GrantedAgriculturalDecided 3 November 2025

Courtlough, Balrothery, Co. Dublin

Construction of a horse training facility including a 20-horse stable barn, gallops, and associated infrastructure.

F24A/1119E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 11 December 2024

Reference: F24A/1119E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 11 December 2024

Summary

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The proposed development consists of a horse training facility featuring a 20-horse stable barn, a wastewater treatment system, and gallops. It also includes a storage barn, horse walker, lunge ring, dungstead, and a new public road entrance.

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Official record

Development description

A horse training facility comprising of a 20 horse stables barn with associated use including waste water treatment system and percolation area, gallops, barn for storage of fodder and machinery, horse walker, lunge ring, dungstead & soiled water tank, proposed entrance onto public road linking internal access laneway and all associated site works. Additional information received 25/04/2025 clarification of additional information received 07/10/2025

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“Protect and promote in a balanced way, the development of agriculture and rural related enterprise, biodiversity, the rural landscape, and the built and cultural heritage”

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Avalon, Courtlough, Balrothery	Mar 2026	€885,000	424 m

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Key dates

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Application received11 December 2024
Decision due3 November 2025
Decision issued3 November 2025
Appeal submitted27 November 2025
Appeal decided10 June 2026

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