Dun Gaoithe, Aikens Village, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Retention of an ESB equipment enclosure serving an apartment block.
D23A/0220 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 4 April 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0220
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 4 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a small building enclosure measuring 2.35 metres high. The structure houses ESB equipment, including the main cut-off switch, meters, and switches serving the Dun Gaoithe Hall apartment block.
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission is sought for 1 no. Building enclosure to house esb equipment to servive the apartment block at dun gaoithe hall. The apartment block is permitted under planning reg ref d16a/0393 and subsequent planning reg ref d20a/0143. Permission is sought to retain a small building enclosure to the east of the apartment block, of 2.35m high, which is required to house the main esb cut off switch, a panel containing switches, individual metres for each apartment and a metre for the common landlord areas of the apartment block.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dun Gaoithe Heights, Sandyford, Dublin18 | Feb 2026 | €768,000 | 61 m |
| 44 Cluain Shee, Aikens Village, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €605,000 | 64 m |
| 38 Cluain Shee, Aikens Village, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €408,000 | 79 m |
| 205 The Park, Clon Brugh, Aikens Village Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €202,500 | 90 m |
| 24 Dun Gaoithe Heights, Aitken's Village, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €795,000 | 101 m |
| 9 Loftus Close, Belmont, Stepaside | Aug 2025 | €757,000 | 105 m |
| 26 Cluain Shee, Sandyford Meadows, Woodside | Aug 2025 | €562,500 | 107 m |
| 207 The Glen, Clon Brugh, Aikens Village | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 111 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received4 April 2023
- Decision due29 May 2023
- Decision issued24 May 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission for conversion of attic space into non habitable storage space with roof windows to front…
1, Dun Gaoithe Heights, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18P29Y
D24B/0524/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Dec 2024Extension
- Withdrawn40 m away
Revisions to the area of planning application reg. ref. D07A/0931 - known as Block B - which was refused…
Aikens Village, (House Formerly Known As Greenacres), Hillcrest Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Together With Land To The South Previously Part Of, The Aikens Village Development Fronting Onto The New Loop Road, Which Connects To The Enniskerry Rd, To The West
D08A/1151Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Oct 2008Apartments
- Granted50 m away
Permission for modifications to the previously permitted residential development, permitted under planning…
Aikens Village, Village Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D18A/0509Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Aug 2018Alterations
- Part granted, part refused50 m away
Permission is sought for development at Aikens Village, being the house formrly known as 'Greenacres',…
Land at Aiken Village,, At The House Formerly Known As Greenacres, Hillcrest Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D07A/0931Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jun 2008Apartments
- Granted60 m away
Permission for a total of 56 dwellings consisting of 39 three and four bedroom houses and 17 one, two and…
1.5 hectare site located on lands known as Aikens Village, Village Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18 (The site is accessed from Village Road)
D16A/0393Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Nov 2016Housing estate
- Refused60 m away
Permission for 1 no. apartment block of 4 stories providing 20 apartments and 34 houses as follows: apartment…
Lands at Aikens Village, being the house formerly known as Greenacres, Hillcrest Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
D13A/0048Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Feb 2013Housing estate
- Granted60 m away
Retention and completion of a retaining wall in the residential development, permitted under planning reg.…
Dun Gaoithe at Aikens Village, Village Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, to the west of 29 Dun Gaoithe Heights, 40-43 Dun Gaoithe Heights and to the southwest of Dun Gaoithe Hall
D20A/0698Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Mar 2021Retention
- Granted60 m away
Permission for modifications to the previously permitted residential development, permitted under planning…
Aikens Village, Village Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D20A/0143Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Dec 2020Alterations
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