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Public land at Ballyfermot-Drimnagh

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
4.82 ha (11.92 acres)
Zoning
S5
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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

  • 5149/22 · grant permission · lodged 28 Oct 2022
  • 2703/21 · grant retention permissio · lodged 30 Apr 2021

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 53.34702, -6.34990 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
17

Appeals

Total
5
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 (10)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026C2.1Economic development and employmentZoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
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.
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 building1
radonRadon risk area2

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
5
Homes
1,023
Started
927
Sites started
1
Unbuilt
74
Sites unbuilt
3
Lapsing
22
Sites lapsing
1
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
91
Not started
96

As of

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

Sites (5)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCWEB1146/25Ballyfermot RoadBallyfermot Road, Chapelizod, Dublin 10, D10 PF6827
applicationDCC3617/24former Faulkners Industries FactoryLands at the former Faulkners Industries Factory, Chapelizod Hill Road; 'Beann',, 38 Chapelizod Hill Road; 'Clareville' 38D Chapelizod Hill Road;, and 3 Chap…24
applicationDCC4260/22Leitrim LodgeLeitrim Lodge, Martin's Row, Chapelizod, Dublin 2023
applicationDCC3959/20Ballyfermot United Sports and Social ClubBallyfermot United Sports and Social Club, 2, Blackditch Road, Dublin 10, D10 W73822
shdDCCABP-313320Ballyfermot RoadThe grounds of the former De La Salle National School, Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. (www.delasalleshd.ie)927

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
Infield Developments Limited123

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

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
36
Facility count
10

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB005006Le Fanu Road150.6
nta8220DB005009Le Fanu Road160.3
nta8220DB007874Kylemore College237.9
nta8220DB007873Kylemore College241
nta8220DB002197Chapelizod W245.8
nta8220DB002245Chapelizod W292.1
nta8220DB004414Convent Lawns299
nta8220DB005007Convent Lawns315.9
nta8220DB002198Belgrove Park408.3
nta8220DB002200Kylemore Rd N415.9

Schools (10)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_postprimary70240PKylemore CollegeDCC242.8
school_postprimary68445VSt. Seton's Secondary SchoolDCC403.8
school_primary19662EST MICHAELS NSDCC423.8
school_primary19663GST RAPHAELS NSDCC450.7
school_primary15622SST PATRICKS NSDCC467.8
school_primary19661CST GABRIELS NSDCC482.7
school_primary10653ECHAPELIZOD N SDCC500.3
school_primary20397SSt Louise de Marillac Primary SchoolDCC656.2
school_primary18585HS N Banrion na nAingeal 1DCC753
school_primary18843DBainrion na nAingal 2DCC753

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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