Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · REF18325
ESB Networks, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18, D18 XN80
Approved in Dec 2025.
- 19 Nov 2025Received
- 16 Dec 2025S5 dec exempt
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- S5 dec exempt · 16 Dec 2025
- Council
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
- Type
- Section 5
- Site
- 5.07 ha
What’s proposed
Upgrading and renewing of critical electricity system infrastructure, used for o…
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Planning details
- Reference
- REF18325
- Local authority
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
- Status
- Granted · register status “Decision Issued”
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Observations close
- 2 Jan 2026 (closed 310 days ago)
- Decision due
- 16 Dec 2025 · decided 16 Dec 2025
- Decision
- S5 dec exempt on 16 Dec 2025
- Site area
- 5.07 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
What could you build here?Opens pre-filled with “works” — how the same work went for the houses around here.
Nearby 7 · 500 m · 12 months
Distance
Time
- Awaiting decisionSandyford Business District Civic Park, At the junction of Corrig Road and Carmanhall Road, Sandyford, Dublin
- Awaiting decisionSite comprising part of ESB lands at ESB Networks, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18, D18 XN80
- Commencedc.0.31 ha site, located at Heron House, Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18Y2X6 (Beacon Hospital)
- GrantedThe Chase, Arkle Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 Y3X2
- GrantedDelta Warehouse And Logistics Limited, Oak House, Burton Hall Avenue, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18HX68
- GrantedA Site of 0.2788 Ha. incorporating Unit No. 6, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Business Centre, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18AW89
- GrantedUnit Nos. 1A and 1B, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 RX65
- GrantedRaw Gyms, Unit 1 and part of Unit 2, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin, D18W860
- GrantedFormer Avid Technology site, Corner of Blackthorn Road and Carmanhall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
- CommencedUnit 2/3, Burton Hall Park, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18W860
- GrantedCentral Park (Block N Site), Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18
- GrantedFormer FAAC Site, Leopardstown Road, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
- Commenced31/31A Ravens Rock Rd, Sandyford, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin 18, D18C8P2
- CommencedSite adjacent to the Atrium Facilities Buildings at Carmanhall Road, between Arkle Road, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18
- GrantedOak House, Leopardstown Office Park, Burton Hall Avenue, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18HX68
- RefusedOak House, Leopardstown Office Park, Burton Hall Avenue, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18HX68 (A Protected Structure)
- RefusedELM HOUSE, LEOPARDSTOWN OFFICE PARK, BURTON HALL AVENUE, SANDYFORS BUSSINES PARK, DUBLIN 18, D18 HX68
- Appeal decidedUnit 206, Q House Sandyford, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18, D18H9A0
- GrantedFrank Keane Volkswagen Van Centre, 47 Furze Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18KHN0
- GrantedTesla Motors Ireland Limited, 92, Bracken Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18CY92
- CommencedMurphystown Way, Dublin 18
- CommencedUnit 69c, Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18
- Commenced37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
- Commenced92, Tesla Motors Ireland Limited, Bracken Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18CY92
- Commenced37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 R9T3
- Granted5 Fern Road, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18FP98
- RefusedFormer Avid Technology Site, at the junction of Carmanhall Road and Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
- Commenced6 Fern Road, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18FP98
- GrantedHeather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
- Refused4.33 hectare site on, Leopardstown Road, Sandyford Business Estate, Dublin 18
- Commenced37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
- GrantedBank Of America, Merrill Lynch International DAC, Block D, Central Park, Dublin 18, D18N924
- RefusedJunction of Ravens Rock Road and Carmanhall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
- Refused0.31ha on lands at IVM House, nos. 31 Ravens Rock Road (D18H304) and 31a Ravens Rock Road (D18C8P2), and Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18
- CommencedBlackthorn Avenue, Sandyford Business District, Dublin 18
- GrantedSite development extends to approximately 0.0755 ha. Unit Nos. 3 and 4 of No. 70 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 H7K7
- RefusedSandyford Business Park, Burton Hall Avenue, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Homes nearby
- For sale15 Mount Eagle Lawn, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 F9H6
- For saleLightburne, Murphystown Way, Leopardstown, Co. Dublin
- For sale43 Mount Eagle Drive, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 W2C5
- For sale4 Sefton Hall, Kelston, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, D18 YC67
- For sale4 Mount Eagle Grove, Leopardstown Heights, Dublin 18, D18 V3K5
- For saleApartment 116, The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 KP76
Development land nearby
- Permission running out · 112 homes granted 10 Feb 2022, expires 10 Feb 2027 — Rocklawn (0.4 km)
- Permission running out · 463 homes granted 13 Apr 2022, expires 13 Apr 2027 — Brewery Road and Leopardstown Road (1.0 km)
- Permitted, not started · 183 homes granted 01 Oct 2025, expires 01 Oct 2030 — Avid Technology site (0.4 km)
- Public land off Esb Networks, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18 (0.0 km)
- Public land off Esb Networks, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18 (0.0 km)
Zoning
C3 — High technology
Zoned for office, research and development and high-technology manufacturing.
C4 — Light industrial / warehousing
Zoned for low-density warehousing and light industry.
Protections nearby 250 m
Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗
- EPA-licensed facility · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
- Record of Protected Structures · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | open |
Summary
REF18325 is a planning application to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for upgrading and renewing of critical electricity system infrastructure, used for o, received on 19 Nov 2025; permission was granted on 16 Dec 2025.