Lands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Construction of two grass playing pitches, club facilities, and a new entrance on Firhouse Road.
SD20A/0140 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 May 2021
- Reference
- SD20A/0140
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2021
- Floor area
- 670 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will feature two grass playing pitches and a club facility building containing changing rooms, function rooms, meeting rooms, and physiotherapy facilities. The works also include a new pedestrian and vehicular entrance, 67 car parking spaces, 24 bicycle spaces, and associated landscaping.
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
Construction of 2 grass playing pitches: pitch no. 1 will measure some 145m long by 90m wide and pitch no. 2 will measure some 133m long by 80m wide; club facilities including 4 changing rooms measuring 51sq. M each; storage facilities; function rooms; meeting rooms; physiotherapy facilities; kitchen facilities; wc and circulation space; site works include removal of existing hedgerows and trees; replanting areas; formation of a new pedestrian and vehicular entrance on firhouse road; 67 car parking spaces; 24 bicycle spaces; perimeter pathway; fencing and attendant landscaping works.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 165 m |
| 12 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €462,000 | 205 m |
| 15a Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €525,000 | 211 m |
| 13 Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €721,000 | 262 m |
| 62a Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €710,000 | 278 m |
| 7 Homeville Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jun 2025 | €393,000 | 285 m |
| 6 Taoibh Na Coille, Ballycullen Rd, Knocklyon Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €626,000 | 337 m |
| 3 Taobh Na Coille, Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €551,000 | 341 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 received11 May 2021
- Further information requested4 August 2020
- Further information received8 February 2021
- Decision due8 June 2021
- Decision issued8 June 2021
- Grant issued20 July 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
The Installation of 6no. floodlights on 18m high columns around the previously consented Pitch One (Planning…
Lands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD25A/0007WSouth DublinLodged 14 Jan 2025Infrastructure
- RefusedAt this site
The Installation of 6no. floodlights on 18m high columns around the previously consented Pitch One (Planning…
Lands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD25A/0048WSouth DublinLodged 4 Mar 2025Infrastructure
- WithdrawnAt this site
The construction of a 24m long by 6m high Gaa (skills) wall and all associated site works
Lands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD25A/0006WSouth DublinLodged 14 Jan 2025Other
- Refused40 m away
Residential development consisting of 72 dwelling units including vehicular access from Firhouse Road, all…
Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD15A/0336South DublinLodged 11 Nov 2015Housing estate
- Granted100 m away
Bus Shelter
On Firhouse Road at Firhouse Store.
S01A/0591South DublinLodged 10 Dec 2001
- Refused120 m away
Demolition of all existing structures on site (c. 1,326 sq m), including: Two storey building formally used…
Mortons, The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24 YYR4
SHD3ABP-313777-22South DublinLodged 10 Jun 2022Apartments
- Granted120 m away
Permission for a Large Scale Residential Development LRD at No. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton's The…
No. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, The site is also bound by Mount Carmel Park to the east
LRD26A/0001WSouth DublinLodged 22 Oct 2025Apartments
- Granted120 m away
Demolition of all existing structures on site, including the 2 storey building formally used as public house…
No. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
LRD24A/0001South DublinLodged 2 Feb 2024Apartments
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