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Public land held by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (LDA register, 1 Apr 2023)

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Built far below what the zoning allows: About 61 m² of buildings on 0.19 ha (plot ratio 0.03, 2 storeys max) · source, 26 Sept 2026
0.19 ha zoned R2 (Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenit) · source, 1 Apr 2022

Underused site

Area: 0.19 ha
Zoning: R2
Homes: 5–15 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)
D26A/0202/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — 1. Demolition of the existing car parking deck at Sorrento Road, the residential: 30 Sept 2026

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

What could be built

5–15 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: 56

Appeals

Total: 7
Tagged: 5

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: 3

Clocks (3)

Kind	Entity type	Occurred at	Deadline at	Deadline kind	Summary
decision	application	2 Sept 2026	30 Sept 2026	appeal	D26A/0202/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — 1. Demolition of the existing car parking deck at Sorrento Road, the residential
decision	application	2 Sept 2026	30 Sept 2026	appeal	REF12126: S5 DEC NOT EXEMPT — Application to outline (3) visitor car-parking spaces within the communal parkin
appeal_decided	appeal	28 Aug 2026	23 Oct 2026	jr	ACP 500481: Grant permission

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

Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 30 Sept 2026 4 days
REF12126: Application to outline (3) visitor car-parking spaces within the communal parkin
source
Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 30 Sept 2026 4 days
D26A/0202/WEB: 1. Demolition of the existing car parking deck at Sorrento Road, the residential
source
Judicial review window closes (s.50, 8 weeks) ends 23 Oct 2026 27 days
500481: Demolition of house and construction of replacement house with associated works.
source

24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
Held by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
About 61 m² of buildings on 0.19 ha (plot ratio 0.03, 2 storeys max)
source
7 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 118 m
Work commenced at Sorrento Road, Dalkey, Dublin, A96 W6WA under D25B/0465/WEB (1 dwelling unit)
source
2 Sept 2026 Decision · 87 m
REF12126: S5 DEC NOT EXEMPT — Application to outline (3) visitor car-parking spaces within the communal parkin
source
2 Sept 2026

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'…	Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities	DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	1 Apr 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 (2)

Kind	Label	Count
radon	Radon risk area	2
rps	Record of Protected Structures	7

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 109
Median price: 1,180,000
First sale: 2023-12-21
Last sale: 2026-08-21

New build

Count: 42
Median price: 1,211,454
Min price: 153,900
Max price: 1,431,717

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 1 Apr 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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Kind

Entity type

Occurred at

Deadline at

Deadline kind

Summary

decision

application

2 Sept 2026

30 Sept 2026

appeal

D26A/0202/WEB: GRANT PERMISSION — 1. Demolition of the existing car parking deck at Sorrento Road, the residential

decision

application

2 Sept 2026

30 Sept 2026

appeal

REF12126: S5 DEC NOT EXEMPT — Application to outline (3) visitor car-parking spaces within the communal parkin

appeal_decided

appeal

28 Aug 2026

23 Oct 2026

ACP 500481: Grant permission

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

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'…

Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

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

1 Apr 2022

Kind

Label

Count

radon

Radon risk area

rps

Record of Protected Structures

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8250IR0014	Dalkey	599.1
nta	8250DB003057	Dalkey Village	960.2

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_postprimary	60130C	Loreto Abbey Secondary School	DLR	787.8
school_primary	15132B	HAROLD BOYS N S	DLR	806.8
school_primary	19066L	LORETO NATIONAL SCHOOL	DLR	909.4

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.

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Clocks (3)

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 (1)

Constraints

Kinds (2)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Clocks (3)

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 (1)

Constraints

Kinds (2)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

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Sites (1)

Public land nearby

On site (1)

Transport and schools

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Schools (3)

Water and drainage

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