Dublin Regional Materials Recovery Facility, Merrywell Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 22
Installation of roof-mounted solar panels at a materials recovery facility in Ballymount.
SD17A/0382 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 October 2017
- Reference
- SD17A/0382
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of works to an existing waste management building at the Dublin Regional Materials Recovery Facility. This includes the installation of roof-mounted solar panels and all ancillary works.
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
Works to existing waste management building including the installation of roof mounted solar panels and all ancillary works and services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Ballymount Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Oct 2025 | €550,000 | 398 m |
| 484 Ballymount Cottages, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jun 2025 | €1,000,000 | 497 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 received25 October 2017
- Decision due19 December 2017
- Decision issued14 December 2017
- Grant issued30 January 2018
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
External Dust extract equipment 6m high, water storage tank and relocation of ESB Substation and fire bay…
Oxigen Site, Merrywell Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 22
SD08A/0405South DublinLodged 13 Jun 2008Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
Construction of new site entrance to include two weighbridges and a new gate house
Old Corus Steel Facility, Ballymount Road Lower, Ballymount, Dublin 22
SD04A/0425South DublinLodged 10 Jun 2004Industrial
- Not exempt — permission needed60 m away
The marking out of 21 truck parking spaces on the area surrounding the existing MRF building
Regional Material Recovery Facility, Merrywell Ind. Est., Ballymount Rd. Lower, Ballymount, Dublin 12
ED09/0013South DublinLodged 26 May 2009Infrastructure
- Invalid80 m away
The reconstruction and reinstatement of the waste recycling facility buildings destroyed by fire (as…
Merrywell Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12
SD16A/0262South DublinLodged 22 Jul 2016Industrial
- Granted80 m away
Change of use of two existing warehouse buildings measuring 6008 sq.m and 4055 sq.m respectively on plan, to…
Formerly Corus Site, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 22
SD04A/0354South DublinLodged 19 May 2004Change of use
- Granted80 m away
Amendments to existing planning permission (Register References SD04A/0354 and SD04A/0425) in respect of…
Merrywell Industrial Estate, Lower Ballymount Road, Ballymount, Dublin 22.
SD06A/0553South DublinLodged 30 Jun 2006Industrial
- Granted80 m away
New entrance road to office car park
Ballymount Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road, Dublin 22.
S01A/0446South DublinLodged 11 Sept 2001Infrastructure
- Exempt — no permission needed110 m away
Repair works on the existing structure/s to the C&D shed that remains on site, as works consisting of the…
Merrywell Industrial Estate, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 22
ED14/0037South DublinLodged 1 Dec 2014Industrial
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