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Public land off Castleforbes Square, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1

North Inner City · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Córas Iompair Éireann

Site area
0.12 ha (0.29 acres)
Zoning
R3
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Córas Iompair Éireann · 1 Apr 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · About 1 m² of buildings on 0.12 ha (plot ratio 0.00, 1 storey max) · 26 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • WEB1097/26 · additional information · lodged 16 Jan 2026
  • WEB5913/25 · grant permission · lodged 9 Dec 2025

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 53.35097, -6.23223 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
39

Appeals

Total
4
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, 26 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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 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 (2)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-us…DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

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)

KindLabelCount
epa_licenceEPA-licensed facility1
radonRadon risk area1

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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
13
Homes
3,341
Started
2,060
Sites started
7
Unbuilt
576
Sites unbuilt
2
Lapsing
376
Sites lapsing
3
Lapsed
329
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
62
Not started
952

As of

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

Sites (13)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCDSDZ4146/24City Block 9City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1550
applicationDCC3054/22Dublin Arch'Dublin Arch', on a site adjacent to Connolly Station, Sheriff Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6187
applicationDCC3703/20Alexandra PlaceAlexandra Place, East Road, Dublin 3131
applicationDCCDSDZ3862/22Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes RoadAlexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road, Dublin 158
applicationDCC3101/2311A & 12 York Road11, 11A & 12 York Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04 NR7926
shdDCCABP-308827Castleforbes Business ParkLands at Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1. (www.castleforbesshd.ie)702
shdDCCABP-3047101-4 East Road1-4 East Road, Dublin 3.554
applicationDCCDSDZ2186/20City Block 3 and Northbank HouseCity Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1472
applicationDCCDSDZ2668/19Sir John Rogerson's Quay Development20-24, Sir John Rogerson's Quay (A Protected Structure), 25-27 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, 1-5, 11/11a, 12-14 Lime Street, Lime Court & at 8-10 Hanover Street …217
applicationDCCDSDZ3545/19Ropemaker PlaceThe (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')56
applicationDCC4524/19Leech PapersLeech Papers, 1A - 1C, Shamrock Place, Dublin 1 D01 NV6741
applicationDCC3265/23East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne RoadLands located at the junction of East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 F2H318
applicationDCCDSDZ3812/20City Block 2, Spencer DockCity Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1329

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
Development Ocht Limited1131

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

On site (1)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Córas Iompair Éireann1 Apr 2023

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
49
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB002720Church Rd E134.4
nta8220000002Sheriff St Upr179.8
nta8220DB002260Church Rd S207.5
nta8220DB002279East Road222.8
nta8220DB007890Castleforbes Road224.5
nta8220DB004469East Road285.5
nta8220DB002502New Wapping Street289.7
nta8220DB002280Church Rd S354.5
nta8220GA00437The Point355.4
nta8220DB007844Point Village356.2

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.epa_licence (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 (26 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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