Unit C1, North City Business Park, North Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, D11 RW30
Change of use of an industrial warehouse in Finglas to a motor sales and service outlet.
FW26A/0024E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 20 January 2026
- Reference
- FW26A/0024E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to convert a 2,414 sq.m warehouse and office building into a motor sales, maintenance, and spare parts facility. Works include external alterations, new signage, a car wash, and increasing on-site parking from 35 to 48 spaces.
- Floor area
- 2,414 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
The development is for a change of use of an existing industrial premises of 2414 sq. Metres, approved as warehouse and offices, to use as a motor sales, maintenance, spare parts outlet with ancillary reception and offices. The building will contain showers and locker facilities for staff. Permission is also sought to carry out alterations to the external elevations of the building, erect signage and construct an external car washing facility and temporary storage facility. The existing vehicular entrance, and service rear yard will be retained and the on-site car parking of 35 spaces will be removed and replaced with 48 spaces. (16 to the front, including 4 no. Charging points available to customers and test drive vehicles, with bicycle parking and 2 accessible parking spaces and 32 spaces in the rear secure yard including 4 no. Charging points for operational use). Minimal internal demolitions are required to effect the change of use as well as external changes to the site.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 21, St Canices Court, Finglas Dublin 11 | Mar 2025 | €195,000 | 364 m |
| 23, Cappagh Green, Finglas West Dublin 11not full market price | Jun 2026 | €98,400 | 422 m |
| 13 Heathfield Green, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €266,450 | 447 m |
| 14 Cappagh Green, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Jul 2025 | €326,000 | 457 m |
| 66 Cappagh Ave, Finglas West, Dublin 11 | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 477 m |
| 55 Heathfield View, Cappagh, Dublin 11 | Jan 2026 | €496,000 | 485 m |
| 58 Cappagh Ave, Finglas West, Dublin 11 | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 495 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 January 2026
- Decision due18 March 2026
- Decision issued18 March 2026
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