Unit 2, Sunbury Industrial Estate, Ballymount, Dublin 24
Change of use from an industrial unit to a cultural and sports centre.
SD15A/0377 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 December 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0377
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 December 2015
- Floor area
- 715 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert an existing industrial unit into a cultural and sports centre. The works will include new internal layouts, toilets, a kitchen, ancillary rooms, stores, and changes to the existing elevations.
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
Change of use from an existing industrial unit to a cultural and sports centre to include for new internal floor layouts, male and female toilets, kitchen, ancillary rooms and stores, change of existing elevations and all associated siteworks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneview, Walkinstown House, Ballymount Road Lowerprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €60,768,277 | 283 m |
| Stoneview Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinsontownprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €17,337,516 | 283 m |
| 7 Walkinstown Crescent, Dublin 12, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 329 m |
| 19a Ballymount Sq, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Apr 2025 | €392,000 | 378 m |
| 72 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €499,000 | 384 m |
| C 1 Ballymount Sq, Ballymount Rd, Walkinstown Dublin 12 | Jan 2025 | €335,000 | 386 m |
| 35 Walkinstown Park, Walkinstown, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €523,250 | 395 m |
| Apartment 4 Block B, Ballymount Square, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €351,000 | 412 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 received16 December 2015
- Decision due18 February 2016
- Decision issued17 February 2016
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD16A/0314South DublinLodged 8 Sept 2016Change of use
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SD21A/0253South DublinLodged 10 Sept 2021Alterations
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
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ED18/0013South DublinLodged 17 May 2018Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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S00A/0798South DublinLodged 20 Nov 2000Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
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SD13A/0208South DublinLodged 11 Dec 2013Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Division of the rear section, Unit 1A, of existing part single storey and part two storey end of terrace…
Unit 1, Sunbury Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD16A/0024South DublinLodged 29 Mar 2016Alterations
- Granted60 m away
Demolition of existing industrial unit and provision of 5 light industrial units in 2 blocks
19, Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
SD06A/0272South DublinLodged 17 Jul 2006Industrial
- Invalid60 m away
Demolition of existing unit and erection of a block of 3 industrial units
19, Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
SD04A/0932South DublinLodged 14 Dec 2004Industrial
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