Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
Landscaping and recreational improvements including a boules court.
ED25/0038 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 May 2025
- Reference
- ED25/0038
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 14 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA declaration of exemption is sought for landscaping and recreational improvements consisting of a boules court, kickabout posts, pollinator flower beds, and tree planting.
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
Landscaping & recreational improvements consisting of the installation of the boules court and 4 insect bars (kickabout posts) by cpcl, 2 large pollinator flower beds, bulb planting and tree planting, as co - mapped, co - located and co - designed with public realm officials and the installation and specification of the boules court and 4 insect bars by cpcl as instructed/ directed by sdcc officials.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €455,000 | 80 m |
| 55 Pearse Bros Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €481,000 | 81 m |
| 24 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 85 m |
| 9 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 123 m |
| 41 Glenmore Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 148 m |
| 2 Pearse Bros Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €580,000 | 169 m |
| 58 Palmer Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham | Jan 2010 | €250,000 | 210 m |
| 6 Glenmore Court, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 237 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 received14 May 2025
- Decision issued27 January 2026
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD17B/0174South DublinLodged 5 May 2017Extension
- Granted50 m away
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SD07B/0863South DublinLodged 17 Oct 2007Extension
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