Residential Development 16 units 59 Orwell Park Rathgar, Dublin 6

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59 Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin 6

70StrongStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: 16 homes; commenced 06 Oct 2014, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2015

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Zoned R2 (Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve t) · source, 14 Dec 2022

Area: —
Zoning: R2
Homes: 16 homes (granted)

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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

16 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: 49

Appeals

Total: 4
Tagged: 1

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, 25 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: 236

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	5	9	5 of 9 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	3	5	3 of 5 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (9)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB1117/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	11	Terenure Business Park, Beechlawn Way, Dublin 6w
DCC	WEB1250/26	Permission	REFUSE PERMISSION	45	Nos. 16-18 Terenure Road West, Nos. 1-13 Templeogue Road, Nos. 1-7 Templeogue Road (Eircode No. D6WW611), and unnamed commercial building fronting Templeogue…
DCC	WEB5648/25	Permission	REFUSE PERMISSION	20	174-180 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Terenure, Dublin 6W, (known as McGowans of Harolds Cross).
DCC	WEB2682/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	19

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

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
16 homes; commenced 06 Oct 2014, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2015
source
17 Jul 2026 Commencement notice · 119 m
Work commenced at 64 Orwell Park, Dublin 6, D06 X4E6 under 3420/25
source
8 Jun 2026 New application · 111 m
5148/26: application received — Single storey detached garden room building to accommodate a swimming pool , changing area and sauna all in the rear gar
source
14 Apr 2026 Decision · 66 m
WEB1343/26: GRANT PERMISSION — Single-storey garden room structure comprising gym, shower-room, garden store, with rooflight and roof-mounted solar pan
source
5 Mar 2026 Decision · 111 m
5042/26: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN — Permission is sought for a single storey detached garda room building, to accommodate a swimming pool, changing area, sa
source
18 Feb 2026 New application · 66 m
WEB1343/26: application received — Single-storey garden room structure comprising gym, shower-room, garden store, with rooflight and roof-mounted solar pan
source

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: No
Note: section failed: GEOSIntersects: TopologyException: side location conflict at -6.2613092989999997 53.309742473999997

Zones (2)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.	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'…

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Source: zoning, 26 Sept 2026

Constraints

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

Kinds (1)

Kind	Label	Count
radon	Radon risk area	1

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

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 174
Median price: 972,500
First sale: 2023-10-19
Last sale: 2026-08-18

New build

Count: 2
Median price: 1,786,343.5
Min price: 1,127,753
Max price: 2,444,934

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 6 Oct 2014
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 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 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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Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

5 of 9 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

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

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

DCC

WEB1117/26

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Terenure Business Park, Beechlawn Way, Dublin 6w

DCC

WEB1250/26

Permission

REFUSE PERMISSION

Nos. 16-18 Terenure Road West, Nos. 1-13 Templeogue Road, Nos. 1-7 Templeogue Road (Eircode No. D6WW611), and unnamed commercial building fronting Templeogue…

DCC

WEB5648/25

Permission

REFUSE PERMISSION

174-180 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Terenure, Dublin 6W, (known as McGowans of Harolds Cross).

DCC

WEB2682/25

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.

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'…

Kind

Label

Count

radon

Radon risk area

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
shd	DCC	ABP-312539	Cunningham House	Cunningham House, Trinity Hall, Dartry, Dublin 6. (www.tcdplanning2.ie)	358
application	DCC	4578/22	'Dunelm'	'Dunelm', Rydalmount, Milltown Road, Dublin 6	63
shd	DCC	ABP-303133	Monastery Lands	Former Monastery Lands, Marianella, 75 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 (a Protected Structure known as the Gate Lodge is located outside the application site …	107

Name	Sites	Homes
Trinity College Dublin	1	358
Westridge Milltown Limited	1	63

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB002990	Orwell Gardens	175.9
nta	8220DB002999	Orwell Gardens	194.8
nta	8220DB003000	Rostrevor Terrace	317.1
nta	8220DB002989	Rostrevor Terrace	317.5
nta	8250DB002998	Mt Carmel Hospl	366.3
nta	8250DB001042	Mt Carmel Hospl	378.6
nta	8220DB001064	Dartry Road	389.9

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	18904U	ST PETERS SPECIAL SCH	DCC	428.5
school_postprimary	60670L	The High School	DCC	532
school_primary	14917J	ZION PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL	DCC	589.3
school_postprimary	61020A	Stratford College	DCC	611.9
school_primary	16966J	SCOIL NAISIUNTA STRATFORD	DCC	643
school_primary	14717B	RATHGAR N S	DCC	965.9

Residential Development 16 units 59 Orwell Park Rathgar, Dublin 6

What could be built

What it might be worth

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

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Appeals

Deadlines running

Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

Schemes (9)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (2)

Constraints

Kinds (1)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

Schemes (9)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (2)

Constraints

Kinds (1)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

Totals

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Sites (3)

Applicants (2)

Public land nearby

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Water and drainage

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