Unit 2B, Sunbury Industrial Estate, Ballymount, Dublin 24.
Conversion of an industrial building in Ballymount to a dry waste transfer facility.
SD13A/0208 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 December 2013
- Reference
- SD13A/0208
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 December 2013
Summary
AI-generatedChange of use of an industrial building to a waste transfer facility for collecting, baling, and distributing dry waste such as tyres, cardboard, and plastic. The proposal includes demolishing internal office space and creating a new HGV entrance.
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
Change the use of an industrial building to a waste transfer facility. The waste transfer facility will involve the collection, bailing and distribution of dry waste (only) as follows : tyres, cardboard and plastic. The baled waste will be transferred off-site for recycling. It is also proposed to demolish internal office space and provide a new entrance door in the south elevation to facilitate hgv access.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneview Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinsontownprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €17,337,516 | 306 m |
| Stoneview, Walkinstown House, Ballymount Road Lowerprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €60,768,277 | 306 m |
| 7 Walkinstown Crescent, Dublin 12, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 350 m |
| 19a Ballymount Sq, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Apr 2025 | €392,000 | 395 m |
| C 1 Ballymount Sq, Ballymount Rd, Walkinstown Dublin 12 | Jan 2025 | €335,000 | 404 m |
| 72 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €499,000 | 408 m |
| 35 Walkinstown Park, Walkinstown, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €523,250 | 420 m |
| 1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12not full market price | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 421 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 received11 December 2013
- Further information requested2 December 2013
- Further information received11 December 2013
- Decision due16 January 2014
- Decision issued16 January 2014
- Appeal submitted11 February 2014
- Appeal decided10 June 2014
- Permission expiry11 June 2014
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- Refused50 m away
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- Granted70 m away
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