Pavilion Building, Leopardstown Racecourse, Leopardstown, Dublin 18
Alterations, partial change of use, and extension to the Pavilion Building at Leopardstown Racecourse.
D17A/0258 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 24 March 2017
- Reference
- D17A/0258
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves reorganising existing facilities to reuse the Visitors Centre. This will create additional hospitality space for the racecourse and relocate the existing nightclub within the building.
- Floor area
- 4,852 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for alterations, partial change of use and extension to the existing pavilion building on site. It involves a reorganisation of existing facilities on site and no intensification of use is proposed. It involves reuse of the visitors centre to create additional hospitality space for racecourse in one part and relocation of the existing nightclub on site in the other part of the pavilion building. The total floor area of the existing pavilion building is 4852m2. The total floor a...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4 Meadow View, Clay Farm Place, Leopardstownprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €423,155 | 171 m |
| Apt 87 Meadow View, Clayfarm, Leopardstownprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €458,716 | 171 m |
| 25 Woodward Court Leopardstown, Glencairn Gate, Murphystown Wayprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €499,532 | 171 m |
| 5 Clayfarm Glade, Leopardstown, Dublin 18price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €629,956 | 171 m |
| 42 Weavers Hall, Levmoss Park, The Gallops Dublin 18 | Jan 2026 | €480,000 | 415 m |
| 40 Weavers Hall, Levmoss Park, The Gallops | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 415 m |
| 31 Larkspur Hall, Levmoss Park, The Gallops Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €546,000 | 422 m |
| 18 Larkspur Hall, Levmoss Park, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Feb 2026 | €588,000 | 436 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 March 2017
- Decision issued17 May 2017
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