GrantedInfrastructureDecided 7 March 2023

Lands at UCD Sports Precinct East of Newstead, North of Campus Ring Road (extension of Wynnsward Drive), UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4

Redevelopment of sports pitches and infrastructure at the UCD Sports Precinct, including works near a protected water tower.

D22A/0828 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 9 February 2023

Reference: D22A/0828
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 9 February 2023

Summary

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This application proposes Phase 1 of the UCD Sports & Student Amenities Precinct redevelopment. Works include removing existing pitches and 66 parking spaces to construct new soccer pitches, five-a-side pitches, a hockey training area, a hurling wall, floodlighting, and new campus roads.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at this site extending to c. 6 ha. The site includes a protected structure (water tower rps no. 1901). The proposals comprise sports pitches and associated infrastructure forming phase 1 of the planned wider phased redevelopment of the ucd sports & student amenities precinct. The development will consist of the removal of existing sports pitches and 66 no. Surface car parking spaces, the reconfiguration of existing sports pitches and the construction of new sports pitches and courts, consisting of 2no artificial surface soccer pitches 106m x 70m and 106m x 73m, 6 no. Five a side pitches 30m x 20m, a hockey training area 50m x 61m, hurling wall 20m long x 5.3m high, including perimeter fencing varying in height from 2.4m to 5m and flood lighting, with 2 no. Pumphouses, 3.6m x 3.6m and 3.3m high. New campus roads, cycle and pedestrian routes, replacement of existing bus terminus with 2no. Bus stops and relocated set down area located adjacent to existing student centre on the campus ring road, hard and soft landscaping and all associated drainage and service infrastructure to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective TLIED

“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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 20 December 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 14 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 10 m²

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
67 Donnybrook Gardens, Block 4, Donnybrook Gardensprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€1,013,216	293 m
77 Donnybrook Gardens, Greenfields, Donnybrookprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€853,658	293 m
Apartment 2, Donnybrook Green, Greenfield Park	Apr 2025	€582,500	317 m
10 Annsbrook, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14	Sept 2025	€1,500,000	356 m
15 Donnybrook Gardens, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€1,503,000	367 m
2 Nutley Sq, Greenfield Park, Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€615,000	373 m
8 Nutley Sq, Greenfield Park, Donnybrook Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€742,500	387 m
30 Nutley Sq, Greenfield Park, Donnybrook Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€625,000	394 m

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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

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Application received9 February 2023
Decision due8 March 2023
Decision issued7 March 2023

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