37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
Extension and alterations to an office building for a new motor showroom and extra office floor on Heather Road.
D23A/0376 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 June 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0376
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes a new double-height motor retail showroom extension and an additional office storey on top of the existing building. It also involves a partial change of use to motor retail, internal rearrangements, new signage, and a new vehicular entrance.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 1,092 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
- Alterations and extension to the existing 2-storey office building to include
- A new double height motor retail showroom extension to the front north side facing blackthorn road (total floor area 260 sq. M)
- An additional storey containing offices on top of the existing 2-storey office building (total floor area 515 sq. M)
- Partial change of use from offices and ancillary spaces to motor retail use at ground floor level (total floor area 317 sq. M
- Internal rearrangement of existing offices at ground and first floor level
- New building signage and a new low level illuminated totem sign on blackthorn road
- Changes to existing exterior finishes
- New 4m wide vehicular entrance to blackthorn road and all ancillary site development works including, site lighting, electric vehicle charging points and visitor and staff bicycle storage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“OE To provide for office and enterprise development.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 6 May 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 1,792 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 207 Block A1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €429,000 | 376 m |
| Apt 101, Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 376 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 376 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 376 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 376 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 376 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 376 m |
| Apt 616 The Cubes, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Mar 2026 | €604,000 | 376 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 received7 June 2023
- Decision due1 August 2023
- Decision issued28 July 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no 11 of Reg Ref no D23A/0376
37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
D23A/0376/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Apr 2024Alterations
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no 14 of Reg Ref no D23A/0376
37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
D23A/0376/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 May 2024Other
- Granted40 m away
Permission for — The part demolition (438 sqm) of a one storey building
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D16A/0157Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Mar 2016Demolition
- Granted40 m away
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Eircom ASD, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D10A/0311Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jun 2010Infrastructure
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D10A/0656Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Feb 2011Change of use
- Refused60 m away
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D19A/0531Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Jul 2019Retention
- Granted70 m away
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Unit 5, Fern Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18V6R3
D21A/0940Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Dec 2021Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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37 Heather Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18EDX4
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