How many homes have planning permission but haven't started in Dublin?
31,571 homes in Dublin have planning permission but no start recorded, across 209 permissions, as of 25 Sep 2026. 5,765 of those homes are on permissions that expire within a year.
From public registers, checked 25 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.
- 31,571Homes not started
- 209Permissions
- 5,765Expiring within a year
The largest permitted schemes not started in Dublin
Holy Cross College
North Inner City · Dublin City · 8.71 ha · source
Permission running out
1,614 homes, expires 4 Nov 2026
Land in Lucan
Lucan · South Dublin · 29.51 ha · source
Permitted, not started
1252 homes granted 31 Mar 2026, expires 31 Mar 2031
Barberstown
Ongar · Fingal · 29.59 ha · source
Permitted, not started
1243 homes granted 30 Mar 2023, expires 30 Mar 2033
GA3 Lands at Baldoyle
Howth-Malahide · Fingal · 3.25 ha · source
Permitted, not started
1124 homes granted 05 Jul 2023, expires 05 Jul 2028
Royal Liver Assurance Retail Park
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City · 3.77 ha · source
Permitted, not started
1098 homes granted 15 Feb 2024, expires 15 Feb 2029
Site A
Castleknock · Fingal · 6.69 ha · source
Permitted, not started
971 homes granted 26 May 2023, expires 26 May 2028
Land in Dundrum
Dundrum · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 9.69 ha · source
Permitted, not started
934 homes granted 22 Dec 2025, expires 22 Dec 2030
Baldoyle
Howth-Malahide · Fingal · 1.02 ha · source
Permitted, not started
827 homes granted 05 Jul 2023, expires 05 Jul 2028
Boherboy
Clondalkin · South Dublin · 18.8 ha · source
Permitted, not started
611 homes granted 25 Jun 2026, expires 25 Jun 2031
Land in Rathfarnham-Templeogue
Rathfarnham-Templeogue · South Dublin · 3.1 ha · source
Permitted, not started
588 homes granted 13 May 2026, expires 13 May 2031
Poolbeg West
South East Inner City · Dublin City · 1.51 ha · source
Permitted, not started
586 homes granted 05 Feb 2026, expires 05 Feb 2031
Bray Golf Club Lands
Bray East · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 8.83 ha · source
Permitted, not started
586 homes granted 19 Aug 2024, expires 19 Aug 2029
City Block 9
North Inner City · Dublin City · 1.35 ha · source
Permitted, not started
550 homes granted 21 Feb 2025, expires 21 Feb 2030
Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1
Swords · Fingal · 6.36 ha · source
Permitted, not started
530 homes granted 06 May 2026, expires 06 May 2036
Woodtown
Firhouse-Bohernabreena · South Dublin · 10.44 ha · source
Permitted, not started
502 homes granted 06 Mar 2026, expires 06 Mar 2031
Land in Clondalkin
Clondalkin · South Dublin · 2.07 ha · source
Permitted, not started
494 homes granted 25 Aug 2025, expires 25 Aug 2030
Brewery Road and Leopardstown Road
Stillorgan · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 2.71 ha · source
Permission running out
463 homes, expires 13 Apr 2027
North West corner of Omni Park Shopping Centre
Artane-Whitehall · Dublin City · 2.29 ha · source
Permitted, not started
457 homes granted 24 Jul 2025, expires 24 Jul 2030
Tubber Lane
Lucan · South Dublin · 1.87 ha · source
Permitted, not started
453 homes granted 05 May 2026, expires 05 May 2031
Aiken's Village, Townland of Woodside and Kilgobbin
Glencullen-Sandyford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 3.33 ha · source
Permitted, not started
438 homes granted 20 Oct 2023, expires 20 Oct 2028
Units 16-21A-B
Rathfarnham-Templeogue · South Dublin · 1.93 ha · source
Permitted, not started
436 homes granted 04 Dec 2025, expires 03 Dec 2030
Blackthorn Drive and Carmanhall Road
Glencullen-Sandyford · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · 1.75 ha · source
Permitted, not started
428 homes granted 04 Sep 2025, expires 04 Sep 2030
Cooldown Commons and Fortunestown
Tallaght South · South Dublin · 0.11 ha · source
Permission running out
421 homes, expires 10 Aug 2027
Taylors Land & Edmondstown Road
Firhouse-Bohernabreena · South Dublin · 3.85 ha · source
Permitted, not started
402 homes granted 22 Sep 2025, expires 22 Sep 2030
Heuston South Quarter
South West Inner City · Dublin City · 1.09 ha · source
Permission running out
399 homes, expires 31 Mar 2027
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- Is there development land for sale in Dublin?
- Buildable found 1,072 sites in Dublin with a public sign they could come to market, as of 25 Sep 2026: 156 council sites proposed for sale, 81 sites with planning permission running out or recently expired, 214 derelict sites on the register and 648 stalled builds. These come from public registers, not agents' listings, so many are not advertised yet.
- How many development sites are there in Dublin?
- Buildable tracks 15,354 development sites in Dublin, as of 25 Sep 2026: every site with a public reason it could be built on or sold, from the councils' and national registers. They include 32 permissions running out, 177 permitted schemes not started, 274 derelict sites, 178 council land sales and 648 stalled builds.
- What are the largest development sites in Dublin?
- 4,439 development sites in Dublin are a hectare or larger, as of 25 Sep 2026. The largest is public land in Cabra-Glasnevin, at 257 ha (publicly owned land).
- Where are the derelict sites in Dublin?
- Dublin has 214 sites on the four councils' derelict sites registers, as of 25 Sep 2026. 45 of them list a market value, €16 million in total. The owner of a registered site pays a levy of 7% of its market value a year.
Data as of 25 Sep 2026. Sources: Planning applications (Department of Housing national planning data).
Cite this: How many homes have planning permission but haven't started in Dublin? Buildable, data as of 25 Sep 2026. https://buildable.ie/q/homes-permitted-not-built-dublin
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