Civic or community development at Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Lands, Merrion Road
Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Lands, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83
0.2573 ha · Granted · permission to Jun 2031 (estimate)
Planning application WEB1146/26 to Dublin City Council at Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Lands, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge. Granted by the council on 12 June 2026. The permission normally runs to June 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council granted
- Permission normally ends (estimate)
The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
[name removed] - Royal Dublin Society (RDS) intends to apply for permission for development on RDS Lands, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The overall RDS lands are located to the south of Merrion Road between Anglesea Road and Simmonscourt Road and between Simmonscourt Road and Shrewsbury Road and also include part of Simmonscourt Road. The RDS complex includes a number of structures which are protected structures. The development will consist of alterations to existing vehicular gates and gate piers (known as Gate A & B) which are protected structures, located on the Merrion Road comprising , increasing the width of Gate A by circa 2056mm and associated relocation of gate pier, increasing the width of Gate B by circa 1629mm and associated relocation of gate pier. And including all associated site works.
Planning status
Permission was granted on 12 Jun 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to Jun 2031 (estimate).
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