Unit 2/3, Birch Avenue, Stillorgan Business Park, Dublin, A94A2C4
Change of use from light industrial and offices to a retail car showroom with workshops and new signage in Stillorgan.
D26A/0449/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 24 April 2026
- Reference
- D26A/0449/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the entire premises from light industrial and offices to a retail car showroom with service workshops. It also includes a new accessible entrance on the south facade and new illuminated external signage.
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Official record
Development description
A) change of use of the entire premises from light industrial with offices, to retail car showroom with service workshops and associated offices; b) the formation of a new, universally accessible, entrance, to the south façade; c) new back-lit 1m high external signage, on south and west facades and 2 no free-standing 4m high illuminated cut-out signage panels.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 168 m |
| 504 The Edges, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 168 m |
| 410 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €428,000 | 168 m |
| 508 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €442,000 | 168 m |
| 401 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Ind Est Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €391,000 | 168 m |
| 506 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €385,000 | 168 m |
| 509 The Edges Two, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €465,000 | 168 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 189 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 received24 April 2026
- Decision due10 August 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
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D23A/0172Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Mar 2023Retention
- Invalid40 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted50 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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- Not exempt — permission needed60 m away
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- Exempt — no permission needed60 m away
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REF17425Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Oct 2025Energy
- Granted70 m away
Permission for an extension of 184 sqm to the existing warehouse at ground and first floor levels located to…
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