Site adjacent to Botanic Villas in The National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 VY63
Installation of a single-storey portacabin for toilets, changing, and break rooms at the National Botanic Gardens.
2980/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 June 2021
- Reference
- 2980/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the installation of a single-storey portacabin building adjacent to Botanic Villas. The building will be used for toilets, changing, and a break room, and will include an access ramp, steps, and localized landscaping.
- Storey
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for the installation of a single storey portacabin building for use as toilets, changing and break room, with access ramp and steps, localized landscaping and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Botanic Villas, Botanic Rd, Glasnevin Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €500,000 | 29 m |
| 19 Botanic Villas, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €508,500 | 38 m |
| 111 Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 | May 2026 | €800,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 5 Addison Lodge, Botanic Road, Glasnevinprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €588,200 | 89 m |
| 110 Botanic Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €900,000 | 95 m |
| Apartment 9, Addison Lodge, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €318,875 | 119 m |
| Apartment 8, Addison Lodge, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €251,786 | 119 m |
| 174 Botanic Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €725,000 | 128 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received17 June 2021
- Decision due11 August 2021
- Decision issued11 August 2021
- Grant issued23 September 2021
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