Ballyroan House, Ballyroan Heights, Dublin 16, D16 E8C6
Section 5 declaration regarding the use of land for private open space in Ballyroan.
ED25/0009 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 January 2025
- Reference
- ED25/0009
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 30 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedAn application for a Declaration of Exemption under Section 5 to determine whether using the land for private open space constitutes development and is exempted.
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
Whether the use of land for private open space is or is not development, and is or is not exempted development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin 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.
This property has sold
- €645,00018 August 2025
- €635,00019 June 2025
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, Ballyroan House, Ballyroan | Dec 2025 | €515,000 | 42 m |
| 6 Watson Place, Ballyroan Heights, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €1,189,421 | 58 m |
| Unit No. 3 Watson Place, Ballyroan Heights, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €550,661 | 59 m |
| 2 Watson Place, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €537,444 | 70 m |
| Apartment 7, Ballyroan House, Watson Placeprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €316,226 | 73 m |
| 16 Watson Place, Dublin 16price excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €964,758 | 74 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 January 2025
- Decision due26 February 2025
- Decision issued19 February 2025
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