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Public land at Pembroke

Pembroke · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
4.35 ha (10.75 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

  • 4395/23 · grant retention permissio · lodged 30 Aug 2023

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 53.32773, -6.23410 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
19

Appeals

Total
2
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 (12)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z11 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z11: Waterways Protection: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G3High amenityProtected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
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.
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.
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.
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026M3Neighbourhood centreA local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
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'…
Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.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
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area2
smrRecorded monument1

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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
8
Homes
780
Started
749
Sites started
6
Sites unbuilt
0
Lapsing
31
Sites lapsing
2
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
96
Not started
31

As of

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

Sites (8)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCC3386/222 Eglinton RoadThe Eglinton, (formerly Jefferson House), 2 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 420
applicationDCCWEB1204/22Home Villas11, Home Villas, Donnybrook, Dublin 411
applicationDCC3502/19Pembroke RoadThe Ballsbridge Hotel, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4339
shdDCCABP-307267Nos. 1Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. (www.eglintonroadshd.ie)148
shdDCCABP-30719740 Herbert Park and 10 Pembroke Place36, 38, 40 Herbert Park and 10 Pembroke Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (www.herbertparkshd.com)105
applicationDCC2704/21St. Mary's HomeSt. Mary's Home, Pembroke Park and 28A Clyde Lane, Dublin 464
applicationDCC3513/20Donnybrook Road25-27, Donnybrook Road, 1-3 The Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 449
applicationDCC2412/19DonnybrookThe former Donnybrook Laundry at The Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04 R856 and No. 17 The Crescent, Donnybrook Road, Dublin 4 D04 A6Y744

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 (1)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCSouth East Area Committee14 Sept 20266.South East Area Matterspart8

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
49
Facility count
8

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB000415American Embassy300.5
nta8220DB000416RDS Ballsbridge331
nta8220DB000486RDS Ballsbridge346.7
nta8220DB000487American Embassy348.4
nta8220DB000485RDS Ballsbridge368.6
nta8220B100461Merrion Road387.6
nta8220000416St Conleths College428.6
nta8220DB000414Lansdowne Road428.9
nta8220000417St Conleths College430.1
nta8220DB002798Pembroke Road490.1

Schools (8)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_postprimary60590NSt Conleths CollegeDCC417.6
school_postprimary60500JMarian CollegeDCC774.3
school_primary20103VJOHN SCOTTUS NSDCC775.3
school_primary19727GST MARYS CENTRAL N SDCC808.2
school_primary20539MGaelscoil EoinDCC851
school_primary18569JST DECLANS SPECIAL SCHDCC877.6
school_postprimary60710UMuckross Park CollegeDCC878.7
school_primary20545HSt Christopher's NSDCC914.1

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.flood_cfram (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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