Central Quad, Technological University Dublin, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7
Installation of telecommunications antennas and dishes on the roof of the Central Quad at TU Dublin.
GSDZ4490/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 July 2022
- Reference
- GSDZ4490/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of installing 21 antennas and 5 transmission dishes on ballast-mounted poles on the roof of the Central Quad building. The installation will include associated equipment cabinets and forms part of the Eircom, Three, and Vodafone networks.
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 to install 21 no. Antenna, 5 no. Transmission dishes on ballast mounted supporting poles together with associated equipment, cabinets and site works at the roof level of central quad, technological university dublin, grangegorman lower, dublin
- The installation will form part of the eircom limited, three ireland (hutchison) limited and vodafone ireland telecommunications network. This application relates to lands within the grangegorman strategic development zone
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €540,000 | 197 m |
| 19 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €495,000 | 199 m |
| 65 Rathdown Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €765,599 | 252 m |
| 66 Rathdown Rd, Phibsoboro, Dublin 7 | Jun 2026 | €730,000 | 253 m |
| 25c Rathdown Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €743,900 | 256 m |
| 1 Orchard Terrace, Upper Grange Gorman Rd, Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €620,000 | 258 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 1), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 259 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 3), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 259 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 received18 July 2022
- Decision due9 September 2022
- Decision issued25 July 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission to install 21 no. antenna, 5 no. Transmission Dishes on ballast mounted…
Central Quad, Technological University Dublin, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7, D07 ADY7
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- Granted50 m away
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GSDZ2637/20Dublin CityLodged 16 Apr 2020Retention
- Granted90 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for amendments to previously permitted development at a site within…
A site within the overall Grangegorman Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) of c.28.69ha at Grangegorman, Dublin 7
GSDZ2369/20Dublin CityLodged 28 Feb 2020Alterations
- Invalid110 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Development at a site within the overall Grangegorman Strategic Development Zone (SDZ)…
Site within the overall Grangegorman Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) of c. 28.69 hectares at Grangegorman, Dublin 7
GSDZ4631/18Dublin CityLodged 14 Dec 2018Change of use
- Granted110 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for development at a site within the overall Grangegorman Strategic…
Within the overall Grangegorman Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) of c. 28.69 hectares at Grangegorman, Dublin 7.
GSDZ2346/19Dublin CityLodged 25 Feb 2019Alterations
- Granted110 m away
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GSDZ4193/19Dublin CityLodged 11 Oct 2019Alterations
- Invalid140 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at a site within the Technological University Dublin (TUD)…
Site within the Technological University Dublin (TUD) Grangegorman Campus to the south of the Dublin 7 Educate together Primary School and the Grangegorman Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7
WEBGSDZ2992/25Dublin CityLodged 29 Aug 2025Infrastructure
- Granted170 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for development within the overall Grangegorman Strategic…
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