GrantedCommercialDecided 19 December 2016

The former Smurfit Kappa Warehouse Site, Kileen Road, Dublin 12.

Demolition of outbuildings and alterations to a warehouse to create a service garage.

SD16A/0274 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 November 2016

Reference: SD16A/0274
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 28 November 2016
Floor area: 1676 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an ESB substation, two sheds, and boundary walls. The existing warehouse will be reclad and altered internally to create a service garage, workshop, and trade counter.

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Development description

(1) demolition/ removal of: an esb substation (approx. 64sq. M); 2 sheds (approx. 10sq. M each); cladding on northern, eastern and southern elevations and roof of the existing warehouse; the east boundary wall, fencing and entrance gates; and the south boundary wall towards the west corner site. (2) alterations to the existing warehouse (approx. 1,242sq. M) with an overall height of approx. 13.3 ( 60.70m od) to provide a service garage and associated ancillary elements (with overall area of approx. 1,492sq. M including internal plant), comprising: (a) external works including: recladding of north, south, east and west elevations of warehouse; provision of a new pitched roof with 9 west facing roof lights (there will be no change to the overall height of the existing warehouse); and provision of a vehicular service entrance, a pre-nct service entrance , trade counter entrance, parts drop entrance and emergency exit, (b) internal alterations including: revised internal layout at ground floor level to provide a services garage workshop configuration, associated tool and waste storage areas, customer areas and associates ancillary office accommodation, (c) additional floor area: the internal works include new floor area at first floor level (approx. 250sq. M floor area including approx. 64sq. M internal plant area) to provide associated ancillary office accommodation and staff facilities. (3) the proposal also comprises: modification of existing vehicular entrance arrangements including the provision of a sliding gate (approx. 8m wide) and an automatic barrier; reopening and modification of a disused entrance to provide a vehicle delivery entrance and gate (approx. 3m wide); provision of a fire escape access gate (approx. 1m wide) at the northern most end of the eastern boundary; revised boundary treatments (including a new eastern boundary wall with metal railing, a partial new southern & northern boundary wall and new concrete coping on the existing western boundary wall); provision of 12 parking spaces (customer, disabled & staff); 26 bays for service/loan vehicles; 2 vehicle charging points; 3 vehicle display podiums; bicycle parking; an enclosed waste compound; a valet compound ( including 2 covered vehicle wash bays and 2 enclosed valet bays); 1 double sided totem sign a the main vehicular entrance; 4 signs on southern façade of the service garage, within the forecourt and at the site boundaries; provision of landscaping treatments; new foul sewer arrangements (including a connection from the killeen road to the public network at the nangor road (also referred to as the new nangor road) and new surface water drainage arrangements including attenuation and a petrol/oil interceptor and all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

REGENRE

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 Killeen Hall, Killeen Rd, Dublin 10	Jul 2025	€260,000	342 m
Woodview, Annaghbrack, Bluebell	Jun 2025	€280,000	357 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received28 November 2016
Further information requested20 September 2016
Further information received28 November 2016
Decision due3 January 2017
Decision issued19 December 2016
Grant issued13 February 2017

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