Buckandhounds, Bedlesshill, Kingswood, Brownsbarn, Cheeverstown & Belgard, Fortunestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Deepening of a 43-hectare portion of an existing quarry in Tallaght.
SD21A/0012 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 January 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0012
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the deepening of a 43-hectare portion of an existing quarry to a floor level of -10mOD using conventional blasting. The project includes mobile processing, stockpiles, and a final restoration scheme, accompanied by an EIAR.
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
- Deepening of part (c. 43ha. ) of the existing and permitted quarry (an bord pleanala refs. 301177 & qd0026) to a quarry floor level of
- 10mod using conventional blasting techniques; use of mobile processing plant; product stockpiles; final restoration scheme and all ancillary works within a planning application area of 49.4ha and within the overall landholding of 241.6ha and will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €519,823 | 388 m |
| 4 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €550,664 | 388 m |
| 1 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €546,255 | 388 m |
| 2 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €519,824 | 388 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 received27 January 2021
- Decision due23 March 2021
- Decision issued23 March 2021
- Grant issued4 May 2021
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