The former Smurfit Kappa warehouse site, Killeen Road, Dublin 12
Partial demolition of a warehouse for a temporary car storage yard in Dublin 12.
SD15A/0167 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 September 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0167
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 September 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves site clearance and the partial demolition of an existing warehouse and associated buildings totaling 6,835 square metres. It seeks a temporary 5-year change of use to a car storage yard for up to 567 cars, including lighting columns and boundary works.
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Official record
Development description
Site clearance works to include the partial demolition of an existing warehouse and associated buildings including ancillary office and outbuildings (c. 6,835sq. M gfa in total) and plant including a water tank and pump house (135sq. M) on site and a temporary change of use of the site, for a period of 5 years, to car storage ancillary to the killeen motor group. Associated site development works include the configuration of car storage bays to accommodate up to 567 new cars, internal marshalling yard and circulation, boundary treatment works, 18 new 6m high street lighting columns and associated signage. Vehicular access is via existing site entrance gates at killeen road.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Killeen Hall, Killeen Rd, Dublin 10 | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 321 m |
| Woodview, Annaghbrack, Bluebell | Jun 2025 | €280,000 | 408 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 received8 September 2015
- Further information requested10 August 2015
- Further information received8 September 2015
- Decision due5 October 2015
- Decision issued5 October 2015
- Grant issued16 November 2015
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