Balbriggan

Balbriggan · FingalNew

52Worth a lookPublicly owned land

Public land held by Fingal County Council (LDA register, 1 Apr 2023)

2 more reasons

Built far below what the zoning allows: No buildings on 0.22 ha · source, 26 Sept 2026
0.22 ha zoned land (RD - Road: N/A) · source, 11 Sept 2026

Underused site

Area: 0.22 ha
Zoning: —

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Who to contact: Land Development Agency: Fingal County Council · Public land held by Fingal County Council. Ask the owner body, or the Land Development Agency, about its plans for the land.

What could be built

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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: 11

Appeals

Total: 2
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, 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, 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: 0

Base rates (2)

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

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, 25 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
Held by Fingal County Council
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
No buildings on 0.22 ha
source
24 Jun 2026 Decision · 174 m
F26A/0341E: GRANT PERMISSION — The proposed development will consist of: (i) Modifications to the ex
source
6 May 2026 Decision · 225 m
F26A/0183E: REFUSE PERMISSION — The development will consist of the construction of four new padel cou
source
30 Apr 2026 New application · 174 m
F26A/0341E: application received — The proposed development will consist of: (i) Modifications to the ex
source
12 Mar 2026 New application · 225 m
F26A/0183E: application received — The development will consist of the construction of four new padel cou
source
4 Mar 2026 Decision · 4 m
F25A/0763: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of the construction of new
source

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

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

Zones (5)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
RD - Road: N/A	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these cent…	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
MC - Major Town Centre: Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities	Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	11 Sept 2026	M4	Major town centre	The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity	Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	11 Sept 2026	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'…

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources:

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 238
Median price: 367,872
First sale: 2023-10-05
Last sale: 2026-09-14

New build

Count: 157
Median price: 378,855
Min price: 171,502
Max price: 811,519

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 (land_public) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Public land (LDA register) · as of 1 Apr 2023
Built well below what the zoning allows · as of 26 Sept 2026
Zoning · as of 11 Sept 2026
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 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

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

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

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

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

RD - Road: N/A

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these cent…

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

MC - Major Town Centre: Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities

Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029

11 Sept 2026

Major town centre

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

RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029

11 Sept 2026

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'…

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
shd	FINGAL	ABP-311095	Quay Street and High Street	The former Mall Shopping Centre, Quay Street and High Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. (www.templarplaceshd.ie)	101
application	FINGAL	F25A/0993	Clonard Street/Mill Race	Clonard Street/Mill Race, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 T621	12
application	FINGAL	F18A/0067	48-54 incl. & 69-80 incl. & 95-113 incl.	48-54 incl. & 69-80 incl. & 95-113 incl., Castleland Park Way, Castlel	38

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8240DB007174	Peter & Paul Church	62.3
nta	8240DB006048	Peter & Paul Church	123.3
nta	8240B1002701	Balbriggan RP	178.5
nta	8240DB005064	Balbriggan	284.1
nta	8240B1007201	Balbriggan RP	346.4
nta	8240B109281	Stephenstown IE	384.3
nta	8240B1332001	Balbriggan Comm Cen	418.9

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	1
radon	Radon risk area	1
rps	Record of Protected Structures	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.

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_postprimary	76129H	Ardgillan Community College	FINGAL	395.3
school_primary	20252P	GAELSCOIL BHAILE BRIGIN	FINGAL	465.4
school_primary	20282B	Bracken Educate Together NS	FINGAL	496.4
school_primary	19515O	S N Naomh Teresa	FINGAL	682.8
school_primary	16972E	S N PEADAR AGUS POL N	FINGAL	779.8
school_postprimary	70010V	Balbriggan Community College	FINGAL	911.9
school_postprimary	60010P	Loreto Secondary School	FINGAL	987.7

Balbriggan

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Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

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Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (5)

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