Ballyroan Community & Youth Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Replacement of a chimney flue with a 20m telecommunications mast in Rathfarnham.
SD21A/0155 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 October 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0155
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves replacing a decommissioned 12m chimney flue with a 20m multi-user telecommunications support structure. It will feature shrouded antennas and dishes, outdoor cabinets, and a replacement flue to improve local wireless broadband.
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
Replace existing 12m decommissioned chimney flue with a 20m multi-user telecommunications support structure to include antennas and dishes and all enclosed within a shroud to match the existing decommissioned chimney flue; 2 outdoor cabinets and associated site works and a proposed new flue to replace an existing flue on an existing permitted building and accessed via the existing permitted access; the development will provide improved wireless broadband services in the area.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Orchardstown Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €780,000 | 144 m |
| 16 Silverwood Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Oct 2025 | €630,000 | 157 m |
| 147 Ballyroan Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €790,000 | 176 m |
| 60 Pinewood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €775,000 | 180 m |
| 145 Ballyroan Rd, Templeogue, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €675,000 | 183 m |
| 3 Silverwood Rd, Ballyroan, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €715,000 | 184 m |
| 79 Marian Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €855,000 | 184 m |
| 1 Silverwood Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2026 | €690,000 | 189 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 received15 October 2021
- Further information requested4 August 2021
- Further information received15 October 2021
- Decision due11 November 2021
- Decision issued11 November 2021
- Appeal submitted2 December 2021
- Appeal decided15 February 2023
- Permission expiry8 July 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT THE EXISTING BALLYROAN COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTRE, MARIAN ROAD, RATHFARNHAM, DUBLIN 14…
MARIAN ROAD, RATHFARNHAM, DUBLIN 14 & ORCHARDSTOWN VILLAS, RATHFARNHAM, DUBLIN 14
PT8SD263South DublinLodged 26 Jun 2025Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Single storey extension to rear of shop to include extra retail space, a store room and office
Unit 6, Rosemount Shopping Centre, Marian Road, Ballyroan, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD03A/0133South DublinLodged 4 Mar 2003Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Change of use from off-license use to cafe use, incorporating ancillary accomodation, modifications to…
Unit 5, Rosemount Shopping Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD08A/0632South DublinLodged 8 Sept 2008Change of use
- Granted30 m away
New shopfront and signage
Unit 5 Rosemount Shopping Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham Dublin 14.
S00A/0308South DublinLodged 10 May 2000Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Single storey extension to rear of the existing unit, together with a revised vehicular access arrangement…
Shannons Pharmacy, Rosemount Shopping Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD04A/0407South DublinLodged 2 Jun 2004Commercial
- Granted40 m away
(1) Refurbish and extend Ballyroan Library and Community Hall; (2) construction of a new Pastoral Centre at…
Ballyroan, Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16
SD088/0003South DublinLodged 25 Feb 2008Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
Change in use from retail shop to cafe incorporating ancillary accommodation, modifications to existing shop…
Unit 2, Rosemount Shopping Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD07A/0427South DublinLodged 7 Jun 2007Change of use
- Granted50 m away
New glazed shopfront with new sliding double doors to centre
Unit 3 Rosemount Shopping Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD13A/0162South DublinLodged 9 Aug 2013Retention
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