Former Sydney Cooper Distribution Site, Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
Overcladding and division of a warehouse into three units in Walkinstown.
SD11A/0205 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 26 August 2011
- Reference
- SD11A/0205
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 August 2011
- Floor area
- 11344 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves overcladding and rationalising all existing elevations of a warehouse facility. It also includes internal division to create three individual warehousing units with first-floor office spaces, new entrance steps, and updated signage.
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
(1) the overcladding and rationalisation of all existing elevations; the front (south) and eastern elevation to consist of a ks1000 rw x 60 vertical architectural wall cladding system; the rear and western elevation consists a ks1000mr x 45 (horizontal) cladding system; (2) the provision for the future seperation by way of internal dividing walls of the existing warehouse facility to create 3 no. Individual warehousing units of 3,591sq. M. 3,911sq. M. & 3,421sq. M. Respectively, with new entrance steps including access for persons with disabilities; each warehouse will maintain first floor office space of 135sq. M. 179sq. M. & 107sq. M; (3) facade and ''totem pole'' signage; refurbishment of the site boundaries and the existing site entrance and exit along ballymount road lower. (total site area 2.7 hectares).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 481 m |
| 6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jul 2026 | €380,000 | 481 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 received26 August 2011
- Decision due20 October 2011
- Decision issued19 October 2011
- Grant issued29 November 2011
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