Dennings Garage, Bella Vista, Spawell, Dublin 6W.
Conversion of first-floor storage to offices and expansion of a workshop.
S01A/0490 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 26 July 2001
- Reference
- S01A/0490
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 July 2001
- Floor area
- 450.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a first-floor storage area into offices, including three new windows. It also proposes an additional workshop area, cladding, and the relocation of the vehicular entrance.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Conversion of first floor storage area, to office use to include provision of 3 no. First floor windows, to west elevation additional workshop area, to south and east, additional cladding to part north elevation to match existing and relocation of existing vehicular entrance.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Delaford Park, Dublin 16, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €720,000 | 414 m |
| 12 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €462,000 | 424 m |
| Apartment 4 Glenview House, Glenview Lawns, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €253,000 | 439 m |
| 21 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 448 m |
| 10 Tymon Farm, Block A, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €336,000 | 487 m |
| 4 Tymon Farm, Tymon Lane, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €305,000 | 487 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 received26 July 2001
- Decision due20 September 2001
- Decision issued25 September 2001
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
Permanent retention of first floor storage area,additional workshop area and existing vehicular entrance
Dennings Garage, Bella Vista, Spawell, Dublin 6W.
S01A/0369South DublinLodged 30 Oct 2001Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Alterations and additions to include demolition of existing lean-to area on eastern elevation, conversion of…
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SD03A/0445South DublinLodged 30 Jun 2003Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
1.8 metre high boundary railings with 2 no. vehicular entrance gates to front
Dennings Garage, Bella Vista, Spawell, Dublin 6W.
SD05A/0820South DublinLodged 4 Oct 2005Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey light industrial type building for use as a vehicle body repair workshop including within,…
Bella Vista, Spawell, Dublin 6w.
SD06A/0887South DublinLodged 31 May 2007Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey light industrial type building for use as a vehicle body repair workshop including within,…
Bella Vista, Spawell, Dublin 6w.
SD06A/0887/EPSouth DublinLodged 9 Aug 2012Industrial
- Refused50 m away
A detached bungalow with attic bedrooms, double driveway and double garage between existing 2 houses
4, Spawell Cottages & The Hollow, Spawell, Dublin 6w
SD04A/0817South DublinLodged 8 Nov 2004New dwelling
- Refused60 m away
A 20m high telecommunications tree carrying antennae and associated equipment shelter
3 Spawell Cottages, Tallaght Road, Dublin 6W.
S99A/0497South DublinLodged 31 Aug 1999Infrastructure
- Refused60 m away
Erect a twenty (20.0) metre monopole antennae support structure carrying GSM telecommunications equipment,…
Bellavista, Spawell, Limekiln E.D., Tallaght Road, Dublin 6W.
S00A/0289South DublinLodged 2 May 2000Infrastructure
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