Pairc Mearnog, Blackwood Lane, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, D13 YK68
Installation of a new floodlighting system at a sports pitch in Portmarnock.
F23A/0618 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 16 October 2023
- Reference
- F23A/0618
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves erecting a floodlighting system for Pitch No. 1 at Pairc Mearnog. It will consist of a freestanding generator and six 20-metre-high columns, each holding seven floodlight luminaires.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission to erect a floodlighting system to pitch no 1 (main pitch) consisting of a freestanding generator and 6 no. 20m high columns with 7 no. Floodlight luminaires per column, together with all associated works. A natura impact statement screening will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and provide for a Greenbelt”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 Torcaill Portmarnock, Portmarnock, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €540,000 | 170 m |
| 121 Torcaill, Blackwood Lane, Portmarnock | Aug 2025 | €565,000 | 175 m |
| 114 Torcaill, Portmarnock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €655,000 | 224 m |
| 66 Torcaill, Portmarnock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €835,000 | 236 m |
| 83 Torcaill, Blackwood Lane, Portmarnock Dublin 13 | Jun 2025 | €690,000 | 266 m |
| 81 Torcaill, Portmarnock, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €685,000 | 274 m |
| 75 Torcaill, Portmarnock, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €760,000 | 279 m |
| 94 Torcaill, Portmarnock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €556,000 | 286 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 October 2023
- Decision due8 December 2023
- Decision issued28 November 2023
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted190 m away
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- Granted210 m away
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F17B/0049FingalLodged 9 Jun 2017Extension
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