Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83
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WEB2100/26 is a planning application for permission at Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83, received by Dublin City Council on 6 May 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) change of use of an existing single-storey storage/equine facility, with associated haybarns, to an exhibition space, and associated internal alterations to facilitate the layout including the removal of concrete block horse boxes; (ii) alterations to existing entrances and provision of new emergency exit doors to the proposed exhibition space inclusive of new concertina type door and corrugated metal sheet door with timber fascia along the eastern elevation, corrugated metal sheet doors along the southern elevation, corrugated metal sheet door along the western elevation and perforated aluminium sheets on galvanised steel frame door along the northern elevation; (iii) revisions to the external southern façade inclusive of the removal of existing timber panelling external wall, perspex sheeting and ply sheeting and replacement with new metal panels; and (iv) all associated internal and external site works necessary to facilitate the development. The subject building is situated on the site of a number of protected structures (RPS No. 5085). The council's recorded decision is "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" on 26 Jun 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 10 Jun 2026. The site is zoned S5 — sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 97 other decided applications in the last five years and 22 appeals.
Proposal
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) change of use of an existing single-storey storage/equine facility, with associated haybarns, to an exhibition space, and associated internal alterations to facilitate the layout including the removal of concrete block horse boxes; (ii) alterations to existing entrances and provision of new emergency exit doors to the proposed exhibition space inclusive of new concertina type door and corrugated metal sheet door with timber fascia along the eastern elevation, corrugated metal sheet doors along the southern elevation, corrugated metal sheet door along the western elevation and perforated aluminium sheets on galvanised steel frame door along the northern elevation; (iii) revisions to the external southern façade inclusive of the removal of existing timber panelling external wall, perspex sheeting and ply sheeting and replacement with new metal panels; and (iv) all associated internal and external site works necessary to facilitate the development. The subject building is situated on the site of a number of protected structures (RPS No. 5085).
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Additional information on 26 Jun 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 1,651 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 6 May 2026New applicationObservation window closed 10 Jun 2026
- 26 Jun 2026Further information requested
- 26 Jun 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 24 Jul 2026

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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Radon risk area · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88771). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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