UNIT 1B, BIRCH AVENUE, STILLORGAN INDUSTRIAL PARK, CO. DUBLIN
Change of use of a warehouse to a retail warehouse with ancillary offices and a new glazed facade.
D04A/1173 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 October 2004
- Reference
- D04A/1173
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 October 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the change of use of an existing 1,053 sqm warehouse to a 1,190 sqm retail warehouse with 173 sqm of ancillary offices. The works include a new glazed front facade, new windows and doors, illuminated signs, flagpoles, and a revised car parking layout.
- Floor area
- 1,190 m²
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Official record
Development description
For change of use of existing warehouse (1,053 sq. M. ) to retail warehouse (1,190 sq. M. ) with ancillary offices (173 sq. M. ) involving internal alterations new glazed facade to front elevation, new windows and door to rear elevation, illuminated signs to front and rear elevations, 2 no. 7 metre high flagpoles at proposed entrance, revised car parking layout and relocation of existing vehicular entrance from birch avenue and all associated site development works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 112 m |
| 508 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €442,000 | 128 m |
| 410 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €428,000 | 128 m |
| 504 The Edges, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 128 m |
| 401 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Ind Est Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €391,000 | 128 m |
| 506 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €385,000 | 128 m |
| 509 The Edges Two, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €465,000 | 128 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 137 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 received14 October 2004
- Decision issued6 December 2004
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