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Public land at Clontarf

Clontarf · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
5.20 ha (12.85 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

  • F15A/0141 · grant permission · lodged 8 Apr 2015

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 53.36040, -6.22945 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
3

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, 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
No

Zones (6)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z11 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z9 - 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.
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 (3)

KindLabelCount
nhaNatural Heritage Area (incl. proposed)1
radonRadon risk area1
spaSpecial Protection 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.nha, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.spa, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
9
Homes
873
Started
653
Sites started
5
Unbuilt
48
Sites unbuilt
2
Lapsing
172
Sites lapsing
2
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
75
Not started
220

As of

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

Sites (9)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCC3703/20Alexandra PlaceAlexandra Place, East Road, Dublin 3131
applicationDCC2320/21Spring Garden Street and Nos. 219-21, Spring Garden Street and Nos. 2, 4 & 6 Annesley Place, Dublin 341
applicationDCC4067/24Dublin City Council DepotFormer Dublin City Council Depot, Orchard Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3, D03XV6738
applicationDCCWEB5185/2547/49 Fairview Strand47/49 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3, D03E27110
shdDCCABP-3047101-4 East Road1-4 East Road, Dublin 3.554
applicationDCC5176/22Philipsburgh Avenue80, Philipsburgh Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3, D03 H3F148
applicationDCC3265/23East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne RoadLands located at the junction of East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 F2H318
applicationDCC2213/20North Strand Road / Poplar Row87, North Strand Road / Poplar Row, Dublin 317
applicationDCC4331/23Poplar Row, North Strand14A, Poplar Row, North Strand, Dublin 316

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Development Ocht Limited1131
Gerard Kelly Holdings Limited141

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
SDCCCounty Council8 Jun 2026H-I (9)PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVALs183_disposal

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
59
Facility count
8

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB007827Eastpoint73.1
nta8220DB007852Eastpoint227.8
nta8220IR0032Clontarf Road346.5
nta8220DB004794Clontarf Rd Stn347.6
nta8220DB007863Clontarf Rd Stn383.3
nta8220DB007833East Wall Road452.7
nta8220DB000523Marino Mart456.8
nta8220DB001740Clontarf Rd Stn461.2
nta8220DB000614Fairview466.6
nta8220DB007834East Wall Road470

Schools (8)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_postprimary70250SMarino CollegeDCC468
school_primary13815THOWTH RD MXD N SDCC478.3
school_postprimary60390FSt Josephs C.B.S.DCC480.1
school_primary18726WSt Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice SchoolDCC552.2
school_primary19774PST JOSEPHS MXD N SDCC669.3
school_primary19981UST MARYS N SDCC722.4
school_primary14463TST COLUMBAS N S MXDDCC873.6
school_postprimary60420LÁrdscoil RísDCC987.1

Sources: gtfs, 25 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.nha (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.spa (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 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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