20 to 22 (former Annesley Motors), 22B, 23, 24, 25, and 26, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3 (site currently under construction).
Change of use of a retail unit to a Deposit Return Scheme facility on Ballybough Road.
WEB5161/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 September 2025
- Reference
- WEB5161/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for Unit 2 from a retail/café space to a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) facility. The facility will be used for returning recyclable materials at a site currently under construction.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of unit 2 from retail/café to use as a deposit return scheme (drs) facility for returning recyclable materials.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Ballybough Rd, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | May 2025 | €350,000 | 52 m |
| 63 Ballybough Rd, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | Mar 2025 | €100,000 | 71 m |
| 78 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin City | Jan 2025 | €388,000 | 85 m |
| 33 Bayview Avenue, North Strand Road, Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €395,000 | 89 m |
| 11 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | Sept 2025 | €285,000 | 98 m |
| 106 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 106 m |
| 70 Clonliffe Ave, Dublin 3, Dublin | May 2025 | €373,000 | 108 m |
| 23 Bayview Ave, North Strand, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €590,000 | 108 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 received17 September 2025
- Decision due11 November 2025
- Decision issued11 November 2025
- Permission expiry30 January 2031
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