Land parcel 4707302

Area

26,089 m² (2.61 ha, 6.45 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

G5 Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 19 Jun 2026Registered application

  Uisce Eireann intend to apply for planning permission for development of underground watermains in the Clontarf area of Dublin City. The watermains pass through the townlands of Clontarf West, Killester South, Clontarf East and Greenlanes. The development will consist of: • Installation of 2,610m of below ground watermain (600mm ID) along Clontarf Promenade between Hollybrook Road and Wooden Bridge to connect with existing watermains. • Installation of 95m of below ground watermain (250mm ID) with Pressure Release Valve (PRV) and flowmeter to connect the proposed 600mm ID trunk Main to the existing Vernon Avenue District Metered Area (DMA) 250mm mains. • Installation of 2 no. above ground kiosks (1.17m H, 0.7m L and 0.3m W) adjacent to the junction of Vernon Avenue and Clontarf Road. • Above ground marker posts and below ground valves, chambers and vessels and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2530/26

• 12 Jun 2026Application declared invalid

  Uisce Eireann intend to apply for planning permission for development of underground watermains in the Clontarf area of Dublin City. The watermains pass through the townlands of Clontarf West, Killester South, Clontarf East and Greenlanes. The development will consist of: • Installation of 2,610m of below ground watermain (600mm ID) along Clontarf Promenade between Hollybrook Road and Wooden Bridge to connect with existing watermains. • Installation of 95m of below ground watermain (250mm ID) with Pressure Release Valve (PRV) and flowmeter to connect the proposed 600mm ID trunk Main to the existing Vernon Avenue District Metered Area (DMA) 250mm mains. • Installation of 2 no. above ground kiosks (1.17m H, 0.7m L and 0.3m W) adjacent to the junction of Vernon Avenue and Clontarf Road. • Above ground marker posts and below ground valves, chambers and vessels and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2464/26

• 18 Dec 2025Additional information

  The proposed development will consist of: Reconfiguration and upgrading of the existing surface car park to provide for 32 no. car parking spaces (including 2 no. disability spaces), and a loading space; The provision of 40 no. bicycle parking spaces in the form of Sheffield stands; Reconfiguration of access route through car park to be one way, with the vehicular entrance located at the existing eastern access to the site from Clontarf Road, and the vehicular exit located at the existing western access from Clontarf Road; Reconfiguration and upgrading of the existing cycleway located along the north of the site, including the provision of pedestrian safety measures; All associated site development works, including landscaping and the provision of new street lighting serving the car park.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB6041/25

• 26 Feb 2020Grant permission

  The proposed development will consist of the reconfiguration and upgrading of the existing surface car park to provide for 33 no. car parking spaces (including 2 no. disability spaces), a loading space and 40 no. bicycle parking spaces. The reconfigured car park and access road will be a one way vehicular system, with the vehicular entrance at the existing eastern access to the site from Clontarf Road and the vehicular exit at the existing western access from Clontarf Road. The existing cycleway located along the north of the site will also be reconfigured, upgraded and improved in terms of safety across the extent of the site. Permission is also sought for a new internally illuminated, free standing sign (c.4.5m x c.1.9m) located on the northern boundary to Clontarf Road; landscaping and new street lighting to serve the car parking area.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2355/20

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: North Dublin Bay 000206

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.

• DU019-033 Mine - lead
  Description

  Shown as 'Pump and Site of Old Lead Mine' on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A lead mine on the shore of Clontarf was mentioned in a list of mines prepared in 1497 which continued in production for 300 years (De Courcy 1996, 80). When the promenade was built the last surviving shaft was incorporated into the base of a shelter on the city side of the swimming baths.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3255 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.