Public land at Ballyowen
Palmerstown-Fonthill · South Dublin
Publicly owned land. Held by South Dublin County Council
- Site area
- 11.42 ha (28.21 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Townland
- Ballyowen
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- SD158/0011 · part 8 approved by council · lodged 16 Oct 2015
- SD08A/0325 · grant permission · lodged 18 Nov 2008
- S01A/0029 · grant permission · lodged 22 Jan 2001
- S00A/0594 · grant permission · lodged 20 Sept 2000
- S99A/0152 · grant permission · lodged 10 Mar 1999
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 53.34313, -6.41112 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
- 2
Appeals
- Total
- 0
- 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
- 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, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 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 (7)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (3)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 2 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 5
- Homes
- 382
- Started
- 113
- Sites started
- 2
- Unbuilt
- 269
- Sites unbuilt
- 3
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 30
- Not started
- 269
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (5)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Kelland Homes Limited | 1 | 233 |
| Old Nangor Road Limited | 1 | 26 |
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)
| 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
- 38
- Facility count
- 7
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8230DB007783 | Foxdene Avenue | 205.9 |
| nta | 8230DB007784 | Foxdene Avenue | 216.9 |
| nta | 8230DB004691 | Rowlagh Crescent | 248 |
| nta | 8230DB002681 | Fonthill Road | 260.1 |
| nta | 8230DB002678 | Rowlagh | 270.6 |
| nta | 8230DB002679 | Rowlagh Crescent | 288.6 |
| nta | 8230DB004410 | St Mark's Grove | 385.9 |
| nta | 8230DB002682 | St Mark's Grove | 403.6 |
| nta | 8230DB007748 | Divine Mercy NS | 457.3 |
| nta | 8230DB007780 | Méile an Rí | 460.3 |
Schools (7)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19865S | DIVINE MERCY JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | SDCC | 421.7 |
| school_primary | 19032R | STEWARTS SCHOOL | SDCC | 496.9 |
| school_primary | 20187H | DIVINE MERCY SENIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | SDCC | 522.7 |
| school_primary | 20426W | Lucan Community National School | SDCC | 663.5 |
| school_primary | 19642V | ST PETER APOSTLE SEN NS | SDCC | 916.7 |
| school_primary | 19569O | NEILLSTOWN N S | SDCC | 970.4 |
| school_primary | 19647I | ST MARYS SEN N S | SDCC | 986.5 |
Other sites nearby
- Public land off Cranog, Lucan Road, Dublin 22 · Publicly owned land
- Public land off Earlsfort Drive, Lucan · Publicly owned land
- Residential land off Earlsfort Vale, Lucan · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land off Ballyowen Meadows, Fonthill Road, Dublin 22 · Publicly owned land
- Residential land off Foxdene Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Earlsfort Drive, Lucan · 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.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 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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