Skerries
Townparks · Balbriggan · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 0.86 ha (2.13 acres)
- Zoning
- G4
- Townland
- Townparks
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F26A/0175E · grant permission for retention · lodged 11 Mar 2026
- F25A/0906E · grant permission · lodged 6 Oct 2025
- F24A/0498E · grant permission & grant retention · lodged 31 May 2024
- F21A/0080 · grant permission · lodged 17 Feb 2021
- F19A/0508 · grant permission · lodged 29 Oct 2019
- F19A/0013 · withdraw application · lodged 16 Jan 2019
- F16A/0378 · grant permission · lodged 31 Aug 2016
- F15A/0239 · refuse permission · lodged 22 Dec 2015
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 53.57907, -6.11340 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
- 44
Appeals
- Total
- 6
- Tagged
- 6
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
- 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, 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 (11)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and conso… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and conso… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. |
| TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban f… | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. |
| TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban f… | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. |
| RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | 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'… |
| RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | 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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
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
Totals
- Sites
- 0
- Sites started
- 0
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
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
On site (1)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by Fingal County Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Council items (1)
| Council | Committee | Meeting at | Item no | Title | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLR | September County Council Meeting | 14 Sept 2026 | 39 | 4.02. Proposed Disposal of a 15-Year Lease of 17 Woodbrook Copse, Dublin Road, Bray, Co. Dublin, A98 W2T6 to Cheshire Ireland. | s183_disposal |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 21
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB003799 | Church Street | 175.3 |
| nta | 8240DB007292 | Skerries GAA Club | 185.9 |
| nta | 8240DB006076 | Skerries GAA Club | 196.9 |
| nta | 8240DB003818 | Church Street | 224.6 |
| nta | 8240DB003798 | Skerries | 445.2 |
| nta | 8240B100021 | Strand Street | 447.9 |
| nta | 8240DB003819 | Skerries | 459.7 |
| nta | 8240DB003797 | Strand Street | 467.3 |
| nta | 8240DB006077 | Skerries Station | 504.4 |
| nta | 8240DB003820 | Strand Street | 516.5 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 76078Q | Skerries Community College | FINGAL | 165.5 |
| school_primary | 16332O | ST PATRICKS SNR MIXED | FINGAL | 245.4 |
| school_primary | 16333Q | ST PATRICKS JNR MIXED | FINGAL | 288.1 |
| school_primary | 14180H | HOLMPATRICK N S | FINGAL | 393.5 |
| school_primary | 19625V | Scoil Réalt na Mara | FINGAL | 502.6 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Townparks · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Skerries · Publicly owned land
- Tigh Shionnaigh · Stalled build
- Residential land at Townparks · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Townparks · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Townparks · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 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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