clarkeville Terrace
SDCC53.35Palmerstown-Fonthill-6.38LRD23A/0003Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate

Applicants (2)

NameHomesSites
AAI Palmerstown Limited1271
Hollyville Investments Limited431

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)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Electricity Supply Board1 Apr 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
38
Facility count
5

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Woodfarmnta8230DB00221047.3
Woodfarmnta8230DB002203195.8
Palmerstown SCnta8230DB002204300.9
Palmerstown SCnta8230DB002208310.1
Kennelsfort Roadnta8230DB002211325.7
Kennelsfort Roadnta8230DB002202422.9
Palmerstown R148nta8230DB004401536.3
Palmerstown R148nta8230DB002241571.2
Palmers Crescentnta8230DB004888577
Hollyville Lawnnta8230DB004359596.7

Schools (5)

CouncilRefKindNameDistance m
SDCC91302Fschool_postprimaryPhobailscoil Iosolde480.6
SDCC18324Cschool_primarySCOIL BRIDE C622
SDCC18323Aschool_primarySCOIL LORCAIN B659.8
SDCC60272Wschool_postprimaryThe Kings Hospital834.4
SDCC19630Oschool_primaryLinn Dara Schools905.7

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (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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