Unit 5, Arkle Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
Retention of a change of use to a car showroom and service workshop in Sandyford.
D03A/0075 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 23 April 2003
- Reference
- D03A/0075
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 23 April 2003
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changing the use of Unit 5 from showrooms and storage to car showrooms and a service workshop. It also includes retaining roller shutter doors, fire exit doors, parking extensions, a car wash facility, security gates, and signage.
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
Retention of change of use from showrooms and storage areas to car showrooms and service workshop. Also retention for installation of 2 no. Roller shutter doors, 2 no. Fire exit doors, extension to car parking for display, installation of car wash facility, erection of security gates and railings, erection of signage to building and monolith.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MOC To provide for a mix of uses. Which complements the inner core, but with less retail and residential and more emphasis on employment and services.”
National zoning type: Other mix of uses
Objective set by the COUNTY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 22 Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €485,000 | 68 m |
| 124 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €495,000 | 70 m |
| 121 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 70 m |
| 48 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €477,000 | 83 m |
| 44 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €465,000 | 83 m |
| 74 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €530,000 | 90 m |
| Apt 97, The Forum, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €488,000 | 93 m |
| 95 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €362,000 | 93 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 received23 April 2003
- Decision issued20 May 2003
- Appeal submitted13 June 2003
- Appeal decided16 October 2003
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.12 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jan 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.4a of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C7Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Apr 2026Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.18 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C10Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Jun 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.5(c) of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C11Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jul 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.3 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C4Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Mar 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.15 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jan 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.14 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C3Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jan 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.16 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0785/WEB
5, Arkle Road,, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29
D24A/0785/WEB/C5Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Mar 2026Other
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