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Public land off The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Dublin 18

Blackthorn · Glencullen-Sandyford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
0.21 ha (0.52 acres)
Zoning
M5
Townland
Blackthorn
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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

  • REF3026 · s5 dec exempt · lodged 4 Mar 2026
  • D16A/0814 · grant permission · lodged 4 Nov 2016
  • D15A/0032 · refuse permission · lodged 22 Jan 2015
  • D12A/0087 · grant permission for retention · lodged 12 Mar 2012
  • D10A/0205 · grant permission · lodged 16 Apr 2010
  • D09A/0197 · grant permission for retention · lodged 23 Mar 2009
  • D08A/1193 · grant permission · lodged 29 Oct 2008
  • D08A/1185 · grant permission & refuse permission · lodged 23 Oct 2008

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 53.27726, -6.21007 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
32

Appeals

Total
5
Tagged
4

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, 26 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
1

Clocks (1)

KindEntity typeOccurred atDeadline atDeadline kindSummary
decisionapplication31 Aug 202628 Sept 2026appealD26A/0528/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — The proposed development comprises the change of use of the existing permitted C

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, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
No

Zones (1)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
M5Mixed use — outer coreA mix of uses complementing a town centre, with less retail and residential than the core itself.Objective MOC: MOC To provide for a mix of uses. Which complements the inner core, but with less retail and residential and more emphasis on employment and s…DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 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)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area1

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
9
Homes
1,910
Started
813
Sites started
3
Unbuilt
901
Sites unbuilt
4
Lapsing
112
Sites lapsing
1
Lapsed
84
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
43
Not started
1,013

As of

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

Sites (9)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDLRLRD25A/0301/WEBBlackthorn Drive and Carmanhall RoadLands forming part of development generally known as Rockbrook located at the junction of Blackthorn Drive and Carmanhall Road,, Rockbrook Estate, Sandyford …428
shdDLRABP-311722Siemens SiteFormer Siemens Site, Corner of Blackthorn Avenue and Ballymoss Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. (www.siemenssiteshd.ie)190
applicationDLRLRD25A/0530/WEBAvid Technology siteFormer Avid Technology site, Corner of Blackthorn Road and Carmanhall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18183
shdDLRABP-311669RocklawnRocklawn, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18. (www.rocklawnshd.ie)112
applicationDLRLRD25A/0372/WEBBalallyIn the townland of Balally, at the existing Balally Shopping Centre, Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 16100
shdDLRABP-305940Aldi SiteFormer Aldi Site, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Business District, Dublin 18. (www.sandyfordcentralshd.ie)564
applicationDLRD17A/0337Annaghkeen & DalwhinnieSite of c.1.65 ha at Annaghkeen & Dalwhinnie, Leopardstown Road (R113), Dublin 18 & St Joseph's House for the Adult Deaf & Deaf Blind (a Protected Structure…139
applicationDLRLRD23A/0505Block C at the former Allegro SiteThe Sentinel, Block C at the former Allegro Site, Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford Business Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18.110
applicationDLRD18A/0785Beacon South Quarter mixed use schemeSite of the previously permitted Block B4 (c.0.33 ha) of the Beacon South Quarter mixed use scheme, located at the junction of Blackthorn Drive and Blackthor…84

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Palemink Limited1190
Bridgeclip (Developments) Limited1112

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 26 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 Dublin City Council1 Apr 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
44
Facility count
3

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8250DB003181Carmanhall Road163.8
nta8250DB000451Blackthorn Drive190.6
nta8250GA00297Stillorgan235.1
nta8250GA00298Stillorgan250.6
nta8250DB004457Ravenscourt Park252.7
nta8250DB007057Stillorgan Luas317.5
nta8250DB005142Sandyford Luas330.4
nta8250DB000447Stillorgan Luas331.2
nta8250DB000450Heather Road331.9
nta8250DB004847Blackthorn Drive347.1

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (26 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (26 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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