University College Dublin Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4.
An accessible ramp and pathway works at the protected former Magnetic Observatory in UCD.
D03A/0527 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 28 May 2003
- Reference
- D03A/0527
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 May 2003
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of providing an accessible ramp approach, adjusting ground levels, and installing an approach pathway and steps. These works will take place in front of and adjacent to the entrance of the former Magnetic Observatory and Pool, which is a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Provision of an accessible ramp approach requiring the adjustment of ground levels, approach pathway, steps and associated site works in front of and adjacent to the entrance of the former magnetic observatory and pool, this being a protected structure, all on a site on the existing ucd campus.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“TLI To facilitate, support and enhance the development of third level education institutions.”
Objective set by the COUNTY 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
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Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 May 2003
- Decision issued22 July 2003
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