Unit 35, Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, County Dublin
Change of use of an industrial building to a place of worship for a 232-person congregation.
FW24A/0117 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 20 March 2024
- Reference
- FW24A/0117
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of an existing light industrial building at Coolmine Industrial Estate to a place of worship. The facility will accommodate a 232-seated congregation and include community rooms, a library, toilets, and front facade alterations.
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
Apply for planning permission at unit 35, porters avenue, coolmine industrial estate, clonsilla, dublin 15, co. Dublin for a development consisting of the change of use of an existing light industrial building to a place of worship to accommodate a 232 seated congregation with ancillary community rooms, library, toilets, and alterations to the front facade. The existing shared communal parking, access and servicing arrangements remain unchanged, as they are not within the subject site. Ai received 24/07/24 cai received 28/08/2024 sai rcvd 03/09/2024
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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 12 February 2025.
Notified floor area: 311 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Weavers Hall, Clonsilla Rd, Clonsilla Dublin 15 | Jun 2026 | €318,000 | 81 m |
| 48 Portersfield, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 | Mar 2026 | €270,000 | 148 m |
| 1 Portersfield, Clonsilla Rd, Coolmine Dublin 15 | Jan 2025 | €277,000 | 171 m |
| 6 Portersfield, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 | May 2026 | €230,000 | 174 m |
| 37 Portersfield, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 | Feb 2025 | €356,000 | 178 m |
| 34 Portersfield, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 | Jan 2025 | €365,000 | 179 m |
| 10 St Mochtas Vale, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 | Sept 2025 | €475,000 | 179 m |
| 27 Manor Court, St Mochtas Rd, Clonsilla Dublin 15 | May 2025 | €325,000 | 217 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 received20 March 2024
- Decision due30 September 2024
- Decision issued26 September 2024
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
Continuation/retention of the change of use of part of the ground floo
Unit 37A, Coolmine Indstrial Estate, Coolmine, Dublin 15
FW19A/0002FingalLodged 8 Jan 2019Change of use
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission is sought for the continuation/retention of the change of u
Unit 37A Coolmine Industrial Estate, Porters Avenue, Dublin 15, D15 X
FW19A/0018FingalLodged 6 Feb 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for the continuation/retention of the change of u
Unit 37A Coolmine Industrial Estate, Porters Avenue, Dublin 15, D15 X
FW19A/0023FingalLodged 13 Feb 2019Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for change of use of part of ground floor of the existing b
37A Coolmine Industrial Estate, Coolmine, Dublin 15
FW13A/0118FingalLodged 18 Oct 2013Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
The development consists of the change of use of the unit from industr
Ground Floor, Unit 31, Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dub
FW14A/0045FingalLodged 7 Apr 2014Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Change of use of the unit from industrial to retail use comprising; et
Ground Floor, Unit 31, Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Bla
FW13A/0123FingalLodged 1 Nov 2013Retention
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for Retention of change of use
Unit 31 Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15
FW17A/0211FingalLodged 17 Nov 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Retention of change of use
Unit 31 Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15
FW17A/0230FingalLodged 28 Mar 2018Retention
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