Site 3, South City Business Park, Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
A large confectionery manufacturing facility with associated infrastructure.
SD03A/0977 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 December 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0977
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2003
- Floor area
- 8117 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for an 8,117 sq.m. confectionery manufacturing facility. The development includes a main building, an electrical substation, utility compounds, a sprinkler tank, wastewater treatment plant, and associated roadways.
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
- 8,117 sq. M. Confectionery manufacturing facility comprising
- A 7,223 sq. M. Main building (generally 14m high), incorporating areas for: a] manufacturing (3,233 sq. M. , part 18m high) b] warehouse (1200 sq. M. ) c] office, workshops, stores (3,702 sq. M. ) d] plant area (288 sq. M. ) e] utilities (864 sq. M. ) f] bulk storage (270 sq. M. )
- An electrical substation (48 sq. M. , 3 m high)
- Utility area (30 sq. M. , 5m high)
- Utility compound (816 sq. M. , 3m high), to accommodate a] sprinkler tank (8m high) b] pump house c] chillers (5m high) d] condensers e] waste water treatment plant f] 2 no. Electrical transformers g] 1 no. Oil storage tank
- Associated roadways; service yard; car parking (55 spaces); landscaping and site development works
- Vehicular access to the site will be provided via a new road constructed for south city business park that will access the local road system via the new extension to killinarden heights to roundabout on whitestown way. The proposed development comprises of an activity in relation to which a waste licence is required
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mount Seskin Court, Killinarden, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 257 m |
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| 73 Cill Cais, Old Bawn, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 358 m |
| 93b Cill Cais, Old Bawn, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €475,000 | 381 m |
| 95 Cill Cais, Oldbawn, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €600,000 | 401 m |
| 99 Cill Cais, Oldbawn, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jun 2026 | €430,000 | 419 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 received19 December 2003
- Decision issued3 March 2004
- Grant issued16 April 2004
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