Firhouse Stores, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
Retention of a hackney business office and roof antennae in Firhouse.
S99A/0552 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 August 1999
- Reference
- S99A/0552
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 August 1999
- Floor area
- 61 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain the use of a 61 square metre portion of the first floor as a hackney business, along with the retention of antennae on the roof.
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
(i) retention of use of part of first floor as a hackney business approx. Floor area 61 sq. M. , (ii) retention of antennae over roof.
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.
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What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 August 1999
- Decision due7 October 1999
- Decision issued5 October 1999
- Grant issued19 November 1999
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