Hillcrest, Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
Retention of temporary vehicle storage and three buildings in Walkinstown.
SD11A/0021 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 31 January 2011
- Reference
- SD11A/0021
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 31 January 2011
- Floor area
- 189.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the temporary open storage of motor vehicles for recycling and parts reclamation. The application also includes the retention of a workshop, a storage building, an administration building, and staff parking.
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Official record
Development description
The site consists of the temporary open storage of motor vehicles for recycle, reclaim & resuable parts (site area 0.129 hectares) & 1 no. Workshop building (75.43 sq. M. ) & 1 no. Storage building (34.46 sq. M. ) & 1 no. Administration building (80.61 sq. M. ) with 2 no. Staff car parking spaces.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Oct 2025 | €505,000 | 202 m |
| 1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12not full market price | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 202 m |
| 168 St James Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €530,000 | 258 m |
| 144 St James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12 | Jul 2025 | €500,000 | 288 m |
| 115 St James Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €513,000 | 289 m |
| 138 St Jmes Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €447,000 | 297 m |
| 2a St Brendans Crescent, Greenhills, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €390,000 | 307 m |
| 126 St Jamess Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €530,000 | 319 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 received31 January 2011
- Decision due27 March 2011
- Decision issued22 March 2011
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted50 m away
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