Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 0.19 ha (0.46 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
- Underused site
Planning on this site
- WEB2807/25 · grant permission · 35 homes · lodged 1 Aug 2025
- WEB2785/25 · application declared invalid · lodged 30 Jul 2025
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 53.32248, -6.32050 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
- 47
Appeals
- Total
- 4
- 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, 24 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, 24 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- Yes
- Note
- This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
Zones (3)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 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'… |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 8 |
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; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 8
- Homes
- 517
- Started
- 387
- Sites started
- 5
- Unbuilt
- 130
- Sites unbuilt
- 3
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 75
- Not started
- 130
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (8)
| Source | Council | Ref | Name | Address | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | DCC | WEB2260/24 | Crumlin Delivery Service Unit | Crumlin Delivery Service Unit, 11, Saint Agnes Road, Dublin 12, D12 WK5A | 53 |
| application | DCC | 3193/22 | Kestrel House | Kestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road | 42 |
| application | DCC | WEB2807/25 | Melville House | Melville House, Crumlin Village, Dublin 12, (Eircode Nos. D12K096 & D12XY09) The Site is Located at the Junction of Bunting Road and Saint Agnes Terrace, D12… | 35 |
| shd | DCC | ABP-304686 | Assumption National School | Lands immediately east of the Assumption National School, Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12. | 153 |
| shd | DCC | ABP-313790 | Glebe House and Industrial Estate and former site of Coruba | Glebe House and Industrial Estate and former site of Coruba House, St. Agnes Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12. (www.glebe2shd.ie) | 150 |
| application | DCC | 3978/24 | Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex | Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex, Moeran Road,, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12XV07 | 50 |
| application | SDCC | SD21A/0135 | 122 - 122A | The Little John Centre, 122 - 122A, Cromwellsfort Road, Dublin 12 | 20 |
| application | SDCC | SD22A/0145 | 21 Whitehall Road West | 21 Whitehall Road West, Dublin 12. | 14 |
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Cabhrú Housing Association | 1 | 53 |
| Double E Investments Limited | 1 | 42 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 24 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 Dublin City Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Council items (4)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | South East Area Committee | 8 Jun 2026 | 6. | Planning and Development Matters | part8 |
| DCC | Monthly Council Meeting | 13 Apr 2026 | 10(d) | 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… | s183_disposal |
| DCC | Monthly Council Meeting | 13 Apr 2026 | 10(e) | 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… | s183_disposal |
| DCC | Monthly Council Meeting | 13 Apr 2026 | 10(d) | 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… | s183_disposal |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 67
- Facility count
- 15
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8220DB002330 | Somerville Avenue | 88.8 |
| nta | 8220DB002318 | Somerville Avenue | 123.6 |
| nta | 8220DB002317 | Saint Mary's Road | 150.7 |
| nta | 8220DB001421 | Crumlin Hospital | 275.3 |
| nta | 8220DB001423 | Drimnagh Rd | 289.4 |
| nta | 8220DB002331 | Saint Mary's Road | 294.8 |
| nta | 8220DB002329 | Crumlin Village | 295.4 |
| nta | 8220DB007043 | Drimnagh Rd | 311.8 |
| nta | 8220DB007942 | Crumlin Village | 313.9 |
| nta | 8220DB002101 | Drimnagh Rd | 316.5 |
Schools (10)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 18788V | Solas Hospital School | DCC | 415.8 |
| school_primary | 19837N | DRIMNAGH CASTLE CBS N S | DCC | 725.2 |
| school_postprimary | 60851P | Assumption Secondary School | DCC | 742.1 |
| school_primary | 20450T | Assumption Junior School | DCC | 775.4 |
| school_primary | 18170B | S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School | DCC | 794.1 |
| school_primary | 17355I | Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School | DCC | 861.4 |
| school_postprimary | 60480G | Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | DCC | 902 |
| school_primary | 19669S | LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL BOYS SENIOR NS | DCC | 905.4 |
| school_primary | 19943M | ST DAMIENS NS | SDCC | 918.9 |
| school_primary | 17356K | OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOL | DCC | 939.4 |
Other sites nearby
- Melville House · Permitted, not started
- Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Publicly owned land
- Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Kimmage-Rathmines · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (11 Sept 2026); consult (24 Sept 2026); gtfs (18 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (24 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).
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