Residential land off Music Hall, Cows Lane, Dublin 8

South East Inner City · Dublin City

On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area: 0.69 ha (1.69 acres)
Zoning: R2

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Why this site

On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
On the RZLT map, no permission · RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it · 1 Jan 2027 · source
On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
On the RZLT map (3% land tax) · On the 2027 draft RZLT map · 1 Jan 2027 · source

Planning on this site

4464/23 · application declared inva · lodged 13 Sept 2023
2545/21 · lodged 7 Apr 2021
2304/20 · grant permission · lodged 20 Feb 2020
2131/20 · grant permission · lodged 28 Jan 2020
4734/19 · application withdrawn · lodged 18 Dec 2019
2525/19 · split decision(permission · lodged 19 Mar 2019

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 53.34415, -6.26930 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

Total: 74
Years: 5

Appeals

Total: 17
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, 26 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Count: 0
Radius m: 250

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

Note: This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
On site: Yes
Available: Yes

Zones (2)

Plan id	Fetched at	Objective text	Code	Label	Meaning
DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	—	—	—
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.	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'…

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

Buffer m: 50
Available: Yes
Opw flood map url: https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/
Opw flood extent nearby: Yes

Kinds (3)

Kind	Count	Label
niah	36	NIAH-recorded building
radon	2	Radon risk area
smr	35	Recorded monument

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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m: 1,000

As of

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

Totals

Homes: 1,879
Sites: 29
Lapsed: 55
Started: 973
Unbuilt: 662
Appealed: 189
Not started: 662
Started pct: 52
Sites lapsed: 3
Sites lapsing: 0
Sites started: 9
Sites unbuilt: 16
Sites appealed: 1

Sites (15)

Council	Lat	LEA	Lon	Ref	Name
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.27	4308/23	Technology / Technological University Dublin
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.27	5006/23	Mary's Lane, Halston Street and Little Green Street Site
DCC	53.34	South West Inner City	-6.28	WEB5136/25	Nos. 28-34 Braithwaite Street & Nos. 63-66 Pimlico
DCC	53.34	South West Inner City	-6.28	2046/21	10-12 Newmarket and No. 32 Mill Street
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.27	WEB2502/24	Corner of Brunswick Street North and Church Street Upper
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.27	3122/25	Edel House
DCC	53.34	South West Inner City	-6.27	WEB1019/26	numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.27	4568/22	35/35A Bolton Street
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.26	3885/24	Parnell Square West
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.26	2862/21	10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.26	4467/24	33 and 34 Dame Street
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.26	3546/22	Piper's Corner
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.27	4856/22	6 & 7
DCC	53.34	South West Inner City	-6.28	WEB2256/25	67-70 Meath Street
DCC	53.35	South West Inner City	-6.28	4035/24	Usher's Island

Applicants (5)

Name	Homes	Sites
Fruit Market Development Company Limited	64	1
Focus Housing Association CLG	49	1
Creedon Group Limited	33	1
Dublin Central GP Limited	15	1
Peter McVerry Trust	12	1

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

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 156
Facility count: 11

Stops (10)

Name	Agency	Stop id	Distance m
Lrd Edward St	nta	8220DB002002	42.9
Lrd Edward St	nta	8220DB001935	68.7
Lrd Edward St	nta	8220DB002003	69.8
Wood Quay	nta	8220DB001443	110.6
Parliament Street	nta	8220DB002912	139.3
Winetavern Street	nta	8220DB007888	178.9
Werburgh Street	nta	8220DB002310	192.1
Winetavern Street	nta	8220PB11631	196
Ormond Quay Upr	nta	8220DB001480	202.2
Ormond Quay Upr	nta	8220DB001479	205.8

Schools (10)

Council	Ref	Kind	Name	Distance m
DCC	20104A	school_primary	ST AUDOENS NS	338.7
DCC	18477E	school_primary	Scoil na mBrathar	412
DCC	14556D	school_primary	South City CNS	445.7
DCC	05933G	school_primary	PRESENTATION PRIMARY SCHOOL	491.6
DCC	19480V	school_primary	ST PATRICKS	594.6
DCC	60660I	school_postprimary	St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School	594.6
DCC	16786H	school_primary	ST BRIGIDS PRIMARY SCHOOL	707.7
DCC	60430O	school_postprimary	St Pauls C.B.S.	834.8
DCC	16695E	school_primary	SCOIL NA MBRATHAR BOYS SENIOR SCHOOL	864.9
DCC	60853T	school_postprimary	Mount Carmel Secondary School	878.7

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

Other sites nearby

Residential land off Pudding Row, Essex St West, Dublin 8 · On the RZLT map, no permission
Public land off Scarlet Row, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 · Publicly owned land
7-13 ORMOND QUAY UPPER DUBLIN 7 · On the derelict sites register
Ormond Hotel, 7-13 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7. · Stalled build
Ormond Hotel · Stalled build
Public land off The Olde Dock, Little Ship Street, Dublin 8 · Publicly owned land

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (26 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (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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