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
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 text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | R2 | Existing residential | An 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-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved 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-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. |
| OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. |
| OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. |
| RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | R2 | Existing residential | An 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)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 6 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
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)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 119,514 | SDCC | SD24A/0221W | junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper | Lands at The Silver Granite pub, junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper and, Wheatfield Road, and at The Silver Granite car park adjoining, Palmerstown Shopping … |
| application | 117,888 | SDCC | LRD23A/0003 | Units 64 & 65 | Units 64 & 65, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate and Kennelsfort Road Upper, Palmerstown, Dublin 10 D10 E330 |
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| AAI Palmerstown Limited | 1 | 127 |
| Hollyville Investments Limited | 1 | 43 |
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)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by Health Service Executive | 1 Apr 2023 |
Council items (1)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | South Central Area Committee | 15 Oct 2025 | 4. | South Central Area Matters | part8 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 39
- Facility count
- 3
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB002206 | Cherry Orchard Hosp | 169.1 |
| nta | 8230DB002205 | Cherry Orchard Hosp | 191.2 |
| nta | 8230DB002687 | Cherry Orchard IE | 291.7 |
| nta | 8230DB004799 | Ballyfermot Road | 292.2 |
| nta | 8230DB002673 | Cherry Orchard IE | 292.8 |
| nta | 8230DB004798 | Whitethorn Cres | 400.5 |
| nta | 8220DB002910 | Spiddal Road | 410.7 |
| nta | 8220DB002907 | Orchard Lawns | 435 |
| nta | 8230DB002207 | Palmers Crescent | 466.6 |
| nta | 8220DB002906 | Blackditch Road | 503.9 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19630O | Linn Dara Schools | SDCC | 213 |
| school_postprimary | 91302F | Phobailscoil Iosolde | SDCC | 622.5 |
| school_primary | 20092T | ST ULTANS NS | DCC | 708.1 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land at Ballyfermot Upper · Publicly owned land
- Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Publicly owned land
- Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Publicly owned land
- Public land at Coldcut · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · On the RZLT map, no permission
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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