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Palmerstown-Fonthill · South DublinNew

65StrongPublicly owned land

Public land held by Dublin City Council (LDA register, 1 Apr 2023)

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Built far below what the zoning allows: About 130 m² of buildings on 0.38 ha (plot ratio 0.03, 2 storeys max) · source, 26 Sept 2026
0.38 ha zoned R2 (RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity) · source, 8 Mar 2022

Underused site

Area: 0.38 ha
Zoning: R2
Homes: 10–30 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)

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

What could be built

10–30 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: 6

Appeals

Total: 1
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: 369

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	7	11	7 of 11 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	2	5	2 of 5 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
SDCC	SD25A/0229W	Permission	Refuse Permission	12	0.0854Ha, site located to the south of Lucan Road Old, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 EW02
SDCC	SD24A/0221W	Permission	Grant Permission	43	Lands at The Silver Granite pub, junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper and, Wheatfield Road, and at The Silver Granite car park adjoining, Palmerstown Shopping …
SDCC	SD23A/0315	Permission	Refuse Permission	12	0.0854 ha Site Located to the South of, Lucan Road Old, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 EW02
SDCC	SD24A/0051	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, 25 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
Held by Dublin City Council
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
About 130 m² of buildings on 0.38 ha (plot ratio 0.03, 2 storeys max)
source
8 Jul 2026 Sale recorded (PPR) · 129 m
€348,551 · 11 PALMERS COPSE, PALMERSTOWN, DUBLIN 20 · second-hand
source
5 May 2026 Commencement notice · 138 m
Work commenced at 1 Palmers Copse, Palmerstown, South Dublin, D20 CT95 under SD25B/0485
source
6 Mar 2026 Decision · 190 m
SD25A/0281W: Grant Permission & Grant Retention — Permission for Retention for Change of use of existing 1/2 storey semi-detached dwelling from single residential dwellin
source
18 Feb 2026 Decision · 63 m
ED26/0005: Declared Exempt — Construction of a small single-storey (ground-floor) rear extension to the existing dwelling house. The extension measur
source
10 Feb 2026 Further information received · 190 m
SD25A/0281W: further information received — Permission for Retention for Change of use of existing 1/2 storey semi-detached dwelling from single residential dwellin

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 (1)

Code	Label	Meaning	Objective text	Plan id	Valid from
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'…	RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022

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 (1)

Kind	Label	Count
radon	Radon risk area	1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: , 11 Sept 2026

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 69
Median price: 420,000
First sale: 2024-02-09
Last sale: 2026-08-28

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 8 Mar 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

7 of 11 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

2 of 5 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

SDCC

SD25A/0229W

Permission

Refuse Permission

0.0854Ha, site located to the south of Lucan Road Old, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 EW02

SDCC

SD24A/0221W

Permission

Grant Permission

Lands at The Silver Granite pub, junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper and, Wheatfield Road, and at The Silver Granite car park adjoining, Palmerstown Shopping …

SDCC

SD23A/0315

Permission

Refuse Permission

0.0854 ha Site Located to the South of, Lucan Road Old, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 EW02

SDCC

SD24A/0051

Permission

Code

Label

Meaning

Objective text

Plan id

Valid from

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'…

RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028

8 Mar 2022

Kind

Label

Count

radon

Radon risk area

Name	Sites	Homes
AAI Palmerstown Limited	1	127
Hollyville Investments Limited	1	43

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8230DB002208	Palmerstown SC	291.3
nta	8230DB007510	Coldcut Cres	297.9
nta	8230DB002204	Palmerstown SC	301.7
nta	8230DB004888	Palmers Crescent	307.5
nta	8230DB002207	Palmers Crescent	340.1
nta	8230DB002210	Woodfarm	412.9
nta	8230DB004798	Whitethorn Cres	433.5

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	91302F	Phobailscoil Iosolde	SDCC	360.8
school_primary	19630O	Linn Dara Schools	SDCC	595.6
school_primary	18324C	SCOIL BRIDE C	SDCC	881.3
school_primary	18323A	SCOIL LORCAIN B	SDCC	931.1

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	119,514	SDCC	SD24A/0221W	junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper	Lands at The Silver Granite pub, junction of Kennelsfort Road Upper and, Wheatfield Road, and at The Silver Granite car park adjoining, Palmerstown Shopping …
application	118,919	SDCC	SHD3ABP-307092-20	Palmerstown Retail Park	Lands at Palmerstown Retail Park, Kennelsfort Road Lower, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 AE04
application	117,888	SDCC	LRD23A/0003	Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate	Units 64 & 65, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate and Kennelsfort Road Upper, Palmerstown, Dublin 10 D10 E330

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