The open space/greenspace/neighbourhood Park opposite houses 25-34 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
Section 5 declaration regarding the removal of community park amenities.
ED25/0047 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 June 2025
- Reference
- ED25/0047
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 19 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application concerns whether the removal of community-installed park amenities constitutes development requiring planning permission. The amenities include a boules court, insect bars, pollinator beds, and a fruit orchard.
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 features including a boules court, four insect bars (timber kickabout posts) two pollinator flower beds, bulb planting and tree planting, including a fruit orchard. These features were carried out with the knowledge, involvement and agreement of south dublin county council in partnership with the local resident's association and local residents. In particular sdcc required that written agreement be secured from houses 25-34 pearse brothers park before works proceeded. These letters were collected and submitted to sdcc in advance of installation. The works formed part of a co-mapped, co-designed community amenity enhancement project led by ballyboden tidy towns and sdcc's public realm section a letter of permission/support was requested by sdcc of the local residents association as there was a historical agreement that no development works would take place on the subject site. The planning status of their original installation is the subject of a section 5 which is not yet determined. This application concerns solely the removal of the amenities and whether such action constitutes development requiring planning permission.
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 | 78 m |
| 55 Pearse Bros Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €481,000 | 83 m |
| 24 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 113 m |
| 9 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 143 m |
| 41 Glenmore Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 164 m |
| 58 Palmer Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham | Jan 2010 | €250,000 | 182 m |
| 2 Pearse Bros Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €580,000 | 183 m |
| 6 Glenmore Court, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 209 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 received19 June 2025
- Decision due16 July 2025
- Decision issued27 January 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Exempt — no permission needed30 m away
Landscaping & recreational improvements consisting of the installation of the boules court and 4 insect bars…
Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
ED25/0038South DublinLodged 14 May 2025Other
- Granted30 m away
Social Housing Project for Independent Living for Older Persons consisting of 10 units on undeveloped lands…
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SD218/0008South DublinLodged 27 May 2021Housing estate
- Granted40 m away
A two storey extension to the western side and a single storey extension to the northern side (rear). The…
34, Pearse Brothers Park, Dublin 16
SD07B/0863South DublinLodged 17 Oct 2007Extension
- Granted40 m away
Approximately 165 metres of 2.5m high palisade panel fencing including main entry access gates to ESB…
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SD19A/0076South DublinLodged 7 Mar 2019Infrastructure
- Granted50 m away
Demolition of existing porch and construction of new two storey dwelling
35, Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD16A/0143South DublinLodged 7 Oct 2016New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Demolition of existing side porch on 35 Pearse Brothers Park, relocating front door and construction of a new…
Adjoining 35 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD08A/0739/EPSouth DublinLodged 16 May 2014New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Demolition of existing side porch on 35 Pearse Brothers Park, relocating front door and construction of a new…
Adjoining 35 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD08A/0739South DublinLodged 29 May 2009New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Retention of alterations to previously approved application SD16A/0143 to include increase in size of single…
35A, Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD18B/0463South DublinLodged 8 Nov 2018Retention
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