Smurfit Packaging Systems, Smurfit Irish Paper Sacks Ltd., Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
Extensions and alterations to an existing packaging facility.
SD03A/0747 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 October 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0747
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 October 2003
- Floor area
- 926 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of an 805 sqm single-storey front extension and a 121 sqm single-storey rear extension to the existing premises. Works also include sewer diversion, a new concrete paved area, and rearranged car parking.
- Storey
- 1
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
Extensions and alterations to the existing premises, consisting of an 805sq. M. , single storey extension, approx. 9.4m high to the front and a 121sq. M, single storey extension approx. 7.8m. High to the rear, together with ancillary site works including the diversion of existing sewers and water mains, the provision of a concrete paved area and the re-arrangement of car parking facilities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneview Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinsontownprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €17,337,516 | 233 m |
| Stoneview, Walkinstown House, Ballymount Road Lowerprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €60,768,277 | 233 m |
| 35 Walkinstown Park, Walkinstown, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €523,250 | 241 m |
| 72 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €499,000 | 243 m |
| 42 Walkinstown Park, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Jun 2025 | €495,000 | 286 m |
| 7 Walkinstown Crescent, Dublin 12, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 295 m |
| 46 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Feb 2025 | €390,000 | 329 m |
| 34 Walkinstown Ave, Walkinstown Dublin 12, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 341 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 received1 October 2003
- Decision due25 November 2003
- Decision issued25 November 2003
- Grant issued15 January 2004
In the area
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- Granted50 m away
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