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Residential land off The Drive, Semple Woods

Donabate · Rush-Lusk · Fingal

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

Site area
4.27 ha (10.56 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Donabate
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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

  • F26A/0516E · withdraw application · lodged 17 Jun 2026
  • F22B/0200 · refuse permission · lodged 22 Sept 2022
  • F21A/0056 · grant permission & grant retention · lodged 28 Jun 2021
  • F19B/0225 · invalid application due to site notice · lodged 5 Sept 2019
  • SHD/006/18 · decision to be made by other body · lodged 25 Apr 2019
  • F18A/0465 · withdraw application · lodged 9 Aug 2018
  • F17A/0113 · grant permission · lodged 7 Nov 2017

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 53.48198, -6.15256 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
13

Appeals

Total
6
Tagged
3

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
1

Clocks (1)

KindEntity typeOccurred atDeadline atDeadline kindSummary
application_receivedapplication8 Sept 202613 Oct 2026observationLRD0102/S3E: application received — Cairn Homes Properties Limited intends to apply for permission for a L

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

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

Zones (9)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycl…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RL - Rail: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.
RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructureFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…
RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructureFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 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'…
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 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'…
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 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
No

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
acaArchitectural Conservation Area1
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.aca, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
8
Homes
1,700
Started
1,700
Sites started
8
Sites unbuilt
0
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
100
Not started
0

As of

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

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
FINGALCounty Council14 Sept 202622aNotice of proposed disposal of land to the rear of Beaver Lodge, The Priory, Donabate, Co. Dublins183_disposal
FINGALBalbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202648aNotice of proposed disposal of land to the rear of Beaver Lodge, The Priory, Donabate, Co. Dublins183_disposal

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
12
Facility count
1

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8240DB007723Semple Woods199.4
nta8240DB007724Semple Woods208
nta8240DB003744Donabate Station376.8
nta8240DB003720Donabate Station388.6
nta8240IR0016Donabate400.7
nta8240DB007691Main Street469.1
nta8240DB003780Chapel View496.1
nta8240DB007721Turvey Avenue549.9
nta8240DB007722Turvey Avenue583.8
nta8240DB003721Donabate637.6

Schools (1)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary20530RGaelscoil na MaraFINGAL957.6

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.aca (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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