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former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site

Rathfarnham-Templeogue · South DublinNew

Lands located at the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site, South of Greenhills Road, North of the existing access road serving Greenhills Industrial Estate,, Greenhills Industrial Estate, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 HD51, D12 N523,, D12 C602

55Worth a lookPermitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice

588 homes granted 13 May 2026, not started; permission runs to 13 May 2031

1 more reason

3.10 ha zoned M1 (REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration) · source, 8 Mar 2022

Area: 3.10 ha
Zoning: M1
Homes: 588 homes (granted)
Permission expires: 13 May 2031

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Who to contact: Applicant: Steeplefield Limited · Applicant on planning file LRD25A/0005W (SDCC).

What could be built

588 homes (granted)

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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: 30

Appeals

Total: 6
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, 24 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 1

Clocks (1)

Kind	Deadline kind	Deadline at	Days left	Summary	Basis
permission_expiry	permission_expiry	13 May 2031	1,691	Permission LRD25A/0005W expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000)	signal

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here.

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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: 2,387

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	11	20	11 of 20 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	3	11	3 of 11 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB2807/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	35	Melville House, Crumlin Village, Dublin 12, (Eircode Nos. D12K096 & D12XY09) The Site is Located at the Junction of Bunting Road and Saint Agnes Terrace, D12…
SDCC	LRD25A/0005W	LRD3-Application	Grant Permission	588	Lands located at the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site, South of Greenhills Road, North of the existing access road serving Greenhills Industrial Estat…
DCC	WEB5179/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	21	'Nissan Site' to the east of Walkinstown Avenue at the junction of Walkinstown Avenue and Naas Road
DCC	WEB2347/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	16	Captains Place, Saint Agnes Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin 12
SDCC	LRD25A/0002W	Permission	Grant Permission	436	Units 16-21A-B, Parkmore Industrial Estate, Longmile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
DCC	WEB1676/25	Permission	REFUSE PERMISSION	34	8 & 8A, Saint Marys Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12
DCC	WEB2260/24	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	53	Crumlin Delivery Service Unit, 11, Saint Agnes Road, Dublin 12, D12 WK5A
SDCC	LRD25A/0001W	Permission	Invalidate Application	588	Lands located at the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site, South of Greenhills Road, North of the existing access road serving Greenhills Ind. Est, Greenh…
DCC	3978/24	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	50	Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex, Moeran Road,, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12XV07
DCC	4436/23	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	1,098	A site of 3.6 hectares at the Royal Liver Assurance Retail Park, Old Naas Road, Dublin 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

24 Sept 2026 Permission granted, not started
588 homes granted 13 May 2026, expires 13 May 2031
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28 Jul 2026 New application · 0 m
SD26A/0184W: application received — (1) Demolition of all existing industrial and warehouse structures on site (579.1 sq.m) and associated site clearance wo
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30 Jun 2026 Decision · 107 m
SD26B/0216W: Grant Permission — Ground floor side extension with pitched roof over & 1 No. roof light on side slope of roof.
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29 Jun 2026 Decision · 213 m
SD26A/0110W: Grant Permission for Retention — Retention permission for Coffee Unit use currently operating from a container - opening hours 07:00-14:30 Mon-Fri.
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25 Jun 2026 Decision · 153 m
SD26B/0218W: Grant Permission — Permission for the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.
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16 Jun 2026 Commencement notice · 69 m
Work commenced at Greenhills Road, Dublin 12, Dublin, D12 XR92 under SD25A/0139W
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2 Jun 2026 Decision · 103 m
ED26/0042: Declared Not Exempt — Office space/ Cabin (100 Sq Ft) parking/ selling cars (3000 Sq Ft)
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26 May 2026 Further information requested · 138 m
SD26A/0086W: further information requested — Change of use from light industrial to car sales facility, existing reception and office building retained for sales and
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26 May 2026 Decision · 138 m
SD26A/0086W: Request Additional Information — Change of use from light industrial to car sales facility, existing reception and office building retained for sales and
source
22 May 2026 Decision · 244 m
SD26B/0164W: Grant Permission — Vehicular entrance driveway with gate to front of existing house, including dishing of public footpath and associated si
source
13 May 2026 Appeal decided · 0 m
ACP 324035: Grant permission with revised conditions
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7 May 2026 New application · 213 m
SD26A/0110W: application received — Retention permission for Coffee Unit use currently operating from a container - opening hours 07:00-14:30 Mon-Fri.
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7 May 2026 New application · 153 m
SD26B/0218W: application received — Permission for the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.
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7 May 2026 New application · 103 m
ED26/0042: application received — Office space/ Cabin (100 Sq Ft) parking/ selling cars (3000 Sq Ft)
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6 May 2026 New application · 107 m
SD26B/0216W: application received — Ground floor side extension with pitched roof over & 1 No. roof light on side slope of roof.
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6 May 2026 Decision · 219 m
WEB2093/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — NOT IN DCC ELECTORAL AREA: RETENTION : retention permission for Coffee Unit use currently operating from a container at
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5 May 2026 New application · 219 m
WEB2093/26: application received — NOT IN DCC ELECTORAL AREA: RETENTION : retention permission for Coffee Unit use currently operating from a container at
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9 Apr 2026 New application · 244 m
SD26B/0164W: application received — Vehicular entrance driveway with gate to front of existing house, including dishing of public footpath and associated si
source
8 Apr 2026 Decision · 145 m
SD26B/0066W: Grant Permission — The proposed development will consist of alterations and extension of the existing dormer dwelling to provide for the de
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2 Apr 2026 New application · 138 m
SD26A/0086W: application received — Change of use from light industrial to car sales facility, existing reception and office building retained for sales and
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20 Mar 2026 Commencement notice · 185 m
Work commenced at 146 Walkinstown Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 E3W8 under 3324/25 (1 dwelling unit)
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18 Mar 2026 Commencement notice · 231 m
Work commenced at 90 Walkinstown Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 12, D12 VE0P under WEB1470/25
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23 Feb 2026 Decision · 207 m
SD25B/0722W: Grant Permission — The development seeking permission will consist of the construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear an
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18 Feb 2026 New application · 145 m
SD26B/0066W: application received — The proposed development will consist of alterations and extension of the existing dormer dwelling to provide for the de
source
9 Feb 2026 Commencement notice · 72 m
Work commenced at 8 Cromwellsfort Road, Dublin, South Dublin, D12 T3C6 under SD25B/0609W
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9 Feb 2026 Decision · 74 m
SD25A/0299W: Grant Permission — The development shall consist of the Demolition of the existing centrally located Single Storey industrial unit and anci
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4 Feb 2026 Decision · 237 m
SD20A/0216/EP: Refuse Ext. of Duration of Permission — Extend the existing service workshop to provide additional service bays and covered secure parking.
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19 Jan 2026 Appeal received by the Commission · 0 m
ACP 324035: Mixed use residential and commercial development 588 residential apartments 2 office buildings and childcare facility
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19 Jan 2026 Appeal lodged · 0 m
LRD25A/0005W: appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP-324035-26) — i. The demolition of the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant development comprising 1 no. two storey office building and
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13 Jan 2026 Decision · 91 m
SD25A/0009W: Request Additional Information — Demolition of a warehouse (181.4m2) and replacement with a high bay warehouse 13.15m high with a floor area of 1,118.35
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Events from council registers, the Commission, BCMS, council meetings and the RZLT maps, each with its source link. Open clocks computed with statutory periods (s.34, s.37, s.50 PDA 2000, s.251 Christmas disregard) or as published.

