Public land at Woodfarm
Palmerstown-Fonthill · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council
- Site area
- 1.61 ha (3.99 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Townland
- Woodfarm
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- SD21B/0492 · grant permission · lodged 14 Jan 2022
- SD18A/0263 · grant permission · lodged 20 Jul 2018
- SD18B/0101 · grant permission · lodged 20 Mar 2018
- SD17B/0267 · grant permission · lodged 3 Aug 2017
- SD12B/0054 · grant permission · lodged 9 Mar 2012
- SD11B/0018 · grant permission · lodged 26 Jan 2011
- SD10B/0110 · grant permission · 1 homes · lodged 26 Mar 2010
- SD09B/0416 · grant permission · lodged 29 Oct 2009
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 53.34889, -6.37936 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
- 19
- Years
- 5
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, 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)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Plan id | Valid to | Fetched at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2028 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| M3 | Neighbourhood centre | A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing. | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 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'… | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 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'… | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2028 | 11 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)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| radon | 1 | Radon 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
- 420
- Sites
- 3
- Lapsed
- 127
- Started
- 250
- Unbuilt
- 43
- Not started
- 43
- Started pct
- 60
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 1
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
Sites (3)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDCC | 53.35 | Palmerstown-Fonthill | -6.38 | SD24A/0221W | junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper |
| SDCC | 53.36 | Palmerstown-Fonthill | -6.37 | SHD3ABP-307092-20 | Palmerstown Retail Park |
| SDCC | 53.35 | Palmerstown-Fonthill | -6.38 | LRD23A/0003 | Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate |
Applicants (2)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| AAI Palmerstown Limited | 127 | 1 |
| Hollyville Investments Limited | 43 | 1 |
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
- 29
- Facility count
- 4
Stops (10)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmerstown SC | nta | 8230DB002208 | 155.1 |
| Palmers Crescent | nta | 8230DB004888 | 164.5 |
| Palmerstown SC | nta | 8230DB002204 | 169.4 |
| Palmers Crescent | nta | 8230DB002207 | 237.7 |
| Whitethorn Cres | nta | 8230DB004798 | 378.7 |
| Coldcut Cres | nta | 8230DB007510 | 391.5 |
| Woodfarm | nta | 8230DB002210 | 396.3 |
| Ballyfermot Road | nta | 8230DB004799 | 411.3 |
| Cherry Orchard Hosp | nta | 8230DB002205 | 502.6 |
| Woodfarm | nta | 8230DB002203 | 526.1 |
Schools (4)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDCC | 91302F | school_postprimary | Phobailscoil Iosolde | 168.7 |
| SDCC | 19630O | school_primary | Linn Dara Schools | 492.2 |
| SDCC | 18324C | school_primary | SCOIL BRIDE C | 740.7 |
| SDCC | 18323A | school_primary | SCOIL LORCAIN B | 793 |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land at Ballyfermot Upper · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land at Woodfarm · Publicly owned land
- The Silver Granite pub, junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper and, Wheatfield Road · Permitted, not started
- Public land at Johnstown · Publicly owned land
- Public land at Coldcut · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Woodfarm · 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 (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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