Belgard Castle Demesne, Belgard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
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SD23A/0036 is a planning application for permission at Belgard Castle Demesne, Belgard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22., received by South Dublin County Council on 27 Jun 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Removal of the three existing grounds keeping sheds and a portacabin unit and replacement of these with a new single building facility in the same location to contain all staff and storage requirements for the groundskeeping and maintenance of the Belgard Castle Estate; The proposed building is 795sq.m in area and consists of areas for storage of machinery ground maintenance equipment, general storerooms and a mechanical and electrical plant room; A part mezzanine floor will provide for additional storage space at first floor; Staff facilities to be provided include for an office area, a canteen, changing/locker rooms with toilets and showers; Externally there will a vehicle and equipment wash area, general hardstanding and staff car parking; Associated civil works include connections to a rainwater storage and connection to a RW soakaway, and a connection to the existing mains for foul water services; The building will be clad in green corrugated sheeting, while burnt timber sheeting will clad the staff area, which will also have a sedum green room. A roof mounted PV array, heat pump technology, rainwater storage and all associated site works also form part of the application; Belgard Castle is a protected structure Ref 206, and a recorded monument - reference SMR DU021-026. The council granted permission on 24 Jul 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 1 Aug 2023. A commencement notice (CN0107648SD) was lodged on 25 Nov 2023, so works have started on site. The site is zoned P1 — rural under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 3 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
Removal of the three existing grounds keeping sheds and a portacabin unit and replacement of these with a new single building facility in the same location to contain all staff and storage requirements for the groundskeeping and maintenance of the Belgard Castle Estate; The proposed building is 795sq.m in area and consists of areas for storage of machinery ground maintenance equipment, general storerooms and a mechanical and electrical plant room; A part mezzanine floor will provide for additional storage space at first floor; Staff facilities to be provided include for an office area, a canteen, changing/locker rooms with toilets and showers; Externally there will a vehicle and equipment wash area, general hardstanding and staff car parking; Associated civil works include connections to a rainwater storage and connection to a RW soakaway, and a connection to the existing mains for foul water services; The building will be clad in green corrugated sheeting, while burnt timber sheeting will clad the staff area, which will also have a sedum green room. A roof mounted PV array, heat pump technology, rainwater storage and all associated site works also form part of the application; Belgard Castle is a protected structure Ref 206, and a recorded monument - reference SMR DU021-026
- Status
- Final Grant
- Decision
- Grant permission on 24 Jul 2023
- Final grant
- 5 Sept 2023
- Floor area
- 795 m²
- Site (from polygon)
- 1.44 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 13 Apr 2023Further information requested
- 27 Jun 2023Further information received
- 27 Jun 2023New applicationObservation window closed 1 Aug 2023
- 24 Jul 2023DecisionAppeal window closed 21 Aug 2023
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Commencement notice CN0107648SD
Zoning at the site
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.
- NIAH-recorded building · 3
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 4
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 120532). 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/63839.
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