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Public land off Merrion St Upper, Dublin 2

South East Inner City · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Department of the Taoiseach

Site area
1.00 ha (2.47 acres)
Zoning
G5
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  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Department of the Taoiseach · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning nearby

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 53.33920, -6.25359 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

Total
67
Years
5

Appeals

Total
12
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, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Count
0
Radius m
250

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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

On site
No
Available
Yes

Zones (4)

Plan idFetched atObjective textCodeLabelMeaning
DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028———
DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028———
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.G5Open 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.
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with th…O2Green beltZoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

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

Buffer m
50
Available
Yes
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (3)

KindCountLabel
niah35NIAH-recorded building
radon1Radon risk area
smr3Recorded monument

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; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

As of

Computed at
2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table
4,173

Totals

Homes
940
Sites
18
Lapsed
24
Lapsing
42
Started
422
Unbuilt
452
Not started
494
Started pct
45
Sites lapsed
2
Sites lapsing
2
Sites started
9
Sites unbuilt
5
Sites appealed
0

Sites (15)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.274308/23Technology / Technological University Dublin
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.253164/2362-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.25WEB2536/25generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.25WEB2305/24Pembroke known as 55 Lad Lane
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.243452/2117 Pearse Square
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.253067/21Nos. 39-43
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.264467/2433 and 34 Dame Street
DCC53.35South East Inner City-6.24DSDZ2668/19Sir John Rogerson's Quay Development
DCC53.35South East Inner City-6.263684/21Apollo House
DCC53.35South East Inner City-6.254778/19located at Brunswick Villas
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.253080/19Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street
DCC53.33South East Inner City-6.263233/21Peter Place
DCC53.33South East Inner City-6.254807/19Nos 2
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.243932/22Scruffy Murphy's Public House
DCC53.34South East Inner City-6.253900/20Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane

Applicants (2)

NameHomesSites
Esprit Investments Limited271
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited191

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

On site (1)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Department of the Taoiseach1 Apr 2023

Council items (1)

CouncilKindTitleItem noCommitteeFetched at
DCCpart8Planning and Development Matters5.South East Area Committee11 Sept 2026

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
150
Facility count
8

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Merrion Streetnta8220DB00281187
Merrion Rownta8220B1046101109.9
Merrion Rownta8220DB000748123.1
Merrion Sq Westnta8220DB002905141.3
Merrion Square Southnta8220DB004681147.3
Kildare Streetnta8220DB000747164
Kildare Streetnta8220DB000746170.8
Kildare Streetnta8220DB004530177
Merrion Sq Southnta8220DB007387186.9
St Stephen's Grn Nnta8220DB000791229

Schools (8)

CouncilRefKindNameDistance m
DCC60820Eschool_postprimaryLoreto College322
DCC60540Vschool_postprimaryCatholic University School460.4
DCC60490Jschool_postprimaryC.B.S. Westland Row500.9
DCC19705Tschool_primaryCATHERINE MC AULEY N SC590.8
DCC19896Gschool_primaryScoil Caitriona na mBraithre615.3
DCC11578Vschool_primaryCITY QUAY NS839.2
DCC20501Kschool_primaryHARCOURT TERRACE EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL862.6
DCC14556Dschool_primarySouth City CNS913.2

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.niah (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 (26 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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