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Public land at Balgaddy

Palmerstown-Fonthill · South Dublin

Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council

Site area
0.99 ha (2.46 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Balgaddy
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by South Dublin County Council · 1 Jul 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · No buildings on 0.99 ha · 26 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • SDZ25X/0001 · grant approval · lodged 26 May 2025
  • SDZ24A/0033W · grant permission · lodged 6 Dec 2024
  • SD198/0002 · part 8 approved by council · lodged 31 Jan 2019

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 53.33753, -6.42066 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
6
Years
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, 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 (4)

CodeLabelMeaningPlan idValid toFetched at
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 202811 Sept 2026
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 202811 Sept 2026
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 202811 Sept 2026
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 202811 Sept 2026

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 (1)

KindCountLabel
radon1Radon risk area

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

As of

Computed at
2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table
4,173

Totals

Homes
3,441
Sites
9
Started
2,619
Unbuilt
822
Not started
822
Started pct
76
Sites lapsed
0
Sites lapsing
0
Sites started
6
Sites unbuilt
3
Sites appealed
0

Applicants (1)

NameHomesSites
Cairn Homes Properties Limited8122

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)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by South Dublin County Council1 Jul 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
32
Facility count
8

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Buirg an Rínta8230DB007776209
Tor an Rínta8230DB007803231.9
Foxborough Roadnta8230DB004562422.7
Divine Mercy NSnta8230DB007748440.4
Méile an Rínta8230DB007780440.5
Foxborough Plnta8230DB004606443.6
Foxborough Plnta8230DB004619460.6
Foxborough Roadnta8230DB004561513.6
Foxborough Parknta8230DB007386530.1
Foxborough Risenta8230DB007142601.6

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

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 (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).

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