WithdrawnCommercialDecided 19 October 2020

Junction of Naas Road/Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12

Demolition of existing structures and construction of a new service station forecourt building with a drive-thru restaurant.

SD19A/0406 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 December 2019

Reference: SD19A/0406
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 December 2019
Floor area: 524.7 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of existing forecourt and motor buildings to construct a new single-storey forecourt building. The new facility will include a shop with an off-licence, three restaurant/café areas with a drive-thru, and updated signage and site layouts.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of the existing forecourt building (246sq. M); removal of the existing car wash facility, storage shed and totem signs at maxol, long mile road junction; demolition of existing building (180sq. M); removal of portacabin (59sq. M) and the part removal of boundary treatments at beechlawn motors, the huntsman service station; construction of a single storey forecourt building (491sq. M) accommodating a shop (net retail area 100sq. M including a 16sq. M ancillary off-licence); 3 restaurant/café areas including the sale of hot and cold food for consumption on and off the premises, including a drive-thru facility; associated restaurant/café seating area; ancillary kitchens; staff and customer facilities; plant storage; back of house and circulation spaces; external compound; substation switch room (23sq. M) and solid fuel store (10.7sq. M); signage (replacement of two 7m high double sided internally illuminated totem signs, 1 at a revised location; illuminated shopfront signage on proposed forecourt building; signage associated with the car wash facility and solid fuel store; 4 double sided poster signs located at entry points); revisions to the overall site layout (the provision of 35 car parking spaces; bicycle parking spaces; vehicular circulation including amendment of existing vehicular access point at the beechlawn motors site to provide entry only; new car wash facility; offset fills and vents; alterations to external lighting; changes to levels; hard and soft landscaping including revised boundary treatments; associated site servicing (water supply, foul and surface water drainage including surface water attenuation measures); all other associated site development works above and below ground; temporary structure (72sq. M) to accommodate a shop (net retail area 12sq. M); storage; ancillary support facilities; temporary siting of the proposed solid fuel store (10.7sq. M) during the construction phase.

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
6 Robinhood Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Aug 2025	€176,000	249 m
6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Mar 2025	€300,000	362 m
6 Robinhood Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Jul 2026	€380,000	362 m

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Key dates

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Application received23 December 2019
Further information requested24 February 2020
Decision due19 January 2020
Decision issued19 October 2020

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