Public land off Musgraves Marketplace, St Margaret's Road, Dublin 11
Balcurris · Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 12.20 ha (30.15 acres)
- Zoning
- M1
- Townland
- Balcurris
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F26A/0453E · grant permission · lodged 29 May 2026
- F17A/0686 · grant permission · lodged 7 Nov 2017
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 53.40417, -6.26730 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
- 4
Appeals
- Total
- 2
- 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 (14)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | DCC_DP_OWN | 11 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-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. |
| Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | M3 | Neighbourhood centre | A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing. |
| Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | 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'… |
| Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028 | 11 Sept 2026 | 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'… |
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| HT - High Technology: Facilitate opportunities for high technology, high technology and advanced manufacturing, major office and research and development bas… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| ME - Metro Economic Corridor: Provide for an area of compact, high intensity/density, employment generating activity with associated commercial and residenti… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality p… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. |
| MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and sup… | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M1 | Metro / rail economic corridor | A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here. |
| MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and sup… | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M1 | Metro / rail economic corridor | A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here. |
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 (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| epa_licence | EPA-licensed facility | 1 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 11
- Homes
- 1,457
- Started
- 796
- Sites started
- 7
- Unbuilt
- 226
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 435
- Sites lapsed
- 2
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 55
- Not started
- 226
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (11)
Applicants (3)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Cosgrave Developments | 1 | 331 |
| JOM Investments Unlimited Company | 1 | 192 |
| Cosgrave Property Developments Limited | 1 | 104 |
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 Dublin City Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Council items (1)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | Monthly Council Meeting | 11 May 2026 | 8(b) | The proposed construction of 323 residential units at a site located at Sillogue Road and Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin 11 | part8 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 42
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8220DB000322 | Gulliver's Retail | 130 |
| nta | 8220DB007275 | DCC Depot | 203.7 |
| nta | 8220DB007274 | Operations Depot | 233.2 |
| nta | 8220DB007113 | Northwood Avenue | 240 |
| nta | 8220DB006182 | Santry Cross | 249.2 |
| nta | 8220DB008345 | Saint Margaret's Rd | 325.9 |
| nta | 8220DB006238 | Ballymun | 333.1 |
| nta | 8220DB006016 | Balbutcher Lane | 339.8 |
| nta | 8220DB008245 | Gallaun Road | 434.3 |
| nta | 8220DB006017 | Gallaun Road | 436.6 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19431I | ST JOSEPHS JNR | DCC | 383.5 |
| school_primary | 19583I | ST JOSEPHS SENIOR N S | DCC | 437.2 |
| school_primary | 19208F | HOLY SPIRIT B N S | DCC | 932.4 |
| school_primary | 19209H | SN an Spioraid Naiomh C | DCC | 982.3 |
| school_primary | 20015B | GAELSCOIL BHAILE MUNNA | DCC | 992.4 |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land off Musgraves Marketplace, St Margaret's Road, Dublin 11 · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land off Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11 · Publicly owned land
- Mixed-use land off Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11 · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Public land off Ballymun Cross, Ballymun, Dublin 9 · Publicly owned land
- Northwood Additional Floors · Stalled build
- Public land off Ballymun Cross, Ballymun, Dublin 9 · Publicly owned land
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.epa_licence (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (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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