UCD Thornfield Sports Fields within the campus of University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
Erection of six 18.3-metre-high floodlights at UCD sports fields.
D19A/0086 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 February 2019
- Reference
- D19A/0086
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 February 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks an amendment to a previously approved planning permission to install six 18.3-metre-high floodlighting poles with cowled lamps. This replaces a previously approved mix of four 18.3m and two 15.3m poles.
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 for an amendment to the previously approved planning application (ref. No. D16a/0924), to provide for the erection of 6 no. 18.3m high flood lighting poles with cowled lamps (delivering an average 350 lux at pitch level), in lieu of the previously approved 4 no. 18.3m high and 2 no. 15.3m high flood lights, including adjustment to the location of the flood lighting poles to suit the grassed sports fields and all associated site development and excavation works above and below grou...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“TLI To facilitate, support and enhance the development of third level education institutions.”
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 February 2019
- Decision issued7 March 2019
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