Former Microsoft Site & Apex Site, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
Amendments to a permitted development in Sandyford, including the demolition of a multi-storey car park.
D05A/0452 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 11 April 2005
- Reference
- D05A/0452
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 April 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes amendments to Block D of a previously permitted development. Works include the demolition of an existing multi-storey car park building and the provision of a car valet area and 213 basement car parking spaces.
- Floor area
- 620 m²
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
Amendments to previously permitted development (reg. Ref. D04a/0618) on a 0.59 ha site, approximately, (forming part of a larger 5.23 ha site on lands known as the 'microsoft site' and part of the lands principally identified as the 'apex site). The development will consist of the following amendments to block d of the previously permitted development; the demolition of the existing multistory car park building; the provision of 620 sq. M car valet area and 213 no. Car parking spaces at basem...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
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 601, Cubes 8, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €495,000 | 18 m |
| Apt 614 The Cubes, 8 Beacon South Qrtr, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jan 2026 | €465,050 | 18 m |
| 410 The Cubes 8, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €460,000 | 18 m |
| Apt 403, Cubes 8, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €455,000 | 18 m |
| 429 Cubes 8, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €425,000 | 18 m |
| Apt 632 The Cubes 7, Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Rd Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 104 C3 The Edges, Beacon South, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €522,000 | 78 m |
| 501 The Edges 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €386,000 | 78 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 received11 April 2005
- Decision issued3 June 2005
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