Public land at Esker South
Lucan · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council
- Site area
- 0.13 ha (0.32 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Townland
- Esker South
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning nearby
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 53.34002, -6.44604 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
- 31
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, 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, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (1)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 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)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 6
- Homes
- 1,860
- Started
- 560
- Sites started
- 4
- Unbuilt
- 1,252
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 48
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 30
- Not started
- 1,252
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (6)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Dublin County Council | 1 | 1,252 |
| Castlethorn Developments | 1 | 48 |
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)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by South Dublin County Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 27
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB007138 | Johnsbridge Avenue | 152.5 |
| nta | 8230DB007137 | Griffeen Avenue | 175.7 |
| nta | 8230DB007762 | Haydens Lane | 333 |
| nta | 8230DB007141 | Haydens Park | 346.2 |
| nta | 8230DB007763 | Haydens Lane | 382.4 |
| nta | 8230DB007231 | Finnstown Castle | 447.7 |
| nta | 8230DB007143 | Castlegate Way | 460.9 |
| nta | 8230DB003370 | Finnstown Abbey | 507.8 |
| nta | 8230DB007796 | Somerton | 531.3 |
| nta | 8230DB007797 | Somerton | 542.2 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20166W | Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS | SDCC | 830.1 |
| school_postprimary | 70080T | Lucan Community College | SDCC | 887 |
| school_primary | 20303G | Lucan East ETNS | SDCC | 921 |
| school_primary | 19542R | ST THOMAS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | SDCC | 982.2 |
| school_primary | 19676P | SCOIL AINE NAOFA | SDCC | 982.2 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Esker South · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Esker South · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Esker South · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Esker South · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Esker South · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Esker South · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (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 (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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