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Public land at Kimmage-Rathmines

Kimmage-Rathmines · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Waterways Ireland

Site area
0.44 ha (1.10 acres)
Zoning
G3
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Waterways Ireland · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning on this site

  • 3149/24 · grant permission · lodged 7 Feb 2024
  • 4845/19 · grant permission · lodged 23 Dec 2019
  • WEB1049/19 · grant permission · lodged 4 Feb 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 53.33546, -6.30261 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
28

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

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, 25 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 Z11 - 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.
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
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
nhaNatural Heritage Area (incl. proposed)1
radonRadon risk area1

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

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
13
Homes
1,396
Started
670
Sites started
6
Unbuilt
144
Sites unbuilt
5
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
582
Sites lapsed
2
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
48
Not started
144

As of

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

Sites (13)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCC3930/22lands known as Bright Ford RialtoSite (0.45 ha) at lands known as Bright Ford Rialto, Herberton Road, Dublin 12, D12 HT9960
applicationDCC3581/24South Circular RoadSite at the corner of South Circular Road, 33-37 Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 825
applicationDCCWEB2869/2544/45 Dolphin's BarnThe Barn House, 44/45 Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 821
applicationDCC4374/23Keeper Road, Drimnagh53a, Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 (Eircode D12 FD40), bounded by Keeper Road to the south and, laneways to the rear of Keeper Road to the north and east20
applicationDCCWEB2791/24Old County Road60, Old County Road, (site with frontage to Old County Glen), Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12 V3F818
shdDCCABP-310112Eason's WarehouseFormer Eason's Warehouse, Brickfield House, Brickfield Drive, Dublin 12. (www.brickfieldhouseshd.ie)282
shdDCCABP-309627Heidelberg/Miller Building and S.C.R Garage sitesFormer Heidelberg/Miller Building and S.C.R Garage sites, Davitt Road, Dublin 12. (www.davittbtrshd.com)188
applicationDCC2725/21Brookfield RoadThe Former Fodhla Printing Works site, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 879
applicationDCC2463/2147b47,47b, 49, 51, 53 Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 1253
applicationDCC4260/19Site known as Site 1b St. Michael's EstateSite known as Site 1b St. Michael's Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8 (bounded to the north by Richmond Barracks, to the east by the rear of houses to Connolly Ave…52
applicationDCC2738/19Inchicore RoadSite to the rear and side of The Laurels, 54, Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 816
shdDCCABP-305061355 South Circular Road355 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.317
shdDCCABP-303435Dulux Factory SiteFormer Dulux Factory Site, Davitt Road, Dublin 12.265

Applicants (4)

NameSitesHomes
Molaga Capital Limited1317
Durkan (Davitt Road) Limited1265
Lidl Ireland GmbH160
Somerton House Limited121

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)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Waterways Ireland1 Apr 2023

Council items (1)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCSouth Central Area Committee10 Dec 20255.South Central Area Matterspart8

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
84
Facility count
4

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB001455Slievenamon Rd211.1
nta8220DB001467Slievenamon Rd224.3
nta8220DB007455Herberton Road249
nta8220DB007454Herberton Road255.2
nta8220DB001466Galtymore Dr263.5
nta8220DB001453Galtymore Dr293.5
nta8220DB001379Rialto Luas312.6
nta8220GA00372Suir Road332.6
nta8220GA00373Suir Road336.2
nta8220DB001412Brickfield Pk379.6

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.nha (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 (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).

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