Unit 1 Stillorgan Industrial Estate, Sandyford, Co Dublin
Change of use from a light industrial unit to a motor sales outlet and showroom with internal and external changes.
D17A/0971 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 November 2017
- Reference
- D17A/0971
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of a light industrial unit to a motor sales outlet and showroom. Works include internal changes to create a showroom, valeting area, and offices, a new first-floor office area, elevational changes, and upgraded boundary fencing.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for
- Change of use of light industrial unit to motor sales outlet & showroom
- Internal changes comprising of car showroom, valeting area and office accommodation to ground floor, office accommodation to new first floor area
- Elevational changes, new boundary security fencing and upgrading of existing boundary fencing, new stone cladding to existing boundary walls, signage and all associated site development works
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 14 March 2018.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 122 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 138 m |
| 98 Grand Central, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €521,000 | 151 m |
| 401 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Ind Est Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €391,000 | 163 m |
| 506 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €385,000 | 163 m |
| 410 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €428,000 | 163 m |
| 509 The Edges Two, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €465,000 | 163 m |
| 504 The Edges, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 163 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 received1 November 2017
- Decision issued14 December 2017
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