43 49 mespil road ballsbridge dublin 8

Site

43 49 mespil road ballsbridge dublin 8 · Buildable

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Units	Address	Decision
DCC	WEB1019/26	Permission	27	Site bounded by numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	WEB5004/25	Permission	17	33 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 EC59, 6 Liberty Lane, Dublin 8, D08 PC3F, 6A Liberty Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FX66, Dublin 2	EXTENSION OF TIME
DCC	WEB2536/25	Permission	27	0.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	WEB2816/24	Permission	16	Lands known as ‘Blackberry Fair’ and part of No. 46 Lower Rathmines Road (the rear extension) located to the rear of Nos. 36, 38	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	DSDZ4146/24	Permission	550	City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	4467/24	Permission	14	33 and 34 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02WY24	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	4114/24	Permission	23	15-16 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 AV91 and at part of the site No. 17 Baggot St Lower, Dublin 2, D02 DF78	REFUSE PERMISSION
DCC	5031/23	Permission	14	122 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2 and lands to te rear of 120 , 121, 122 and 123 Baggot Street Lower Dublin 2 .	REFUSE PERMISSION
DCC	4899/23	Permission	16	Site located in Dublin 2, bound by Mount Street Upper to the northeast, James's Place East to the southwest and, Herbert Street to the southeast. The site co…	SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION & REFUSAL)
DCC	4505/23	Permission	21	Site bounded by no's. 11 & 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8	REFUSE PERMISSION

Base rates (2)

N	Of	Text	Label
9	16	9 of 16 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted	Applications for 10+ homes granted
4	7	4 of 7 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant	Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 26 Jun 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2018
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31 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 192 m
Work commenced at 13 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4, D04 W7K5 under WEB1247/25
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27 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 158 m
Work commenced at Unit 1, Three, Wilton Park, Wilton Place, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 HC89 under WEB1783/26
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25 Aug 2026 Appeal received by the Commission · 137 m
ACP 501968: Construction of a 6 storey office extension and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below grou
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21 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 144 m
Work commenced at Burlington Road, Dublin, D04 RH96 under 3177/23
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24 Jul 2026 Further information requested · 176 m
WEB2338/26: further information requested — CHANGE OF USE: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use and refurbishment of 21 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4 (Protected Stru
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24 Jul 2026 Decision · 176 m
WEB2338/26: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — CHANGE OF USE: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use and refurbishment of 21 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4 (Protected Stru
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9 Jul 2026 Commencement notice · 192 m
Work commenced at 13 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4, D04 W7K5 under WEB5102/25
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2 Jul 2026 Decision · 149 m
WEB1783/26: GRANT PERMISSION — CHANGE OF USE Dublin City Council: IPUT plc intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2-3 Wi
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23 Jun 2026 Commencement notice · 112 m
Work commenced at Wilton Place, Dublin 2, D02 AD61
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8 Jun 2026 Further information received · 149 m
WEB1783/26: further information received — CHANGE OF USE Dublin City Council: IPUT plc intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2-3 Wi
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5 Jun 2026 Further information received · 176 m
WEB2338/26: further information received — CHANGE OF USE: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use and refurbishment of 21 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4 (Protected Stru
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3 Jun 2026 New application · 176 m
WEB2338/26: application received — CHANGE OF USE: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use and refurbishment of 21 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4 (Protected Stru
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28 May 2026 Further information requested · 149 m
WEB1783/26: further information requested — CHANGE OF USE Dublin City Council: IPUT plc intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2-3 Wi
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6 May 2026 Commencement notice · 123 m
Work commenced at 1 Burlington Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 RH96 under 3177/23
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5 May 2026 Commencement notice · 116 m
Work commenced at 3 Wilton Place, Dublin 2, D02 A6Y7 under 3904/22
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29 Apr 2026 Decision · 153 m
WEB1557/26: GRANT PERMISSION — Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2 Wilton Park (
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10 Apr 2026 Commencement notice · 135 m
Work commenced at 27 Mespil Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C4E9 under WEB5993/25
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3 Apr 2026 New application · 149 m
WEB1783/26: application received — CHANGE OF USE Dublin City Council: IPUT plc intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2-3 Wi
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18 Mar 2026 Appeal decided · 212 m
ACP 320514: Refuse Permission
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16 Mar 2026 Commencement notice · 178 m
Work commenced at 3 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 A896 under 3392/23
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10 Mar 2026 New application · 153 m
WEB1557/26: application received — Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2 Wilton Park (
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6 Mar 2026 Decision · 153 m
WEB1506/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2 Wilton Park (
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5 Mar 2026 Commencement notice · 88 m
Work commenced at 50 Mespil Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 E7N2 under WEB2696/24
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4 Mar 2026 New application · 153 m
WEB1506/26: application received — Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2 Wilton Park (
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3 Mar 2026 Appeal decided · 139 m
ACP 323795: Allow appeal delete conditions
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2 Mar 2026 Decision · 153 m
WEB1442/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2 Wilton Park (
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26 Feb 2026 New application · 153 m
WEB1442/26: application received — Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site 2 Wilton Park (
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28 Jan 2026 Decision · 163 m
WEB5102/25: GRANT PERMISSION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE Donnybrook Fair Ltd., intends to apply for permission for development on lands at No. 13 Baggot Stre
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21 Jan 2026 Commencement notice · 86 m
Work commenced at 2 Burlington Road, Dublin, Dublin 4, D04 WV00 under 3161/24
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Events from council registers, the Commission, BCMS, council meetings and the RZLT maps, each with its source link. Open clocks computed with statutory periods (s.34, s.37, s.50 PDA 2000, s.251 Christmas disregard) or as published.

