RefusedRetentionDecided 7 October 2009

Old Court Lane, Firhouse, Dublin 24

Retention of two steel bus parking and servicing structures and associated yard works in Firhouse.

SD09A/0320 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 August 2009

Reference: SD09A/0320
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention
Received: 13 August 2009

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for two steel portal frame metal clad structures used for parking and servicing buses. The application also includes retaining the hard surfacing, a water recycling tank, an oil/grit interceptor, a fuel tank, and a diesel generator.

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Official record

Development description

The retention on 2 no. Steel portal frame metal clad structures for the safe parking & servicing of buses & the carrying out of works ancillary to the successful operation of the applicants bus company business. The larger structure is approx. 24m x 15m in size & the smaller structure is approx. 12m x 15m in size. Retention is also sought for the hard surfacing of part of the site for cleaning & parking buses, ancillary structures including water recycling tank, underground oil/grit interceptor, fuel tank & adjoining diesel generator & all ancillary site works.

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RURU

“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Oldcourt Park Drive, Ballycullen Gateprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€594,714	232 m
5 Ballycullen Green, Old Court Road, Ballycullen	Jun 2026	€622,000	466 m
1 Oldcourt Park Drive, Ballycullen Gate, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€594,714	488 m
10 The View, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullen	Jul 2025	€580,000	490 m

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Application received13 August 2009
Decision due7 October 2009
Decision issued7 October 2009

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