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Protected structure · Co. Dublin

Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Lands, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83

Granted 12 Jun 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 19 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

PROTECTED STRUCTURE

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: 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.

Location
Dublin 4, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
WEB1146/26

Key facts

Project type
Protected structure
Received
23 Jan 2026
Granted
12 Jun 2026
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 12 Jun 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning registerSearch planning.agileapplications.ie for reference WEB1146/26.Search the register

How we know this

From the Dublin City Council planning register, as last seen on 19 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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