Carcraft, Robinhood Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, 22
Temporary retention of a car sales yard, office, and storage sheds in Clondalkin.
SD11A/0256 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 October 2011
- Reference
- SD11A/0256
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 25 October 2011
- Floor area
- 87.3 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking a 3-year temporary retention for a commercial motor sales development. This includes the use of land for vehicle display, three shed units (an office and two storage sheds), hard surfacing, signage, and fencing.
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
Development consists of: retention for a temporary period of 3 years only of a commercial development consisting of use of land for sale and display of motor vehicles, including: a) 3 no. Shed units (motor sales office (19.3sqm) and 2 no. Storage sheds (34sqm each); b) hard surfacing of site (985sqm) for the display of vehicles to be sold; c) all advertising/ signage; d) vehicular access/ egress onto the robinhood road; e) palisade fencing, security lighting and all ancillary site development works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 25 September 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 227 m²
6 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Robinhood Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Aug 2025 | €176,000 | 160 m |
| 6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 254 m |
| 6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jul 2026 | €380,000 | 254 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 received25 October 2011
- Decision due25 October 2011
- Decision issued29 November 2011
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of change of use of light industrial unit yard for use as car sales area including "portacabin"…
Unit 1B, Robinhood Industrial Estate, Ballymount, Dublin 12
SD08A/0119South DublinLodged 9 May 2008Retention
- Refused30 m away
The erection of a lock up shed and associated site works
1, Robinhood Industrial Estate, Dublin 22
SD17A/0127South DublinLodged 20 Apr 2017Industrial
- Refused30 m away
Erection of a lock up shed and associated site works
1, Robinhood Industrial Estate, Dublin 22
SD16A/0435South DublinLodged 14 Dec 2016Industrial
- Granted40 m away
Change of use of the site at Fox and Geese Villa from a former residence to a hard standing area for…
Fox and Geese Villa & Ivy Cottage, Robinhood Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
SD05A/0145South DublinLodged 28 Feb 2005Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Demolish two storey derelict house and laying out site as hardstanding for parking of vehicles together with…
'Fox & Geese Villa', Robinhood Road, Dublin 12.
S01A/0850South DublinLodged 20 Dec 2001Demolition
- Granted50 m away
Construct an extension to existing offices at ground floor level to extend to full width of existing…
Unit 2, Robinhood Industrial Estate, Longmile Road, Dublin 22
SD04A/0020South DublinLodged 5 Jan 2004Commercial
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Retention of church use within the northern single-storey section of building (Unit 12)
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SD26A/0153WSouth DublinLodged 18 Jun 2026Retention
- Refused80 m away
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Unit 12, Robinhood Industrial Estate, Robin hood road, Dublin 22, D22E894
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