Howard McGarvey Industrial Estate, Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
Retention of a materials storage shed and a security hut at an industrial estate in Walkinstown.
SD17A/0210 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 29 June 2017
- Reference
- SD17A/0210
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 29 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a 5.1-metre-high materials storage shed (175.9 sq.m) located to the rear of the existing building. The application also includes the retention of a 3.31-metre-high security hut (14.8 sq.m) and all associated site works.
- Floor area
- 191 m²
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
Construction of a (5.1m in height) materials storage shed (175.9sq. M in area) to rear of existing building; construction of a (3.31m in height) security hut (14.8sq. M) and all associated site development/landscaping and suds drainage works necessary to facilitate the development. The building is ancillary to previously approved builder's merchant's yard approved under reg. Ref. Sd14a/0281.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 26 August 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 September 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Walkinstown Park, Walkinstown, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €523,250 | 159 m |
| 72 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €499,000 | 160 m |
| Stoneview Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinsontownprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €17,337,516 | 167 m |
| Stoneview, Walkinstown House, Ballymount Road Lowerprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €60,768,277 | 167 m |
| 42 Walkinstown Park, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Jun 2025 | €495,000 | 212 m |
| 7 Walkinstown Crescent, Dublin 12, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 225 m |
| 46 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Feb 2025 | €390,000 | 247 m |
| 34 Walkinstown Ave, Walkinstown Dublin 12, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 270 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 received29 June 2017
- Decision due23 August 2017
- Decision issued23 August 2017
- Grant issued2 October 2017
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Alterations to/change of use of an existing warehouse/repository building to provide a builder merchants use…
Howard McGarvey Industrial Estate, Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD14A/0281South DublinLodged 17 Dec 2014Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Planning Permission to modify existing entrance to include new vehicular access and 1 new car park space at…
65, Walkinstown Park, Dublin 12
3412/18Dublin CityLodged 2 Jul 2018Alterations
- Granted80 m away
Extensions and alterations to the existing premises, consisting of an 805sq.m., single storey extension,…
Smurfit Packaging Systems, Smurfit Irish Paper Sacks Ltd., Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD03A/0747South DublinLodged 1 Oct 2003Industrial
- Granted90 m away
Construction of extensions and alterations to the existing premises at Smurfit Packaging Systems/Smurfit…
Smurfit Packaging Systems, Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
SD03A/0994South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2003Commercial
- Granted100 m away
Change of use from warehouse to tyre and car repair centre including layout alterations to existing ground…
Unit 8, Ballymount Industrial Estate, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
SD10A/0160South DublinLodged 4 Jun 2010Change of use
- Granted110 m away
Change of use of part of existing warehouse to office use and related alterations to side elevation
Ballymount Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
S99A/0496South DublinLodged 22 Jul 1999Change of use
- Part granted, part refused110 m away
Retention of use of part of site for the display for sale of motor vehicles and for the existing sign at the…
Formerly known as Ashbourne Fuels, Lower Ballymount Road, Dublin 12
SD11A/0318South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2011Change of use
- Granted140 m away
The development will consist of the erection of a three-sided advertisement sign, 6.1m in height and 2m in…
Ardmore House, Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD08A/0700South DublinLodged 9 Oct 2008Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionCommercial
Building materials storage shed and associated site works within building materials yard areas as previously…
Racecourse Retail Park , Bawntameena , Nenagh Road Thurles Co. Tipperary
21167TipperaryLodged 16 Feb 2021
- RefusedCommercial
(i) the construction of builder merchants building (1,276.02sqm)/external storage and security hut (11.12sqm)…
Boghall Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow
1889WicklowLodged 1 Feb 2018
- GrantedCommercial
Builder merchants building (1471.12 sqm), provision of 7 no external storage racking units (ranging in height…
Boghall Road , Bray , Co. wicklow
18927WicklowLodged 15 Aug 2018
- GrantedCommercial
To extend existing builders merchants storage shed and provide new roof structure with alterations to…
Main Street , Killeshandra , Co. Cavan
1940CavanLodged 6 Feb 2019
- GrantedCommercial
Building materials yard and associated site works and outline planning permission for building materials shed…
Racecourse Retail Park , Bawntameena , Nenagh Road
18600630TipperaryLodged 18 May 2018
- GrantedChange of use
The development will consist of (i) change of use of existing light industrial with ancillary office building…
Building at Junction of McKee Avenue and St Margaret's Road, Dublin 11
4726/18Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2018
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.