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

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20.59 ha zoned G3 (HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodde) · source, 8 Mar 2022

Area: 20.6 ha
Zoning: G3
SD21B/0552/EP: application received — Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear plus changing of existing roof profile from hipped to new mini Dutch roof and: 12 Oct 2026

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Who to contact: Land Development Agency: South Dublin County Council · Public land held by South Dublin 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: 14

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: 1

Clocks (1)

Kind	Entity type	Occurred at	Deadline at	Deadline kind	Summary
application_received	application	7 Sept 2026	12 Oct 2026	observation	SD21B/0552/EP: application received — Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear plus changing of existing roof profile from hipped to new mini Dutch roof and

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: 1,920

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	12	18	12 of 18 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	5	8	5 of 8 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
SDCC	SD17A/0364/FEP1	Further Extension of Duration of Permission	Grant Further Ext. of Duration of Permission	11	Vista Montana, Firhouse Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.
SDCC	SD25A/0053W	Permission	Grant Permission	38	Site formerly known as Bruce House, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 YF50

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 2 Oct 2026 6 days
SD26B/0327W: Demolition of existing chimney. Construction of first floor bedroom and bathroom to the side of existing house with gabl
source
Observations close (s.34, 5 weeks) ends 12 Oct 2026 16 days
SD21B/0552/EP: Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear plus changing of existing roof profile from hipped to new mini Dutch roof and
source

28 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 231 m
Work commenced at Ballycullen Avenue, Dublin 24, Dublin
source
24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
Held by South Dublin County Council
source
21 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 206 m
Work commenced at Sally Park Close, Dublin, D24 CC90 under SD25A/0181W
source
7 Sept 2026 New application · 78 m
SD21B/0552/EP: application received — Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear plus changing of existing roof profile from hipped to new mini Dutch roof and
source
4 Sept 2026 Further information requested · 50 m
SD26B/0327W: further information requested — Demolition of existing chimney. Construction of first floor bedroom and bathroom to the side of existing house with gabl

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: No

Zones (4)

Code	Label	Meaning	Objective text	Plan id	Valid from
G1	Open space with recreation	Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.	OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
G3	High amenity	Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.	HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
G3	High amenity	Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.	HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
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.

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 108
Median price: 434,250
First sale: 2024-01-25
Last sale: 2026-08-12

New build

Count: 2
Median price: 753,000
Min price: 526,000
Max price: 980,000

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 (land_public) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Public land (LDA register) · as of 1 Apr 2023
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.
Constraints: as of 11 Sept 2026 — OPW flood extents are licensed for internal use only: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie.

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Kind

Entity type

Occurred at

Deadline at

Deadline kind

Summary

application_received

application

7 Sept 2026

12 Oct 2026

observation

SD21B/0552/EP: application received — Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear plus changing of existing roof profile from hipped to new mini Dutch roof and

Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

12 of 18 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

5 of 8 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

SDCC

SD17A/0364/FEP1

Further Extension of Duration of Permission

Grant Further Ext. of Duration of Permission

Vista Montana, Firhouse Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.

SDCC

SD25A/0053W

Permission

Grant Permission

Site formerly known as Bruce House, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 YF50

Code

Label

Meaning

Objective text

Plan id

Valid from

Open space with recreation

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

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

8 Mar 2022

High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley

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

8 Mar 2022

High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley

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

8 Mar 2022

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

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	116,452	SDCC	LRD26A/0001W	2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn	No. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, The site is also bound by Mount Carmel Park to the east
application	115,157	SDCC	SD24A/0228W	Speaker Connolly Tavern	The Speaker Connolly Tavern, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24E400.

Name	Sites	Homes
Bluemont Developments (Firhouse) Limited	1	100
Seabren Developments Limited	1	55

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8230DB002609	Avonmore Grove	196.4
nta	8230DB002611	Bolbrook	215.9
nta	8230DB006128	Ballycullen Avenue	217.4
nta	8230DB002602	Avonmore Grove	268.9
nta	8230DB002610	Bolbrook	279.6
nta	8230DB002544	Woodlawn	290.7
nta	8230DB002521	Woodlawn Park	294.6

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	17899C	SCOIL CARMEL	SDCC	193.4
school_primary	19565G	SCOIL TREASA FIRHOUSE	SDCC	473.3
school_primary	19646G	SCOIL SANTAIN	SDCC	498.3
school_primary	20010O	ST ROSES SPECIAL SCHOOL	SDCC	627.2
school_primary	20043G	GAELSCOIL CHNOC LIAMHNA	SDCC	873.7
school_primary	19576L	S N AENGHUSA	SDCC	925.5
school_primary	20411J	Firhouse Educate Together National School	SDCC	930.1
school_primary	20412L	Gaelscoil na Giúise	SDCC	945.1
school_primary	19502F	SCOIL AENGHUSA JUN NS	SDCC	961.1

Kind	Label	Count
nha	Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed)	1
radon	Radon risk area	2

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