Homes planned nearby

Radius m: 1,000

As of

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

Totals

Homes: 657
Sites: 13
Lapsed: 12
Lapsing: 19
Started: 487
Unbuilt: 139
Not started: 158
Started pct: 74
Sites lapsed: 1
Sites lapsing: 1
Sites started: 8
Sites unbuilt: 3
Sites appealed: 0

Sites (13)

Council	Lat	LEA	Lon	Ref	Name
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.25	3164/23	62-64 Fenian Street and Bass Place
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.25	WEB2536/25

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

On site: No
Available: Yes

Zones (2)

Plan id	Fetched at	Objective text	Code	Label	Meaning
DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	—	—	—
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.	C2.1	Economic development and employment	Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

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

Buffer m: 50
Available: Yes
Opw flood extent nearby: No

Kinds (2)

Kind	Count	Label
nha	1	Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed)
radon	1	Radon risk area

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.nha, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Water and drainage

Radius m: 2,000

Masked

Count: 743
Reason: source licence forbids redistribution; see the operator's own register

Links (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.

Water, wastewater and electricity verdicts are in the value section; check them with Uisce Éireann and ESB Networks (links) before relying on them. Source: esbn, 11 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 26 Jun 2018
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.
Constraints: as of 11 Sept 2026 — OPW flood extents are licensed for internal use only: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie.
Transport stops: as of 25 Sept 2026 — NTA GTFS; rail, Luas and Metro stops used for distance to rail.
Listings: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Daft listings: on-market badge and agent business name only; never exported.
Sites: as of 26 Sept 2026 — Rebuilt nightly from the layers above.
Scores: as of 26 Sept 2026 — Rule score v0: signal weights x recency x size x zoning fit. Not a probability.
Planning applications: as of 30 Jul 2026 — The DCC feed has nothing received after 2026-07-30; newer applications may be missing.
Ownership: date unknown — We do not hold Land Registry ownership. Use the folio link-out on each site (a small fee applies).
Receiverships: date unknown — Not tracked yet.
Servicing (Uisce Éireann, ESB): date unknown — Capacity registers are licensed for internal use only; shown as link-outs.
Area covered: date unknown — The four Dublin councils (DCC, DLR, Fingal, SDCC).

Site pack generated 27 Sept 2026.

Name	Homes	Sites
Esprit Investments Limited	27	1
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited	19	1

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Council items (2)

Council	Kind	Title	Item no	Committee	Fetched at
DCC	part8	Planning and Development Matters	5.	South East Area Committee	11 Sept 2026
DCC	part8	Planning and Development Matters	5	South East Area Committee	11 Sept 2026

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

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 98
Facility count: 11

Stops (10)

Name	Agency	Stop id	Distance m
Mespil Hotel	nta	8220DB007333	40.6
Burlington Road	nta	8220DB007339	100.8
Wilton Terrace	nta	8220B1353101	105.1
Wilton Terrace	nta	8220B135411	107.8
Wilton Terrace	nta	8220DB007340	109.1
Baggot St Upper	nta	8220DB000782	206.5
Burlington Road	nta	8220DB007370	214.5
Baggot St Upper	nta	8220DB000752	218.7
Baggot St Lower	nta	8220DB000783	252.5
Herbert Street	nta	8220DB000751	259.5

Schools (10)

Council	Ref	Kind	Name	Distance m
DCC	19705T	school_primary	CATHERINE MC AULEY N SC	359.9
DCC	19896G	school_primary	Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre	368
DCC	20539M	school_primary	Gaelscoil Eoin	484.1
DCC	20545H	school_primary	St Christopher's NS	539.5
DCC	60540V	school_postprimary	Catholic University School	606.3
DCC	20501K	school_primary	HARCOURT TERRACE EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL	665
DCC	18569J	school_primary	ST DECLANS SPECIAL SCH

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

43-49 Mespil Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 8

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