Site adjoining Blackhorse Inn, Goldenbridge Walk, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Development of a new sports facility and wellness centre featuring two roofed padel courts.
4392/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 November 2024
- Reference
- 4392/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal is for a new recreational sports facility and wellness centre on a site adjoining the Blackhorse Inn. It will include two roofed padel courts with lighting, single-storey changing facilities, toilets, an ancillary café, and an office.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the development of new recreational sports facility and wellness centre to include erection of 2 no roofed padel courts and associated lighting, single storey changing facilities, toilets, ancillary café and office, replacement of the existing access gate with new access gate, bicycle parking, and all associated site works at site adjoining blackhorse inn at goldenbridge walk, inchicore, dublin 8.
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 199 Tyrconnell Road, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €486,500 | 93 m |
| Redroofs, 4 Landsdowne Valley Crescent, Kilworth Rd | Oct 2025 | €90,000 | 110 m |
| 23 Lansdowne Valley Park, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €566,000 | 150 m |
| 36a Ring Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 159 m |
| 1 Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €568,000 | 159 m |
| 30 Lansdowne Valley Pk, Davitt Road, Dublin 12 | Jan 2025 | €620,000 | 167 m |
| 3 Ring Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €308,500 | 168 m |
| 6 Ring Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €393,000 | 177 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 November 2024
- Decision due24 July 2025
- Decision issued23 July 2025
- Appeal submitted19 August 2025
In the area
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2372/20Dublin CityLodged 28 Feb 2020Apartments
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