Sports Ground, Deerpark, bounded by Glenabbey Road, Mount Anville Park and Deerpark Road, Co. Dublin.
Construction of an all-weather football pitch with floodlights at Deerpark sports ground.
D06A/0120 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 February 2006
- Reference
- D06A/0120
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 February 2006
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a 59.5 x 97m all-weather football pitch. It will include a 3-metre-high heavy-duty green mesh fence with four entrance gates and eight 10-metre-high asymmetrical floodlights around the pitch.
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
The development will consist of: construction of 59.5 x 97m size all-weather football pitch, involving 3.0m heavy-duty green mesh fence with 4 no. Entrance gates around the pitch and 8 no. Asymmetrical floodlights of 10m height around the pitch.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryview, 1a Glenabbey Rd, Mount Merrion | Mar 2025 | €1,250,000 | 96 m |
| 18 Mount Anville, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,350,000 | 172 m |
| 23 Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,410,000 | 194 m |
| 24 Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Jun 2025 | €1,270,000 | 257 m |
| 4 Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,590,000 | 262 m |
| 47 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €800,000 | 275 m |
| 44 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,250,000 | 280 m |
| 37 Mount Anville Park, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €918,000 | 286 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 received1 February 2006
- Decision issued28 March 2006
- Appeal submitted20 April 2006
- Appeal decided20 October 2006
In the area
Applications near this site
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- Granted50 m away
Development to existing 2 storey house.The development will consist of the demolition of rear & side single…
2,Glenabbey Road,Mount Merrion,Co. Dublin.
D04B/0594Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 28 Jul 2004Extension
- Granted50 m away
Retention permission for boundary fence to west of no.2 Glanabbey Road
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D10B/0356Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Aug 2010Retention
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- Granted60 m away
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D08B/0461Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Jan 2009Retention
- Granted70 m away
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D07B/0019Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Jan 2007Retention
- Granted70 m away
Permission sought for demolition of existing front porch & single storey playroom / utility to the side, new…
6 Glenabbey Rd, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
D20A/0369Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 May 2020Extension
- Granted80 m away
For development at this site. The work will consist of a single storey extension to the rear with rooflights,…
8, Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
D05A/0266Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Mar 2005Extension
- Granted80 m away
Basement room between the existing deep foundations of the existing single storey rear element incorporating…
8, Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D11B/0129Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Apr 2011Extension
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