2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn

Firhouse-Bohernabreena · South DublinNew

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

50Worth a lookPermitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice

100 homes granted 10 Aug 2026, not started; permission runs to 9 Aug 2031

1 more reason

0.46 ha zoned M3 (LC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres) · source, 8 Mar 2022

Area: 0.46 ha
Zoning: M3
Homes: 100 homes (granted)
Permission expires: 9 Aug 2031

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Who to contact: Applicant: Bluemont Developments (Firhouse) Limited · Applicant on planning file LRD26A/0001W (SDCC).

What could be built

100 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: 12

Appeals

Total: 3
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, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 1

Clocks (1)

Kind	Deadline kind	Deadline at	Days left	Summary	Basis
permission_expiry	permission_expiry	9 Aug 2031	1,777	Permission LRD26A/0001W 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. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 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: 1,369

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	12	17	12 of 17 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	3	7	3 of 7 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	LRD25A/0013W	Permission	Grant Permission	171	Cypress Grove House, Cypress Lawn, Templeogue, Dublin 6W, D6W YV12.
SDCC

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 9 Oct 2026 12 days
SD26B/0334W: Modifications to previously granted application SD25A/0084 to include the construction of new rear dormer attic structur
source

25 Sept 2026 No longer: built far below what the zoning allows
About 1,475 m² of buildings on 0.46 ha (plot ratio 0.32, 2 storeys max)
source
24 Sept 2026 Permission granted, not started
100 homes granted 10 Aug 2026, expires 09 Aug 2031
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
About 1,475 m² of buildings on 0.46 ha (plot ratio 0.32, 2 storeys max)
source
21 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 36 m
Work commenced at Sally Park Close, Dublin, D24 CC90 under SD25A/0181W
source
11 Sept 2026 Decision · 226 m
SD26B/0334W: Grant Permission — Modifications to previously granted application SD25A/0084 to include the construction of new rear dormer attic structur
source
18 Jul 2026 New application

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: No

Zones (2)

Code	Label	Meaning	Objective text	Plan id	Valid from
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
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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Constraints

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

Kinds (3)

Kind

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 80
Median price: 512,500
First sale: 2023-11-15
Last sale: 2026-08-14

New build

Count: 1
Median price: 526,000
Min price: 526,000
Max price: 526,000

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 26 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (pipeline_site) · as of 27 Sept 2026
Permission granted, not started · as of 10 Aug 2026
Zoning · as of 8 Mar 2022
npad · as of 26 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 26 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 26 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

Deadline kind

Deadline at

Days left

Summary

Basis

permission_expiry

9 Aug 2031

1,777

Permission LRD26A/0001W expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000)

signal

Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

12 of 17 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

3 of 7 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

LRD25A/0013W

Permission

Grant Permission

171

Cypress Grove House, Cypress Lawn, Templeogue, Dublin 6W, D6W YV12.

SDCC

Code

Label

Meaning

Objective text

Plan id

Valid from

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

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

Name	Sites	Homes
Bluemont Developments (Firhouse) Limited	1	100
Seabren Developments Limited	1	55
Victoria Homes Limited	1	11

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8230DB002545	Monalea Wood	71.3
nta	8230DB002520	Ballycullen Road	87.9
nta	8230DB004749	Sally Park Close	175.2
nta	8230DB004760	Sally Park Close	179.1
nta	8230DB002544	Woodlawn	332.7
nta	8230DB002521	Woodlawn Park	341.6
nta	8230DB002553	Basketball Arena	352.4

niah	NIAH-recorded building	1
radon	Radon risk area	2
smr	Recorded monument	1

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	20043G	GAELSCOIL CHNOC LIAMHNA	SDCC	340.8
school_primary	17899C	SCOIL CARMEL	SDCC	399.6
school_primary	19565G	SCOIL TREASA FIRHOUSE	SDCC	812.4
school_primary	20010O	ST ROSES SPECIAL SCHOOL	SDCC	934.4
school_postprimary	91335U	Tallaght Community School	SDCC	993.4

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.
application	114,784	SDCC	SD17A/0364	Vista Montana	Vista Montana, Firhouse Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.

2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn

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Planning on and around the site

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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

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More detail

On the market

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

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Clocks (1)

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

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Sites (3)

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Public land nearby

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