DUB 9, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Construction of a new 110kV electricity substation and associated control buildings.
SD12A/0048 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 March 2012
- Reference
- SD12A/0048
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2012
- Floor area
- 416 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a new Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) 110kV electricity substation. Works include a concrete compound area, an ESB substation control building, a client control building, a transformer bay, and a 6m wide concrete access road.
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Official record
Development description
Construct a new gis (gas insulated switchgear) 110kv electricity substation and to carry out ancillary site works: (1) all necessary site works for construction of a concrete compound area to the southwest of the existing adsil facility; (2) construction of an esb gis substation control building within the fenced compound area; (3) construction of a client control building and a transformer bay to house two transformers within the compound area; (4) construction of a 6m wide concrete access road within the perimeter of the site area; (5) installation of all substation apparatus within the compound area and buildings.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Bancroft Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €531,000 | 251 m |
| 7 Bancroft Downs, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | May 2026 | €465,000 | 260 m |
| 21 B�thair Bancroft, Tamhlacht, Baile �tha Cliath 24 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 340 m |
| 47 Bancroft Ave, Tallaght, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €525,000 | 406 m |
| 36 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €530,000 | 416 m |
| 75 Castle Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Feb 2026 | €380,000 | 437 m |
| 8 Tymon North Green, Tymon North, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €395,000 | 441 m |
| 161 Castle Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jun 2026 | €330,000 | 467 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 received16 March 2012
- Decision due10 May 2012
- Decision issued9 May 2012
- Grant issued19 June 2012
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