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Dublin City University

Dublin City University, DCU Glasnevin Campus, Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin 9 · Artane-Whitehall · Dublin City

Permission for 1,240 homes expired unbuilt. 1240 homes granted 18 Dec 2019, expires 18 Dec 2024

Site area
2.97 ha (7.33 acres)
Zoning
S5
Homes permitted
1,240
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Why this site

  • Permission expired· grant lapsed unbuilt
    Permission for 1,240 homes expired unbuilt · 1240 homes granted 18 Dec 2019, expires 18 Dec 2024 · 18 Dec 2024 · source

Planning on this site

  • ABP-305405 · Permission expired · 1,240 homes · granted 18 Dec 2019 · expires 18 Dec 2024
  • WEB1668/26 · application declared invalid · lodged 23 Mar 2026
  • 3659/23 · grant permission · lodged 28 Apr 2023
  • 3581/23 · application declared inva · lodged 18 Apr 2023
  • 4270/22 · application declared inva · lodged 21 Jun 2022
  • 4176/22 · application declared inva · lodged 8 Jun 2022
  • 3011/22 · refuse retention permissi · lodged 6 Jan 2022
  • 2895/21 · refuse permission · lodged 4 Jun 2021

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 53.38392, -6.25570 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
10

Appeals

Total
5
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, 24 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, 24 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
No

Zones (4)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G5Open 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.
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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
5
Homes
1,776
Started
477
Sites started
3
Unbuilt
59
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
1,240
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
27
Not started
59

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (5)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCWEB1057/25Swords RoadSwords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 959
applicationDCC3405/19Swords RoadSite at Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9358
applicationDCCWEB1287/25Collins Avenue Extensiona 0.306 hectare site located to the west of St. Aidan's CBS Secondary School,, Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin 967
applicationDCC2683/21Glenavon HouseGlenavon House, 46 Ballymun Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 952
shdDCCABP-305405Dublin City UniversityDublin City University, DCU Glasnevin Campus, Collins Avenue Extension, Dublin 9.1,240

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Dublin City University11,240
Cluid Housing Association159

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
64
Facility count
8

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB001643Falcarragh Rd327.5
nta8220DB001644DCU Collins Avenue332.9
nta8220B1350201DCU335.7
nta8220DB001646DCU Collins Avenue369.5
nta8220DB007571DCU Helix375.8
nta8220DB000207Larkhill Road400.3
nta8220DB000211Falcarragh Rd437
nta8220DB000206Larkhill Rd548.8
nta8220DB001605Albert College Pk589.3
nta8220DB000208Glendun Road598.5

Schools (8)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_postprimary60481ISt. Aidan's C.B.S.DCC242.4
school_primary17318CSCOIL AN LEINBH IOSA BOYS SENIORSDCC646.3
school_postprimary76394DClonturk CollegeDCC701.8
school_primary20338CHoly Child National SchoolDCC738.8
school_primary18763FST MICHAELS HSE SPEC SCDCC857.5
school_primary19845MNORTH DUBLIN NS PROJECTDCC866.7
school_primary18911RBantiarna na mBuanna GirlsDCC899.6
school_primary19242FOUR LADY OF VICTORIES INFANT N SDCC924.6

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (24 Sept 2026); gtfs (18 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (24 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).

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