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South Dublin County Council · ED25/0050 · Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5

Weston Airport, Celbridge Road, Lucan- St Helens DED 1986, Lucan, Dublin

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Council received 24 Jun 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (445 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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ED25/0050 is a planning application for declaration of exemption sect. 5 at Weston Airport, Celbridge Road, Lucan- St Helens DED 1986, Lucan, Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 24 Jun 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Development of hangar and helipad at Weston Airport for the purposes of search and rescue operations. Change of use from operational airport buildings to search and rescue base facility, intensification of use for search and rescue operations 24/7, 365 days per year. The council's recorded decision is "Request Additional Information" on 21 Jul 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 29 Jul 2025. The site is zoned P1 — rural under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 8 other decided applications in the last five years and 2 appeals.

Appeal window closes 18 Aug 2025 closed 390 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (21 Jul 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Development of hangar and helipad at Weston Airport for the purposes of search and rescue operations. Change of use from operational airport buildings to search and rescue base facility, intensification of use for search and rescue operations 24/7, 365 days per year.

Status
Decision Request A.I.
Decision
Request additional information on 21 Jul 2025
Site (from polygon)
156 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 24 Jun 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 29 Jul 2025
  • 21 Jul 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 18 Aug 2025

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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.

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    • 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 · 5
      Weir - fish; Bridge; Bridge

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 92248). 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/68495.

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