Site Nos. 3, 4, 5 & 6, Upper Ballymount Road, Dublin 24.
Demolition of three houses and change of use to a commercial transport depot.
SD12A/0196 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 February 2013
- Reference
- SD12A/0196
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 27 February 2013
- Floor area
- 12 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for site clearance and hardcore parking, alongside permission to demolish three houses to establish a commercial transport depot. The depot will feature 27 truck parking spaces, a fuel storage tank, a wash bay, rainwater harvesting tanks, and security 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
Retention permission for (a) site clearance (b) provision of hardcore hard stand area (c) parking of commercial vehicles. Permission for change of use of site nos. 4 & 5 upper ballymount road from domestic to commercial transport depot incorporating 27 no. Truck/trailer parking spaces, 12 no. Car parking spaces, forklift shed, kingspan bunded 44,000 litre fuel storage tank, wash bay, silt trap, oil, water separator with filtration system, 2 no. Underground 20,000 litre rainwater harvesting tanks together with 7 no. 12.5m high lamp standards and security system; demolish house nos. 4, 5 and 6 upper ballymount road; close up existing domestic entrance to nos. 4 & 5 upper ballymount road; construct 1 no. Emergency exit onto upper ballymount road; connect surface water from sites 4 & 5 to mains surface water sewer; reconfigure entrance to site no. 3 upper ballymount road to incorporate recessing boundary wall to the east of house no. 3 and the creation of entry and exit gates to site no. 3; modification to boundary wall of nos. 3, 4 & 5 upper ballymount road to include the provision of 3m high palisade security fencing on inner side of roadside wall; erection of 3m high palisade security fencing as permanent boundary between no. 5 and no. 6 upper ballymount road; the erection of billboard type advertising signage and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Forest Lawn, Dublin 24, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 431 m |
| 8 Forest Lawns, Kingswood Heights, Clondalkin Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 435 m |
| 7 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €563,877 | 448 m |
| 5 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,823 | 463 m |
| 22 Forest Close, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 495 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 received27 February 2013
- Further information requested26 November 2012
- Further information received27 February 2013
- Decision due26 March 2013
- Decision issued25 March 2013
- Grant issued7 May 2013
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
To demolish two dwellings and construct two blocks for office based industry
4 and 5 Ballymount Road Upper, Dublin 24.
S99A/0826South DublinLodged 22 Nov 1999Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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SD25A/0117South DublinLodged 19 May 2025Industrial
- Granted30 m away
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3-5, Ballymount Road Upper, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD16A/0244South DublinLodged 12 Jul 2016Commercial
- Granted30 m away
2 no. 4 hose petrol pumps under a canopy dispensing petrol and diesel on each side of the pump; 2 no. 4 hose…
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SD14A/0074South DublinLodged 12 Aug 2014Commercial
- Granted30 m away
To construct block for office based industry at rear of approved development ( Ref. S99A/0826)
4 & 5 Ballymount Road Upper, Dublin 24.
S00A/0714South DublinLodged 13 Oct 2000Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Demolish derelict cottage and construct a two storey block (c.1410 sq.m) for office based industry
No. 6 Ballymount Road Upper, Dublin 12.
S01A/0588South DublinLodged 8 Mar 2002Commercial
- Granted40 m away
C.977 sq.m. detached light industrial/warehouse unit with ancillary offices and car parking
Rear of no.6 Upper Ballymount Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
S98A/0782South DublinLodged 22 Feb 1999Industrial
- Granted40 m away
Construct a lock-up workshop,(196 sq.m.)
Rear of 3 Ballymount Road Upper, Dublin 24.
S00A/0310South DublinLodged 17 Aug 2000Commercial
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