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Dublin City Council · WEB2880/26 · Permission

University College Dublin Boat Club, Chapelizod Road, Dublin 8

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Council received 29 Jul 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (45 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB2880/26 is a planning application for permission at University College Dublin Boat Club, Chapelizod Road, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 29 Jul 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: (i) the extension of the existing concrete slipway by approximately 20 metres with a concrete slipway; (ii) the construction of a miniature rowing training pool comprising a precast reinforced concrete box structure measuring approximately 2.9m long × 1.9m wide × 1.2m deep with 200mm thick walls, including crushed stone infill; (iii) the construction of an inland rowing training tank comprising an approximately 800mm deep water-filled tank with rounded internal corners, constructed using a combination of reinforced concrete, GRP and/or plastic liner systems with watertight rendered internal walls; (iv) installation of operational two lighting poles with adequate lux levels to serve the proposed facilities; (v) removal of approximately 28 metres of existing riverbank vegetation; and (vi) all associated site development works, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. (vii) The Proposed Development application area comprises a site of c. 0.12 ha. The council declared the application invalid on 30 Jul 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 2 Sept 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 16 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Observations close 2 Sept 2026 closed 10 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (29 Jul 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

(i) the extension of the existing concrete slipway by approximately 20 metres with a concrete slipway; (ii) the construction of a miniature rowing training pool comprising a precast reinforced concrete box structure measuring approximately 2.9m long × 1.9m wide × 1.2m deep with 200mm thick walls, including crushed stone infill; (iii) the construction of an inland rowing training tank comprising an approximately 800mm deep water-filled tank with rounded internal corners, constructed using a combination of reinforced concrete, GRP and/or plastic liner systems with watertight rendered internal walls; (iv) installation of operational two lighting poles with adequate lux levels to serve the proposed facilities; (v) removal of approximately 28 metres of existing riverbank vegetation; and (vi) all associated site development works, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. (vii) The Proposed Development application area comprises a site of c. 0.12 ha.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Application declared invalid on 30 Jul 2026
Site (from polygon)
5,839 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 29 Jul 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 2 Sept 2026
  • 30 Jul 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 27 Aug 2026

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    G3 — High amenity

    Z11: Waterways Protection: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenities.

    Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

    G5 — Open space and amenity

    Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.

    Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 5
      Magazine Fort; Neptune Rowing Club; Riverside House
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 3
      House - 16th/17th century; Bastioned fort; R149567

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87180). 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.

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