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Public land at Clontarf

Clontarf · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
25.82 ha (63.81 acres)
Zoning
G5
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning on this site

  • 4539/22 · grant permission · lodged 25 Jul 2022
  • 2734/21 · grant permission · lodged 7 May 2021
  • 2279/21 · grant permission · lodged 24 Feb 2021
  • 4498/19 · grant permission · lodged 21 Nov 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 53.37111, -6.21789 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
2

Appeals

Total
0
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, 25 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 (6)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
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'…
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'…
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved 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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building4
radonRadon risk area3

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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
6
Homes
632
Started
508
Sites started
4
Unbuilt
86
Sites unbuilt
1
Lapsing
38
Sites lapsing
1
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
80
Not started
124

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (6)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCWEB1842/25110 & 114 Howth Road110 & 114 Howth Road, Dublin 3, D03 KV60 & D03 DE4886
applicationDCC3501/20174 Howth Road174 Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3 (D03 X8C6).38
shdDCCABP-303296Griffith AvenueGriffith Avenue, Marino, Dublin 9.377
applicationDCC2934/2167 & 67A Collins Avenue East, Dublin 563, 65, 65A, 67 & 67A Collins Avenue East, Dublin 567
applicationDCC3234/19'The Haven''The Haven', 126, Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, 'The Lodge', Ashbrook, Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3 and 183-194 Ashbrook, Howth Road, Dublin 3.44
applicationDCC3169/20RosemountRosemount, Malahide Road, Dublin 5, D05 A3Y2 ( with frontage to Elm Mount Road)20

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Matriciana Limited186
Inglewood Development Limited138

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 (2)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCMonthly Council Meeting8 Jun 202612(b)Report No. 130/2026 of the Executive Manager (D. O'Connor) - With reference to the disposal of a plot to the rear of 6 Croydon Park Avenue, Marino, Dublin 3.s183_disposal
DCCMonthly Council Meeting9 Feb 202611(c)Report No. 33/2026 of the Executive Manager (D. O'Connor) - With reference to the disposal of land to the rear of 36 Croydon Green, Marino, Dublin 3s183_disposal

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
47
Facility count
9

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB000665Donnycarney Rd315.9
nta8220DB000672Donnycarney Rd344.3
nta8220DB007843Parnell Park404.8
nta8220DB000664Donnycarney416
nta8220DB000674Parnell Park416.1
nta8220DB000671Mt Temple School418.9
nta8220DB000666Mt Temple School435
nta8220DB004382Donnycarney445.3
nta8220DB007840Donnycarney447.7
nta8220DB000662Clanmoyle Rd466.1

Schools (9)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary20064OOUR LADY OF CONSOLATION NSDCC370.4
school_primary17732MSCOIL CHIARAINDCC377.6
school_postprimary81002KMount Temple Comprehensive SchoolDCC419
school_primary20525BKillester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National SchoolDCC652.5
school_postprimary60420LÁrdscoil RísDCC709.1
school_primary16753PST VINCENT DE PAUL SENIOR SCHOOLDCC841
school_primary16754RST VINCENTS DE PAUL JUNIOR N SDCC847.5
school_primary13815THOWTH RD MXD N SDCC943.2
school_primary16759ES N Mhuire na mBratharDCC969.2

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.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 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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