5 Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
Change of use from a car sales office to a cafe with a rear extension in Walkinstown.
S02A/0155 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 March 2002
- Reference
- S02A/0155
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 March 2002
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a former car sales office into a cafe, including the construction of a single-storey extension at the rear.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from car sales office to cafe with single storey extension at rear.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Mar 2026 | €635,000 | 114 m |
| 19a Ballymount Sq, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Apr 2025 | €392,000 | 159 m |
| Apartment 4 Block B, Ballymount Square, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €351,000 | 168 m |
| 2c Ballymount Sq, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Jul 2025 | €376,000 | 179 m |
| C 1 Ballymount Sq, Ballymount Rd, Walkinstown Dublin 12 | Jan 2025 | €335,000 | 193 m |
| 14 St Peters Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €581,000 | 202 m |
| 124 Walkinstown Ave, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Jun 2025 | €403,000 | 219 m |
| 7 Walkinstown Crescent, Dublin 12, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 234 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 received8 March 2002
- Decision due3 May 2002
- Decision issued2 May 2002
In the area
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SD04B/0065South DublinLodged 18 Feb 2004Extension
- Granted40 m away
Two new windows to the gable wall
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S99A/0747South DublinLodged 26 Oct 1999Alterations
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S01A/0462South DublinLodged 17 Jul 2001Change of use
- Refused70 m away
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S02A/0091South DublinLodged 15 Feb 2002Retention
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(a) Demolition of the existing house, motor sales office and sheds (b) the change of use from existing car…
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SD25A/0252WSouth DublinLodged 14 Oct 2025Commercial
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