Sports Pitch adjoining, The Victory Centre, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
Installation of six 15-metre floodlight poles at a sports pitch in Firhouse.
SD17A/0290 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 August 2017
- Reference
- SD17A/0290
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to erect six 15-metre-high LED lighting poles around an existing sports pitch. The project includes underground electrical connections, boundary landscaping, and site signage.
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
The erection of six lighting poles supporting sports pitch led lighting at a height of 15 metres from the existing pitch levels, connected to an existing subterranean ducted electrical supply. Associated site landscaping works comprise of supplementary tree and hedgerow planting to the existing site boundary to the north of the site, adjacent to the dodder valley greenway. Site signage to be erected on the firhouse road and on the dodder valley greenway.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley”
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Kilakee Walk, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €359,625 | 189 m |
| 37 Killakee Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 204 m |
| 9 Dodder Ave, Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €600,000 | 217 m |
| 111 Seskin View Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €432,500 | 239 m |
| 7 Dodder Court, Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €550,000 | 249 m |
| 46 Homelawn Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 275 m |
| 33 Killakee Lawns, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €475,000 | 283 m |
| 8 Dodder Court, Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €540,000 | 288 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 August 2017
- Decision due12 October 2017
- Decision issued12 October 2017
- Appeal submitted8 November 2017
- Appeal decided11 May 2018
- Permission expiry18 May 2018
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