Former Explan building, JFK Road, JFK Industrial Est. D. 12
Partial change of use of a warehouse to a motor vehicle showroom and servicing area on JFK Road.
S00A/0421 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 July 2000
- Reference
- S00A/0421
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 July 2000
- Floor area
- 971.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a partial change of use from a warehouse to a 72 sq.m. motor vehicle servicing area, and from offices to a 175 sq.m. showroom. Works include erecting an entrance canopy, installing illuminated signage, modifying windows, and providing display and customer parking.
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
Partial change of use from warehouse to motor vehicle servicing area (72 sq. M. ) and from ancillary offices to motor vehicle showroom/sales area (175 sq. M) the erection of canopy over the entrance door (c. 3.4 metres high) and free standing illuminated double sided signage (c 2.45 sq. M and 4.25 metres high), replace fascia signage and illuminate, modify existing windows, provision of display, employee and customer car parking, and front boundary treatment
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodview, Annaghbrack, Bluebell | Jun 2025 | €280,000 | 132 m |
| 21 Killeen Hall, Killeen Rd, Dublin 10 | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 362 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 July 2000
- Decision due1 September 2000
- Decision issued31 August 2000
- Grant issued13 October 2000
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of internal and external modifications to approved plans Reg. Ref. S00A/0421 and roller shutters
Phoenix Motors, JFK Road, JFK Industrial Estate, Dublin 12.
S02A/0020South DublinLodged 14 Feb 2002Retention
- Granted50 m away
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John F. Kennedy Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12
SD07A/0912South DublinLodged 14 Nov 2007Change of use
- Withdrawn70 m away
Retention of (1) warehouse unit 7.8m high; (2) adjoining workshop unit 7.4m high; (3) detached warehouse unit…
The Roadtrain Complex, Bluebell Industrial Estate, Dublin 12
SD09A/0279South DublinLodged 3 Jul 2009Retention
- Granted80 m away
The creation of a 62sq.m ground floor industrial unit to be known as Unit 2B2 that previously formed part of…
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SD06A/0814South DublinLodged 20 Sept 2006Commercial
- Granted80 m away
Retention of signage over shop front
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S01A/0795South DublinLodged 30 Nov 2001Retention
- Refused80 m away
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SD07A/0745South DublinLodged 13 Sept 2007Commercial
- Granted80 m away
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Parkview Pork Products, Unit 2B2, J.F. Kennedy Industrial Estate, Bluebell, Dublin 12.
SD05A/0017South DublinLodged 13 Jan 2005Commercial
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