GrantedHousing estateDecided 1 May 2026

at this site to the south of Flemington Lane, within the townlands of ‘Clonard or Folkstown Great’, and ‘Flemingtown’, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Construction of 815 homes, a portion of the C-Ring Road, two creches, and a community pavilion south of Flemington Lane.

LRD0069/S3E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 8 December 2025

Reference: LRD0069/S3E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 8 December 2025

Summary

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This large-scale development proposes 815 residential units, consisting of 610 houses, 194 apartments, and 11 later living dwellings. The project also includes the demolition of an existing house and outbuilding, the construction of a section of the C-Ring Road, two creches, and a two-storey community pavilion.

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Residential units: 815
Floor area: 154 m²

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Development description

The development will consist of the construction of 815 no. Dwellings (610 no. Houses, 194 apartments & 11 no. Later living dwellings), a portion of the c-ring road, open space, community building/retail floorspace and 2 no. Creches as follows: a) demolition of existing single storey dwelling (c. 154 sq. M) and agricultural outbuilding (c. 366 sq. M) located to the south of flemington lane; b) provision of portion of 'c-ring road' from flemington lane [to include junctions and ancillary footpaths, cycle paths, lighting, bus stops, boundary wall to adjoining owner, and tie in to existing roads/agricultural access points] to link into the existing r122 roundabout with vehicular access also from the boulevard road, hamlet lane, & flemington lane along with associated amendments to the layout of the local road l1130 (also known as the clonard road including the creation of a cul de sac arrangement to the south of the c-ring road); the provision of car parking spaces (1,037 no. ), bicycle parking spaces (1,144 no. ) and all internal roads and footpaths and bicycle and bin stores, & substations; c) provision of a community pavilion (2 storeys) comprising community floorspace of c. 730 sq. M (with flexible internal spaces) along with a retail unit (c. 419 sq. M) at ground floor of apartment block f as well as 2 no. 2 storey creches c. 530 sq. M each with ancillary parking and open space areas; d) 610 no. Terraced, semi-detached & detached houses comprising 318 no. 2-bedroom houses (2 storey), 254 no. 3-bedroom houses (2 storey) and 38 no. 4-bedroom houses [house types b1/f4/f5 with variants] 3 storeys; e) 194 no. Apartments in 5 no. Apartment buildings (52 no. Studio apartments, 87 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 51 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 3 bedroom apartments - all apartments with terrace or balcony on elevations) as follows: block a [4 storeys & 64 no. Apartments] comprising 47 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 17 no. 2 bedroom apartments; block c, [part 3-4 storeys & 18 no. Apartments] comprising 10 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments; block f [part 4-5 storeys & 48 no. Apartments] comprising 36 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 12 no. 2 bedroom apartments; block g [part 3-4 storeys & 40 no. Apartments]; comprising 30 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 10 no. 2 bedroom apartments; block h [part 3-4 storeys & 24 no. Apartments] comprising 16 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments; f) 11 no. Single storey 2 bedroom later living houses with associated communal open space; g) 5.26 hectares of open space comprising class 1 open space (c. 2.39 hectares in the western separate parcel of land), public open space c. 2.87 hectares, hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting & boundary treatment, esb substations, bicycle and bin stores) and communal/semi-private open space for the proposed apartment units; h) provision of surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage infrastructure (and uisce eireann diversion) to uisce eireann specifications and all ancillary site development, construction, and landscaping works including reprofiling of the site where required; i) the proposals will replace the previously permitted lrd under planning reg. Ref. Lrd0006/s3 & acp ref: 319343-24. An environmental impact assessment report and a natura impact statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and submitted with this lrd application. A dedicated website has been set up for the lrd application which can be viewed at www. Flemingtonsouthlrd. Ie additional information received 11/03/2026

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Residential AreaR1

“Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
19 Bremore Pastures Dr, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan	Mar 2025	€275,000	95 m
14 Bremore Pastures Drive, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan	Apr 2026	€290,000	128 m
27 Taylor Hill Grange, Naul Road, Dublin	May 2025	€465,000	132 m
14 Bremore Pastures Crescent, Balbriggan, Dublin	Mar 2026	€346,000	145 m
9 Bremore Pastures Drive, Balbriggan	Sept 2025	€371,000	156 m
7 Bremore, Pastures Drive, Balbriggan	May 2025	€238,000	167 m
44 Bremore Pastures Crescent, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan	Jun 2025	€310,000	177 m
14 Martello Rise, Balbriggan, Dublin	Aug 2025	€265,000	187 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 December 2025
Decision due5 May 2026
Decision issued1 May 2026
Appeal submitted28 May 2026
Appeal decided26 June 2026

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