Alteration & refurbishment of the German embassy

Blackrock · Dún Laoghaire-RathdownNew

31 Trimleston Avenue, Booterstown, A94 TX94

80StrongStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 25 Nov 2019, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2020

1 more reason

0.55 ha zoned R2 (Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenit) · source, 1 Apr 2022

Area: 0.55 ha
Zoning: R2
Homes: 15–43 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)
D26A/0545/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — • Alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M • Demo: 6 Oct 2026

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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

15–43 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

Total: 57
Years: 5

Appeals

Total: 8
Tagged: 1

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

Count: 1
Radius m: 250

Clocks (1)

Kind	Basis	Summary	Days left	Distance m	Deadline at
decision	event	D26A/0545/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — • Alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M • Demo	10	247.7	6 Oct 2026

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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Similar schemes nearby

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

Years: 5
Radius m: 2,000
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 0

Base rates (2)

N	Of	Text	Label
0	0	0 of 0 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted	Applications for 10+ homes granted
0	0	0 of 0 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant	Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

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

Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 6 Oct 2026 10 days
D26A/0545/WEB: • Alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M • Demo
source

25 Sept 2026 No longer: built far below what the zoning allows
About 1,949 m² of buildings on 0.55 ha (plot ratio 0.36, 2 storeys max)
source
24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 25 Nov 2019, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2020
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
About 1,949 m² of buildings on 0.55 ha (plot ratio 0.36, 2 storeys max)
source
8 Sept 2026 Decision · 215 m
D26A/0545/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — • Alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M • Demo
source
14 Aug 2026 Decision · 129 m
D26A/0472/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — A 26.5sqm. first floor extension to the side of the existing house requiring a
source
17 Jul 2026 New application · 215 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Note: This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
On site: Yes
Available: Yes

Zones (1)

Code	Label	Meaning	Plan id	Valid to	Fetched at
R2	Existing residential	An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…	DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	1 Apr 2028	11 Sept 2026

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
radon	1	Radon risk area
smr	1	Recorded monument

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

More detail

On the market

Years: 3
Radius m: 1,000

All sales

Count: 129
Last sale: 2026-06-12
First sale: 2023-10-05
Median price: 715,000

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 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 25 Nov 2019
Zoning · as of 1 Apr 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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Kind

Basis

Summary

Days left

Distance m

Deadline at

decision

event

D26A/0545/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — • Alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M • Demo

247.7

6 Oct 2026

Text

Label

0 of 0 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Applications for 10+ homes granted

0 of 0 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

Code

Label

Meaning

Plan id

Valid to

Fetched at

Existing residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028

1 Apr 2028

11 Sept 2026

Kind

Count

Label

radon

Radon risk area

smr

Recorded monument

Council	Lat	LEA	Lon	Ref	Name
DCC	53.31	Pembroke	-6.21	3389/21	Elmpark Green
DCC	53.32	Pembroke	-6.21	4051/21	Gowan Motors Compound site
DCC	53.31	Pembroke	-6.21	4848/22	Elmpark Green
DCC	53.32	Pembroke	-6.21	4240/19	'The Gowan Motors Site'

Name	Homes	Sites
Elm Real Estate Investments	80	1
1 Merrion Land Limited	63	1

Name	Agency	Stop id	Distance m
St Helen's Road	nta	8250DB004705	207
Merrion Road	nta	8250DB000425	219.8
Rock Road	nta	8250DB000426	224.1
Bellevue Avenue	nta	8250DB000475	227.8
Grotto Avenue	nta	8250DB000473	424.3
Merrion Gates	nta	8220DB000424	511.3
Booterstown	nta	8250IR0039	555.6
Merrion Gates	nta	8220DB000476	559.8
Booterstown Station	nta	8250DB000427	612.2
Booterstown Station	nta	8250DB000472	640.1

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.

Council	Ref	Kind	Name	Distance m
DLR	06200O	school_primary	BOOTERSTOWN BOYS	349.5
DLR	60650F	school_postprimary	St Andrews College	588.7
DLR	17970F	school_primary	OUR LADY OF MERCY CONVENT SCHOOL	637.7
DLR	60040B	school_postprimary	Willow Park School	744
DLR	60041D	school_postprimary	Coláiste Eoin	918.5
DLR	60042F	school_postprimary	Coláiste Íosagáin	938

Alteration & refurbishment of the German embassy

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