Walkinstown Cross, Dublin 12.
Change of use from a car park to a car sales yard in Walkinstown.
SD15A/0317 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 October 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0317
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 October 2015
- Floor area
- 16 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to convert an existing car park into a car sales yard. The development will include a 2.4m perimeter fence with 6m wide gates, a 16sq.m single-storey portacabin office, and associated signage.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing car park to proposed car sales use. The proposed development will incorporate the following: (a) the erection of a 2.4m perimeter fence including the 6m clear width access gates off the existing car park, (b) the erection of a 16sq. M single storey portacabin structure and (c) associated signage.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Cromwells Fort Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €565,000 | 27 m |
| 16 Cromwells Fort Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Apr 2025 | €530,000 | 58 m |
| 5 Cherryfield Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €550,000 | 91 m |
| 17 Cherryfield Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €610,000 | 125 m |
| 14 St Peters Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €581,000 | 128 m |
| 11 Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Mar 2026 | €635,000 | 128 m |
| 138 Bunting Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Jun 2026 | €478,000 | 140 m |
| 134 Bunting Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Sept 2025 | €585,000 | 152 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 received22 October 2015
- Decision due16 December 2015
- Decision issued11 December 2015
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- Granted50 m away
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2782/21Dublin CityLodged 18 May 2021Apartments
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