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Residential land off Pearse Square, Dublin 2

South East Inner City · Dublin City

On the RZLT map (3% land tax). On the 2027 draft RZLT map

Site area
1.30 ha (3.22 acres)
Zoning
R2
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Why this site

  • 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

  • 3455/25 · grant permission · 1 homes · lodged 12 Nov 2025
  • 3256/25 · refuse permission · lodged 16 Jun 2025
  • 3143/25 · grant permission · lodged 8 Apr 2025
  • DSDZ3838/24 · grant permission · lodged 12 Jun 2024
  • 3768/24 · grant permission and rete · 1 homes · lodged 28 May 2024
  • 3732/24 · application declared inva · lodged 22 May 2024
  • 4974/23 · grant permission · 1 homes · lodged 14 Dec 2023
  • 4971/23 · withdrawn article 33 (no · 1 homes · lodged 14 Dec 2023

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 53.34376, -6.24133 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
50

Appeals

Total
6
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

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, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 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 (6)

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 Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design chara…DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026M2Major town centreThe main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
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'…
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'…

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
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building2
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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
17
Homes
2,843
Started
1,551
Sites started
8
Unbuilt
664
Sites unbuilt
3
Lapsing
287
Sites lapsing
4
Lapsed
341
Sites lapsed
2
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
55
Not started
951

As of

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

Sites (15)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCDSDZ4146/24City Block 9City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1550
applicationDCC3054/22Dublin Arch'Dublin Arch', on a site adjacent to Connolly Station, Sheriff Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6187
applicationDCC3164/2362-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 287
applicationDCCDSDZ3862/22Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes RoadAlexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road, Dublin 158
applicationDCCWEB2536/25generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 20.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 227
applicationDCC3452/2117 Pearse Square17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A33823
applicationDCC3067/21Nos. 39-43To the rear of Nos. 39-43, Merrion Square East (Protected Structures) D02NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 219
shdDCCABP-308827Castleforbes Business ParkLands at Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1. (www.castleforbesshd.ie)702
applicationDCCDSDZ2186/20City Block 3 and Northbank HouseCity Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1472
applicationDCCDSDZ2668/19Sir John Rogerson's Quay Development20-24, Sir John Rogerson's Quay (A Protected Structure), 25-27 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, 1-5, 11/11a, 12-14 Lime Street, Lime Court & at 8-10 Hanover Street …217
applicationDCCDSDZ3545/19Ropemaker PlaceThe (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')56
applicationDCC4778/19located at Brunswick Villas(0.2695 ha) located at Brunswick Villas, Shaw Street, Townsend Street and Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 249
applicationDCC3080/19Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne StreetCorner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street, Dublin 228
applicationDCC3932/22Scruffy Murphy's Public HouseFormer Scruffy Murphy's Public House, 1/2 Power's Court, Dublin 2, D02 EK5015
applicationDCC3900/20Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane24-25, Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane, Dublin 212

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Esprit Investments Limited127
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited119

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

Council items (2)

CouncilCommitteeMeeting atItem noTitleKind
DCCMonthly Council Meeting6 Jul 20265(b)Proposed refurbishment and adaptive reuse of a 3-storey vacant office building at 14/15 Fitzwilliam Quay, Dublin 4.part8
DCCSouth East Area Committee9 Feb 20265Planning and Development Matterspart8

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
102
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB000352Pearse Sq112.5
nta8220DB000397Pearse Sq118
nta8220DB007558Clayton Hotel147.1
nta8220DB000353Grnd Canal Quay170.7
nta8220DB000396Grnd Canal Quay180.9
nta8220DB000351Erne Street268
nta8220DB000398Erne Street281.4
nta8220DB007557Hanover Quay312.1
nta8220DB007512John Rogersons Quay361.2
nta8220DB000354Ringsend Road367.4

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