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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · PC/PKS/01/17 · Part Vlll (public consultation)

Fernhill Park & Gardens, Stepaside, Co Dublin

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PC/PKS/01/17 is a planning application for part vlll (public consultation) at Fernhill Park & Gardens, Stepaside, Co Dublin, received by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on 12 Jul 2017 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Redevelopment as a Regional Public Park to include new entrances, car parking,… The council granted permission on 11 Sept 2017. The five-week observation window closed on 16 Aug 2017. A commencement notice (CN0097155DR) was lodged on 27 Jan 2023, so works have started on site. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 24 other decided applications in the last five years and 1 appeal.

Appeal window closes 9 Oct 2017 closed 3261 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (11 Sept 2017) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Redevelopment as a Regional Public Park to include new entrances, car parking,

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Status
Decision made
Decision
Approval for the proposal to proceed on 11 Sept 2017
Site (from polygon)
32.43 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 12 Jul 2017
    New application
    Observation window closed 16 Aug 2017
  • 11 Sept 2017
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 9 Oct 2017

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Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0097155DR
    27 Jan 2023D18 Y6P6, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdownmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0050926DR
    25 Apr 2019fernhill, Dublinmatched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

G1 — Open space with recreation

Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

P1 — Rural

Objective B: B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.

Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

G1 — Open space with recreation

Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

P1 — Rural

Objective B: B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.

Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

Designations within 250 m

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

  • NIAH-recorded building · 5
    house; house; post box
  • Radon risk area · 4
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures · 5
    Woodside House; Fernhill House; Church
  • Recorded monument · 19
    House - 16th/17th century; Well; Ecclesiastical site

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 37503). 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. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=PC/PKS/01/17.

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