Unit 48, Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
Change of use to a car workshop and offices, with a two-storey extension for car valet bays.
D04A/0042 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 16 January 2004
- Reference
- D04A/0042
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 January 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use to convert the ground floor into a car workshop, offices, and storage. It includes a two-storey extension for dry car valet bays, a wet car valet bay, and retention of first-floor offices.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change of use to existing building to include the following: to convert the ground floor into a car workshop, offices and storage rooms. At first floor, alterations to existing storage areas and retention of existing office areas. And proposed new storage mezzanine floors. The construction of a two storey extension to incorporate 2 no. Dry car valet bays at ground floor level and a bunded oil storage area at first floor level and a single storey wet car valet bay within the compound to th...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“LIW To improve and provide for low density warehousing-light industrial warehousing uses.”
National zoning type: Warehouse (excluding retail warehouse)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 207 Block A1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €429,000 | 160 m |
| Apt 101, Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 160 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 160 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 160 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 160 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 160 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 160 m |
| Apt 616 The Cubes, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Mar 2026 | €604,000 | 160 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 received16 January 2004
- Decision issued9 March 2004
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