Where are the stalled building sites in Dublin City?
340 building sites in Dublin City started work but have no completion certificate, 2,775 homes in all, as of 25 Sep 2026. Each has a commencement notice with the National Building Control Office and is past its planned finish date.
From public registers, checked 25 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.
Stalled builds in Dublin City, largest first
Former CIE lands at Carnlough Road, Dublin 7
Cabra-Glasnevin · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
420 homes; commenced 14 May 2019, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2019
Kevin Street (Camden Yard) - Residential Development
South East Inner City · Dublin City · 1.59 ha · source
Stalled build
299 homes; commenced 09 May 2022, no completion certificate, planned end May 2025
Camden Yard - Piling & Bulk Dig Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8
South East Inner City · Dublin City · 1.59 ha · source
Stalled build
299 homes; commenced 23 Feb 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Feb 2023
Parkside Development Lands, Malahide Road, Dublin 17
Donaghmede · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
166 homes; commenced 14 Apr 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Apr 2016
Parkside, Malahide Road
Donaghmede · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
166 homes; commenced 23 Jan 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2016
Residential Development at Elanora Court ,Long Mile Road, Walkinstown , Dublin 12.
Dublin City · source
Stalled build
153 homes; commenced 23 Mar 2020, no completion certificate, planned end May 2020
Land in Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
153 homes; commenced 14 Jul 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2020
Parkside, Malahide Road, Dubin 17
Donaghmede · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
116 homes; commenced 13 Mar 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2016
7DN - Beaumont Apartments Block A
Artane-Whitehall · Dublin City · 0.57 ha · source
Stalled build
105 homes; commenced 05 Dec 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2023
Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
South West Inner City · Dublin City · 0.26 ha · source
Stalled build
79 homes; commenced 24 May 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Aug 2023
Brookefield Heights, Saint James', Kilmainham, Dublin 8
South West Inner City · Dublin City · 0.26 ha · source
Stalled build
79 homes; commenced 29 Jul 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2025
Bluebell Mills 11 Old Naas Road Dublin 12
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
77 homes; commenced 20 Jul 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Jul 2019
69-75 Ardilaun Court
Clontarf · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
75 homes; commenced 14 Dec 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Aug 2018
Cells P13-P15, Balmayne, Balgriffin, Dublin 17
Donaghmede · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
71 homes; commenced 18 Jan 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Jul 2018
63-67 Collins Avenue East
Clontarf · Dublin City · 0.2 ha · source
Stalled build
67 homes; commenced 03 Jan 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Apr 2025
153-155 Harold's Cross Road, D6W.
Kimmage-Rathmines · Dublin City · 0.08 ha · source
Stalled build
35 homes; commenced 07 Aug 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2023
126-128 Harolds Cross Road Dublin 6W
Kimmage-Rathmines · Dublin City · 0.15 ha · source
Stalled build
34 homes; commenced 07 Dec 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2023
84 King Street North
North Inner City · Dublin City · 0.01 ha · source
Stalled build
30 homes; commenced 30 Oct 2019, no completion certificate, planned end Apr 2021
Malthouse Court, 84 North King Street, Dublin 7
North Inner City · Dublin City · 0.07 ha · source
Stalled build
30 homes; commenced 10 Aug 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2021
Enabling Works for Islandbridge Bellevue Apartments
South West Inner City · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
29 homes; commenced 18 Sep 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2017
39 Clanbrassil Street Upper, Dublin 8
South East Inner City · Dublin City · 0.12 ha · source
Stalled build
29 homes; commenced 06 Sep 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2022
115-119 Harold's Cross Road, St. Clare's Block 1-6 Additional Floors.
Kimmage-Rathmines · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
28 homes; commenced 25 Mar 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2021
Hampton - Griffith Avenue,Grace Park Road-Phase 8 - Apartments Block A
Clontarf · Dublin City · 0.21 ha · source
Stalled build
27 homes; commenced 21 Aug 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Jul 2024
Land in South East Inner City
South East Inner City · Dublin City · source
Stalled build
25 homes; commenced 02 Jan 2019, no completion certificate, planned end Jun 2020
11 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin, Dublin 7
Cabra-Glasnevin · Dublin City · 0.07 ha · source
Stalled build
21 homes; commenced 12 Oct 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2022
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- Is there development land for sale in Dublin City?
- Buildable found 591 sites in Dublin City with a public sign they could come to market, as of 25 Sep 2026: 62 council sites proposed for sale, 48 sites with planning permission running out or recently expired, 145 derelict sites on the register and 340 stalled builds. These come from public registers, not agents' listings, so many are not advertised yet.
- How many development sites are there in Dublin City?
- Buildable tracks 5,490 development sites in Dublin City, 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 20 permissions running out, 77 permitted schemes not started, 168 derelict sites, 64 council land sales and 340 stalled builds.
- What are the largest development sites in Dublin City?
- 1,675 development sites in Dublin City 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 City?
- Dublin City has 145 sites on the council's derelict sites register, as of 25 Sep 2026. The owner of a registered site pays a levy of 7% of its market value a year.
Data as of 25 Sep 2026. Sources: Commencement and completion notices (National Building Control Office).
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