Unit B, Deansgrange Business Park, Deansgrange, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a light industrial unit to a car testing centre to expand the existing facility next door.
D15A/0489 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 31 July 2015
- Reference
- D15A/0489
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 July 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting Unit B from light industrial use to a car testing centre. It will be amalgamated with the existing testing centre in units C and D. Works include removing internal walls, a mezzanine floor, an external canopy, and installing a ventilation shutter.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of unit b from light industrial to car testing centre which will be amalgamated with the existing car testing centre in the adjoining units c and d. Works include the removal of internal walls, partitions and divides including a mezzanine floor and demolition of an external canopy. The proposal also includes the installation of a ventilation shutter in the facade of the western elevation of the unit. The additional space will allow for additional car test lane...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“E To provide for economic development and employment.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Clonkeen Road, Deans Grange, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €740,000 | 175 m |
| Islay 47 St Fintans Villas, Deansgrange, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €1,030,837 | 177 m |
| 5 The Grange, Laurel Place, Terenure Rd West Dublin 6w | Feb 2026 | €550,000 | 203 m |
| 4 The Grange, Kill Of The Grange, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €602,500 | 206 m |
| 28 Clonkeen Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €860,000 | 210 m |
| 23 Grange Crescent, Kill O The Grange, Dublin | May 2025 | €780,000 | 218 m |
| 1 Devon Close, Deansgrange, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €700,000 | 225 m |
| 32 Grange Crescent, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €770,000 | 225 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 July 2015
- Decision issued23 September 2015
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