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Public land at Rathfarnham

Dundrum · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
1.67 ha (4.14 acres)
Zoning
G1
Townland
Rathfarnham
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning on this site

  • D19A/0439 · refuse permission · lodged 24 Jun 2019
  • D16A/0082 · grant permission · lodged 11 Feb 2016
  • D14A/0811 · refuse permission · lodged 12 Dec 2014
  • D07B/0600 · grant permission · lodged 2 Jul 2007
  • D07B/0309 · grant permission · lodged 5 Apr 2007
  • D04B/0011 · grant permission · lodged 9 Jan 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 53.30218, -6.26790 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
27
Years
5

Appeals

Total
2
Tagged
2

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 (3)

CodeLabelMeaningPlan idValid toFetched at
G1Open space with recreationOpen space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 202811 Sept 2026
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'…DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 202811 Sept 2026
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'…DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 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 map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/
Opw flood extent nearby
Yes

Kinds (2)

KindCountLabel
radon1Radon risk area
rps1Record of Protected Structures

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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.rps, 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
145
Sites
3
Lapsing
10
Started
135
Not started
10
Started pct
93
Sites lapsed
0
Sites lapsing
1
Sites started
2
Sites unbuilt
0
Sites appealed
0

Sites (3)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
DLR53.3Dundrum-6.26D21A/1083Barn Elms Estate
DCC53.31Kimmage-Rathmines-6.27ABP-303133Monastery Lands
DLR53.29Dundrum-6.27D16A/0863Lands Adj. to & Accessed off Hazelbrook Square

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 Dublin City Council1 Apr 2023

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
24
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Braemore Driventa8250DB001038156.3
Braemore Driventa8250DB001043257.2
Milltown Driventa8250DB001037334.5
Mt Carmel Hosplnta8250DB001042351.4
Mt Carmel Hosplnta8250DB002998372.6
Orwell Gardensnta8220DB002999430.2
Orwell Gardensnta8220DB002990450.3
Milltown Driventa8250DB001044508.9
Rostrevor Terracenta8220DB003000657
Rostrevor Terracenta8220DB002989675.5

Schools (7)

CouncilRefKindNameDistance m
DCC60670Lschool_postprimaryThe High School538.3
DLR60310Eschool_postprimaryDe La Salle College626.6
DCC14917Jschool_primaryZION PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL785.6
DCC61020Aschool_postprimaryStratford College939.7
DCC16966Jschool_primarySCOIL NAISIUNTA STRATFORD951.2
DLR19939Vschool_primaryScoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire956.6
DCC18904Uschool_primaryST PETERS SPECIAL SCH969.8

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.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.rps (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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