Merrywell Industrial Estate, Lower Ballymount Road, Ballymount, Dublin 22.
Extensions and modifications to a waste processing facility, including a new administration building and 24/7 operating hours.
SD06A/0553 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 June 2006
- Reference
- SD06A/0553
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 June 2006
- Floor area
- 3225 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes amendments to an existing waste processing and recycling facility. It includes a 2,705 sq.m. extension to the recycling facility, a new two-storey administration building, a new ESB substation, and an extension of operating hours to 24 hours, Monday to Sunday.
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
Amendments to existing planning permission (register references sd04a/0354 and sd04a/0425) in respect of waste processing and recycling facility to include: (a) extension and modification to the existing recycling facility with total floor area of 2705 sq. M. (the total floor area of existing and proposed building will be 13672sq. M. ); (b) construction of a two-storey administration building with total floor area of 520sq. M; (c) site works to include new vehicular entrance at administration building, carparking area and new revised location of previously approved weighbridges, weighbridge office and entrance: (d) new esb substation; (e) extension of existing operating hours to 24 hours, monday to sunday. There is an existing epa waste licence ref. 208-1 for this site.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Ballymount Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Oct 2025 | €550,000 | 317 m |
| 484 Ballymount Cottages, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jun 2025 | €1,000,000 | 416 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 received30 June 2006
- Decision due23 August 2006
- Decision issued24 August 2006
- Grant issued2 October 2006
In the area
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