Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Development of an all-weather football pitch with 16m floodlights and a 33-space car park extension.
SD08A/0865 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 December 2008
- Reference
- SD08A/0865
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 December 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe project on council-owned lands involves constructing an all-weather football pitch with 4.5m high steel mesh fencing and 16m high floodlighting columns. The development will also extend the existing car parking area by 33 spaces.
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Official record
Development description
An all weather football pitch, which will comprise typical all-weather surface together with colour coated steel mesh approx 4.5m high and pitch floodlighting on approx 16m high columns, all to specialist design, the extension of the existing car parking area by 33 spaces. Vehicular and pedestrian access will be as existing. The foregoing application relates to lands currently in the ownership of south dublin county council.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Killakee Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €664,000 | 80 m |
| 50 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse | Apr 2025 | €322,000 | 110 m |
| 67 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €338,000 | 121 m |
| 43 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 134 m |
| 75 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €311,000 | 135 m |
| 87 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €395,000 | 174 m |
| 23 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €339,000 | 176 m |
| Apt 89 Block 2 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €416,000 | 182 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 December 2008
- Further information requested23 February 2008
- Decision due20 January 2009
- Decision issued24 September 2009
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