Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 5 February 2018

Former DHL Facility, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12

Change of use of a former DHL facility to a bus transport depot.

SD17A/0428 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 December 2017

Reference
SD17A/0428
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Permission
Received
1 December 2017
Floor area
3812 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought to convert a 2.33-hectare former warehousing site into a transport depot. The development will accommodate parking, maintenance, and charging for 125 buses, alongside a workshop, offices, and staff facilities.

Change of usebus depottransportredevelopment

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Development description

The change of use of 2.33 ha site from the existing warehousing, distribution and storage use to transport depot, including the existing warehouse building (incorporating internal ancillary offices and related areas over part three levels) (3,812sq. M). The development will include on-site provision for the storage, maintenance and parking of 125 buses; ancillary surface staff car parking (including electrical charging bays); ancillary offices and staff facilities (including toilets and canteen); bus workshop; external fuel storage tank, refuel area and bus wash; landscaping and boundary treatments. The development will also include the removal of existing oil storage tanks; the provision of plant, signage and bicycle parking; external lighting; connections to services and utilities; pipe work and all ancillary site excavation and development works above and below ground. Access to the site is as existing. No elevational changes are proposed as part of this application.

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received1 December 2017
  2. Decision due3 February 2018
  3. Decision issued5 February 2018
  4. Grant issued23 March 2018
  5. Appeal submitted5 February 2018
  6. Appeal decided23 March 2018
  7. Permission expiry5 June 2018

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