Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City
Publicly owned land. Held by Health Service Executive
- Site area
- 5.86 ha (14.47 acres)
- Zoning
- S5
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- 4691/23 · grant permission · lodged 25 Oct 2023
- 4286/22 · grant retention permissio · lodged 22 Jun 2022
- 4149/22 · grant permission · lodged 3 Jun 2022
- 3038/22 · grant retention permissio · lodged 11 Jan 2022
- 3805/21 · grant permission · lodged 5 Nov 2021
- 3003/21 · grant permission · lodged 21 Jun 2021
- 2741/19 · grant permission · lodged 12 Apr 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 53.32618, -6.31891 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
- 27
- Years
- 5
Appeals
- Total
- 3
- 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
- On site
- No
- Available
- Yes
Zones (3)
| Plan id | Fetched at | Objective text | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | Zone Z3 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | — | — | — |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z3: Neighbourhood Centres: To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities. | M3 | Neighbourhood centre | A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing. |
| DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure. | S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. |
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 (3)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| epa_licence | 1 | EPA-licensed facility |
| niah | 1 | NIAH-recorded building |
| 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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 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
- 391
- Sites
- 4
- Started
- 338
- Unbuilt
- 53
- Not started
- 53
- Started pct
- 86
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 3
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
Sites (4)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | 53.32 | Kimmage-Rathmines | -6.32 | WEB2260/24 | Crumlin Delivery Service Unit |
| DCC | 53.32 | Ballyfermot-Drimnagh | -6.33 | ABP-304686 | Assumption National School |
| DCC | 53.32 | Ballyfermot-Drimnagh | -6.32 | ABP-313790 | Glebe House and Industrial Estate and former site of Coruba |
| DCC | 53.32 | Ballyfermot-Drimnagh | -6.32 | WEB2807/25 | Melville House |
Applicants (1)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Cabhrú Housing Association | 53 | 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 Health Service Executive | 1 Apr 2023 |
Council items (3)
| Council | Kind | Title | Item no | Committee | Fetched at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | part8 | Planning and Development Matters | 6. | South East Area Committee | 11 Sept 2026 |
| DCC | s183_disposal | Report No. 82/2026 of the Executive Manager (D. O'Connor) - With reference to the proposed disposal of the Council’s Fee Simple interest in a site at 209A Wi… | 10(d) | Monthly Council Meeting | 11 Sept 2026 |
| DCC | s183_disposal | Report No. 84/2026 of the Executive Manager (D. O'Connor) - With reference to the disposal of the Council's Fee Simple and a right of way in a laneway to the… | 10(e) | Monthly Council Meeting | 11 Sept 2026 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 61
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (10)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley Road | nta | 8220DB001425 | 113.8 |
| Drimnagh Rd | nta | 8220DB007043 | 125.5 |
| Drimnagh Rd | nta | 8220DB001423 | 136.2 |
| Drimnagh Rd | nta | 8220DB002101 | 145.1 |
| Crumlin Hospl | nta | 8220DB001424 | 155.4 |
| Crumlin Hospl | nta | 8220DB002099 | 168.8 |
| Crumlin Hospital | nta | 8220DB001421 | 171 |
| Errigal Gdns | nta | 8220DB006094 | 185.4 |
| Saint Mary's Road | nta | 8220DB002331 | 193.9 |
| Saint Mary's Road | nta | 8220DB002317 | 307.4 |
Schools (9)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | 18788V | school_primary | Solas Hospital School | 25.8 |
| DCC | 17355I | school_primary | Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School | 439.4 |
| DCC | 19669S | school_primary | LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL BOYS SENIOR NS | 479.9 |
| DCC | 17356K | school_primary | OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOL | 513.9 |
| DCC | 60991I | school_postprimary | Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School | 531.8 |
| DCC | 19837N | school_primary | DRIMNAGH CASTLE CBS N S | 825.4 |
| DCC | 20450T | school_primary | Assumption Junior School | 952.5 |
| DCC | 18170B | school_primary | S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School | 954.5 |
| DCC | 60851P | school_postprimary | Assumption Secondary School | 954.8 |
Other sites nearby
- 17 Slievemore Road Dublin 12 · On the derelict sites register
- Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Kimmage-Rathmines · 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.epa_licence (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (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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