Former MAC Rentals Premises, Turnpike Road, Ballymount, Dublin 12
Change of use of part of an industrial unit to a motor showroom.
SD19A/0199 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 September 2019
- Reference
- SD19A/0199
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 September 2019
- Floor area
- 685 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert part of an existing industrial unit into a 615 sqm motor showroom with ancillary offices. The project involves removing a first-floor structure and a side shed, altering elevations, and installing new signage.
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 of part of existing industrial unit to motor showroom (615sq. M) with ancillary office and toilet accommodation; removal of existing first floor structure (270sq. M) to allow for forming void over ground floor display area; removal of existing single storey shed type structure to side of existing building; alterations to existing elevations to include for new curtain walling and wall cladding; new attached illuminated building signage; 1 free standing illuminated pylon sign.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 12 December 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 September 2020.
Notified floor area: 615 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Ballymount Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Oct 2025 | €550,000 | 283 m |
| 484 Ballymount Cottages, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jun 2025 | €1,000,000 | 398 m |
| 7 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €563,877 | 427 m |
| 5 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,823 | 430 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 received4 September 2019
- Further information requested14 August 2019
- Further information received4 September 2019
- Decision due1 October 2019
- Decision issued1 October 2019
- Grant issued8 November 2019
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
Retention of change of use of first floor industrial storage area to industrial offices, retention of first…
Mac Rental Limited, Turnpike Industrial Estate, Turnpike Road, Ballymount, Dublin 22.
SD06A/0147South DublinLodged 3 Mar 2006Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Amendment to previously permitted planning for change of use of part of existing industrial unit to motor…
Former MAC Rentals Premises, Turnpike Road, Ballymount, Dublin 12
SD20A/0009South DublinLodged 14 Jan 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Motor breakdown and recovery service including vehicle storage and authorised treatment facility for end of…
MAC Rentals Premises, Turnpike Road, Ballymount, Dublin 12
SD11A/0218South DublinLodged 7 Sept 2011Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Retention of a single storey lean-to workshop extension to the side of the existing workshop
Astra Pumps & Plant Ltd, Turnpike Industrial Estate, Dublin 22
SD04A/0085South DublinLodged 4 Feb 2004Retention
- Granted50 m away
Extension to existing industrial unit
1a Turnpike Lane, Ballymount Cross, Dublin 12.
S00A/0093South DublinLodged 17 Feb 2000Industrial
- Granted80 m away
290sq.m. of office accommodation at first floor level over the existing single storey office block including…
Ballymount Industrial Estate, Ballymount, Dublin 12
SD07A/0923South DublinLodged 16 Nov 2007Commercial
- Granted80 m away
Retain sub-divison of the unit into 2 units
Unit D, Turnpike Industrial Estate, Turnpike Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
S99A/0669South DublinLodged 13 Sept 1999Retention
- Refused90 m away
Retention of 2 advertising signs at
Ballymount Cross Industrial Esate, Dublin 24.
S01A/0128South DublinLodged 7 Mar 2001Retention
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