The Norflex Centre, College Land, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
Retention of agricultural buildings for motor vehicle hire, repair, and valeting in Rathcoole.
SD02A/0654 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 November 2002
- Reference
- SD02A/0654
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 4 November 2002
- Floor area
- 710 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention for a two-year period of the use of agricultural buildings for motor vehicle hire, repair, and valeting. The application includes yard parking, office and canteen portacabins, signage, and fuel tanks.
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
Retention for a two year period, the use of agricultural buildings for the hire, repair and valeting of motor vehicles, together with the use of the yard for staff and visitor parking and storage of vehicles plus t-shaped portacabins used as offices and a single portacabin used as a canteen ancillary to the business with signage and installation of a septic tank, diesel and oil tanks.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College House, Collegeland, Rathcoole | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 65 m |
| 1a Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €550,000 | 324 m |
| 9 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €525,000 | 390 m |
| 77 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €500,000 | 456 m |
| 53 Beechwood Lawns, Rathcoole, Dublin | May 2025 | €490,000 | 481 m |
| 13-30 Swiftbanks Avenue, Swiftbanks, Mill Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €7,442,136 | 499 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 received4 November 2002
- Decision issued19 December 2002
- Appeal submitted24 January 2003
- Appeal decided26 May 2003
- Permission expiry29 May 2003
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