Ridgeway Coaches, Old Court Lane, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Retention of two steel bus parking and servicing structures and associated works.
SD11A/0062 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 7 October 2011
- Reference
- SD11A/0062
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 7 October 2011
- Floor area
- 521 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for two steel portal frame metal clad structures used for secure bus parking and servicing. The application also includes retention of 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
Retention of two steel portal frame metal clad structures for the secure parking of buses and the servicing of buses and the carrying out of works ancillary to the successful operation of the applicants bus company business. The larger structure is approximately 24m x 15m in size and the smaller structure is approximately 12m x 15m in size. Retention is also sought for the hardsurfacing of part of the site for cleaning and parking buses, ancillary structures including water recycling tank, underground oil/grit interceptor, fuel tank and adjoining diesel generator and all ancillary siteworks.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 received7 October 2011
- Further information requested4 May 2011
- Further information received7 October 2011
- Decision due3 November 2011
- Decision issued2 November 2011
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