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Public land at Esker South

Lucan · South Dublin

Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council

Site area
0.33 ha (0.81 acres)
Zoning
R3
Townland
Esker South
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by South Dublin County Council · 1 Jul 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · No buildings on 0.33 ha · 25 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • SDZ25X/0001 · grant approval · lodged 26 May 2025
  • SD15A/0056 · grant permission · 23 homes · lodged 20 Mar 2015
  • SD05A/0274/EP · grant extension of duration of permission · lodged 20 Apr 2011
  • SD09A/0149 · grant permission · 898 homes · lodged 3 Dec 2009
  • SD05A/0274 · grant permission · 73 homes · lodged 1 Dec 2005
  • SD04A/0964 · grant permission · lodged 23 Dec 2004
  • S01A/0562 · grant permission · lodged 27 Aug 2001

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 53.33522, -6.43699 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
15

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, 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 (4)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
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'…RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenitySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemesSD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemesSD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemesSD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 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)

KindLabelCount
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.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
5
Homes
2,491
Started
745
Sites started
3
Unbuilt
1,746
Sites unbuilt
2
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
30
Not started
1,746

As of

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

Sites (5)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application122,219SDCCSDZ25X/0001Lands comprising 3 sites Sites 3Lands comprising 3 sites Sites 3, 4 and 5, within Kishoge Development Area of Clonburris SDZ in the townlands of, Kishoge, Esker South Grange & Balgaddy, Clo…
application121,216SDCCSDZ25A/0012WDevelopment Area 6 Kishoge Urban CentreDevelopment Area 6 Kishoge Urban Centre, sub sector KUC-S4, including an area of Development Area 9 Kishoge South East, Sub Sector KSE-S1, Clonburris SDZ, Wi…
application121,221SDCCSDZ24A/0029WDevelopment Area 9 Kishoge South EastDevelopment Area 9 Kishoge South East, Sub Sectors KSE-S1 and KSE-S2, Clonburris SDZ, within the townland of Kishoge, Clonburris, Dublin 22.
application119,383SDCCSD21A/0359Hayden's LaneHayden's Lane, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin
application119,215SDCCSD17A/0187Tullyhall DriveTullyhall Drive, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
South Dublin County Council11,252
Cairn Homes Properties Limited1494

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 South Dublin County Council1 Jul 2023

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
21
Facility count
4

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8230DB008070Kishoge Stn413.5
nta8230DB008072Kishoge Stn432.5
nta8230DB007140Rossberry Avenue447.4
nta8230DB007139Rossberry Avenue451.9
nta8220KISHOKishoge457.1
nta8230DB007141Haydens Park565.1
nta8230DB007016Lynche's Lane606.8
nta8230DB007015Lynche's Lane623.7
nta8230DB004623Balgaddy Road717.4
nta8230DB004607Moy Glas Dene726.8

Schools (4)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary20303GLucan East ETNSSDCC455.7
school_primary20166WGriffeen Valley Educate Together NSSDCC713.8
school_postprimary76152CKishoge Community CollegeSDCC758.8
school_postprimary76454SGriffeen Community CollegeSDCC758.8

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); 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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