Bedford Row 38kV ESB Substation

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Bedford Row 38 kV ESB Substation, Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 X028

64Worth a lookStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 02 Mar 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2020

1 more reason

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

Area: 0.12 ha
Zoning: M2
Homes: 3–9 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)

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What could be built

3–9 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

Years: 5
Total: 196

Appeals

Total: 21
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, 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: 1,005

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	28	38	28 of 38 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	8	15	8 of 15 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	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…
DCC	WEB1433/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	12

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

23 Dec 2026 Further information received · 56 m
WEB5331/25: further information received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Emgen Four Gp Limited intend to apply for permission in respect of a two-storey storage building (6
source
24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 02 Mar 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2020
source
11 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 117 m
Work commenced at 11-12 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 XE29 under WEB1683/26
source
9 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 102 m
Work commenced at Temple Bar, Dublin 2 under WEB1642/26
source
6 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 163 m
Work commenced at 30/31 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 E7N3 under WEB1667/25
source
5 Aug 2026 Appeal received by the Commission · 205 m
ACP 501846: PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION: Protected Structure Retention permission for an existing outdoor dining structure at g
source
5 Aug 2026 Commencement notice

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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Constraints

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

Kinds (3)

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	16

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 2,188
Median price: 378,427.5
First sale: 2023-09-26
Last sale: 2026-09-18

New build

Count: 200
Median price: 568,281.5
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 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 2 Mar 2020
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 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

28 of 38 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

8 of 15 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

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…

DCC

WEB1433/26

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

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

Major town centre

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

Kind

Label

Count

niah

NIAH-recorded building

Name	Sites	Homes
Balmoral Land Beresford Limited	1	189
Fruit Market Development Company Limited	1	64
Sevona Limited	1	24
Welbritain Property Limited	1	17
Dublin Central GP Limited	1	15
Peter McVerry Trust	1	12

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB000329	Aston Quay	42.7
nta	8220DB000328	Aston Quay	46.6
nta	8220DB007392	Aston Quay	62.5
nta	8220DB000330	Crampton Quay	63
nta	8220DB004720	Aston Quay	109.4
nta	8220DB000316	Bachelors Walk	120.3
nta	8220B1021101	Bachelors Walk	122.4

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	19831B	SCOIL CHAOIMHIN	DCC	649.3
school_primary	11578V	CITY QUAY NS	DCC	681
school_primary	01795A	CENTRAL INFS SCHOOL	DCC	699
school_primary	00752A	CENTRAL SENIOR MXD N S	DCC	718.7
school_primary	14556D	South City CNS	DCC	726.5
school_primary	05933G	PRESENTATION PRIMARY SCHOOL	DCC	737.2
school_postprimary	76077O	Larkin Community College	DCC	747.1
school_postprimary	60853T	Mount Carmel Secondary School	DCC	819.5
school_primary	19926M	GAELSCOIL CHOLAISTE MHUIRE	DCC	855.1
school_primary	20104A	ST AUDOENS NS	DCC	877.8

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
application	DCC	5006/23	Mary's Lane, Halston Street and Little Green Street Site	Site bounded by Mary's Lane to the south, Halston Street to the west and Little Green Street to the east, comprising of: -6 & 8 Mary's Lane, Dublin 7 (D07 VE…	64
application	DCC	3122/25	Edel House	Rear of Edel House , 51/52 Bolton Street, Dublin 1	31
application	DCC	3747/23	Nos 16-19	Nos 16-19, Rutland Place, Dublin 1 (located to the rear of Nos 16-19 North Great George's Street all of which, are Protected Structures)	24
application	DCC	4568/22	35/35A Bolton Street	35/35A Bolton Street, and 6 Henrietta Lane, Dublin 1	22
application	DCC	3885/24	Parnell Square West	56, Parnell Square West, Dublin D01 K8Y8	19
application	DCC	3980/24	Britain Place	Britain Place, Dublin 1, to the rear of Cumberland Street North and Parnell Street, Dublin 1	17
application	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	15
application	DCC	4467/24	33 and 34 Dame Street	33 and 34 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02WY24	14
application	DCC	3546/22	Piper's Corner	Piper's Corner, 105-106 Marlborough Street & 5 Sackville Place, Dublin 1	13
application	DCC	4856/22	6 & 7	5,6 & 7, Halston Street, Dublin, D07 NX32	12
application	DCC	WEB5801/25	No. 22 Dominick Street Lower	No. 22 Dominick Street Lower,, Dublin 1, (A Protected Structure RPS 2311)	10
application	DCC	WEB5590/25	1-6 Beresford Street	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…	189
shd	DCC	ABP-303615	124-126 Parnell St	124-126 Parnell St (protected structure RPS Ref: 6421), Dublin 1 (formerly known as Kennedy Bakery/Parnell Business Centre) including frontage to Temple Lane…	257
application	DCC	3546/19	39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great George's Street	39-42, Hill Street, and 36a North Great George's Street, Dublin 1	132
application	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	79

Bedford Row 38kV ESB Substation

What could be built

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

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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 (3)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

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 (3)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

Totals

As of

Sites (15)

Applicants (6)

Public land nearby

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Water and drainage

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Links (3)

Schools (10)