Unit 1 & 2, 40, Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
Change of use of an industrial workshop to a motor showroom in Sandyford.
D07A/0067 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 10 January 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0067
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 January 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert 320 square metres of an existing workshop into a motor showroom. The works will include alterations to the east elevation to install a new glazed facade, 14 display parking spaces, and illuminated signage.
- Floor area
- 320 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
Permission sought for change of use of 320sqm of workshop to motor showroom, including alterations to east elevation to provide new glazed facade, provision of an additional 14no. Display parking spaces, boundary treatments and attched free-standing illuminated signage.
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 | 332 m |
| Apt 101, Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 332 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 332 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 332 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 332 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 332 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 332 m |
| Apt 616 The Cubes, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Mar 2026 | €604,000 | 332 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 received10 January 2007
- Decision issued6 March 2007
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission and Retention permission to upgrade, modify and extend the existing car sales/motor showroom,…
40 Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D16A/0143Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Mar 2016Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Permission is sought for demolition of existing warehouse units and construction of a seven storey office…
40, Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D07A/0996Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Dec 2007Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
For demolition of existing warehouse units and construction of a seven-storey office building (10,779 sq.m.)…
40, Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D07A/0708Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 May 2007Commercial
- WithdrawnAt this site
For alterations and extensions at Units 1 & 2 . The new works will consist of: double height fully glazed…
Unit 1 & 2, 40, Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D05A/1312Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Oct 2005Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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Unit 206, Q House Sandyford, 76, Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D08A/0608Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 May 2008Change of use
- Refused50 m away
A change of use of Unit 206 to the second floor Unit 206, Q House Sandyford, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford…
Unit 206, Q House Sandyford, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18, D18H9A0
D24A/0267/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Apr 2024Change of use
- Refused60 m away
Permission for the Change of Use from offices to medical/health/clinic use
Unit No. 108, Q House, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D14A/0301Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 May 2014Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Change of use of Units 509 and 510 from offices to medical/health/clinic use
Q House, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
D09A/0679Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Sept 2009Change of use
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