Public land at Irishtown
Palmerstown-Fonthill · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council
- Site area
- 8.52 ha (21.04 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Townland
- Irishtown
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- ED26/0015 · declared exempt · lodged 23 Feb 2026
- SD23A/0245 · grant permission · lodged 29 Sept 2023
- SD238/0003 · part 8 approved by council · lodged 6 Apr 2023
- SD23A/0022 · grant permission · lodged 2 Feb 2023
- SHD3ABP-312275-21 · grant approval · 66 homes · lodged 21 Dec 2021
- SHD3ABP-305857-19 · grant permission · 252 homes · lodged 7 Nov 2019
- SD19A/0145 · grant permission · lodged 25 Apr 2019
- SD12A/0014/EP · grant extension of duration of permission · lodged 18 May 2018
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 53.35047, -6.40459 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
- 8
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- 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
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decision | application | 7 Sept 2026 | 5 Oct 2026 | appeal | SD26A/0167W: Grant Permission — A proposed new first floor internal plant area incurring an additional 317 sqm of gross floor area and the provision of |
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 (9)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1.2 | Retail warehousing | Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks. | RW: To provide for and consolidate retail warehousing | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. | EE: To provide for enterprise and employment related uses | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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'… | RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
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 | 2 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 1 |
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
- 4
- Homes
- 151
- Started
- 105
- Sites started
- 2
- Unbuilt
- 46
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 70
- Not started
- 46
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (4)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Old Nangor Road Limited | 1 | 26 |
| Fitzgibbon Brothers Limited | 1 | 20 |
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)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by South Dublin County Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 37
- Facility count
- 4
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB004688 | Shancastle Park | 6.5 |
| nta | 8230DB004411 | Shancastle Park | 56 |
| nta | 8230DB004690 | Fonthill Retail Pk | 113.9 |
| nta | 8230DB004689 | Fonthill Retail Pk | 315.2 |
| nta | 8230DB004796 | Glenfield | 358.2 |
| nta | 8230DB07755 | Clayton Hotel | 409.4 |
| nta | 8230DB007793 | Saint Lomans Road | 427.5 |
| nta | 8230DB007754 | Clayton Hotel | 434.4 |
| nta | 8230DB007792 | Saint Lomans Road | 450.8 |
| nta | 8230DB002682 | St Mark's Grove | 559.8 |
Schools (4)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70042L | St Kevin's Community College | SDCC | 278.1 |
| school_primary | 19743E | ST BERNADETTES JUNIOR N S | SDCC | 456 |
| school_primary | 19785U | ST BERNADETTES SENIOR N S | SDCC | 484.5 |
| school_primary | 20390E | Ballydowd High Support Special School | SDCC | 671.1 |
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Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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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