GrantedDecided 17 April 2025Dublin City Council

Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Planning application WEB1374/25
DecisionGrant permission
Decided17 April 2025
Application typePermission
Source documentsPending

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Proposed development

Application description published by Dublin City Council.
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission for development at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Protected Structure: The development will consist of amendments to an ESB substation, permitted under register reference 3937/23 and 2142/24. The proposed amendments to the permitted substation include: • Minor amendments to the substation layout, resulting in a Gross Floor Area (GFA) increase from c. 28.9sq.m to c. 36sq.m (c. 7.1sq.m GFA increase); • Relocation of permitted substation access platform and associated stairway and railings from the eastern elevation to the southern elevation of the substation; • Flipping of the permitted access to the substation from Anglesea Road on the western boundary of the site; and • Relocation and reuse of an existing gate connecting the RDS grounds to Anglesea Road along the western boundary of the site. There is no increase to the parapet height of the substation as permitted (c. 4.3m).

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