Public land at Cabra-Glasnevin
Cabra-Glasnevin · Dublin City
Publicly owned land. Held by The Office of Public Works
- Site area
- 257.20 ha (635.55 acres)
- Zoning
- G5
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- WEB5851/25 · grant permission · lodged 2 Dec 2025
- WEB5833/25 · application declared invalid · lodged 1 Dec 2025
- WEB5827/25 · application withdrawn · lodged 1 Dec 2025
- WEB2670/24 · application withdrawn · lodged 6 Dec 2024
- WEB1246/23 · grant permission · 2 homes · lodged 23 Mar 2023
- WEB1184/23 · application declared inva · lodged 6 Mar 2023
- WEB1150/23 · application declared inva · lodged 27 Feb 2023
- 5045/22 · grant permission · lodged 14 Oct 2022
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 53.36372, -6.33908 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
- Total
- 0
- Years
- 5
Appeals
- Total
- 0
- 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
- Count
- 0
- Radius m
- 250
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, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Note
- This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
- On site
- Yes
- Available
- Yes
Zones (21)
| Plan id | Fetched at | Objective text | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | — | — | — |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services. | 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. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | 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'… |
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | — | — | — |
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities… | — | — | — |
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | — | — | — |
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sens… | — | — | — |
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | RD - Road: N/A | — | — | — |
| Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas | G3 | High amenity | Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area. |
| Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. |
| Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | 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'… |
| Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | 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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Buffer m
- 50
- Available
- Yes
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (4)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| niah | 33 | NIAH-recorded building |
| radon | 5 | Radon risk area |
| rps | 2 | Record of Protected Structures |
| smr | 8 | Recorded monument |
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; constraints.rps, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Totals
- Sites
- 0
- Not started
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 0
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
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 The Office of Public Works | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 9
- Facility count
- 1
Stops (9)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor Centre | nta | 8220DB8211 | 484.9 |
| Visitor Centre | nta | 822008203 | 504.8 |
| Old Race Course | nta | 8220DB001668 | 796.8 |
| Old Race Course | nta | 8220DB001694 | 813.9 |
| Castleknock Gate | nta | 8240DB001693 | 818.3 |
| Castleknock Gate | nta | 8240DB001669 | 820.2 |
| Castleknock Road | nta | 8220DB001667 | 851.9 |
| Ashtown Gate | nta | 8220DB001695 | 872.4 |
| Park View | nta | 8240DB001692 | 903.9 |
Schools (1)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | 19500B | school_primary | PHOENIX PARK SPECIALIST SCHOOL | 910 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Ashtown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Ashtown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Ashtown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Ashtown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Cabra-Glasnevin · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Cabra-Glasnevin · 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.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.rps (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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 (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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