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South Dublin County Council · ED24/0016 · Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5

Steelstown Farm, Steelstown, Rathcoole, Co Dublin

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ED24/0016 is a planning application for declaration of exemption sect. 5 at Steelstown Farm, Steelstown, Rathcoole, Co Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 10 Apr 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Use of an existing agriculture building (561m2) on a site of .2016ha for the storage of green waste for collection by a licensed composting facility and the storage of certified organic compost which is intended to be sold for use as animal bedding and fertiliser. The council issued a split decision on 2 May 2024 (Declared Not Exempt). The five-week observation window closed on 15 May 2024. The site is zoned P1 — rural under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 5 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 30 May 2024 closed 836 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (2 May 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Use of an existing agriculture building (561m2) on a site of .2016ha for the storage of green waste for collection by a licensed composting facility and the storage of certified organic compost which is intended to be sold for use as animal bedding and fertiliser.

Status
Decision
Decision
Declared not exempt on 2 May 2024
Site (from polygon)
245 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 10 Apr 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 15 May 2024
  • 2 May 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 30 May 2024

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    Zoning at the site

    P1 — Rural

    RU: 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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • 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

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 93404). 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/southdublin/application-details/65880.

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