40 Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
Extension and retention of works at a car sales showroom and service garage.
D16A/0143 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 9 March 2016
- Reference
- D16A/0143
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission and retention permission is sought to upgrade, modify, and extend an existing motor showroom and service garage. The works include removing an existing canopy to construct a double-height extension of approximately 98 sqm, alongside the retention of internal elements.
- Floor area
- 98 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 and retention permission to upgrade, modify and extend the existing car sales/motor showroom, service garage and their associated ancillary facilities and the retention of internal elements at this site. The proposed development will consist of
- The removal of an existing canopy to facilitate the provision of a double height extension of approximately 98 sqm at the existing car sales/motor showroom (permitted under dún laoghaire rathdown county council planning reg. Ref. D07a/0
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 24 June 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 December 2016.
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
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 received9 March 2016
- Decision issued29 April 2016
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 sought for change of use of 320sqm of workshop to motor showroom, including alterations to east…
Unit 1 & 2, 40, Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D07A/0067Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Jan 2007Change of use
- 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
A material change of use from office use to medical / health / clinic use where no structural changes are…
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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