Site of 0.597ha on lands at Bracken Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
Demolition of an existing commercial building and construction of a motor sales and service garage.
D16A/0278 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 September 2016
- Reference
- D16A/0278
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing 760 sqm commercial building known as Auction Xchange. In its place, a new motor sales and service garage building will be constructed.
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 the development of a motor sales and service garage building. The lands are bounded by the audi south dublin service building and the beacon hub to the north; the bracken road to the east; a m50 concession maintenance depot to the south and undeveloped land and the drummartin link road, beyond, to the west. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of an existing commercial building (known as auction xchange) (approximately 760 sqm gross floor area) and the constr...
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 2 December 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 2 November 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clares, Balally, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €452,000 | 214 m |
| Apt 508, 1 Beacon Court, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €303,000 | 276 m |
| Apt 303, Beacon Court, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 276 m |
| 210 Beacon One Apartments, Beacon Court, Sandyford | Feb 2025 | €207,000 | 276 m |
| 210 Beacon One Apartments, Beacon Court, Sandyford | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 276 m |
| Qapt 305 Beacon 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €421,000 | 276 m |
| 108 The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 306 m |
| 2 Cube 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 306 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 received14 September 2016
- Decision issued11 October 2016
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted60 m away
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Permission is sought for a development at a 2.6ha site approximately for a mixed use scheme at the Sandyford…
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