Knockrabo, Mount Anville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
Construction of a new ESB substation at a residential development in Goatstown.
LRD26A/0349/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 13 April 2026
- Reference
- LRD26A/0349/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission (LRD)
- Received
- 13 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes amendments to a permitted Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) at Knockrabo. It includes the construction of a new single-storey ESB substation and switch room of approximately 35 square meters, along with minor landscaping and drainage revisions.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 35 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) application comprising amendments to a previously permitted lrd application (dun laoghaire rathdown county council (dlrcc) reg. Ref. Lrd24a/0882/web). The development will comprise the provision of a new single storey esb substation with associated switch room (c. 35 sq m total with maximum height of c. 3.3m to the top of the parapet) to the north of permitted block f and directly north of the permitted internal access road, associated minor revisions to hard and soft landscaping and drainage, and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground. The development will be served by an internal circulation road connected to the permitted access road ‘knockrabo way’ (dlrcc reg. Ref. D13a/0689; abp ref. Pl. 06d. 243799, dlrcc reg. Ref. D16a/0821 and dlrcc reg. Ref. D16a/0960). The application does not impact on the future access to the reservation for the dublin eastern bypass.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Hollywood Mews, Mount Anville Road, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €685,000 | 127 m |
| 4 Knockrabo Avenue, Knockrabo, Mount Anville Road | Jan 2026 | €1,255,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 87 Ardilea Crescent, Ardilea, Clonskeagh | Aug 2025 | €755,000 | 186 m |
| 76 Ardilea Crescent, Heidelberg, Ardilea | Aug 2025 | €632,000 | 186 m |
| 18 Knockrabo Drive, Knockrabo, Mount Anville Road | Dec 2025 | €1,490,000 | 193 m |
| 20 Knockrabo Drive, Mountanville Road, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €1,300,000 | 193 m |
| Apt 92 Ardilea Crescent, Heidelberg, Clonskeagh | Oct 2025 | €805,000 | 205 m |
| Apt 98 Ardilea Crescent, Ardilea, Clonskeagh | Dec 2025 | €740,000 | 205 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 received13 April 2026
- Decision due2 July 2026
- Decision issued2 July 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 12 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/WEB/C4Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Jul 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 5 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/WEB/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Jul 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 3 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/WEB/C5Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Jul 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.14 of ACP324042-26,( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)N&N
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/C1/N&NDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Jun 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 9 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/WEB/C6Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Jul 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.10 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0882/WEB/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Jul 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.4 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/WEB/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Jun 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 10 of ACP-324042-26, ( Reg Ref No.LRD25A/0822/WEB)
Lands at Knockrabo, Mount Annville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
LRD25A/0822/WEB/C3Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Jul 2026Other
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