GrantedCommercialDecided 29 April 2003

Courts/Ramsdens site at corner, Naas Road, Killeen Road, Dublin

Expansion of a retail warehouse site, including a new garden centre, extensions, and demolition of a building.

SD02A/0710 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 April 2003

Reference: SD02A/0710
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 2 April 2003
Floor area: 3030 m²

Summary

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The development at the Courts/Ramsdens site on Naas Road includes a 560sqm extension, a 1,450sqm outdoor garden centre, and a separate 1,020sqm retail warehouse extension. It also involves the demolition of the former Harry Ramsdens building to create additional car parking, bringing the total to 353 spaces, alongside a relocated vehicular entrance and associated works.

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Development description

Extension of 560m2 at the naas road frontage and providing an outdoor garden centre of 1,450m2 to add to the existing 3880m2. Retail warehouse building thus creating a new unit of 5,908m2. The existing mezzanine level within the building, covering 1940m2 at present will be removed with the exception of an office area of 108m2. In addition permission is sought to build an extension of 1,020m2 to the north west at the existing building for occupation as a separate retail warehouse. Permission is sought to relocate westwards the existing vehicular entrance along killeen road. Permission is also sought for boundary treatment, revisions to existing elevations, new signage and associated external works including relocation of service yard. The development will include the demolition of the former harry ramsdens building and the use of its area for car parking. The courts & ramsdens sites have at present 271 car parking spaces and this will be increased by 82 additional spaces in the new arrangement. The new car parking area will extend into a parcel of waste ground at the corner of the naas road and killeen road.

Land-use zoning

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REGENRE

“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Mar 2025	€300,000	394 m
6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Jul 2026	€380,000	394 m

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Key dates

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Application received2 April 2003
Further information requested29 January 2003
Further information received2 April 2003
Decision due29 April 2003
Decision issued29 April 2003
Grant issued11 June 2003

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