St Michael's College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4
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WEB5883/25 is a planning application for permission at St Michael's College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4, received by Dublin City Council on 5 Dec 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The proposed development is for pitch lighting to the three playing pitches on the school campus and will consist of: 5 no. 18.3m lighting poles to the main synthetic pitch no.1, 6 no. 18.3m high lighting poles to the main grass pitch no. 2 and 4 no. 15m high lighting poles to the synthetic training pitch no.3. The proposed works are situated within the curtilage of a protected structure, St. Michaels House. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. No decision has been made yet; the council's decision is due by 7 Aug 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 19 Jan 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 120 other decided applications in the last five years and 14 appeals.
Proposal
PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The proposed development is for pitch lighting to the three playing pitches on the school campus and will consist of: 5 no. 18.3m lighting poles to the main synthetic pitch no.1, 6 no. 18.3m high lighting poles to the main grass pitch no. 2 and 4 no. 15m high lighting poles to the synthetic training pitch no.3. The proposed works are situated within the curtilage of a protected structure, St. Michaels House. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.
- Status
- Registered Application
- Decision
- Pending
- Site (from polygon)
- 5.52 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 5 Dec 2025New applicationObservation window closed 19 Jan 2026
- 6 Feb 2026Further information requested
- 13 Jul 2026Further information received

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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
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 · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88775). 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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