Knockmitten House, Knockmitten Lane, Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12
Change of use of an industrial building to temporary accommodation for International Protection Applicants.
ED24/0052 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 November 2024
- Reference
- ED24/0052
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 5 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration is sought for the change of use of Knockmitten House from office and light industrial use to temporary accommodation. The accommodation is intended for International Protection Applicants.
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
Change of use of knockmitten house at knockmitten lane, dublin 12, western industrial from officelight industrial use to temporary accommodation use for international protection applicants
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 13 January 2025. A completion certificate was lodged on 14 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 802 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oak Drive, Deerpark, Creaghprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €409,600 | 389 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 received5 November 2024
- Decision due2 December 2024
- Decision issued21 November 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
3 storey storage and office building
Knockmitten House, Knockmitten Lane, Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12.
S99A/0323South DublinLodged 18 May 1999Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of the existing building on site (comprising 763sq.m gross floor area) from office use to light…
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SD22A/0463South DublinLodged 20 Dec 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
For 3 storey storage and office building. Compliance re condition no. 8 & 10
Knockmitten House, Knockmitten Lane, Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12.
S00A/0121South DublinLodged 19 Jun 2000Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for a ground floor extension to existing three storey office buidling to be located in the…
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SD13A/0151South DublinLodged 25 Jul 2013Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Temporary planning permission (for a period of 5 years) comprising (i) the change of use of an existing…
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SD25A/0212WSouth DublinLodged 4 Sept 2025Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
3 storey software development industry offices, and telemarketing facility
Knockmitten House, Knockmitten Lane, Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12.
S01A/0235South DublinLodged 25 Jul 2001Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Two storey offices within existing warehouse
Unit 30 Western Industrial Estate, Hawthorn Road, Naas Road,Dublin 12.
S01A/0598South DublinLodged 7 Sept 2001Alterations
- Granted80 m away
New mezzanine floor comprising 954sq.m as part of the racking installation and 47sq.m over ancillary offices…
Unit 41, Hawthorn Road, Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12
SD19A/0230South DublinLodged 15 Jul 2019Industrial
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