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Residential land off Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Kimmage-Rathmines · Dublin City

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

Site area
0.39 ha (0.97 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
  • Underused site
    Underused site · About 984 m² of buildings on 0.39 ha (plot ratio 0.25, 1 storey max) · 26 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • WEB1455/22 · grant permission · lodged 16 May 2022
  • WEB1288/22 · grant permission · lodged 30 Mar 2022
  • WEB1281/22 · application declared inva · lodged 28 Mar 2022
  • WEB1524/19 · grant permission · lodged 2 Sept 2019
  • WEB1428/19 · grant permission · lodged 17 Jul 2019
  • WEB1333/19 · grant permission · lodged 31 May 2019
  • WEB1307/19 · application declared inva · lodged 23 May 2019
  • WEB1265/19 · application declared inva · lodged 8 May 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 53.31485, -6.26304 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
63
Years
5

Appeals

Total
11
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

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 (4)

Plan idFetched atObjective textCodeLabelMeaning
DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028———
DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028———
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.R2Existing residentialAn 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 extent nearby
No

Kinds (1)

KindCountLabel
radon1Radon risk area

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

As of

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

Totals

Homes
513
Sites
4
Lapsing
358
Started
136
Unbuilt
19
Not started
377
Started pct
27
Sites lapsed
0
Sites lapsing
1
Sites started
2
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites appealed
0

Sites (4)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
DCC53.31Kimmage-Rathmines-6.26ABP-312539Cunningham House
DCC53.32Kimmage-Rathmines-6.28WEB2682/2544 Kenilworth Square South rear of nos.45-47 Kenilworth Squa
DCC53.31Kimmage-Rathmines-6.27ABP-303133Monastery Lands
DCC53.32Kimmage-Rathmines-6.273381/20Rathgar Road

Applicants (2)

NameHomesSites
Trinity College Dublin3581
Murphy and Gunn Limited191

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

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
60
Facility count
10

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Cowper Road Westnta8220DB00089485.8
Palmerston Vilnta8220DB000895121.7
Palmerston Vilnta8220DB001066141
Frankfort Avenuenta8220DB001024172.8
Palmerston Parknta8220DB000896199.4
Palmerston Pknta8220DB007945204.4
Highfield Roadnta8220DB007954228.2
Rathmines Closenta8220DB001023274.2
Rathmines Closenta8220DB001067284.9
Cowper Roadnta8220DB000893291.9

Schools (10)

CouncilRefKindNameDistance m
DCC12755Wschool_primaryKILDARE PLACE N S411.9
DCC18904Uschool_primaryST PETERS SPECIAL SCH602
DCC14717Bschool_primaryRATHGAR N S831.3
DCC18817Cschool_primaryS N BRIGHDE871.1
DCC60890Cschool_postprimarySt Louis High School877.6
DCC20048Qschool_primaryGaelscoil Lios na nOg912.9
DCC60530Sschool_postprimaryGonzaga College934.5
DCC61020Aschool_postprimaryStratford College945.7
DCC16966Jschool_primarySCOIL NAISIUNTA STRATFORD978.3
DCC60910Fschool_postprimaryAlexandra College994.8

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

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 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 (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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