Public land off Aib, 2 Heuston South Quarter, Dublin 8
South West Inner City · Dublin City
Publicly owned land. Held by Córas Iompair Éireann
- Site area
- 12.87 ha (31.81 acres)
- Zoning
- M2
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
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 53.34618, -6.29836 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
- 9
Appeals
- Total
- 5
- 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, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 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, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (10)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z11 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z10 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Z11: Waterways Protection: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | G3 | High amenity | Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area. |
| Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | G5 | Open space and amenity | Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected. |
| Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | G5 | Open space and amenity | Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected. |
| Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | G5 | Open space and amenity | Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected. |
| Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-Uses: To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | M1 | Metro / rail economic corridor | A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here. |
| Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design chara… | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. |
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
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- Yes
- Opw flood map url
- https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/
Kinds (4)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| epa_licence | EPA-licensed facility | 4 |
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 12 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 2 |
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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 17
- Homes
- 3,496
- Started
- 2,880
- Sites started
- 13
- Unbuilt
- 15
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Lapsing
- 399
- Sites lapsing
- 1
- Lapsed
- 202
- Sites lapsed
- 2
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 82
- Not started
- 414
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (15)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| HPREF HSQ Investments Limited | 1 | 399 |
| Sumberry Limited | 1 | 15 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 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 Córas Iompair Éireann | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 70
- Facility count
- 6
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8220DB007939 | Heuston Station | 193 |
| nta | 8220DB001449 | Conyngham Road | 221.2 |
| nta | 8220DB001473 | Conyngham Road | 236.5 |
| nta | 8220DB002637 | Heuston Station | 272.3 |
| nta | 822008206 | Park Gates | 298.1 |
| nta | 8220CO10995 | Heuston Station | 300 |
| nta | 8220DB004408 | Phoenix Hse | 301 |
| nta | 822008208 | Park Gates | 313.8 |
| nta | 8220B10995 | Heuston Station | 314.8 |
| nta | 8220DB001450 | Phoenix Hse | 320.2 |
Schools (6)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20429F | ST. JAMES'S PRIMARY SCHOOL | DCC | 844.6 |
| school_primary | 19151C | ST JOHN OF GOD SP SCH | DCC | 850.4 |
| school_primary | 20430N | Canal Way Educate Together National School | DCC | 878.7 |
| school_postprimary | 60410I | C.B.S. James Street | DCC | 878.7 |
| school_primary | 19589U | GAELSCOIL INSE CHOR | DCC | 928.7 |
| school_primary | 20035H | ST GABRIELS N S | DCC | 995.3 |
Other sites nearby
- Public land off Aib, Dublin 8 · Publicly owned land
- Mixed-use land off The Dargan Building, Heuston South Quarter, Dublin 8 · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Public land off Conyngham Road, Dublin 8 · Publicly owned land
- Heuston South Quarter · Permission runs out within a year
- Public land off Parkgate Street, Dublin 8 · Publicly owned land
- 10 Conyngham Road Dublin 8 · On the derelict sites register
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (26 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.epa_licence (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (26 Sept 2026); npad (26 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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