Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Provision of five all-weather football pitches and 60 car parking spaces at a community centre.
SD12A/0103 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 May 2012
- Reference
- SD12A/0103
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 May 2012
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes four 5-a-side and one 7-a-side all-weather football pitches with 5m high fencing and floodlighting. It also includes 60 car parking spaces to the south of the existing Firhouse Community & Leisure Centre.
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Official record
Development description
Provision of 4 no. 5-a-side and 1 no. 7-a-side all-weather football pitches to the west (rear) and 60 no. Car parking spaces to south of the existing community centre at firhouse community & leisure centre ltd/firhouse carmel football club. Pitches will comprise typical all-weather surface together with colour coated steel mesh fencing approx. 5m high and low spread pitch floodlighting on 9m high columns, all to specialist design. Vehicular and pedestrian access will be as existing for the centre. The foregoing relates to lands 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
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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 | 85 m |
| 50 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse | Apr 2025 | €322,000 | 92 m |
| 43 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 111 m |
| 67 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €338,000 | 114 m |
| 75 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €311,000 | 130 m |
| 23 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €339,000 | 159 m |
| 22 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Jul 2026 | €390,000 | 166 m |
| 87 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €395,000 | 169 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 received30 May 2012
- Decision due30 May 2012
- Decision issued20 June 2012
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- WithdrawnAt this site
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