The Canon Building, Arena Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Alterations to convert a ground floor into car showrooms and offices with new access points and signage.
D03A/1048 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 November 2003
- Reference
- D03A/1048
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 November 2003
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves converting the ground floor of the Canon Building into car showrooms, sales offices, and reception areas with three new car access points. It also includes new external signage, a car valeting area, first-floor mezzanine offices, and new mechanical entrance gates.
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
Alterations to existing building to include the following, to convert the ground floor into car showrooms, sales offices, three receptions with canopies and three new car access points to showrooms, new external signage and the relocation of existing signage, removal of existing external canopy and relocating it to the south elevation, new car valeting area, bollards and chain link fence to east boundary, offices to 1st floor mezzanine area and new mechanical entrance gates.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“OE To provide for office and enterprise development.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Carmanhall Court, Brewery Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €566,000 | 300 m |
| 39 Carmanhall Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €535,000 | 300 m |
| 16 Carmanhall Court, Burton Hall Rd, Sandyford | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 315 m |
| Apt 27 Carmanhall Court, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €495,000 | 315 m |
| 26 Carmanhall Court, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford | Mar 2026 | €495,000 | 332 m |
| 25 Carmanhall Court, Burton Hall Rd, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 332 m |
| 26 Woodford, Brewery Rd, Stillorgan Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €870,000 | 399 m |
| 74 Woodford, Brewery Rd, Stillorgan | Apr 2026 | €875,000 | 416 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 received3 November 2003
- Decision issued22 December 2003
- Appeal submitted27 January 2004
- Appeal decided18 March 2004
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