Unit 5, Oakfiled industrial estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Declaration on whether converting an existing cafe into a takeaway facility is exempted development.
ED26/0033 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 April 2026
- Reference
- ED26/0033
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 16 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration of exemption application to determine if changing the use of Unit 5 at Oakfield Industrial Estate from a cafe to a takeaway facility requires planning permission.
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
Takeaway facility (currently a cafe)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 Thornfield Sq, Block F, Watery Lane Dublin 22 | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 29 m |
| 106 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin | Oct 2025 | €303,000 | 32 m |
| 90 Thornfield Square, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Feb 2026 | €315,000 | 46 m |
| 138 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Jan 2026 | €264,500 | 56 m |
| 14 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin | Feb 2026 | €253,500 | 80 m |
| 3 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Aug 2025 | €293,000 | 80 m |
| 5 Thornfield Square, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jan 2025 | €238,000 | 80 m |
| 11 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Jun 2025 | €261,000 | 80 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 received16 April 2026
- Decision due13 May 2026
- Decision issued13 May 2026
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
Change of use from industrial to training unit and offices
Unit 5 Oakfield Ind Est, Ninth Lock Rd, Clondalkin, Dub 22.
S01A/0366South DublinLodged 18 Jun 2001Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from training centre to cáfe/deli
Unit 5, Oakfield Industrial Estate, Ninth Lock Road, Dublin 22
SD15A/0087South DublinLodged 1 Jul 2015Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Change of use from industrial use to office use and community service use, including changes to elevations to…
Unit no. 7 & 8, Oak Field Ind. Est., Clondalkin, Dublin 22
S01A/0407South DublinLodged 29 Jun 2001Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Development of a ground floor extension (approx. 104 sqm GFA and 4.4m in height) and all other associated…
Unit B4, Oakfield Industrial Estate, Ninth Lock Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 XD28
SD25A/0069WSouth DublinLodged 24 Mar 2025Industrial
- Granted60 m away
Single storey E.S.B. double substation with switch room on a site currently being developed for residential…
Ninth Lock Road and Watery Lane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
SD02A/0622South DublinLodged 26 Sept 2003Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
2 no. security gates to the permitted underground car park and residential and commercial development (Reg.…
Ninth Lock Road, & Watery Lane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
SD03A/0727South DublinLodged 2 Oct 2003Alterations
- Granted70 m away
Change of use from office based industry to offices of existing approved development (plan reg. S00A/0574).…
Brookview House, adjoining River Cammock, Riverside and Ninth Lock Road, , Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
S01A/0759South DublinLodged 19 Nov 2001Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Mixed development consisting of 90 apartments and 5,747 m2 (gross) of office-based industry in a 3/4 storey…
Grounds of Brookfield House adjoining the river Cammock and Riverside, Ninth , Lock Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, with access from Ninth Lock Road and Watery , Lane. (via Riverside Estate).
S00A/0574South DublinLodged 15 Aug 2000Apartments
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