Lands at Greencastle Parade, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Dublin 17
Construction of a modular office building for a car rental hub and an adjoining car wash canopy.
4516/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 September 2023
- Reference
- 4516/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves erecting a single-storey modular office building to serve as a car rental hub, alongside an adjoining canopy for a car wash and valeting bay. Site works will include a new vehicular entrance, car parking, EV charging spaces, landscaping, and bicycle provision.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the erection of a single storey modular office building to be used as a car rental hub along with the construction of an adjoining canopy to be used as a car wash/valeting bay. Site development works to consist of a new vehicular entrance off greencastle road, car parking, ev charging spaces, landscaping, bicycle provision, lighting, signage, boundary treatments, connection to all existing services and all ancillary works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 31 October 2024.
Notified floor area: 157.5 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 14 Block A, Castle Elms Court, Greencastle Rd Dublin 17 | Apr 2026 | €313,000 | 133 m |
| Apt 20 Block A, Castle Elms Court Apartments, Greencastle Road | Jun 2025 | €320,000 | 133 m |
| Apt 11 Block A, Castle Elms Court, Greencastle Road | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 133 m |
| 60 Castle Elms Court, Block B, Coolock Dublin 17 | Jan 2025 | €235,000 | 149 m |
| 18 Greencastle Ave, Coolock, Dublin 17not full market price | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 224 m |
| 26 Greencastle Ave, Coolock, Dublin 17 | May 2025 | €370,000 | 232 m |
| 34 Greencastle Ave, Coolock, Dublin 16 | Jan 2026 | €430,000 | 243 m |
| 8a Newtown Cottages, Malahide Rd, Coolock Dublin 17 | Aug 2025 | €590,000 | 254 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 September 2023
- Decision due15 April 2024
- Decision issued12 April 2024
- Permission expiry27 June 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
PERMISSION:The development will consist of the erection of a modular office building to be used as a car…
Lands at Greencastle Parade, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Dublin 17
4438/23Dublin CityLodged 7 Sept 2023Commercial
- Granted80 m away
RETENTION — The Change of use from light industrial use to a gym
Unit 4, Greencastle Parade, Malahide Road Industrial Estate, Colock, Dublin 17
3048/18Dublin CityLodged 18 May 2018Change of use
- Invalid80 m away
Change of use from light industrial use to a gym . The provision of advertising images inserted into window…
FBT Gym Limited, Unit 4, Greencastle Parade, Malahide Road Ind. Est., Coolock, Dublin 17
2577/18Dublin CityLodged 23 Mar 2018Change of use
- Granted110 m away
RETENTION for development consisting of the change of use of an existing 2 storey flat roofed building (floor…
Salvation Army Family Hub (former Shamrock Apparel factory), Greencastle Road/ Greencastle Parade, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 XD29
3810/24Dublin CityLodged 5 Jun 2024Retention
- Granted120 m away
RETENTION: Retention Permission at a site of c. 0.17 Ha, at Evolutis Sports & Fitness (above Iceland Retail…
Site of c. 0.17 Ha, at Evolutis Sports & Fitness (above Iceland Retail Unit), Greencastle Parade, Coolock, Dublin 17
2503/18Dublin CityLodged 14 Mar 2018Retention
- Granted120 m away
The development will consist of alterations to a previously approved development Reg. Ref. 4194/15 including:…
The Former Tayto Factory, Greencastle Road, Coolock, Dublin 17 (D17WF44)
3462/19Dublin CityLodged 10 Jul 2019Change of use
- Granted120 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development will consist of alterations to previously approved development Reg.…
Former Tayto Factory, Greencastle Road, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17WF44
4988/22Dublin CityLodged 4 Oct 2022Commercial
- Invalid120 m away
The development will consist of alterations to a previously approved development Reg. Ref. 4194/15 including:…
The Former Tayto Factory, Greencastle Road, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 WF44
3331/19Dublin CityLodged 24 Jun 2019Change of use
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