The Roadtrain Complex, Bluebell Industrial Estate, Dublin 12
Retention of multiple warehouse and workshop units, a security hut, and portacabins in Bluebell Industrial Estate.
SD09A/0279 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 July 2009
- Reference
- SD09A/0279
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 3 July 2009
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a 7.8m high warehouse, an adjoining 7.4m high workshop, and a detached 7.9m high warehouse with staff facilities. It also includes retention for a single-storey security hut extension and two portacabins used for temporary storage.
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 of (1) warehouse unit 7.8m high; (2) adjoining workshop unit 7.4m high; (3) detached warehouse unit 7.9m high and ancillary staff facilities in adjoining leanto; (4) single storey "security hut" extension to side of previously approved front warehouse and administration building; (5) 2 no. Proprietary single "portacabins" as temporary ancillary storage units.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodview, Annaghbrack, Bluebell | Jun 2025 | €280,000 | 85 m |
| 21 Killeen Hall, Killeen Rd, Dublin 10 | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 335 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 received3 July 2009
- Decision due27 August 2009
- Decision issued16 October 2009
- Appeal submitted23 September 2009
- Permission expiry13 January 2010
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