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Which public bodies own land in Fingal?

23 public bodies hold land in Fingal on the Land Development Agency's register, as of 26 Sep 2026. The largest holdings: Fingal County Council (606 ha), Dublin City Council (384 ha) and The Industrial Development Authority (151 ha).

From public registers, checked 26 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.

Public landowners in Fingal

  1. Fingal County Council

    Publicly owned land

    539 sites, 606 ha

  2. Dublin City Council

    Publicly owned land

    284 sites, 384 ha

  3. The Industrial Development Authority

    Publicly owned land

    45 sites, 151 ha

  4. The Minister for Education and Skills

    Publicly owned land

    58 sites, 78.4 ha

  5. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

    Publicly owned land

    9 sites, 46.5 ha

  6. Electricity Supply Board

    Publicly owned land

    18 sites, 37.5 ha

  7. Health Service Executive

    Publicly owned land

    18 sites, 36.6 ha

  8. The Office of Public Works

    Publicly owned land

    6 sites, 35.3 ha

  9. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

    Publicly owned land

    4 sites, 23.1 ha

  10. Forfás

    Publicly owned land

    7 sites, 17.7 ha

  11. Malahide Castle and Gardens Limited

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 8.5 ha

  12. Bord Gáis

    Publicly owned land

    5 sites, 7.2 ha

  13. Irish Water

    Publicly owned land

    12 sites, 6.0 ha

  14. Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board

    Publicly owned land

    4 sites, 5.2 ha

  15. Córas Iompair Éireann

    Publicly owned land

    9 sites, 3.3 ha

  16. An Post

    Publicly owned land

    5 sites, 1.5 ha

  17. Meath County Council

    Publicly owned land

    4 sites, 1.4 ha

  18. Rehab Group

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 0.5 ha

  19. Other

    Publicly owned land

    3 sites, 0.5 ha

  20. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 0.4 ha

  21. The National Building Agency

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 0.2 ha

  22. Dublin Airport Authority

    Publicly owned land

    2 sites, 0.1 ha

  23. Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 0.1 ha

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More about Fingal

Is there development land for sale in Fingal?
Buildable found 209 sites in Fingal with a public sign they could come to market, as of 26 Sep 2026: 91 council sites proposed for sale, 13 sites with planning permission running out or recently expired, 27 derelict sites on the register and 101 stalled builds. These come from public registers, not agents' listings, so many are not advertised yet.
How many development sites are there in Fingal?
Buildable tracks 4,172 development sites in Fingal, as of 26 Sep 2026: every site with a public reason it could be built on or sold, from the councils' and national registers. They include 2 permissions running out, 17 permitted schemes not started, 56 derelict sites, 111 council land sales and 101 stalled builds.
What are the largest development sites in Fingal?
1,269 development sites in Fingal are a hectare or larger, as of 26 Sep 2026. The largest is land in Balbriggan, at 47.5 ha (on the rzlt map (3% land tax)).
Where are the derelict sites in Fingal?
Fingal has 27 sites on the council's derelict sites register, as of 26 Sep 2026. 24 of them list a market value, €9 million in total. The owner of a registered site pays a levy of 7% of its market value a year.

Data as of 26 Sep 2026. Sources: Land Development Agency, Register of Relevant Lands.

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