Site at Taylors Lane (adjacent to Topaz Petrol Station), Ballyboden, Dublin 16.
Establishment of a car valet service on a site in Ballyboden.
SD14A/0020 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 April 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0020
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 April 2014
- Floor area
- 42 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to use an existing site adjacent to a petrol station for a proposed car valet service. The development includes all associated site works.
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
Use the existing site for proposed car valet service with all associated site work.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 17 December 2014.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €797,000 | 85 m |
| 53 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €455,000 | 96 m |
| 55 Pearse Bros Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €481,000 | 104 m |
| 58 Palmer Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham | Jan 2010 | €250,000 | 167 m |
| 2 Pearse Bros Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €580,000 | 172 m |
| 9 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 180 m |
| 163 Whitecliff, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham | May 2025 | €730,000 | 220 m |
| 6 Glenmore Court, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 220 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 received30 April 2014
- Further information requested7 April 2014
- Further information received30 April 2014
- Decision due27 May 2014
- Decision issued27 May 2014
- Grant issued8 July 2014
In the area
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Retention of signage on the front boundary fence and gateposts
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ED13/0059South DublinLodged 16 Dec 2013Commercial
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SD26A/0120WSouth DublinLodged 22 May 2026Retention
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SD25A/0188WSouth DublinLodged 15 Aug 2025Industrial
- InvalidAt this site
Retention and completion Planning Permission for (1) retention of existing concrete slab (2) completion of…
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SD25A/0174WSouth DublinLodged 24 Jul 2025Retention
- WithdrawnAt this site
Retention and Planning Permission for: (1) retention of existing concrete slab; (2) completion of slab &…
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SD25A/0202WSouth DublinLodged 28 Aug 2025Industrial
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