Hillcrest, Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
Upgrades to a motor vehicle recycling facility in Walkinstown, including partial demolition of a wall and office.
SD14A/0140 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 October 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0140
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 October 2014
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves upgrading works to an existing motor vehicle recycling, reclaim, and parts operation. Works include the partial demolition of a boundary wall and administration building, a revised site layout, upgraded entrance, and new drainage systems.
- Floor area
- 5 m²
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
Upgrading works to existing motor vehicle recycling, reclaim and parts operation; proposed works include partial demolition of boundary wall and administration building (4.97sq. M), provision of upgraded entrance and sightlines, revised site layout and staff/visitor car parking areas, signage/road markings, upgraded suds surface water system including petrol inceptor, foul drainage system (septic tank and percolation area) and all associated site 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Oct 2025 | €505,000 | 200 m |
| 1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12not full market price | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 200 m |
| 168 St James Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €530,000 | 256 m |
| 144 St James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12 | Jul 2025 | €500,000 | 286 m |
| 115 St James Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €513,000 | 287 m |
| 138 St Jmes Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €447,000 | 295 m |
| 2a St Brendans Crescent, Greenhills, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €390,000 | 305 m |
| 126 St Jamess Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €530,000 | 317 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 October 2014
- Further information requested15 August 2014
- Further information received30 October 2014
- Decision due26 November 2014
- Decision issued25 November 2014
- Grant issued5 January 2014
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
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SD11A/0021South DublinLodged 31 Jan 2011Retention
- Not exempt — permission neededAt this site
Temporary storage to recycle and reclaim car parts that are reusable
Greenhills Road, Dublin 12
ED10/0019South DublinLodged 4 Jun 2010Other
- Refused30 m away
Retain car dismantling facility; retain necessary sheds; retain car body crusher (some existing unauthorized…
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SD12A/0159/EPSouth DublinLodged 30 Nov 2017Retention
- Granted30 m away
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SD12A/0159South DublinLodged 12 Nov 2012Retention
- Granted50 m away
Bus shelter
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S99A/0445South DublinLodged 2 Jul 1999
- Withdrawn60 m away
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Tyremasters, Greenhills Road, Dublin, D12 TKK6
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