Lands at Junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin (Communications Centre site).
Retention and completion of an electricity substation and switchroom in Booterstown.
D04A/1198 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 December 2004
- Reference
- D04A/1198
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 14 December 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for the retention and completion of an electricity substation and its associated switchroom on lands at the junction of Booterstown Avenue and Stillorgan Road.
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
Retention and completion of electricity substation and associated switchroom on lands at the junction.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Thornwood, Booterstown, Dublin 4 | Jan 2026 | €802,000 | 17 m |
| Apt 25 The Lapwing, Booterstown Ave, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €585,000 | 29 m |
| Apt 29 Sanderling, Thornwood, Booterstown Avenue | Jan 2026 | €592,000 | 33 m |
| 27 The Sanderling, Thorn Wood, Booterstown Ave | Dec 2025 | €590,000 | 33 m |
| Apt 7, The Lapwing Building, Booterstown Ave | Apr 2026 | €425,000 | 35 m |
| 36 Turnstone, Thorn Wood, Booterstown Ave | Apr 2025 | €650,000 | 55 m |
| Apt 26 The Heron Building, Thornwood, Booterstown Ave | May 2026 | €460,250 | 59 m |
| 71 Hampton Park, St Helens Wood, Booterstown | Mar 2026 | €1,205,000 | 121 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 received14 December 2004
- Decision issued19 January 2005
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
For amendments to previously approved development (D02A/1198) to include: Optional provision of glazed…
Lands at junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin (Communication Centre Site)
D04A/1194Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Oct 2004Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
Amendments to previously approved development (D05A/0856) to subdivide a fifth floor 3 - bed unit and its…
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D06A/1425Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Oct 2006Apartments
- InvalidAt this site
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D06A/1252Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Aug 2006Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
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D04A/0206Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Apr 2004Housing estate
- RefusedAt this site
Demolition of all existing structures and for a development of 131 no. apartments in 3 separate blocks…
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D02A/1198Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Dec 2002Apartments
- WithdrawnAt this site
Extension of existing car park by approximately 650 m2 to the front
Television House, Communications Centre, 169 Booterstown, Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
D02A/0057Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Jan 2002Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
For amendments to previously approved development D04A/0206 to provide a 3.25 sq.m. single storey porch to…
Former Carr Communications Site, Booterstown Avenue / Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
D05A/1284Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Oct 2005Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Amendments to previously approved development (D04A/1169) to provide 38 no. unit total (6 no. 1 beds, 29 no.…
Former Carr Communications Site, Booterstown Avenue / Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
D05A/0856Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Sept 2005Apartments
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