Dundrum Town Square, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16, D16DX96
Temporary platform and structure over the Millpond for a Christmas Santa's grotto.
D25A/0566/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 17 July 2025
- Reference
- D25A/0566/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedErection of a temporary suspended platform over the Millpond to accommodate a Santa's grotto in a temporary single-storey structure. The structure will be in use for up to 8 weeks each Christmas season for 5 years.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 200 m²
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 the erection of a temporary suspended platform (200sqm max) over the millpond to accommodate santas grotto and ancillary accommodation in a temporary single storey structure on the platform with pedestrian access/ egress from the existing boardwalk on the southern and western sides of the millpond. The temporary structure will be in use for a period not exceeding 8 weeks each christmas season for a period of 5 years (2025
- 2029 inclusive). The millpond is a recorded archaeological monument (rmp: 022-10002)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MTC To protect, provide for and-or improve major town centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Ashgrove Court, Sandyford Rd, Dublin 16not full market price | Jan 2026 | €120,000 | 101 m |
| 2 Eagle Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €615,000 | 105 m |
| 7 Ridgeford, Sandyford Road, Dundrum | Mar 2025 | €413,000 | 134 m |
| 20 Ridgeford, Sandyford Rd, Dundrum Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €444,000 | 140 m |
| 24 Ridgeford, Sandyford Rd, Dundrum Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €522,000 | 140 m |
| Apt 19 - Ridgeford, Sandyford Road, Dundrum | May 2025 | €542,000 | 140 m |
| 57 Dundrum Gate, Ballinteer Rd, Dundrum Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €385,000 | 141 m |
| Apt 24, Dundrum Gate, Ballinteer Rd Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 168 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 July 2025
- Decision due10 September 2025
- Decision issued10 September 2025
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