Public land at Finnstown
Lucan · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council
- Site area
- 0.65 ha (1.60 acres)
- Zoning
- R3
- Townland
- Finnstown
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
- Underused site
Planning on this site
- SDZ06A/3 · grant permission · 166 homes · lodged 5 May 2006
- SDZ05A/3 · grant permission · lodged 24 Oct 2005
- SDZ04A/1 · grant permission · lodged 1 Sept 2004
- ABP-315768-23 · grant approval
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 53.33720, -6.45627 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 around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full
Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 9
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, 25 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 (2)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Rural cluster | A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged. | SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R3 | Rural cluster | A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged. | SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes | 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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 2 |
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
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 12
- Homes
- 1,665
- Started
- 1,070
- Sites started
- 7
- Unbuilt
- 277
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 318
- Sites lapsed
- 3
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 64
- Not started
- 277
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (12)
Applicants (4)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Evara Developments Limited | 1 | 214 |
| Adamstown Infrastructure DAC | 1 | 135 |
| Clear Real Estate Holdings Limited | 1 | 63 |
| Castlethorn Developments | 1 | 48 |
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
- 27
- Facility count
- 3
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB007128 | Castlegate Walk | 98 |
| nta | 8230DB007127 | Castlegate Walk | 117.2 |
| nta | 8230DB007119 | Castlegate Drive | 238.9 |
| nta | 8230DB007117 | Castlegate Drive | 313.2 |
| nta | 8230DB007143 | Castlegate Way | 394.3 |
| nta | 8230DB007231 | Finnstown Castle | 422.8 |
| nta | 8230DB007120 | Stratton Grove | 484.3 |
| nta | 8230DB007118 | Stratton Grove | 516.5 |
| nta | 8230DB007796 | Somerton | 693.6 |
| nta | 8230DB007797 | Somerton | 738.6 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20268H | Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School | SDCC | 269 |
| school_primary | 20194E | St. John the Evangelist National School | SDCC | 322.3 |
| school_postprimary | 76097U | ADAMSTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | SDCC | 407.9 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Finnstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Adamstown · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (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 (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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