Old ESB Training Centre, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10.
A 36-metre-high communications tower and compound in Ballyfermot.
S01A/0778 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 November 2001
- Reference
- S01A/0778
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 November 2001
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a 36m high free-standing communication tower carrying dishes and antennae. The development includes ground equipment cabinets and a 2.4m high palisade fenced compound.
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
Construction of a 36m high, free standing communication tower carrying communication dishes and antennae, with associated ground-mounted equipment cabinets as part of esb's communications system and as well to share with other licensed operators all within a 2.4m high pallisade fenced compound with double access gates.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 Cloiginn Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 64 m |
| 43 Cleggan Park Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, Dublin | May 2025 | €400,000 | 89 m |
| 38 Cleggan Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 99 m |
| 57 Oakcourt Lawn, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 111 m |
| 39 Cleggan Ave, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 146 m |
| 47 Oakcourt Park, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 | Jan 2026 | €403,000 | 156 m |
| 33 Cleggan Ave, Dublin 10, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 160 m |
| 30 Oakcourt Lawn, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 | Apr 2025 | €368,000 | 160 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 received23 November 2001
- Decision due18 January 2002
- Decision issued21 January 2002
- Appeal submitted19 February 2002
- Appeal decided30 July 2002
- Permission expiry20 August 2002
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of change of use of Unit 8 to a refuse transfer station; and Unit B1 from a warehouse to a refuse…
Units 8 & B1, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.
SD14A/0062South DublinLodged 31 Mar 2014Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of Unit 8 to a refuse transfer station; and change of use of Unit B1 from a warehouse to a…
Units 8 & B1, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
SD05A/0721South DublinLodged 25 Aug 2005Change of use
- Granted30 m away
To construct 2,730sq. m. of warehousing in 2 no. blocks A and B (8.25m and 7m high respectively) including…
Unit 8, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
SD04A/0183South DublinLodged 18 May 2004Industrial
- Granted30 m away
253sq.m. extension (9.25m high) including 85sq.m. of ancillary office/staff facilities on 2 floors and…
Unit 8, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.
SD05A/0476South DublinLodged 16 Jun 2005Industrial
- Granted30 m away
Revised elevations to previously approved (Reg. Ref. SD04A/0183) Block A
Unit 8, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
SD05A/0244South DublinLodged 5 Apr 2005Alterations
- Withdrawn60 m away
Retention of use of warehouse as industrial unit and for the installation of a lift shaft, paper filtration…
Unit 6, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.
SD03A/0718South DublinLodged 10 May 2004Retention
- Granted60 m away
Alterations at ground floor with mezzanine floor over and for alterations to front elevation facade
Unit 14D, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
SD05A/0002South DublinLodged 4 Jan 2005Alterations
- Granted60 m away
Erect security railings and landscaping
Securiscreen Ltd, Unit 17, Cherry Orchard Ind. Est
S01A/0201South DublinLodged 4 Apr 2001Commercial
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