The Land Development Agency (LDA) has acquired a greenfield site in Cherrywood, Dublin 18, with the potential to deliver over 350 new homes.
It is located next to another development site, which was acquired by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in 2024.
When combined, both sites have the potential to jointly deliver more than 700 homes over the coming years.
Construction could begin in 2028, subject to planning permission.
“This Cherrywood site is next to land owned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, providing an ideal opportunity for two state bodies to collaborate to deliver affordable and social homes,” said John Coleman, Chief Executive of the Land Development Agency.
“This acquisition will allow the LDA and DLR to deliver approximately 700 homes within walking distance of light rail stations, as well as significantly enhancing the local road network.
“We look forward to consulting with the local community and key stakeholders to design and develop a new neighbourhood,” he added.
The LDA site was acquired from a private seller as part of the LDA’s private site acquisition initiative, which was announced in August 2023.
As part of this initiative, the LDA is looking to buy privately-owned sites with significant housing potential to add to its landbank of State-owned land and Local Authority partnership sites.
So far, the Agency’s acquisitions include land in Clongriffin and Baldoyle in north Dublin as well as the Royal Liver site on the Naas Road in Dublin 12. These sites, together with the new Cherrywood site, have the potential to deliver almost 6,500 homes.
