An Post, South City Parcels Office, Merrywell Business Park, Dublin 12.
Widening of the vehicular entrance and security upgrades at the An Post South City Parcels Office.
SD13A/0097 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 May 2013
- Reference
- SD13A/0097
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 May 2013
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves widening the existing vehicular entrance from 11m to 16.7m to install new automated entry and exit gates and a pedestrian gate. It also includes a new 2.4m high palisade fence and security shutters on five windows.
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
Widen the existing vehicular entrance from 11m to 16.7m for the provision of new automated entry and exit gates and single pedestrian gate; new 2.4 high palisade fence to north-east boundary and new security shutters to 5 no. Windows.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Ballymount Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Oct 2025 | €550,000 | 354 m |
| 484 Ballymount Cottages, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jun 2025 | €1,000,000 | 385 m |
| 6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 500 m |
| 6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jul 2026 | €380,000 | 500 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 received17 May 2013
- Decision due11 July 2013
- Decision issued18 June 2013
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
Construct a 2,694 square meter warehouse unit including 410 square meters of integral related office…
Road C, Merrywell Industrial Estate, Dublin 12.
S01A/0380South DublinLodged 21 Jun 2001Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of alterations to position, floor plans and elevations of approved (Ref. No. S01A/0380) 2,694 sq.m.…
Road C, Merrywell Industrial Estate, Dublin 12.
S01A/0797South DublinLodged 3 Dec 2001Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Widen the existing vehicular entrance from 11m to 16.7m; provision of new automated entry and exit gates and…
An Post South City Parcels Office, Merrywell Business Park, Dublin 12.
SD13A/0129South DublinLodged 27 Jun 2013Commercial
- Refused80 m away
Upgrade and alterations to two separate existing entrances on Turnpike Road and Ballymount Road. The…
Merrywell Industrial Estate, Ballymount, Dublin 24
SD18A/0307South DublinLodged 5 Mar 2019Infrastructure
- Granted80 m away
Extension to interior of warehouse to include staff canteen, kitchen, male and female locker rooms with…
Unit A, Merrywell Business Park, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12
SD03A/0513South DublinLodged 17 Jul 2003Commercial
- Granted80 m away
Signage positioned south/west elevation
Unit A, Merrywell Business Park, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12
SD04A/0813South DublinLodged 27 Oct 2004Retention
- Granted90 m away
Development of site (Containing 0.68 hectare) consisting of container storage area together with ancillary…
Merrywell Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12
SD25A/0028South DublinLodged 2 Sept 2025Commercial
- Granted100 m away
Vehicular and container storage area of 0.65 ha with security cabin and parking for 2 no. vehicles, gates,…
Merrywell Industrial Estate, Lower Ballymount Road, Ballymount, Dublin 12
SD08A/0159South DublinLodged 10 Mar 2008Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedCommercial
Widen the existing vehicular entrance from 11m to 16.7m; provision of new automated entry and exit gates and…
An Post South City Parcels Office, Merrywell Business Park, Dublin 12.
SD13A/0129South DublinLodged 27 Jun 2013
- GrantedAlterations
For the widening of existing vehicular entrance and the replacing of existing gates with traditional style,…
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D07A/1167Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Aug 2007
- InvalidInfrastructure
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SD04A/0899South DublinLodged 3 Dec 2004
- RefusedAlterations
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SD06B/0057South DublinLodged 8 Feb 2006
- GrantedAlterations
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D06A/0252Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Feb 2006
- GrantedAlterations
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