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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
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · No buildings on 0.19 ha · 25 Sept 2026 · source

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 textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn 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)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area1
smrRecorded monument8

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)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCWEB2260/24Crumlin Delivery Service UnitCrumlin Delivery Service Unit, 11, Saint Agnes Road, Dublin 12, D12 WK5A53
applicationDCC3193/22Kestrel HouseKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road42
applicationDCCWEB2807/25Melville HouseMelville 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
shdDCCABP-304686Assumption National SchoolLands immediately east of the Assumption National School, Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.153
shdDCCABP-313790Glebe 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
applicationDCC3978/24Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory ComplexFormer Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex, Moeran Road,, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12XV0750
applicationSDCCSD21A/0135122 - 122AThe Little John Centre, 122 - 122A, Cromwellsfort Road, Dublin 1220
applicationSDCCSD22A/014521 Whitehall Road West21 Whitehall Road West, Dublin 12.14

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Cabhrú Housing Association153
Double E Investments Limited142

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)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Dublin City Council1 Apr 2023

Council items (4)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCSouth East Area Committee8 Jun 20266.Planning and Development Matterspart8
DCCMonthly Council Meeting13 Apr 202610(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
DCCMonthly Council Meeting13 Apr 202610(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
DCCMonthly Council Meeting13 Apr 202610(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

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
67
Facility count
15

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB002330Somerville Avenue88.8
nta8220DB002318Somerville Avenue123.6
nta8220DB002317Saint Mary's Road150.7
nta8220DB001421Crumlin Hospital275.3
nta8220DB001423Drimnagh Rd289.4
nta8220DB002331Saint Mary's Road294.8
nta8220DB002329Crumlin Village295.4
nta8220DB007043Drimnagh Rd311.8
nta8220DB007942Crumlin Village313.9
nta8220DB002101Drimnagh Rd316.5

Schools (10)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary18788VSolas Hospital SchoolDCC415.8
school_primary19837NDRIMNAGH CASTLE CBS N SDCC725.2
school_postprimary60851PAssumption Secondary SchoolDCC742.1
school_primary20450TAssumption Junior SchoolDCC775.4
school_primary18170BS N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior SchoolDCC794.1
school_primary17355IOur Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior SchoolDCC861.4
school_postprimary60480GMeanscoil Iognáid RísDCC902
school_primary19669SLADY OF GOOD COUNSEL BOYS SENIOR NSDCC905.4
school_primary19943MST DAMIENS NSSDCC918.9
school_primary17356KOUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOLDCC939.4

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

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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