157-164 Townsend Street, Dublin 2

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157 Townsend Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 V186

64Worth a lookStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 06 Oct 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2023

1 more reason

0.14 ha zoned M2 (Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central ar) · source, 14 Dec 2022

Area: 0.14 ha
Zoning: M2
Homes: 3–11 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)

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What could be built

3–11 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)

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What it might be worth

Indicative, not a valuation

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 39

Appeals

Total: 11
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

Similar schemes nearby

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site

Radius m: 2,000
Years: 5
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 1,470

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	27	35	27 of 35 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	6	12	6 of 12 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB2243/26	Permission	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	14	1-2 Chamber Street, at the junction with Ardee Street and Chamber Street, Dublin 8, D08 H3K5
DCC	WEB1019/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	27	Site bounded by numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8
DCC	WEB5590/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	189	1-6 Beresford Street, Dublin 7, D7T611. The site is bounded by Cuckoo Lane to the north, George's Hill to the east, Marys Lane to the south and Beresford St…
DCC	WEB1433/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	12

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site. Small N means a wide range: treat anything under 10 decisions as anecdote. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

5 Oct 2026 Commencement notice · 121 m
Work commenced at Printing House Square, Dublin 2, D02 DP29 under 4785/22
source
2 Oct 2026 Commencement notice · 26 m
Work commenced at Georges Quay, Dublin 2 under WEB2614/25
source
25 Sept 2026 No longer: built far below what the zoning allows
No buildings on 0.14 ha
source
24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 06 Oct 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2023
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
No buildings on 0.14 ha
source
14 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 121 m
Work commenced at Trinity College, Dublin 2, D02 DP29 under 4785/22
source
30 Jul 2026 New application · 32 m
WEB2894/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Esprit Investments Limited intend to apply for permission for development at this c. 0.078 Ha site

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: No

Zones (2)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design chara…	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	M2	Major town centre	The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

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 (3)

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	6

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 2,612
Median price: 400,000
First sale: 2023-09-26
Last sale: 2026-09-18

New build

Count: 200
Median price: 575,000
Min price: 10,000
Max price: 69,480,100

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 26 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 6 Oct 2022
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 2022
npad · as of 26 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 26 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 26 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 25 Sept 2026
Planning applications: as of 22 Sept 2026 — National planning feed (NPAD); descriptions are truncated at source and applicants are organisations only, where a council register publishes them.
Appeals: as of 18 Sept 2026
Permitted, not started: as of 26 Sept 2026 — Grants of 10+ homes since 2017; 'not started' means no matched commencement notice.
RZLT map: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Latest annual RZLT edition per council; parcels under 0.1 ha are left out.
Zoning: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Generalised zoning (MyPlan GZT) and council layers; Dublin councils only for now.
Council land disposals (s.183): as of 18 Sept 2026 — Only disposals the council minutes locate on a map are shown; the last three years.
Public land: as of 11 Sept 2026 — The LDA's register of relevant public land.

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Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

27 of 35 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

6 of 12 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

DCC

WEB2243/26

Permission

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1-2 Chamber Street, at the junction with Ardee Street and Chamber Street, Dublin 8, D08 H3K5

DCC

WEB1019/26

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Site bounded by numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8

DCC

WEB5590/25

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

189

1-6 Beresford Street, Dublin 7, D7T611. The site is bounded by Cuckoo Lane to the north, George's Hill to the east, Marys Lane to the south and Beresford St…

DCC

WEB1433/26

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design chara…

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Kind

Label

Count

niah

NIAH-recorded building

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	88,618	DCC	3054/22	Dublin Arch	'Dublin Arch', on a site adjacent to Connolly Station, Sheriff Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6
application	86,493	DCC	3164/23	62-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place	62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2
application	72,028	DCC	3452/21	17 Pearse Square	17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A338
application	88,661	DCC	3067/21	Nos. 39-43	To the rear of Nos. 39-43, Merrion Square East (Protected Structures) D02NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 2
application	73,542	DCC	3885/24	Parnell Square West	56, Parnell Square West, Dublin D01 K8Y8
application	76,067	DCC	3980/24	Britain Place	Britain Place, Dublin 1, to the rear of Cumberland Street North and Parnell Street, Dublin 1
application	86,666	DCC	2862/21	10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street	10-13 & 18-21 Moore Street, 5A Moore Lane & 6-7 & 10-12 Moore Lane & 17-18 Henry Place, Dublin 1
application	76,960	DCC	4467/24	33 and 34 Dame Street	33 and 34 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02WY24
application	70,682	DCC	3546/22	Piper's Corner	Piper's Corner, 105-106 Marlborough Street & 5 Sackville Place, Dublin 1
application	87,967	DCC	DSDZ2668/19	Sir John Rogerson's Quay Development	20-24, 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 …
application	87,458	DCC	2861/21	36-41 Henry Street	36-41 Henry Street, 1-9 Moore Street, 3-13 Henry Place, Charles Court & Mulligan Lane, Dublin 1
application	87,988	DCC	DSDZ3545/19	Ropemaker Place	The (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')
application	87,072	DCC	3684/21	Apollo House	Site of 0.64 ha at former Apollo House, Tara Street, Dublin 2,9-15 Townsend Street & 31-33 Tara Street,incl.former Long Stone Pub & Brokerage Apartment Build…
application	86,811	DCC	4778/19	located at Brunswick Villas	(0.2695 ha) located at Brunswick Villas, Shaw Street, Townsend Street and Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2
application	80,607	DCC	3080/19	Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street	Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street, Dublin 2

Name	Sites	Homes
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited	1	19
Welbritain Property Limited	1	17
Dublin Central GP Limited	1	15

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB007859	Shaw Street	85.5
nta	8220DB007588	Pearse Street	87.3
nta	8220DB000400	Shaw Street	90.3
nta	8220DB007865	Shaw Street	105.1
nta	8220DB007564	Poolbeg St	148.1
nta	8220DB000340	Townsend Street	177.2
nta	8220DB007733	Moss Street	182.3

Name	Note
Uisce Éireann wastewater treatment capacity register	Wastewater and water supply headroom per plant; check the plant serving this site.
Uisce Éireann pre-connection enquiry	The formal answer on whether a connection is feasible.
ESB Networks capacity heatmaps	Available demand capacity at the nearest substations.

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_primary	11578V	CITY QUAY NS	DCC	176.1
school_postprimary	60490J	C.B.S. Westland Row	DCC	429.7
school_primary	01795A	CENTRAL INFS SCHOOL	DCC	642
school_primary	00752A	CENTRAL SENIOR MXD N S	DCC	671.3
school_primary	19831B	SCOIL CHAOIMHIN	DCC	689.1
school_postprimary	76077O	Larkin Community College	DCC	790.3
school_primary	19946S	RUTLAND NATIONAL SCHOOL	DCC	865.5
school_primary	20507W	St Laurence O'Toole's National School	DCC	950.2

157-164 Townsend Street, Dublin 2

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Base rates (2)

Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (2)

Constraints

Kinds (3)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (2)

Constraints

Kinds (3)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

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Sites (15)

Applicants (3)

Public land nearby

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Water and drainage

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