Unit 4, Westgate Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin 24
Installation of security fencing, electric fences, and bollards at a business park.
SD15A/0116 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 May 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0116
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 May 2015
- Floor area
- 147 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to modify previously approved fencing at Westgate Business Park. Works include erecting palisade fencing, electric fencing up to 4 metres high, steel columns, bollards, an automated sliding gate, and roof-mounted electric fencing.
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Official record
Development description
Modification of previously approved fencing (ref no: sd14a/0229) along the northwest side of the property to include the erection of a palisade fence on a concrete plinth ( total height = 2400mm) inside the boundary line, with 1220mm high steel columns/bollards set inside part of the fencing, and with electric fence (total height = 4000mm) & 1220m high steel columns/bollards set inside the remaining part of the fencing. The erection of a palisade fence on a concrete plinth (total height = 2400mm) with electric fence (total height = 4000mm) & 1220mm high steel columns/bollards set inside the fencing, to the left of the northeast elevation of the existing building, and along the southeast, and southwest sides of the property. The section of fencing to the left of the northeast elevation of the existing building will incorporate 1 sliding gate including an automated opening and closing function. The erection of a projecting angled electric fence (total height = 1000mm) fixed to the face of all elevations of the existing building near the parapet along the perimeter of the roof. The erection of 4 steel columns (total height = 5000mm) to the roof of the existing building to supoort steel cables for the prevention of attack by helicopter. The construction of a 153.1sq. M single storey extension at the existing 2 vehicle access doors to southwest/rear of the building to create 2 vehicle security access traps. The parapet height of the extension will match the parapet height (7,890mm approximately) of the existing canopy covering the area outside the current vehicle access points. 3 bollards, that are electro-automated to retract into ground to be installed outside each of the 2 vehicle access traps. 1 new escape door to the northwest elevation. 1 new escape door to the southwest elevation. Associated 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 24 August 2015.
Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 49b Forest Drive, Kingswood, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 283 m |
| 12 Forest Lawn, Dublin 24, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 319 m |
| 8 Forest Lawns, Kingswood Heights, Clondalkin Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 339 m |
| 22 Forest Close, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 354 m |
| 26 Forest Dr, Ballymount, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 381 m |
| 5 Tamarisk Walk, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €475,000 | 389 m |
| 20 Forest Green, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght | Jul 2025 | €200,000 | 408 m |
| 14 Forest Close, Kingswood, Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €608,000 | 415 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 received1 May 2015
- Decision due25 June 2015
- Decision issued23 June 2015
- Grant issued31 July 2015
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