Ballymun United Football Club, St Margaret's Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11, D11RY23
Installation of a new floodlighting system with six 18-metre-high columns at Ballymun United Football Club.
FW23A/0099 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 30 November 2023
- Reference
- FW23A/0099
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new floodlighting system for the main pitch. It will feature 6 octagonal galvanised steel lighting columns, each 18 metres high, to provide a lighting level of 500 lux.
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/consists of: a flood lighting system for the main pitch and 6 no. 18 metre high maximum 600 mm. Diameter octagonal galvanised steel lighting columns with an array of 6 floodlighting lamps on top of each column. The columns are to be located 2 metres out from the side lines of the main pitch with 3 columns on each side of the pitch. The floodlighting system will provide a lighting level on the pitch of 500 lux. Each lamp will use up to 1.2 kw/h units of energy, giving a total of 42.3 kw/h. Ai received 30/11/23
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Active open space
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Baile Na Laochra, Poppintree, Ballymun | Feb 2025 | €422,500 | 178 m |
| 58 Baile Na Laochra, Poppintree, Ballymun | Jun 2026 | €212,500 | 184 m |
| 52 Baile Na Laochra, Poppintree, Ballymun | Feb 2026 | €426,000 | 198 m |
| 11 Balbutcher Dr, Poppintree, Ballymun Dublin 11 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 339 m |
| 14 Mayeston Rise, St Margarets Rd, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jan 2025 | €325,000 | 345 m |
| 11 Mayeston Rise, Saint Margarets Road, Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €342,000 | 345 m |
| 212 Balbutcher Lane, Poppintree, Dublin 11 | Dec 2025 | €410,000 | 346 m |
| 56 Mayeston Cresent, Mayeston Hall, Finglas Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €348,000 | 389 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 received30 November 2023
- Decision due5 January 2024
- Decision issued15 December 2023
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