Unit 6A, Westgate Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin, 12
Section 5 declaration for change of use to a waste paper processing and storage facility in Ballymount.
ED17/0013 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 April 2017
- Reference
- ED17/0013
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 25 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration of exemption is sought for the change of use from light industrial warehousing to a waste paper stream transfer, processing, and storage facility. The facility will handle approximately 7,000 tonnes per annum of mainly confidential office waste paper, including shredding, baling, and temporary storage.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from light industrial warehousing to transfer, processing and storage of a waste paper stream (mainly confidential office waste paper- the major of this will be shredded off the site). The total annual tonnage will be c. 7,000 tpa (c. 583 tpm), which will involve some shredding,bailing and temporary storage of the processed paper bales prior to transfer to off-site reprocessing and recycling facilities. A limited and small amount of shredded computer hard drives will be stored on site approximately 1-2 tonnes per annum or between 50-100 hard drives per month on average. This material amounting to c. 1x240 litre in volume (domestic wheelie bin) will be kept on site and transferred off-site to an appropriate facility for further treatment. Storage of all material will be kept to a minimum on site and processed paper on average will only be kept on site for 24-48hrs before onward transfer off site.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the South Dublin 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 1 June 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 July 2017.
Notified floor area: 22,409 m²
5 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Forest Lawn, Dublin 24, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 335 m |
| 8 Forest Lawns, Kingswood Heights, Clondalkin Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 344 m |
| 7 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €563,877 | 385 m |
| 49b Forest Drive, Kingswood, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 388 m |
| 22 Forest Close, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 393 m |
| 5 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,823 | 401 m |
| 14 Forest Close, Kingswood, Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €608,000 | 444 m |
| 26 Forest Dr, Ballymount, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 481 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 received25 April 2017
- Further information requested19 April 2017
- Further information received25 April 2017
- Decision due22 May 2017
- Decision issued2 May 2017
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