Homes planned nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Totals

Sites: 4
Homes: 816
Started: 186
Sites started: 2
Unbuilt: 630
Sites unbuilt: 2
Sites lapsing: 0
Sites lapsed: 0
Sites appealed: 0
Started pct: 23
Not started: 630

As of

Computed at: 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table: 4,168

Sites (4)

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	121,831	SDCC	LRD25A/0005W	former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site	Lands located at the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site, South of Greenhills Road, North of the existing access road serving Greenhills Industrial Estat…
application	88,655	DCC	3193/22	Kestrel House	Kestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road
application

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 (8)

Code	Label	Meaning	Objective text	Plan id	Valid from
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022
M3	Neighbourhood centre	A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.	LC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres	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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available: Yes
Buffer m: 50
Opw flood extent nearby: No

Kinds (3)

Kind	Label	Count
epa_licence	EPA-licensed facility	3
radon	Radon risk area	2
smr	Recorded monument	1

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

Water and drainage

Radius m: 2,000

Masked

Count: 240
Reason: source licence forbids redistribution; see the operator's own register

Links (3)

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.

Water, wastewater and electricity verdicts are in the value section; check them with Uisce Éireann and ESB Networks (links) before relying on them. Source: esbn, 11 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (pipeline_site) · as of 25 Sept 2026
Permission granted, not started · as of 13 May 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 24 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 24 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 18 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 19 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.
Transport stops: as of 18 Sept 2026 — NTA GTFS; rail, Luas and Metro stops used for distance to rail.
Listings: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Daft listings: on-market badge and agent business name only; never exported.
Sites: as of 25 Sept 2026 — Rebuilt nightly from the layers above.
Scores: as of 25 Sept 2026 — Rule score v0: signal weights x recency x size x zoning fit. Not a probability.
Planning applications: as of 30 Jul 2026 — The DCC feed has nothing received after 2026-07-30; newer applications may be missing.
Ownership: date unknown — We do not hold Land Registry ownership. Use the folio link-out on each site (a small fee applies).
Receiverships: date unknown — Not tracked yet.
Servicing (Uisce Éireann, ESB): date unknown — Capacity registers are licensed for internal use only; shown as link-outs.
Area covered: date unknown — The four Dublin councils (DCC, DLR, Fingal, SDCC).

Site pack generated 25 Sept 2026.

Name	Sites	Homes
Steeplefield Limited	1	588
Double E Investments Limited	1	42

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 50
Facility count: 7

Stops (10)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8230DB002334	M Keane IE	132.7
nta	8230DB002377	M Keane IE	195.5
nta	8230DB006083	Walkinstown Cres	234.1
nta	8230DB002773	Walkinstown Cres	246.7
nta	8230DB002460	St Brendan's Cres	321.4
nta	8220DB002452	St Peter's Rd North	328.4
nta	8220DB002463	St Peter's Rd North	350.6
nta	8220DB002730	Community Centre	358.2
nta	8230DB004662	Greenhills IE	365.3
nta	8230DB002461	Saint Joseph's Road	369.9

Schools (7)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_postprimary	60902G	St Pauls Secondary School	SDCC	856.3
school_primary	20464H	Holy Spirit Senior Primary School	DCC	864.7
school_postprimary	60851P	Assumption Secondary School	DCC	864.9
school_primary	20463F	Holy Spirit Junior Primary School	SDCC	877
school_postprimary	70130I	Greenhills College	SDCC	877.5
school_primary	20450T	Assumption Junior School	DCC	923.7
school_primary	18170B	S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School	DCC	952.3

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site

What could be built

What it might be worth

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Clocks (1)

Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Homes planned nearby

Totals

As of

Sites (4)

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (8)

Constraints

Kinds (3)

Water and drainage

Masked

Links (3)

More detail

On the market

All sales

Sources

Applicants (2)

Public land nearby

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Schools (7)