ESB 38kV Substation, Sandyford Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Retention of a 21-metre-high telecommunications monopole and equipment in Sandyford.
D26A/0315/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 24 April 2026
- Reference
- D26A/0315/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission to keep an existing 21-metre-high monopole telecommunications structure. The application includes associated antennas, dishes, and ground-mounted equipment at the ESB substation.
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 retention to retain the existing 21m high monopole (overall height 21.26m) telecommunicaitons structure together with antennas, dishes, and ground mounted equipment
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenina, Sandyford Rd, Sandyford | Apr 2026 | €1,500,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 1 Cul Cuille, Sandyford, Dublin18 | Jan 2026 | €380,000 | 107 m |
| 18 Kilcross Ave, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €245,000 | 160 m |
| 43 Coolkill, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €840,000 | 167 m |
| 6 Coolkill, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jun 2026 | €980,000 | 205 m |
| 57 Sandyford Downs, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €680,000 | 272 m |
| 73 Sandyford Downs, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €673,000 | 296 m |
| 21 Kilcross Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 303 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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
Timeline
- Application received24 April 2026
- Decision due18 June 2026
- Decision issued17 June 2026
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
To retain a 22 metre high, free standing communications structure, carrying anennae and communication dishes…
ESB 38kV Substation, Sandyford Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D05A/0065Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Jan 2005Retention
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission for Retention (previous ref. D11A/0544) of an existing 20m high telecommunications support…
Sandyford ESB, Sandyford Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D18A/1143Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Dec 2018Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for retention is sought for (previous ref: D07A/0152) of an existing 20 metre high…
Sandyford ESB, Sandyford, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D11A/0544Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Dec 2011Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Retention permission sought for an existing 20m Telecommunications Support Structure, Equipment Cabin,…
Sandyford ESB, Sandyford Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D07A/0152Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Feb 2007Retention
- WithdrawnAt this site
The installation of ancillary apparatus relating to a telecommunications installation; consisting of 2 sides…
Sandyford ESB, Sandyford, Murphystown, Dublin 18
D09A/0125Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Jan 2010Infrastructure
- InvalidAt this site
The installation of ancillary apparatus relating to a telecommunications installation consisting of 2 sides…
Sandyford ESB, Sandyford, Murphystown, Dublin 18
D08A/1360Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Dec 2008Infrastructure
- Granted30 m away
Permission for a residential development consisting of the demolition of the existing dwelling house and…
Site known as Whinsfield, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D17A/1003Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Sept 2018Apartments
- Refused50 m away
Permission for a residential development. The development will consist of the demolition of an existing…
Whinsfield, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D17A/0077Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Jan 2017Housing estate
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