North City Operations Depot for Dublin City Council, St. Margaret’s Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart · FingalNew

Saint Margaret's Road, Dublin 11, Fingal

67StrongStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 01 Feb 2021, no completion certificate, planned end Jun 2022

1 more reason

4.88 ha zoned C2.1 (GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employ) · source, 5 Apr 2023

Area: 4.88 ha
Zoning: C2.1

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Who to contact: Land Registry folio (€5 search) · No organisation on record for this land. The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio: search landdirect.ie by map (a small fee applies).

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: 11

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, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 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, 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: 75

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	3	3	3 of 3 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	1	1	1 of 1 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (3)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB2407/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	12	Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11, is bound by Parkview Road to the north; nos. 58, 59 and 60 Parkview Grove to the west; nos. 16, 17 and 18 Oakwood Close and op…
DCC	5252/22	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	30	Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11
DCC	3069/22	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	33	Site at Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11, bounded by Poppintree Park Lane West to the North and Parkview Green to the East and Parkview Square to the South and …

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, 26 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

87 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 01 Feb 2021, no completion certificate, planned end Jun 2022
source
23 Jul 2026 Decision · 0 m
F26A/0453E: GRANT PERMISSION — Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a
source
10 Jun 2026 New application · 89 m
WEB2422/26: application received — Permission for the proposed green energy initiative development consisting of the installation of Photovoltaic Panels on
source
9 Jun 2026 Decision · 89 m
WEB2400/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — Permission for the proposed green energy initiative development consisting of the installation of Photovoltaic Panels on
source
9 Jun 2026 New application · 89 m
WEB2400/26: application received — Permission for the proposed green energy initiative development consisting of the installation of Photovoltaic Panels on
source
29 May 2026 New application · 0 m
F26A/0453E: application received — Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a
source

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 (10)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	C2.1	Economic development and employment	Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	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'…
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	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'…

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 58
Median price: 260,000
First sale: 2023-12-01
Last sale: 2026-04-01

New build

Count: 9
Median price: 247,276
Min price: 232,850
Max price: 274,009

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 (commencement) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 1 Feb 2021
Zoning · as of 5 Apr 2023
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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Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

3 of 3 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

1 of 1 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

DCC

WEB2407/26

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11, is bound by Parkview Road to the north; nos. 58, 59 and 60 Parkview Grove to the west; nos. 16, 17 and 18 Oakwood Close and op…

DCC

5252/22

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11

DCC

3069/22

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Site at Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11, bounded by Poppintree Park Lane West to the North and Parkview Green to the East and Parkview Square to the South and …

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

C2.1

Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

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'…

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

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'…

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
application	FINGAL	LRD0012/S3	Swift Square Office Park	Swift Square Office Park, Off Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9.	192
application	DCC	4853/22	Site know as site 19	Site know as site 19, Ballymun, Dublin 11	34
shd	FINGAL	ABP-313179	Northwood Crescent	Northwood Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9. (www.northwoodshd.com)	268
application	FINGAL	F16A/0572	Gulliver’s Retail Park	Site bounded by Gulliver’s Retail Park,, Swift Square Office Park, San	211
shd	DCC	ABP-305538	Poppintree Industrial Estate	To the north of Poppintree Industrial Estate, bounded by St Margarets Road to the north, and Balbutcher Lane to the south east, Dublin 11. (www.hamptonwood.ie)	129
application	DCC	3623/19	Balbutcher Lane Lower	Site at Balbutcher Lane Lower to the North & East, Belcare Drive to the south, and existing house to the west, Ballymun, Dublin 11	13
application	DCC	WEB5696/25	Aspen Student Accommodation	Aspen Student Accommodation, Ballymun Road, Balbutcher Lane , Dublin 11, D11ETF7	13
application	FINGAL	FW19A/0151	Northwood Avenue a	Lands at the southwestern corner of the junction of Northwood Avenue a	12
shd	FINGAL	ABP-306075	Off Northwood Avenue	Off Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9. (www.blackwoodsquareplanning.com)	331
application	FINGAL	F17A/0371	Gulliver’s Retail Park	Site bounded by Gulliver’s Retail Park,, Swift Square Office Park, San	104

Name	Sites	Homes
Cosgrave Developments	1	331
JOM Investments Unlimited Company	1	192
Cosgrave Property Developments Limited	1	104

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB007274	Operations Depot	97.3
nta	8220DB008345	Saint Margaret's Rd	104.4
nta	8220DB007275	DCC Depot	113.7
nta	8220DB008240	IKEA Ballymun	225.9
nta	8220DB007698	IKEA Ballymun	309.5
nta	8220DB008245	Gallaun Road	351.9
nta	8220DB000322	Gulliver's Retail	361.5

Kind	Label	Count
epa_licence	EPA-licensed facility	2
radon	Radon risk area	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	19431I	ST JOSEPHS JNR	DCC	453.4
school_primary	19583I	ST JOSEPHS SENIOR N S	DCC	460.3

North City Operations Depot for Dublin City Council, St. Margaret’s Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11

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What's happening nearby

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Zoning, services and constraints

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

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Deadlines running

Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

Schemes (3)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

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Rzlt

Zones (10)

More detail

On the market

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Totals

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Sites (10)

Applicants (3)

Public land nearby

Council items (1)

Transport and schools

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