Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Construction of four 5-a-side all-weather football pitches with floodlighting in Firhouse.
SD08A/0722 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 October 2008
- Reference
- SD08A/0722
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 October 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building four 5-a-side all-weather football pitches to the rear of the existing community centre. The pitches will feature 4.5m high steel mesh enclosures and floodlighting on 9m columns.
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Official record
Development description
4 no. 5-a-side all-weather football pitches to the west (rear) of the existing community centre. Pitches will comprise typical all-weather surface together with colour-coated steel mesh enclosure approx 4.5m high and low spread pitch floodlighting on 9m columns-all to specialist design.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Killakee Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €664,000 | 79 m |
| 50 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse | Apr 2025 | €322,000 | 134 m |
| 67 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €338,000 | 140 m |
| 75 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €311,000 | 153 m |
| 43 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 159 m |
| 13 Killakee Gardens, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2026 | €537,500 | 178 m |
| 3 Killakee Gardens, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €690,000 | 179 m |
| 87 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €395,000 | 189 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 received17 October 2008
- Further information requested9 December 2008
- Decision due14 November 2008
- Decision issued1 July 2009
- Application withdrawn1 July 2009
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Withdrawn30 m away
An all weather football pitch, which will comprise typical all-weather surface together with colour coated…
Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD08A/0865South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2008Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey granny flat with a pitched roof to side of…
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SD07B/0577South DublinLodged 2 Jul 2007Extension
- Refused60 m away
Erect a two storey house
beside 33 Killakee Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
S00A/0688South DublinLodged 7 Dec 2000
- Withdrawn60 m away
Provision of 4 no. five-a-side and 1 no. seven-a-side, all weather football pitches to the west (rear) and 60…
Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD12A/0144South DublinLodged 18 Jul 2012Commercial
- Invalid60 m away
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Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD12A/0103South DublinLodged 30 May 2012Infrastructure
- Granted70 m away
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37, Killakee Park, Dublin 24
SD21B/0105South DublinLodged 12 Jul 2021Extension
- Granted70 m away
Construction of a single storey front extension with lean to/apex roof, attic conversion with rear dormer…
31 Kilakee Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
SD21B/0151South DublinLodged 19 May 2021Extension
- Granted70 m away
Conversion of attic space to non-habitable space; raise gable to mini-hip; dormer to rear; removal of…
39, Killakee Park, Dublin 24
SD22B/0172South DublinLodged 25 Apr 2022Extension
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