Slieve Thoul, Brittas, Co. Dublin
Retention of a telecommunications mast and associated equipment in Brittas.
SD15A/0350 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 November 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0350
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 20 November 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing antenna support structure carrying telecommunications equipment in Slieve Thoul, Brittas. The facility includes exchange containers and fencing, serving local and emergency services.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention of in situ antenna support structure carrying telcommunications equipment together with associated exchange containers and fencing with access off an existing track within the forestry holding. The development forms part of arqiva ltd. 's network with provides accommodation for local and blue light services.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding natural character of the Dublin Mountains Area”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievethoul, Rathcoole, Co Dublin | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 491 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 received20 November 2015
- Decision due25 January 2016
- Decision issued21 January 2016
- Grant issued1 March 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted60 m away
Enclose the three existing permitted prefabricated containerised units (Reg. Ref. No. S01A/0570) into one…
Slieve Thoul, Saggart South, Co. Dublin
SD04A/0226South DublinLodged 5 Apr 2004Infrastructure
- Granted100 m away
Retention of existing 36 metre high telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under…
Slievethoul, Brittas, Co. Dublin
SD16A/0288South DublinLodged 9 Aug 2016Retention
- Granted100 m away
Retention of existing 36 metre high telecommunications support structure carrying antennas and link…
Slievethoul, Brittas, Co. Dublin
SD11A/0006South DublinLodged 6 Jan 2011Retention
- Granted110 m away
(1) Dismounting a 36 metre (39 metres to the top of the aerial) high cable stayed steel lattice…
Slievethoul, Brittas, Co. Dublin
SD10A/0380South DublinLodged 10 Dec 2010Infrastructure
- Granted110 m away
Retention of 42 metre high mast (that previously replaced a 36 metres high cable stayed steel lattice mast —…
Townland of Slievethoul, Saggart Hill, Co.Dublin
SD17A/0130South DublinLodged 26 Apr 2017Retention
- Granted110 m away
Retention of telecommunications base station comprising 36 metre high latticework tower, antennae, radio link…
Slieve Thoul, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
S01A/0570South DublinLodged 12 Dec 2001Retention
- Granted110 m away
Permission to retain the existing telecommunications equipment located on the in situ 30m antenna support…
Slieve Thoul, Brittas, Co. Dublin
SD14A/0190South DublinLodged 5 Sept 2014Infrastructure
- Granted160 m away
Retention of the existing antenna support structure, associated equipment and purpose built compound with…
Slievethoul, Saggart Hill, Co. Dublin.
SD16A/0161South DublinLodged 17 May 2016Retention
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedRetention
Retention of existing 36 metre high telecommunications support structure carrying antennas and link…
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- GrantedRetention
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- GrantedRetention
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