Site of circa 0.93 hectares, Bracken Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
Temporary change of use from a warehouse to a garden centre and plant nursery.
D14A/0548 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 22 August 2014
- Reference
- D14A/0548
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 August 2014
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a temporary five-year change of use of a 440 sqm warehouse building to a garden centre and plant nursery. The site will be used for retailing to landscape contractors and storing mechanical vehicles, with no structural alterations proposed.
- Floor area
- 440 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 for temporary change of use for a five year period for building 2 from existing warehouse with office accommodation, internal area circa 440 sqm, to a garden centre/plant nursery use retailing to landscape contractors and for associated facilities including staff facilities, yard for storage of mechanical vehicles and equipment and display of horticultural products. No internal or external alterations to existing building. Retail element is auxiliary to the primary use as storage...
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 | 177 m |
| Apt 101, Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 177 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 177 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 177 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 177 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 177 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 177 m |
| Apt 616 The Cubes, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Mar 2026 | €604,000 | 177 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 received22 August 2014
- Decision issued15 October 2014
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