GrantedInfrastructureDecided 7 December 2023

YMCA Sports Pavillion, The Pavillions, 31A Claremont Road, Dublin 4, D04 P9T7

Installation of 12-metre high retractable ball-stop netting at a rugby pitch.

4642/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2023

Reference: 4642/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 16 October 2023

Summary

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The development consists of installing 25-metre wide retractable ball-stop netting. The netting will be mounted on two 12-metre timber poles erected on the north side of the newly laid out rugby pitch.

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Official record

Development description

Permission: the development consisting of the installation of 25m wide retractable ball-stop netting mounted on two 12m timber poles to be erected on the northside of the newly laid out rugby pitch, including all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green NetworkOS

“To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Orchard Lodge, 1b Holyrood Park, Sandymount	Feb 2026	€1,875,000	125 m
1 Holyrood Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€1,615,000	144 m
Holyrood Lodge, Holyrood Park, Sandymount Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€509,500	158 m
19 Oaklands Dr, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Aug 2025	€1,410,000	164 m
8 Holyrood Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€900,000	171 m
11 Holyrood Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin	Aug 2025	€1,375,000	171 m
2 Oaklands Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4	May 2026	€1,825,000	176 m
6 Holyrood Park, Dublin 4, Dublin	Jul 2025	€1,450,000	179 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 received16 October 2023
Decision due8 December 2023
Decision issued7 December 2023
Permission expiry5 March 2029

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