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Elmpark Green

Elmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 · Pembroke · Dublin City

80 homes permitted, not started. 80 homes granted 28 Jul 2023, expires 28 Jul 2028

Site area
6.11 ha (15.11 acres)
Zoning
C2.1
Homes permitted
80, permission to 28 Jul 2028
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Why this site

  • Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
    80 homes permitted, not started · 80 homes granted 28 Jul 2023, expires 28 Jul 2028 · 28 Jul 2023 · source

Planning on this site

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 53.31335, -6.20534 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
25

Appeals

Total
9
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
1

Clocks (1)

KindDeadline kindDeadline atDays leftSummaryBasis
permission_expirypermission_expiry28 Jul 2028672Permission 3389/21 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000)signal

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, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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 (8)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 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-2022-202811 Sept 2026C2.1Economic development and employmentZoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn 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-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
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
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (3)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area1
rpsRecord of Protected Structures1
smrRecorded monument4

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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.rps, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
4
Homes
205
Started
62
Sites started
2
Unbuilt
80
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
63
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
30
Not started
80

As of

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

Sites (4)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application89,013DCC3389/21Elmpark GreenElmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4
application86,670DCC4051/21Gowan Motors Compound siteGowan Motors Compound site, 169-177 Merrion Road, Dublin 4. The site is located south of Merrion Road
application89,027DCC4848/22Elmpark GreenElmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4
application87,921DCC4240/19'The Gowan Motors Site''The Gowan Motors Site', 143 Merrion Road, Dublin, 4

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Elm Real Estate Investments180
1 Merrion Land Limited163

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
27
Facility count
3

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8250DB000475Bellevue Avenue241.3
nta8220DB000424Merrion Gates251.4
nta8220DB000476Merrion Gates269.7
nta8250DB000425Merrion Road274.6
nta8220DB000477Herbert Avenue405.1
nta8220DB000423Herbert Avenue444.3
nta8250DB004705St Helen's Road450.3
nta8250DB000426Rock Road453.3
nta8220DB000422St Vincent's Hosp620.6
nta8220DB000478St Vincent's Hosp660.8

Schools (3)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary06200OBOOTERSTOWN BOYSDLR648.4
school_postprimary60650FSt Andrews CollegeDLR897.4
school_primary17970FOUR LADY OF MERCY CONVENT SCHOOLDLR951.9

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.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.rps (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 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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