45 Dolphin's Barn Street Dublin 8

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On the council's derelict sites register: Register ref DS1123, entered 25 May 2021

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Zoned M3 (Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services) · source, 14 Dec 2022

Area: —
Zoning: M3

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Who to contact: Land Registry folio (€5 search) · No organisation on record for this land. The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio: search landdirect.ie by map (a small fee applies).

What could be built

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What it might be worth

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 62

Appeals

Total: 12
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, 25 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, 25 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: 813

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	22	39	22 of 39 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	6	20	6 of 20 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	WEB1951/26	Permission	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	86	69D Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. The site is situated to the south and west of White Swan Business Centre, to the south east of properties on Elford
DCC	WEB5590/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION

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

24 Sept 2026 On the council's derelict sites register
Register ref DS1123, entered 25 May 2021
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26 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 183 m
Work commenced at 8 Huxley Crescent, Dublin 8, D08 H7V7 under 5123/26
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13 Aug 2026 Sale recorded (PPR) · 196 m
€400,000 · 351 SOUTH CIRCULAR RD, RIALTO, DUBLIN 8 · second-hand
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29 Jul 2026 Commencement notice · 236 m
Work commenced at 10 Cameron Street, Dublin 8, D08 N2X2 under WEB2999/25
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28 Jul 2026 New application · 29 m
WEB2868/26: application received — Planning permission is sought for an external, backlight illuminated signage, with the name 'The Coombe Hospital', measu
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27 Jul 2026 Decision · 29 m
WEB2822/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — Planning permission is sought for an external, backlight illuminated signage, with the name ‘The Coombe Hospital’, measu
source
23 Jul 2026

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 Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	M3	Neighbourhood centre	A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

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: No

Kinds (2)

Kind	Label	Count
radon	Radon risk area	1
smr	Recorded monument	1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie.

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 1,650
Median price: 396,500
First sale: 2023-09-26
Last sale: 2026-09-18

New build

Count: 7
Median price: 6,947,163
Min price: 432,500
Max price: 64,368,821

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 (derelict_site) · as of 26 Sept 2026
On the derelict sites register · as of 25 May 2021
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 25 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

22 of 39 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

6 of 20 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

WEB1951/26

Permission

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

69D Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. The site is situated to the south and west of White Swan Business Centre, to the south east of properties on Elford

DCC

WEB5590/25

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.

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

11 Sept 2026

Neighbourhood centre

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

Kind

Label

Count

radon

Radon risk area

smr

Recorded monument

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
application	DCC	3930/22	lands known as Bright Ford Rialto	Site (0.45 ha) at lands known as Bright Ford Rialto, Herberton Road, Dublin 12, D12 HT99	60
application	DCC	WEB2373/25	42 Marrowbone Lane	42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W	51
application	DCC	WEB5136/25	Nos. 28-34 Braithwaite Street & Nos. 63-66 Pimlico	Nos. 28-34 Braithwaite Street & Nos. 63-66 Pimlico, Dublin 8, (bounded by No. 35 Braithwaite Street to the east & north, Nos. 61 & 62 Pimlico to the north, B…	49
application	DCC	3002/23	Corner site	Corner site (known as Lawlor's Corner), at the junction of Summer Street South and Marrowbone Lane encompassing 72 Marrowbone Lane and 3 Summer Street South,…	40
application	DCC	2046/21	10-12 Newmarket and No. 32 Mill Street	10-12 Newmarket and No. 32 Mill Street, Dublin 8	33
application	DCC	2654/20	Blackpitts	25-26, Blackpitts, Dublin 8	27
application	DCC	3581/24	South Circular Road	Site at the corner of South Circular Road, 33-37 Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 8	25
application	DCC	WEB2869/25	44/45 Dolphin's Barn	The Barn House, 44/45 Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 8	21
application	DCC	4374/23	Keeper Road, Drimnagh	53a, Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 (Eircode D12 FD40), bounded by Keeper Road to the south and, laneways to the rear of Keeper Road to the north and east	20
application	DCC	3912/23	James's Street and the corner of Steeven's Lane	134, James's Street and the corner of Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8, D08 YV6H	15
application	DCC	2765/20	Grand Canal Harbour	Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, D08 C3NO	596
shd	DCC	ABP-308917	Player Wills site and undeveloped Land in Ownership of Dubli	Former Player Wills site and undeveloped Land in Ownership of Dublin CIty Council, South Circular Road, Dublin 8. (www.PWSCR2SHD.ie)	492
shd	DCC	ABP-307221	Bailey Gibson Site	Former Bailey Gibson Site, 326-328 South Circular Road, Dublin 8. (https://bgscr1shd.ie)	416
shd	DCC	ABP-307067	Site formerly known as the IDA Ireland Small Business Centre	Site formerly known as the IDA Ireland Small Business Centre/Newmarket Industrial Estate bounded by Newmarket, Brabazon Place, St. Lukes Avenue and Newmarket…	413
shd	DCC	ABP-308162	Dublin 8.	A site comprised of The Old Glass Factory and no's. 113-117 Cork Street and no's. 118-122 Cork Street, Dublin 8. (www.corkstreetsharedliving.com)	397

Name	Sites	Homes
Lidl Ireland GmbH	1	60
Sales Limited	1	51
Focus Housing Association CLG	1	49
Creedon Group Limited	1	33
Independant Clothing Holdings Limited	1	27
Somerton House Limited	1	21
Sumberry Limited	1	15

Council	Committee	Meeting at	Item no	Title	Kind
DCC	South Central Area Committee	15 Apr 2026	5	South Central Area Matters 1. Housing Maintenance Report. 2. 2nd Notification under Part 8 Planning and Development Regulations 2001. Proposed redevelopment …	part8
DCC	South Central Area Committee	15 Apr 2026	5.	South Central Area Matters	part8

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB002094	Coombe Hospital	29.8
nta	8220DB004434	Coombe Hospital	111.3
nta	8220DB007906	Dolphin's Barn	149.4
nta	8220DB001382	Dolphin's Barn	204.2
nta	8220DB001406	Dolphin's Barn	231.7
nta	8220DB001365	Dolphin's Barn	232.6
nta	8220DB001381	St Andrews Centre	249.9

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	15625B	ST CATHERINES WEST N S	DCC	497.1
school_primary	17603B	SCOIL IOSAGAIN BOYS SENIOR	DCC	578.7
school_primary	20430N	Canal Way Educate Together National School	DCC	601.1
school_postprimary	60410I	C.B.S. James Street	DCC	601.1
school_primary	20429F	ST. JAMES'S PRIMARY SCHOOL	DCC	603
school_primary	17683C	MUIRE OG 2 LORETO CON	DCC	667
school_primary	16964F	SCOIL MHUIRE OGH 1	DCC	667
school_primary	19933J	SCOIL TREASA NAOFA	DCC	711
school_postprimary	60800V	Loreto College	DCC	772.2
school_postprimary	60792C	Presentation College	DCC	819.8

45 Dolphin's Barn Street Dublin 8

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Schemes (10)

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