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Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Health Service Executive

Site area
19.45 ha (48.07 acres)
Zoning
S5
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Health Service Executive · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning on this site

  • 3591/23 · grant permission · lodged 19 Apr 2023
  • 3370/23 · application declared inva · lodged 14 Mar 2023
  • 5145/22 · grant permission · lodged 28 Oct 2022
  • SD11B/0054 · grant permission · lodged 21 Feb 2011
  • SD05B/0401 · grant permission · lodged 16 Jun 2005
  • SD02B/0281 · refuse permission · 1 homes · lodged 28 Jun 2002
  • S00B/0375 · grant permission · lodged 7 Feb 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 53.34287, -6.37702 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
5

Appeals

Total
1
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, 25 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 (7)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesSD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G1Open space with recreationOpen space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesSD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G1Open space with recreationOpen space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenitySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

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
niahNIAH-recorded building6
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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
2
Homes
170
Sites started
0
Unbuilt
43
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
127
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
0
Not started
43

As of

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

Sites (2)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application119,514SDCCSD24A/0221Wjunction of Kennelsfort Road UpperLands at The Silver Granite pub, junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper and, Wheatfield Road, and at The Silver Granite car park adjoining, Palmerstown Shopping …
application117,888SDCCLRD23A/0003Units 64 & 65Units 64 & 65, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate and Kennelsfort Road Upper, Palmerstown, Dublin 10 D10 E330

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
AAI Palmerstown Limited1127
Hollyville Investments Limited143

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 Health Service Executive1 Apr 2023

Council items (1)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCSouth Central Area Committee15 Oct 20254.South Central Area Matterspart8

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
39
Facility count
3

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8230DB002206Cherry Orchard Hosp169.1
nta8230DB002205Cherry Orchard Hosp191.2
nta8230DB002687Cherry Orchard IE291.7
nta8230DB004799Ballyfermot Road292.2
nta8230DB002673Cherry Orchard IE292.8
nta8230DB004798Whitethorn Cres400.5
nta8220DB002910Spiddal Road410.7
nta8220DB002907Orchard Lawns435
nta8230DB002207Palmers Crescent466.6
nta8220DB002906Blackditch Road503.9

Schools (3)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary19630OLinn Dara SchoolsSDCC213
school_postprimary91302FPhobailscoil IosoldeSDCC622.5
school_primary20092TST ULTANS NSDCC708.1

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.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 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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