48 Townsend Street Development -Enabling Works

South East Inner City · Dublin CityNew

48 Townsend Street, Dublin

70StrongStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: 21 homes; commenced 26 Jul 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2018

1 more reason

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

Area: —
Zoning: M2
Homes: 21 homes (granted)

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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

21 homes (granted)

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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: 35

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, 25 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, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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: 1,411

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	25	32	25 of 32 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	5	11	5 of 11 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
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…

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

2 Oct 2026 Commencement notice · 119 m
Work commenced at Georges Quay, Dublin 2 under WEB2614/25
source
24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
21 homes; commenced 26 Jul 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2018
source
30 Jul 2026 New application · 105 m
WEB2894/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Esprit Investments Limited intend to apply for permission for development at this c. 0.078 Ha site
source
24 Jul 2026 New application · 190 m
WEB2846/26: application received — We, ORHRE Management Services Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at this site at 19-20 Lombard Stre
source
16 Jul 2026 Appeal decided · 65 m
ACP 324028: Refuse Permission
source
16 Jul 2026 Appeal decided · 65 m
ACP 323120: Refuse Permission
source
10 Jul 2026 Decision · 236 m
WEB2297/26: GRANT PERMISSION — The College Square development is located onto Townsend St, Tara Street, Poolbeg Street & Theatre Royal Way, Dublin 2. T

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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available: Yes
Buffer m: 50
Opw flood extent nearby: Yes
Opw flood map url: https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	1

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 2,642
Median price: 400,000
First sale: 2023-09-25
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, 25 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 25 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 26 Jul 2018
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 2022
npad · as of 25 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 25 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 25 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 18 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 19 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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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	Fenian Street	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	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	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	Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East	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
application	86,969	DCC	2479/20	Jervis Shopping Centre	Jervis Shopping Centre, bounded by Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1

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	8220DB007865	Shaw Street	101.3
nta	8220DB007733	Moss Street	113.8
nta	8220DB007861	Prince's St South	117.1
nta	8220DB000350	Lombard Street East	134.7
nta	8220B1351101	George's Quay	158.3
nta	8220000357	George's Quay	161
nta	8220DB000400	Shaw Street	170

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	74.2
school_postprimary	60490J	C.B.S. Westland Row	DCC	396
school_primary	01795A	CENTRAL INFS SCHOOL	DCC	646.7
school_primary	00752A	CENTRAL SENIOR MXD N S	DCC	675.6
school_primary	19831B	SCOIL CHAOIMHIN	DCC	712.6
school_postprimary	76077O	Larkin Community College	DCC	807
school_primary	20507W	St Laurence O'Toole's National School	DCC	840.3
school_primary	19946S	RUTLAND NATIONAL SCHOOL	DCC	851.8
school_primary	17110B	NAOMH LORCAN O TUATHAIL SENIOR BOYS	DCC	954.1

48 Townsend Street Development -Enabling Works

What could be built

What it might be worth

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 (2)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

Totals

As of

Sites (15)

Applicants (3)

Public land nearby

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Water and drainage

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Schools (9)