St. Dominic's College, Cabra, Dublin 7, D07 NX47
Upgrading a school hockey pitch to a synthetic surface and installing six 15-metre floodlights.
5048/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 October 2022
- Reference
- 5048/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought at St. Dominic's College to upgrade an existing full-sized grit hockey pitch to a synthetic playing surface. The works will also include erecting six 15-metre-high lighting poles to illuminate the pitch, alongside drainage and fencing works.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the upgrading of 1 no. Existing full sized grit hockey playing pitch to a new synthetic playing surface, the erection of 6 no. 15 meter high lighting poles to illuminate the hockey pitch and ancillary works including drainage and fencing.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Spire View, Riverston Abbey, Navan Rd Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €500,000 | 150 m |
| 21 Church Walk, Riverston Abbey, Navan Rd Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €601,000 | 192 m |
| 5 Spire View, Ashlington, Navan Rd Dublin 7 | Jul 2025 | €630,000 | 206 m |
| 50 Abbey Drive, Riverston Abbey, Navan Road | Aug 2025 | €585,000 | 301 m |
| 43 Priory North, Navan Rd, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €630,000 | 358 m |
| 45 Ashington Court, Navan Rd, Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €618,000 | 362 m |
| 86 Ventry Park, Cabra, Dublin 7 | Mar 2025 | €422,500 | 369 m |
| 92 Ventry Park, Cabra West, Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €435,000 | 374 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 October 2022
- Decision due9 December 2022
- Decision issued9 December 2022
- Grant issued30 January 2023
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