Club Grounds, Dawson Park, College Lands, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, D24 E206
Installation of an LED floodlighting system on a grass pitch with six 20-metre columns.
SD25A/0158W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 July 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0158W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes an LED floodlighting system on an existing grass pitch. The installation will consist of six 20-metre-high columns along with all associated ducting, column bases, and light fittings.
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Official record
Development description
Proposed led flood-lighting system on grass pitch consisting of 6 number 20 metre high columns and all associated ducting, column bases and light fittings
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €550,000 | 182 m |
| College House, Collegeland, Rathcoole | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 217 m |
| 9 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €525,000 | 249 m |
| 77 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €500,000 | 355 m |
| 53 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Dublin | May 2025 | €490,000 | 360 m |
| 13-30 Swiftbanks Avenue, Swiftbanks, Mill Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €7,442,136 | 368 m |
| 1 Swiftbanks Green, Saggartprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €308,370 | 425 m |
| 7 Swiftbanks Avenue, Swiftbanks, Mill Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €418,502 | 428 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received3 July 2025
- Decision due27 August 2025
- Decision issued21 August 2025
- Grant issued30 September 2025
- Permission expiry29 September 2030
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