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Site at the junction of Grand Canal Street Lower and Macken Street, Dublin

Macken Street and Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2 · South East Inner City · Dublin City

Stalled build. commenced 25 Jul 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2022

Site area
0.14 ha (0.34 acres)
Zoning
C2.1
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Why this site

  • Stalled build· started, no progress
    Stalled build · commenced 25 Jul 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2022 · 25 Jul 2022 · source

Planning on this site

  • WEB1701/24 · grant permission · lodged 5 Jun 2024
  • 3731/24 · grant permission · lodged 22 May 2024
  • 2860/21 · grant permission · lodged 1 Jun 2021
  • 3965/20 · grant permission · lodged 18 Dec 2020

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 53.33990, -6.24126 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
68

Appeals

Total
15
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

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, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
No

Zones (3)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026C2.1Economic development and employmentZoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
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 (1)

KindLabelCount
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.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
15
Homes
939
Started
734
Sites started
8
Unbuilt
139
Sites unbuilt
3
Lapsing
42
Sites lapsing
2
Lapsed
24
Sites lapsed
2
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
78
Not started
181

As of

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

Sites (15)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application86,493DCC3164/2362-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2
application85,263DCCWEB2536/25generally 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 2
application85,964DCCWEB2305/24Pembroke known as 55 Lad Lanesite at Pembroke known as 55 Lad Lane, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2
application72,028DCC3452/2117 Pearse Square17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A338
application88,661DCC3067/21Nos. 39-43To the rear of Nos. 39-43, Merrion Square East (Protected Structures) D02NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 2
application88,803DCC3502/19Ballsbridge Hotel SiteThe Ballsbridge Hotel, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
application87,967DCCDSDZ2668/19Sir 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 …
application87,988DCCDSDZ3545/19Ropemaker PlaceThe (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')
application86,811DCC4778/19located at Brunswick Villas(0.2695 ha) located at Brunswick Villas, Shaw Street, Townsend Street and Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2
application80,607DCC3080/19Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne StreetCorner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street, Dublin 2
application83,479DCC4807/19Nos 2Nos 2, 3 and 4, Wilton Place, Dublin 2
application81,914DCC3932/22Scruffy Murphy's Public HouseFormer Scruffy Murphy's Public House, 1/2 Power's Court, Dublin 2, D02 EK50
application69,398DCC3900/20Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane24-25, Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane, Dublin 2
application77,763DCC4826/19Shaw Street and Brunswick Villassite bounded by Shaw Street and Brunswick Villas, Dublin 2, D02 EV97
application84,849DCC3000/21Nos124 & 125 Baggot Street LowerSite at Pembroke Lane and to the rear of Nos124 & 125 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2

Applicants (3)

NameSitesHomes
Esprit Investments Limited127
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited119
Peter McVerry Trust CLG112

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

Council items (3)

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
DCCSouth East Area Committee9 Feb 20265.Planning and Development Matterspart8

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
87
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB000411Mount Street Br201.5
nta8220DB000410Mount Street Lower213.1
nta8220DB000492Mount Street Lower214.8
nta8220DB000491Mount Street Bridge232.3
nta8220IR0135Grand Canal Dock262.7
nta8220DB000396Grnd Canal Quay304.6
nta8220000386Schoolhouse Hotel318.1
nta8220DB000353Grnd Canal Quay323.1
nta8220DB000397Pearse Sq325
nta8220DB000352Pearse Sq352.2

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

Other sites nearby

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.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (26 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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